Flyinfool Posted August 15, 2011 Share #1 Posted August 15, 2011 In the upper right corner of every post there is the flags for country and state, and above that the name of the members city. Is it possible to make the city name a link that will open Mapquest or Google earth to make it quick and easy to find approximately where someone lives? This feature is on several other websites that I frequent and I find it handy. Most of us do not live in major cities that everyone knows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freebird Posted August 15, 2011 Share #2 Posted August 15, 2011 OK....I think I can do something like that. Actually...I think I just did it. You will now see a small globe by the location. Just click on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jemorrisonjr Posted August 15, 2011 Share #3 Posted August 15, 2011 That is sweet, Great Idea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Condor Posted August 15, 2011 Share #4 Posted August 15, 2011 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trader Posted August 15, 2011 Share #5 Posted August 15, 2011 (edited) It worked well for Freebird's and JemorissonJr....but not for condor's! It opened up a map of the world with lots of points of interest flagged. I figured NOBODY would know where Tichborne is....so I always used "North of Kingston"...but now I've changed it and it works Edited August 15, 2011 by Trader Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Condor Posted August 15, 2011 Share #6 Posted August 15, 2011 It worked well for Freebird's and FreemorissonJr....but not for condor's! It opened up a map of the world with lots of points of interest flagged. I figured NOBODY would know where Tichborne is....so I always used "North of Kingston"...but now I've changed it and it works Hey.... Whachu talkin' about?? Mine works.. Maybe Don fixed it??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TDunc Posted August 15, 2011 Share #7 Posted August 15, 2011 That is just slicker than owl poop in a rain storm! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trader Posted August 15, 2011 Share #8 Posted August 15, 2011 here's what I get when I try to find Condor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rumboogy Posted August 15, 2011 Share #9 Posted August 15, 2011 That's kinda cool...freaky, but cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Motorcycle Mike Posted August 15, 2011 Share #10 Posted August 15, 2011 :clap2::clap2: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ashley9187 Posted August 15, 2011 Share #11 Posted August 15, 2011 Hey.... Whachu talkin' about?? Mine works.. Maybe Don fixed it??? Fixed it?? I just clicked it and it brought me to San Antonio TX, my home. Rick A. aka sidecar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolf Posted August 15, 2011 Share #12 Posted August 15, 2011 Good luck with mine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ashley9187 Posted August 15, 2011 Share #13 Posted August 15, 2011 I have tried many of the location links and lots of them bring them back to my general location here in San Antonio TX. Its possible the others will find the same thing, they click on a location link and find them back to their location also. Rick A. aka Sidecar:Venture: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IH Truck Guy Posted August 15, 2011 Share #14 Posted August 15, 2011 In the upper right corner of every post there is the flags for country and state, and above that the name of the members city. Is it possible to make the city name a link that will open Mapquest or Google earth to make it quick and easy to find approximately where someone lives? This feature is on several other websites that I frequent and I find it handy. Most of us do not live in major cities that everyone knows. Great idea Jeff..... OK....I think I can do something like that. Actually...I think I just did it. You will now see a small globe by the location. Just click on it. Don,I can't tell how much time this is going to save me when I try to get to the house.. That was really quick service... I still can't believe that you can manage this site and do your full-time job... You are a amazing guy.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flyinfool Posted August 15, 2011 Author Share #15 Posted August 15, 2011 OK....I think I can do something like that. Actually...I think I just did it. You will now see a small globe by the location. Just click on it. Dang that was quick. Don, you da man. But your rite I guess Condor don't really exist. It shows him as being just a couple of miles from me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KarlS Posted August 15, 2011 Share #16 Posted August 15, 2011 Condor came up map showing Carmichael Ca when I tried it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flyinfool Posted August 15, 2011 Author Share #17 Posted August 15, 2011 (edited) When I click on the link for Condor it does a google search for Carmichael and gives me the full name, address and phone No of everyone in my area named Carmichael. If I add the ", CA" on the end then it finds Carmichael, CA. Hmmmmm.... More experimenting/playing is in order. Edit: After playing around some I have determined that the new link just takes whatever the person has listed for a city and plugs it into Google maps. If the city is a persons name it will search out every person with that name, if it is a city that is used in more than one state then it picks one to display, not always the right one. I found a number of people that came up in the wrong state or just had dozens of hit across the whole USA and Canada. So it is not just picking on Condor living in Carmichael. It is simply finding all of the Carmichael's starting with those closest to your location. Don You nailed this one so fast and just what I was thinking of, I hate to ask for more, BUT, is it possible to have this link read the state to append after the city name? Edited August 15, 2011 by Flyinfool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myminpins Posted August 15, 2011 Share #18 Posted August 15, 2011 here's what I get when I try to find Condor Me, too!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trader Posted August 16, 2011 Share #19 Posted August 16, 2011 is it possible to have this link read the state to append after the city name? or we can all just make Don's life a little easier and put the locaton as "town, state" (or province) in full. I used to have "somewhere north of Kingston" and it couldn't find me either. But...when I put in town and province it does it perfectly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camos Posted August 16, 2011 Share #20 Posted August 16, 2011 is it possible to have this link read the state to append after the city name? Reading the state will only work people enter it in their profile. This could be about as successful as getting everyone to enter what they are riding. Seems one of the most popular rides is "supporting member". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myminpins Posted October 18, 2011 Share #21 Posted October 18, 2011 (edited) OK....I think I can do something like that. Actually...I think I just did it. You will now see a small globe by the location. Just click on it. Hey, Freebird, I just noticed something. Does your "Globe" thing only work in USA? For me (and slabrider), it puts me in Massachusetts (Dartmouth, MA) rather than in Nova Scotia, Canada. EDIT: I put in our postal code (under location) and it fixed it. Of course, then it shows exactly where I live, which may not be a good idea? Anyway... EDIT #2: Changed it to Dartmouth, Nova Scotia and now it shows a generic Dartmouth location. FYI!!! Edited October 18, 2011 by myminpins Fixed it kinda LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ragtop69gs Posted November 21, 2011 Share #22 Posted November 21, 2011 The globe feature only works when I'm using IE. I am using Chrome almost exclusively and the globe mapping feature does not work in Chrome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freebird Posted November 21, 2011 Share #23 Posted November 21, 2011 I never use Chrome but I do have it installed just for checking things like this. I just tested the globe feature with IE, Firefox and Chrome and it worked with all three. I think that it must be something in your settings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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