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tomblyth - 10/6/09 at 10:47 AM

Is there a way to search the members on here and find out who's living close by?

Miks15 - 10/6/09 at 10:51 AM

dont think there is but it would be useful!
Mabye if everyone entered a postcode or something (not necessarily that can be seen by others) but then it will show whos close and how far away etc.

Would be a useful feature

blakep82 - 10/6/09 at 10:51 AM

best way might be to change the title of this to 'who lives near blyth?'


i don't think there is a way to search for location, just peoples names i think...

or maybe you can in google? theres a way to search on specific websites i think, so you could essentially search for blyth in locostbuilders, and that should find if people put it in their location thing, i think

l0rd - 10/6/09 at 11:02 AM

Funny enough. I was thinking the same thing yesterday. On creating an interactive map with every ones location. Completely forgot about it when i got home

[Edited on 10/6/09 by l0rd]

Mr Whippy - 10/6/09 at 11:13 AM

Nice idea, I see the software is available on the web

It would be cool if each dot or whatever was simply linked to the members profile and also pulled up their photo archive too.

The members being the ones who picked the dots. Though I'd imagine that some would be wary off putting such info on the web as it basically would show what’s in someone’s garage and where it is etc

That’s why I just put the village name on mine

l0rd - 10/6/09 at 11:16 AM

Exactly what i had in mind My Whippy. Too bad i am at work and i cannot access the software.

blakep82 - 10/6/09 at 11:19 AM

quote:
Originally posted by Mr Whippy
That’s why I just put the village name on mine


mine's actually the next town, but only because people are more likely to have heard of greenock than gourock

eznfrank - 10/6/09 at 11:28 AM

You can sort of do it in a roundabout way....

Go on Google and type:

leeds site:www.locostbuilders.co.uk

obviously replacing Leeds with wherever it is you want to look for and it will bring up all posts featuring the word Leeds and where Leeds is listed in the profile of a person posting.

Ben_Copeland - 10/6/09 at 11:29 AM

Just needs to be the town, rather than the postcode. Town is close enough, then U2U the person and ask.

blakep82 - 10/6/09 at 11:32 AM

quote:
Originally posted by eznfrank
You can sort of do it in a roundabout way....

Go on Google and type:

leeds site:www.locostbuilders.co.uk

obviously replacing Leeds with wherever it is you want to look for and it will bring up all posts featuring the word Leeds and where Leeds is listed in the profile of a person posting.


yesssss thats wat i was thinking of

eddie99 - 10/6/09 at 12:36 PM

I think a map would be excellent with everyone and a dot for each person. No need to do it for the exact garage but for a local town, i think it would be pretty safe. Or we should do what some clubs do and get everyone to say where they are and a phone number if people feel confortable with this. Then have a list on this site, so we know whos local etc..????

Ed

Richard Quinn - 10/6/09 at 01:36 PM

Isn't this the sort of thing that the Mac1 owners club have done on Google maps...
Link here

RoadkillUK - 10/6/09 at 02:44 PM

I believe it's been done before, not much interest though.

LINKY

You could try again

eddie99 - 10/6/09 at 04:15 PM

Yep just like that MAC one

EDIT: Whos up for it???

[Edited on 10/6/09 by eddie99]

drhunter - 10/6/09 at 06:26 PM

also on clubstylus.be

http://www.clubstylus.be/map.htm