Project "Member Map" in progress

[Tinydancer]

It's not showing my pin at all

Try looking around central London there's no way they'll be 300 owners there. That's where I found mine.

 

[thebluemax]

Your pin is just below Birmingham

thanks Russ1, found and moved it to my address...how the devil did you find it ? I looked for a search bar but nothing

 

[dognero]

@Russ1 is the "Where's Wally King"

 

[RudyZarz]

The amount of people I get asking "have you got any members near X" or, "how many people live near Y" is astounding. So to help with this, I have started project "Member Map".

LINK TO MEMBER MAP

This map is now an automatic system that adds ANY members with more than 10 posts.
The locator is based on IP GeoTagging, so the pin will be "roughly" where you are, but not precise.
This means that your location is not specific, but a good indication which will help people arranging meets etc in your area.

YOUR PIN MAY BE IN THE WRONG PLACE AS THE LOCATION IS BASED ON YOUR IP ADDRESS

1. Find your Pin
2. If it is in the correct location, please move it slightly so that it remembers where you drop the pin, it will not move from where you drop it.
3. If your pin is in the WRONG location, please locate it and drag it to the correct place, it will not move from where you drop it.
4. If you are in the correct place but you DO NOT MOVE THE PIN, then you will find your pin moves if you log on with another device.

If you do NOT want to be on the map, you can OPT-OUT. To do this, click the link above, find your pin and click the "opt out" check box, your pin will then be removed.

GDPR DISCLAIMER

By signing up as a Member of ElgrandOC, and actively partaking in the forum:

I agree for my personal data, provided via IP based GeoTagging to be processed by ElgrandOC.

I agree for my personal data, provided via map API calls, to be processed by the API provider, for the purposes of geocoding (converting addresses to coordinates).

When using the User Generated Marker addon, data will be stored indefinitiely for the following purpose(s):

• To allow other members of ElgrandOC to locate me on a map
• To allow event organisers to find local members for events, and agreeing to allow them to contact me via the forum to include me in said events.
• To allow the ElgrandOC administration to generate statistics based on geographical information given.

 

[RudyZarz]

I'm nearly there with my minimum required posts!

 

[Atlantic Gooner]

You do need to check on where the map locates you. Ours were about 10 miles away but you can move it to your exact local then save it. Was a bit frightening to see the zoomed in image of our house and garden. I don’t know when Google earth took the photo but our garden looks a right mess, trying to hide it from the wife otherwise I can see me out there tidying up

I know the feeling....

 

[Griff]

I still can't get the map to even show up

 

[Karlos]

I still can't get the map to even show up

just been on 6:00 pm works fine

 

[Griff]

just been on 6:00 pm works fine

You know when your pc is knackered and you call IT and they tell you theirs is fine?
Well, that basically

But thanks for the reply

 

[Griff]

Some progress
Forgot that on work pc so VPN was on - also had to grant permission in google once that popped up
Buggered if I can find my pin though now - nearest to me appears to be @MrChops - will keep an eye out for him when I'm out and about (y)

 

[Magnu]

Some progress
Forgot that on work pc so VPN was on - also had to grant permission in google once that popped up
Buggered if I can find my pin though now - nearest to me appears to be @MrChops - will keep an eye out for him when I'm out and about (y)

Have you got the opt out checked in your privacy settings?

You might find your pin where your works PC VPN has it's exit point if you set up the map using the VPN. That depends a lot on how and who manages the VPN, it could be in central London or along the M4 corridor, it might even be abroad! This URL https://www.iplocation.net/ could give you a rough idea of where the VPN exit is but it might be on a block list so use at your own risk.

If you dragged and dropped your pin it could be anywhere. If I have read post #1 right you might be able to opt out of the map and then opt in again after logging out of the forum and back in again, probably best to do this from your own PC without a VPN in the mix.

 

[Russ1]

Some progress
Forgot that on work pc so VPN was on - also had to grant permission in google once that popped up
Buggered if I can find my pin though now - nearest to me appears to be @MrChops - will keep an eye out for him when I'm out and about (y)

Your just out side Wichita Kansas

 

[Dadpole]

Nearest one to me is 500 Kilometers. Are they trying to tell me something?

 

[Griff]

Your just out side Wichita Kansas View attachment 73425

WTF
Cheers Russ - how on earth did you find that?

 

[Russ1]

WTF
Cheers Russ - how on earth did you find that?

30% curiosity, 40% OCD, and a 30% single malt,

 

[Griff]

30% curiosity, 40% OCD, and a 30% single malt,

Well that was very kind of you - I've now dragged myself away from @RobH near Wichita and put my marker a few minutes away from home, at the nearest LPG pump (I'll definitely be there sometimes!)

 

[Thameside]

Sorry I feel like I am of the age where I need a 5 year old to do anything i.t. related. Is there a link to the map

 

[Reverend RobP]

Sorry I feel like I am of the age where I need a 5 year old to do anything i.t. related. Is there a link to the map

Very first post of this thread.
Click where it says 'link to member map' and it should open up for you

Beware your location pin may not be anywhere near where you actually live though, so you might have a search on your hands

 

[Thameside]

Very first post of this thread.
Click where it says 'link to member map' and it should open up for you

Beware your location pin may not be anywhere near where you actually live though, so you might have a search on your hands

Thanks for that.
I thought the Blue writing was just the title.
Just been having one of those weeks

 

[revpaulo]

Good idea! Posting a comment to get up to 10 posts so I can use it!