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Notice: Removal of Map Feature on December 3, 2016 - Bey Brad - Nov. 27, 2016 On December 3rd, we'll be removing the existing map feature of the site. In its place we'll be launching a new location notifications system that works a lot more simply: – You put your location information into your profile – When there's a tournament near your location, you'll receive an on-site or email notification That's it. User locations will no longer be publicly visible. Instead, tournament organizers will have access to an additional "address" field when they create new tournament threads that will be used to locate nearby users. This all will happen automatically. As a consequence of the removal of this feature, we will be removing the "stores" feature as well. While much of the information is out of date, members who want to retain information from that section should do so immediately, as it will not be accessible in the new interface. We're really excited to launch a location and tournament notifications system that will make it way more seamless for bladers to know when there's a tournament near them. All of this — and more great stuff — is soon to come. RE: Notice: Removal of Map Feature on December 3, 2016 - Brisk AquarioHD - Nov. 27, 2016 This is amazing! I'm so glad it'll be easier to see members who are nearby. Excited for things in the future! Thank you for always trying to improve the WBO. Edit: Will members need to input their location? Having the site to automatically pinpoint for a member's GPS location might be cool as maybe some might not manually input their region/location? RE: Notice: Removal of Map Feature on December 3, 2016 - Bey Brad - Nov. 27, 2016 (Nov. 27, 2016 12:36 AM)Brisk AquarioHD Wrote: This is amazing! I'm so glad it'll be easier to see members who are nearby. Excited for things in the future! Members will have to input their location manually. However, you only have to select your country from a list and enter your postal/zip code. We'll look into automatic location detection as a potential update later on. Thanks! RE: Notice: Removal of Map Feature on December 3, 2016 - Brisk AquarioHD - Nov. 27, 2016 (Nov. 27, 2016 12:49 AM)Bey Brad Wrote:(Nov. 27, 2016 12:36 AM)Brisk AquarioHD Wrote: This is amazing! I'm so glad it'll be easier to see members who are nearby. Excited for things in the future! That's good to hear. No problem! RE: Notice: Removal of Map Feature on December 3, 2016 - BeyCrafter - Nov. 27, 2016 This is very interesting. This will definitely make knowing about tournaments easier if I missed an update from the area tournament forum. Thanks! RE: Notice: Removal of Map Feature on December 3, 2016 - FIREFIRE CPB - Nov. 27, 2016 Lol. Why all good things have to go Well I can understand that lol Bey Brad Wrote:That's it. User locations will no longer be publicly visible. Instead, tournament organizers will have access to an additional "address" field when they create new tournament threads that will be used to locate nearby users. This all will happen automatically. By that you mean this? Or location on map? RE: Notice: Removal of Map Feature on December 3, 2016 - Brisk AquarioHD - Nov. 27, 2016 (Nov. 27, 2016 4:31 AM)FIREFIRE CPB Wrote: Lol. Why all good things have to go I believe he's talking about the location on the map. RE: Notice: Removal of Map Feature on December 3, 2016 - Bey Brad - Nov. 27, 2016 Yes. RE: Notice: Removal of Map Feature on December 3, 2016 - ashton pinto - Nov. 27, 2016 Looking forward to see the new feature. I'll miss checking out other user locations.. only if it can be publicly visible would be great RE: Notice: Removal of Map Feature on December 3, 2016 - Bey Brad - Nov. 27, 2016 (Nov. 27, 2016 9:18 AM)ashton pinto Wrote: Looking forward to see the new feature. I'll miss checking out other user locations.. only if it can be publicly visible would be great While I don't think the map necessarily puts anyone in danger, I do worry that as we get more and more attention, the fact that we are a site about a kid's toy that has a map showing where people live might attract ... the wrong kind of attention. Particularly from parents, or Hasbro. |