postcode competition ?

14 Dec 2005

I've noticed if you dont have an advert (which shows the post ocde) and tick "Allow pthers to calculate distance from me=NO" it seems that you are still included in the distance calculations on the "my search" even though the list comes up as "N/A" in the distance column.
When you click on a profile then you get a translated location based on the users selected options (post code, town, area)
I may be wrong, but that seems to be what happens....
The advert pages obviously need some more code to translate postcode to location/area/etc based on the users selections.
What this does mean is that it shouldnt be possible to triangulate the post ocde any closer than within 5 miles but you would first need to do some fairly detailed searching to find a 5 mile ring (within/without the under x miles) then repeat this using other post codes to create a group of rings and then finally work out the intersection...
Assuming someone has not used their real name it would still be impossible to then find more details about the person.
Even with a given mileage its still not that easy to triangulate using post codes unless in a very under populated area as most post codes cover a very large physical area, or a small area with a large populus. DE7 (mine) covers a multitude of places in derby... like wise NG1 covers a huge number of streets in Nottingham.... its hardly pinpoint accuracy.

14 Dec 2005

hi there guys,well what a start to the new site.
if the post code thing is to work,the site needs to carry the information,so we have some idea where the people live!!!
or we could just go back to the old way!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

14 Dec 2005

Quote by Sarah
I understand ZE1 is a good postcode to use, for those that MUST fill in the postcode box!!

I think HS8 is better wink

14 Dec 2005

When I put in my details I was told that it is not a valid postcode rolleyes

I think I know where I live.
Could this in any way be related to the recent "I don't exist" thread when people who are logged in with and wishing to make their online status visible, not being listed as being present in the forum rooms they are visiting.
Not only am I a figment of my imagination, so is my house.
It must be magic.

15 Dec 2005

It couldnt find my postcode, so I had to make do with the nearest could find........I prefer location by name rather than postcode! Postcode sucks!!!!
Where's a postie when you need one?
xanaisx

15 Dec 2005

Quote by guy4fun
can we have a postcode competition to help us figure out where the hell the people live who advertise in the photo ads section .
the reason why i say this is that unless you live in that particular postcode area you will not know where other people are from, even tho they may only be about 10-25 miles away which is local and easy to get to .
i myself live in thew county middlesex, which boreders surrey, london, berkshire, buckinghamshire with the m25, m1 and m4 all very close but i have no idea what the surrey, london,berkshire or buckinghamshire postcodes are so now the photo ads section are no use now .
no doubt this will get locked , but answers and peoples thoughts are appreciated .
cheers paul

From the My Search, you can do a search for the type of person/people you are looking for and limit the results to people within a certain distance from you.
Everyone now has the option to display postcode, town, county or none.
Not everyone wants people to know where they are and there is the option to be from somewhere else if you put in a false postcode. dunno

15 Dec 2005

What an idiotic idea it was to change the whole system-so now you've got to learn the uk's postcodes to know where people are located-now you cant email people direct etc etc I thought it was in everyones interests to improve/make easier but the changes are a step backward-you've created more 'hassle' in using this site-whoever has taken over the running of this hasnt a clue-I for one am put off now and will use other sites who make things easier not more difficult, tony

15 Dec 2005

Quote by blonde
I dont want people to know where I live !!!
Sam xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Where do you live?
Luke
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15 Dec 2005

Quote by subtony
What an idiotic idea it was to change the whole system-so now you've got to learn the uk's postcodes to know where people are located-now you cant email people direct etc etc I thought it was in everyones interests to improve/make easier but the changes are a step backward-you've created more 'hassle' in using this site-whoever has taken over the running of this hasnt a clue-I for one am put off now and will use other sites who make things easier not more difficult, tony

i tottaly agree i am in middlesex which is near to london, bucks, herts, beds, essex, surrey, with the m25, m1 and m4 all very close but as im not a postcode expert especially as people are putting in false ones how do we work out where these people are exactly, and dont say google the postcode as it does not work as alot of the postcodes are false .
any more bright ideas then :idea: mad

:x

15 Dec 2005

Quote by st3v3
can we have a postcode competition to help us figure out where the hell the people live who advertise in the photo ads section .
the reason why i say this is that unless you live in that particular postcode area you will not know where other people are from, even tho they may only be about 10-25 miles away which is local and easy to get to .
i myself live in thew county middlesex, which boreders surrey, london, berkshire, buckinghamshire with the m25, m1 and m4 all very close but i have no idea what the surrey, london,berkshire or buckinghamshire postcodes are so now the photo ads section are no use now .
no doubt this will get locked , but answers and peoples thoughts are appreciated .
cheers paul

From the My Search, you can do a search for the type of person/people you are looking for and limit the results to people within a certain distance from you.
Everyone now has the option to display postcode, town, county or none.
Not everyone wants people to know where they are and there is the option to be from somewhere else if you put in a false postcode. :dunno:
duel

i was talking about the photo ads section which always had a location whether it was a town, city, or county which always worked very well as was easy to see who was with in a certain radius of where you lived or how far you are prepared to travel .
now we have no idea who is more than 5 miles away as we are not postcode experts .
so it does not work and your search idea will takes ages as the old way was instant .
an example is as follows i just read an intersting ad and thought id reply after trying to saerch for over 10 minutes to find there location and there in scotland and im in middlesex so not exactly local . and this does not work .

