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Sure, I think that would work for some people.
Although I think it's usually not so much what's on a member's profile, but in their responses to newbie threads that is the better indicator.

It seems a lot of you are perhaps missing a major resource you can use - the Private Messaging system of this site.

It worked very well for me when I had the dilemma of picking a straight razor...

Since I'm one of the moderators in charge of this section, I have read almost every single thread here.
The problems with most beginners is that they really want to be told what is the best for...