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Eric
08-20-2005, 09:02 PM
This is pretty cool: http://www.gvisit.com/map.php?sid=0151a7ea5810fbb5f801efc63833eb7a (updates hourly). Displays visitor location on a Google map for hits on the main site and the forums.
Wasch_24
08-20-2005, 09:47 PM
That is very neat!
jcgoldner
08-20-2005, 09:55 PM
That is cool! I haven't seen anything like that before for a website.
allanf
08-20-2005, 11:05 PM
It is cool, but in this information age, i wonder if it might be used for purposes that invade someone's privacy...
Wasch_24
08-20-2005, 11:07 PM
Allan, with the right skills way more than the zipcode our ISP is on can be obtained rather easily. You really shouldn't worry about it.
allanf
08-20-2005, 11:09 PM
I prefer to be anonymous...as much as possible...;-)
Eric
08-20-2005, 11:38 PM
It is cool, but in this information age, i wonder if it might be used for purposes that invade someone's privacy...

There's no worries. It only lists the city and state and doesn't uniquely identify any visitor.
Wasch_24
08-21-2005, 12:00 AM
I prefer to be anonymous...as much as possible...;-)I understand, but being online is broadcasting more than you would think.
tripp
08-21-2005, 01:57 AM
As long as I have the tinfoil hat on I dont worry about it. :hysterica
David
08-21-2005, 02:12 AM
Pretty cool!
tobby4
08-21-2005, 03:16 AM
yea that is pretty damn cool...
Black Dog
08-21-2005, 05:07 AM
Wow, Big Brother really IS watching.
The Prince
09-12-2005, 02:24 PM
That is some creepy shit.
N2Advnture
09-12-2005, 05:43 PM
Eric...it's making BOTL as slow as dial up on my broadband!!!
Eric
09-12-2005, 05:45 PM
Eric...it's making BOTL as slow as dial up on my broadband!!!

Confirmed that it's the cause of the recent slow load time.
Eric
09-12-2005, 05:46 PM
I've removed this feature, permanently. Sorry for the inconvenience.
N2Advnture
09-12-2005, 05:47 PM
aaahhh...much better! thanks!
tobby4
09-12-2005, 06:39 PM
ah that makes sense... and yes it is much faster now..
Wasch_24
09-12-2005, 07:28 PM
And here I thought there were problems at work. :dunno:

Makes sense I guess.
Crazy_Llama
09-13-2005, 01:07 AM
aw oh well it was neet to look at the old page at least
lol
JeffsJeep04
10-24-2005, 10:04 PM
http://www.frappr.com/botl

Made a new one :)

Won't affect the board speed at all. I'm done dragging up old threads now ;)
eric_f
10-24-2005, 10:16 PM
Hey, that's pretty cool. I added myself!
caudio51
10-24-2005, 11:02 PM
That was pretty cool.
Wasch_24
10-24-2005, 11:10 PM
Cool, I added myself as well.
cvm4
10-24-2005, 11:44 PM
Cool, I added myself as well.

You should have put the army t-shirt pic in :hysterica :rofl:

I added myself too :thumbsup:
smokem94
10-25-2005, 03:44 PM
I screwed up and added myself twice! :hammersma
Can't find out how to delete one? :dunno:
cvm4
10-25-2005, 03:55 PM
I screwed up and added myself twice! :hammersma
Can't find out how to delete one? :dunno:

As did I :hammersma
tobby4
10-25-2005, 04:48 PM
I added myself as well....

well only once
Eric
10-25-2005, 06:54 PM
Pretty cool, but would be cooler if it was on this site and showed avatars and linked to your profile page. :wink: :wink:
tripp
10-25-2005, 07:34 PM
add me to the list!
tedski
10-25-2005, 09:52 PM
Pretty cool, but would be cooler if it was on this site and showed avatars and linked to your profile page. :wink: :wink:

... and showed your address, pics of your humidor and schedule of when you will be out of the house. :innocent::innocent::innocent: :seesaw:
Eric
10-27-2005, 03:33 PM
... and showed your address, pics of your humidor and schedule of when you will be out of the house. :innocent::innocent::innocent: :seesaw:

:rofl:

It only uses zip codes. It will be on it's own page for now, but I eventually plan to have it integrated into the memberlist page. Additionally, in the future there will be a optional profile field in which you put in your zip code and it will pull from that. Standalone should be done in a day or two. :thumbsup:
Poni
10-27-2005, 03:39 PM
i'm up in there!
caudio51
10-27-2005, 03:49 PM
Awesome!
Eric
11-01-2005, 07:17 PM
Alright guys, here we go. Please report all bugs in this thread.

Known issues

If you want to reload the map after submitting your zip code, please re-enter the url instead of hitting the reload button, as it will make double markers.

U.S. zip codes supported only. I'll be adding Canada and UK support in a future release.

No validation of zip code.

No file lock while writing xml.

http://www.botl.org/gmap

If you are logged into the forums with the www. not present, use http://botl.org/gmap


Have fun!