EEVBlog Map

[starlight_tools]

Is there any interest in a location map for the members of EEVBlog?

I have done this for a few groups, face book, and yahoo groups that I am involved with and would be happy to start one for this group if there either is not one already started or there is interest from the group.

Location on the map can be pin-pointed right over your location, or generic to within the neighbourhood or just the city depending on how secure you are in wanting others to know your location.

The other maps that I have started have been well received and have allowed members to discover that they have neighbours with similar interests and new friendships have been formed by this.

[thm_w]

Post a link if its not hard to do, and we will see how many people sign up.
I assume its not a manual process on your part?

[Ampera]

What's that? A country icon below my username? When did that get there?

I don't think a central repository containing even semi-specific information about the locations of members of an occasionally heated discussion forum is a great idea. While facebook moms can go on about their exact locations all they want, I prefer to have a good grasp of who knows where I live.

[starlight_tools]

OK so started I the map

https://www.zeemaps.com/map?group=3453671

open the map click on the additions tab, then use either the add marker simple or add marker detailed which lets you add email and website addresses etc.

Please make sure you at least enter a name, otherwise it calls you anonymous which benefits nobody.

[windsmurf]

Can we integrate this with eevblog and have Single SignOn? 

[Tom45]

I tried to add a marker but it didn't do anything when I clicked on the map to add the location.

Perhaps it isn't set up to be edited by anyone other than the owner?

[Brumby]

I also had no luck.  It would seem reasonable to have access limited, but I'm not keen to sign up to yet another site.

[cs.dk]

I also had no luck.  It would seem reasonable to have access limited, but I'm not keen to sign up to yet another site.

Seems to work fine here. My entry is on the site now.

[Brumby]

You didn't have to sign up or sign in?


I tried in both Chrome and Firefox and it seemed to be doing something - but it never actually "took".

[jct]

Works for me as well (Frirefox).

[cs.dk]

You didn't have to sign up or sign in?


I tried in both Chrome and Firefox and it seemed to be doing something - but it never actually "took".

No signing up or in. Firefox here btw. You can see my point on the map

[Brumby]

Just tried it with anonymoX switched on and using a US IP.

It worked.

[Tom45]

Tried again today and it sort of worked. Added a marker but it says Anonymous rather than Tom45.

[RoGeorge]

OK so started I the map

open the map click on the additions tab, then use either the add marker simple or add marker detailed which lets you add email and website addresses etc.

Please make sure you at least enter a name, otherwise it calls you anonymous which benefits nobody.

How stupid should I be to want to do that?      

[soldar]

How stupid should I be to want to do that?       

Who shit on your breakfast today? If you don't want to do it why don't you just stay out of the thread?

[Gyro]

Some of you guys are really putting your street addresses in there on a public forum? 

Getting people to set their country flags has been contentious enough in the past!

[Simon]

I think town is enough detail. While my location can be easily discovered from here in 2 clicks I'd not go around putting my name on a map in my exact location. I'll go for the nearest main road.

[Simon]

OK so started I the map

https://www.zeemaps.com/map?group=3453671

open the map click on the additions tab, then use either the add marker simple or add marker detailed which lets you add email and website addresses etc.

Please make sure you at least enter a name, otherwise it calls you anonymous which benefits nobody.

So you own Zee maps or in just 10 posts did you decide we all need to know where we all live including thue internet at wide before they even log in?

[timgiles]

Added my pin. Not sure what anyone can do knowing where I live. You can Google that, my DoB, phone number and the rest here in Sweden. So it's not something we Swedes worry about.

[Simon]

Added my pin. Not sure what anyone can do knowing where I live. You can Google that, my DoB, phone number and the rest here in Sweden. So it's not something we Swedes worry about.

i learnt a hard lesson when what i am certain are people living just a few doors down phoned me up pretending to be the police - and they were very convincing other than the claimed misdemeners were so ridicolous sthat I sort of knew something was up. I no longer publish my phone number. i live in an area where people get jeleous if you buy a house because they are on benefits. How i wish I could really afford to not live with the riff raff.

[soldar]

We should be very careful with identity theft.

[Simon]

We should be very careful with identity theft.

i think this joke is possibly leaveraging on the bank not being liable if YOU are careless with your information and someone is able to log in as you and take all of your money.

[starlight_tools]

OK so started I the map

https://www.zeemaps.com/map?group=3453671

open the map click on the additions tab, then use either the add marker simple or add marker detailed which lets you add email and website addresses etc.

Please make sure you at least enter a name, otherwise it calls you anonymous which benefits nobody.

So you own Zee maps or in just 10 posts did you decide we all need to know where we all live including thue internet at wide before they even log in?

No I do not own Zeemaps.

Yes I have a paid subscription to Zeemaps which prevents the maps from being frozen after 100 visits.

Yes I know I am a relatively newcomer to the EEVBlog site, but I figured this was a way I could contribute to the group.

Putting your pin on the map is totally voluntary. 

I have a few other maps that are popular for the groups they are on, and these maps have allowed members to find out that they have a neighbour that is into similar interests.

[Brumby]

I only put a suburb down - and I won't even guarantee it's the correct suburb, but the postcode is right.

[Brumby]

Tried again today and it sort of worked. Added a marker but it says Anonymous rather than Tom45.

Did you keep a copy of the custom URL it provided?  If so, you can use this to go back and edit your marker.  I just changed the colour of my pin.