Tim Baxter
Tim Baxter Online Editor
5/23/08 1:31 p.m.

I just wanted to say again, this thing just blows me away: http://grassrootsmotorsports.com/community/map/

poopshovel
poopshovel Dork
5/23/08 1:35 p.m.

WTF, square states!? Get with the berkeleying program!!!

Tim Baxter
Tim Baxter Online Editor
5/23/08 1:37 p.m.

As a square stater, I apologize for our lack of coolness. We really don't know any better.

Gearhead_42
Gearhead_42 HalfDork
5/23/08 1:45 p.m.

North Dakota, I can almost understand... but New Mexico? WTF? :grin:

We need a recruiting drive or something...

ClemSparks
ClemSparks SuperDork
5/23/08 1:54 p.m.

Hey Tim,

Are you really in Overland Park, KS? Cool, if so...

from over here in Columbia, Clem

Tim Baxter
Tim Baxter Online Editor
5/23/08 1:56 p.m.

Prairie Village, actually. I changed it to OP at some point when I was testing something or another and never changed it back.

John Brown
John Brown GRM+ Memberand SuperDork
5/23/08 2:08 p.m.

BTW Bax I really like the "personal" maps in the profile.

Nice touch

Tim Baxter
Tim Baxter Online Editor
5/23/08 2:13 p.m.

I'd like to take credit, but somebody on here suggested it.

ClemSparks
ClemSparks SuperDork
5/23/08 2:16 p.m.

For right now...when I view the map, I only see GeneralHavoc for Columbia MO. He's one cubicle over, so it's not a big deal...and I figure it will be straight eventually, but maybe worth mentioning. I don't know.

Well Tim, if you ever make it to or through Columbia MO, feel free to give me a holler...

Clem

Tim Baxter
Tim Baxter Online Editor
5/23/08 2:25 p.m.

Clem, I believe it's putting his marker on top of yours... a limitation of only using city/state and not adding ZIP or address.

Salanis
Salanis HalfDork
5/23/08 2:26 p.m.

So... how does it handle multiple people in one city? Does it just display one name?

belteshazzar
belteshazzar New Reader
5/23/08 2:27 p.m.

I was pretty sure Idaho sucked. Now I KNOW IT!

Tim Baxter
Tim Baxter Online Editor
5/23/08 2:29 p.m.

I believe it actually shows them both, but since one is directly on top of the other you'll never see the bottom one. I think. Honestly, I just use Google maps. I've never really dove into HOW they work.

John Brown
John Brown GRM+ Memberand SuperDork
5/23/08 2:31 p.m.

Zoom in and they get seperated sometimes.

fiat22turbo
fiat22turbo GRM+ Memberand Dork
5/23/08 2:48 p.m.

Dang east coast population density.... CURSES! I say.

Where's all the Oregon folks at?

Also, it still would be nice to have people's location under their icons rather than clicking on their profile. Maybe just their state/territory instead of their city to save space? Just a thought.

GameboyRMH
GameboyRMH GRM+ Memberand Dork
5/23/08 2:53 p.m.

Hey how does that Germany address work? I was fooling around and trying to trick the thing into showing my Caribbean address today, but nothing worked :(

Jay, how'd you do it?

Hmm I see the state is DE, but I already tried a country code in the state and it didn't accept it. Now I can't change my profile, d'oh!

OK profile's working again after I logged out and logged back in.

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