Another addition to my collection of examples were members of a group sport something that reveals what others might tend to think of as private information. In this forum the members decorate their postings with information about their credit scores. Not unlike the folks that do the same thing with their due date or their weight loss progress

Here are three examples (at reduced size) of their badges.

Some people show a chart of how each of the credit tracking firms is summarizing their credit.

Some of them are using this service that provides them with a score card.

Others are using the same progress bar scheme seen on weight loss and event (wedding, pregnancy, etc.) forums.

Why can’t I feed my real time IQ into my IM status; or what my current credit card debt is?