gaia_crown
I have my equipped list visible!! UvU
it bugs me when people don't, because I use it as a quick jump to the mp from the forums
I (am ashamed to admit) recognize probably 85% of gaia's items on sight
so unless someone has a totally cluttered avatar or some odd layering I've never seen before, I probably know what item it is they're wearing
I have asked people what they were wearing in the past, and gotten a few rude answers but most of the time people are nice about it. (though a couple times I never got a response...)
besides, even if someone has their equip list hidden and won't respond and/or won't tell you what they're wearing, you can always screenshot their avatar and ask in the forums.
so I really see no point to having it hidden at all
but to each their own I guess