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Dave-C

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Newbies - Please add you location!!!!
« on: 28 May 2008, 21:18:49 »

Just wondered if newbies could be prompted to put their location on their profile from the off.  

Many newbies sign up to the site for advice on a present problem with their Meega... If their loco was there it could aid the most closest of us to them to offer assistance, loan of equipment etc....

Just a thought!!

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Re: Newbies - Please add you location!!!!
« Reply #1 on: 28 May 2008, 21:54:29 »

It would be good if they were also pointed toward the map in their introductory e-mail too.

You could even ask them their location as they register and then use this field to auto-populate this element of their profile. This principle of functionality could be applied to the make and model of their car too. It is essentially no different to their username.
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Re: Newbies - Please add you location!!!!
« Reply #2 on: 28 May 2008, 22:02:00 »

Personally I'm against any sort of "compulsion"... some folks may wish NOT to have their location shown.. I agree its helpful.. but should be voluntary
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Re: Newbies - Please add you location!!!!
« Reply #3 on: 28 May 2008, 22:12:46 »

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Personally I'm against any sort of "compulsion"... some folks may wish NOT to have their location shown.. I agree its helpful.. but should be voluntary

You could always have a "show location" tick-box
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Re: Newbies - Please add you location!!!!
« Reply #4 on: 29 May 2008, 23:49:31 »

Hello and Welcome to the O.O.F.
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Re: Newbies - Please add you location!!!!
« Reply #5 on: 29 May 2008, 23:55:59 »

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Hello and Welcome to the O.O.F.


WTF, that was a bit random there. Who's welcome?
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Re: Newbies - Please add you location!!!!
« Reply #6 on: 30 May 2008, 13:07:19 »

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WTF, that was a bit random there. Who's welcome?

Someone's bashing out the welcomes. ;D
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Re: Newbies - Please add you location!!!!
« Reply #7 on: 30 May 2008, 13:10:28 »

Everybody is.  hehe
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Re: Newbies - Please add you location!!!!
« Reply #8 on: 30 May 2008, 18:37:03 »



Hello & Welcome to the OOF and where the ***k are you???  Could be the slogan!! ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Re: Newbies - Please add you location!!!!
« Reply #9 on: 01 June 2008, 08:26:06 »

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Everybody is.  hehe

so this is how he bumps up his post count!  ;) ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Re: Newbies - Please add you location!!!!
« Reply #10 on: 01 June 2008, 16:13:10 »

nothing wrong with a bit of bumping ;D
oh and hello and welcome to everyone :y
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