15 Dec 2005

Quote by subtony
What an idiotic idea it was to change the whole system-so now you've got to learn the uk's postcodes to know where people are located-now you cant email people direct etc etc I thought it was in everyones interests to improve/make easier but the changes are a step backward-you've created more 'hassle' in using this site-whoever has taken over the running of this hasnt a clue-I for one am put off now and will use other sites who make things easier not more difficult, tony

again.. half the problem is that that people who use the "ads" and those of us in the "forum" are two different types of people.....for example, the user above just wanted his fun and go... whereas a lot of us forum/chatroom people like the community spirit.. hence the distance people are prepared to travel to go to munches and other socials.....The postcode thing means jot to me.. but i resent being made g to give it out to anyone i don't know... probably why i am one of the people who have gone for the "ZE1" option....
I fear the one thing you are doing in your efforts to "improve" is distroy that "community spirit"
sean xxxxxxxxxxx

15 Dec 2005

Quote by zana2000
By, "community spirit" I assume you are refering to the cliques and in crowds that have developed over time!!
All very well if your in but a little tiresome if your not.
Personally I think it is great to see so many new faces and I am sure there are plenty of other smaller sites for those who wish to continue only meeting with those they "know"

I can understand your frustration at this ... but don't write us all off for being friends. A number of threads in the past have discussed the same ... the outcome ... some people have the thrill with strangers, other get their thrills through friendships. There is nothing wrong with that.
Yes it might look cliquey .... but on the same premise there are a number of people working to include new people into the scheme of things, you just have to put as much effort in as others.
Calista x

15 Dec 2005

Isn't there a site somewhere on the web with all the postcodes listed and representred on a geographical map? Perhaps a link to the site, if one exists would be a good idea.
Popping into each tome you want to check the location of a postcode could get a bit tiresome.
Cheers
Andy

15 Dec 2005

Quote by fabio grooverider
What an idiotic idea it was to change the whole system-so now you've got to learn the uk's postcodes to know where people are located-now you cant email people direct etc etc I thought it was in everyones interests to improve/make easier but the changes are a step backward-you've created more 'hassle' in using this site-whoever has taken over the running of this hasnt a clue-I for one am put off now and will use other sites who make things easier not more difficult, tony

again.. half the problem is that that people who use the "ads" and those of us in the "forum" are two different types of people.....for example, the user above just wanted his fun and go... whereas a lot of us forum/chatroom people like the community spirit.. hence the distance people are prepared to travel to go to munches and other socials.....The postcode thing means jot to me.. but i resent being made g to give it out to anyone i don't know... probably why i am one of the people who have gone for the "ZE1" option....
I fear the one thing you are doing in your efforts to "improve" is distroy that "community spirit"
sean xxxxxxxxxxx
my original gripe is not to do with the forum or the chatroom and the munches and the socials as you mention above it is to do with the photo ads section and the postcodes instead of locations for meeting people.
which is why the postcode does means jot to us people who use the photo ads section unless a particular advert is in your own postcode district.
im sure most people who use tho photo ads section are prepared to travel to meet up with other people but now they cant as we do not know where all the people are based who are advertising in the photo ads section .
and dont say google the postcode as it does not work as alot of post codes are false, and why should we have to when a location usually a county is a good enough example like before hand to see if that particular person is local enough .
this has surely got to be change back to locations and not a clueless three didgit postcode .

15 Dec 2005

I'm inclined to agree with guy4fun; those of you who are exclusively forum or chatroom users, with no interest in the photo-ads, have every right to hide your location via the "ZE1" option, nothing wrong with that. But it was always recognized that SH was 3 fairly distinct sections - the forum, the chatroom and the ads: just because location/postcode is of little interest to the forumites, that doesn't mean the rest of the site users have no valid opinions.
I have never been a great forum user (although I do use the chatroom), but I did browse the photo-ads. As a couple seeking a single female, there were never many to look through, and we could always just look at the locations to decide whether to open the ad or not. Now, I find myself looking at the 'women seeking couples' section with no clue as to whether the ads may or may not be local (ignoring the fact that many seem to be couples seeking women - see, it's not just single blokes!). The search is of little use - selecting what seem to be the applicable options seems to give ANY 'single women' ads, including those seeking single men or women, which are of no use to us Nor do the search results show you any of the text of the ad, which the category section does, so there's no pre-vetting possible.
All in all, as a previous user of the photo-ads, I just can't be arsed any more. Still, at least it's an improvement, eh?
~Espy
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