HarveyBoulevard Posted February 15, 2022 Share Posted February 15, 2022 Every now and again, I see new members from my general area in the newbie introduction section. I am always curios of they are close enough for a meet up, etc. At last count, there were 23,154 FOH members and only 796 (about 3.5%) of those members are listed on the community map. Just curious if you are on there and if not, why? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Corylax18 Posted February 15, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted February 15, 2022 No. I dont even have "location services" turned on in my phones. I know its a bit "Tinfoil Hatty" but the less information thats out there on my everyday happenings, the better. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarveyBoulevard Posted February 15, 2022 Author Share Posted February 15, 2022 Just now, Corylax18 said: No. I dont even have "location services" turned on in my phones. I know its a bit "Tinfoil Hatty" but the less information thats out there on my everyday happenings, the better. I figure that will be the most common answer and I completely understand it. Don't need a tinfoil hat to see that point of view 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cigar Surgeon Posted February 15, 2022 Share Posted February 15, 2022 No clue. No idea where the community map is stored. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnS Posted February 15, 2022 Share Posted February 15, 2022 Yes, you can opt into it if you want to. Also, you don't have to locate yourself precisely. For me, I chose Sydney which has 5 and a half million people residing in its boundaries, so yeah...it's a big city! For those members who want to locate the Community map option, it's one of the tabs to the right, on top of each page on our forum. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Bijan Posted February 15, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted February 15, 2022 I'm there, I think orignally I put my full address, and assumed the forum would fuzz the location... But then changed it to the town I am in (Oakville, ON, Canada). 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueRidgeFly Posted February 15, 2022 Share Posted February 15, 2022 Didn't know you could do this. Edit: Updated to the nearest city. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Chas.Alpha Posted February 15, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted February 15, 2022 I'm lucky to be able to even sign on to the forum! This is a vastly different world from my old Atari 800... 😔 1 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superman0234 Posted February 15, 2022 Share Posted February 15, 2022 That's a pretty cool feature. Added my city 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GaryK 54 Posted February 16, 2022 Share Posted February 16, 2022 I like the feature. Just added my location in Shanghai China. Unfortunately, no other FOH members showing near me. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
targa88 Posted February 16, 2022 Share Posted February 16, 2022 On the map. 9 members = local in the city surroundings. Have met a few 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bishop532 Posted February 16, 2022 Share Posted February 16, 2022 I’m on there. No one terribly close, but seems like plenty of folks within driving distance, especially in Chicago 9 hours ago, JohnS said: Yes, you can opt into it if you want to. Also, you don't have to locate yourself precisely. For me, I chose Sydney which has 5 and a half million people residing in its boundaries, so yeah...it's a big city! For those members who want to locate the Community map option, it's one of the tabs to the right, on top of each page on our forum. Thanks for pointing this out John. I made it a little less specific, which is nice to be able to do. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris12381 Posted February 16, 2022 Share Posted February 16, 2022 Been on it since 2016 in a generalized location. San Mateo County, California. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Fuzz Posted February 16, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted February 16, 2022 5 hours ago, Bijan said: I'm there, I think orignally I put my full address, and assumed the forum would fuzz the location... But then changed it to the town I am in (Oakville, ON, Canada). Hey hey hey! The forum doesn't "Fuzz™" anything. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post PigFish Posted February 16, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted February 16, 2022 I don't actually know where the Isle of Man is...! -LOL -piggy 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bijan Posted February 16, 2022 Share Posted February 16, 2022 7 minutes ago, PigFish said: I don't actually know where the Isle of Man is...! -LOL -piggy I remember the first time I watched one of your videos and was wondering why you didn't have some sort of British accent 😂 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post MrBirdman Posted February 16, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted February 16, 2022 1 hour ago, Bijan said: I remember the first time I watched one of your videos and was wondering why you didn't have some sort of British accent 😂 An experience I shared. Given the timing of his posts I had just assumed that @PigFish was a Brit suffering from some circadian rhythm disorder. 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chibearsv Posted February 16, 2022 Share Posted February 16, 2022 I didn't realize I had to go to the map to enter my location. I thought I had to put my address in my profile but that's not the case. Pretty easy to do on the computer. Open the map, zoom in to your area, right click on the spot you want to show as your location and then click "edit location". Done...I'm on the board. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PigFish Posted February 17, 2022 Share Posted February 17, 2022 Posting about Cuban cigars was not always benign. Not if you wanted to talk facts about the Cuban government, and their cigar company, certain vendors, writers and their shills. Public posting might find threats to rat you out to certain agencies. Alas, the internet remains the internet… Public CC forums have not always been this friendly! I admin’d a private forum for many years for precisely this reason. -Piggy 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RDB Posted February 17, 2022 Share Posted February 17, 2022 Done: London, England (usually) 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Habana Mike Posted February 18, 2022 Share Posted February 18, 2022 Put in just the center of my state initially. figured anyone in the area or coming could reach out. Interesting having just checked, seems it has relocated me almost spot on. Odd..... and somewhat disconcerting. I didn't even update my location when I moved. Found this on checking: This will use a feature in your browser to detect your current location using GPS, Cellphone triangulation, Wifi, Router, or IP address Maybe we drop this "feature"? Or allow us to opt out? At least you are able to change it manually. I'm now in the UK! Let's see if it reverts..... Opt out doesn't look like it is available once you have opted in. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ford2112 Posted February 18, 2022 Share Posted February 18, 2022 I put myself on and there are a couple folks I have connected with in my area. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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