User blog comment:Dopp/Meet More Wikians with Improved Profiles/@comment-1142365-20110725234037/@comment-1656630-20110726005344

I think people are pretty comfortable with the idea that they only need to disclose what they want to say about themselves. We aren't requiring them to edit this area. But for anyone who's new and wants some encouragement to start introducing themselves, this will probably be a very useful feature.