Hey,
I was just thinking that would people think it a good idea to have somewhere on the site (potentially a sticky) where members locations would automatically be shown on a map of ireland, once they sign up. I am aware that for members outside of a major town / city it is sometimes hard to know how many / is there any vagdrivers members located nearby. Also it might be handy for new members to get to know people on the site.
My own situation is that I only really know (in person) about 3 people off this site and I live about 5 miles outside galway city. I presume there are loads of members nearby but i dont know of them and as I am not on the site as often as other members I just thought it may be a good idea to help to get to know people. you could just go to this map and select your local area and see how many (or who) is nearby. i was thinking something similar to google maps with the little balloon like things showing peoples locations. members could maybe select whether or not they want their details showing up here. in case they didnt want to be contacted by other members. i think bebo has something like this a few years ago so you could see who was viewing your profile. (that might help explain to people what i am talking about)
Maybe thats what the shows / meets are all about...i dont know. I also know there might be security issues (maybe) with it. but i was just wondering whether people thought this was a good or bad idea. is it realistic?
Stephen
I was just thinking that would people think it a good idea to have somewhere on the site (potentially a sticky) where members locations would automatically be shown on a map of ireland, once they sign up. I am aware that for members outside of a major town / city it is sometimes hard to know how many / is there any vagdrivers members located nearby. Also it might be handy for new members to get to know people on the site.
My own situation is that I only really know (in person) about 3 people off this site and I live about 5 miles outside galway city. I presume there are loads of members nearby but i dont know of them and as I am not on the site as often as other members I just thought it may be a good idea to help to get to know people. you could just go to this map and select your local area and see how many (or who) is nearby. i was thinking something similar to google maps with the little balloon like things showing peoples locations. members could maybe select whether or not they want their details showing up here. in case they didnt want to be contacted by other members. i think bebo has something like this a few years ago so you could see who was viewing your profile. (that might help explain to people what i am talking about)
Maybe thats what the shows / meets are all about...i dont know. I also know there might be security issues (maybe) with it. but i was just wondering whether people thought this was a good or bad idea. is it realistic?
Stephen
