What part of the UK are you in?

[bram stoker]

Deleted.

[bram stoker]

I was being facetious....lol It's wot the computers says when you try and rep someone twice lol

I wouldn't know.

[Overdrawn]

Dave I can confirm I am still 8.5 miles from someone...

[dave]

Then you must be. It's worked out using Pythagorus - took some dredging of the old memory banks writing that bit of code, I can tell you. So, in English - it's as the crow flies, not along roads.

 

I have deleted all the dummy entries.

 

Blimey.

[Overdrawn]

I may be mistaken but I think some buddies are duplicated, it now tells me that there are 2 buddies with my postcode, maybe there is?

[dave]

Indeed there is - you however, are one of them.

 

So, there is someone who is in the same postal region as you registered.

[Overdrawn]

Blimey.

 

Yeah Blimey indeed!

[bode]

Live in Lisburn NI. Joined a few days ago, glad to see that there are only 4 members in NI, the banks won't feel overwhelmed;)

Brian

 

We're from Norn Iron so we are

[brecken]

any one else from the north of England, and when I say north of England I mean you cant get any more North because you would be in Scotland.

[closey]

I am from sunny beautiful Brighton

[susanm]

NI again!!

[Worzel]

Just joined - I'm from the north border of Suffolk, which is on the border of Norfolk, itself in East Anglia although for the point of the survey I'm from 'other' :grin:

 

Worz

[Bovvered]

Just joined - I'm from the north border of Suffolk, which is on the border of Norfolk, itself in East Anglia although for the point of the survey I'm from 'other' :grin:

 

Worz

Ah..I wondered where the 'other' people were from - unfortunately there's a limit on the poll options so 'other' had to include any place else

[mcuth]

I may be mistaken but I think some buddies are duplicated, it now tells me that there are 2 buddies with my postcode, maybe there is?

 

There are 3 buddies with my postcode - I'll be one of them, I have a fair idea who one of the other 2 is (Hi Lueeze ) but the 3rd one is a little mystery.... it's amusing though

 

Cheers

 

Michael

[dave]

Just out of interest, what do people think of the "Buddy system"?

 

Do you think it helps newbies who are worried that they might have to go to court - and if so, have to go on their own?

 

It is quite interesting - theres about 10 people within a 15 mile radius of me - I can't help but wonder who's who!!

[Spiceskull]

Good god - there are three buddies with my postcode! Now I know one is Vamp, and logic dictates that the system won't generate me as a buddy for myself...ergo, two others live round the corner from me...I wonder who they are...

[Spiceskull]

I'll change the last post - Dave, you need to check out a bug...I AM one of the buddies for myself, as I just emailed all three.

 

I would hate to think that someone registers as a buddy, sees someone with the same postcode...and then emails themself...only to find that there aren't any buddies for them after all...

[dave]

Yeah - it's on my list.

 

I did know that it was doing that - although I didn't move it up the priority list (I've been busy as hell writing a SMTP server for the newsletter - our host won't allow bulk emails and won't quantify what 'bulk' means), simply because no-one has gone to court yet.

 

It's not that easy to do with the way it's set up now, because you only select a postcode from the list - if you put an email address in too, then I could only bring back ones that didn't include your email address.

 

I suppose that's what I'll have to do (thinking aloud (typing?) now).

 

Unless anyone has another idea?

[Spiceskull]

Unless anyone has another idea?

Actually, I do. You could have a duplicate validator...I think that I am BOTH of the other buddies, as I have probably registered twice...

 

However, I still think that the earlier suggestions (local court - I think that was Maxie) would be better as a field in UserCP. Then people could look up matching, and then PM users that they are 'familiar' with...

[Guest Lueeze]

Hiya Mcuth!

 

Maybe the 3 people in our area are us and....us....and.........us?????

 

So you live in SN2 too? How WEIRD!!!!!

[Guest Lueeze]

The buddy system is great!

 

You never know it might start friendships too! People meeting in person with like minded ideas...

 

You have set up a dating agency apparently Dave!!!

[mcuth]

Hiya Mcuth!

 

 

Maybe the 3 people in our area are us and....us....and.........us?????

 

LOL - well, I didn't register an alterego, so there might be another one somewhere......I didn't think SN2 was that large to be honest

 

So you live in SN2 too? How WEIRD!!!!!

 

Aye, it's a small world - as they say - almost like going on holiday and bumping into someone from down your street...

 

Now, if you're hooked on Deal or No Deal too, then that'd be just plain FREAKY

 

Cheers

 

Michael

[Spiceskull]

Now, if you're hooked on Deal or No Deal too, then that'd be just plain FREAKY

Oh, go on then: http://www.dilan4.freeserve.co.uk/maths/dond.swf

[Guest Lueeze]

Well considering I stay at home with the kids it would be a CRYING SHAME if i didnt wouldnt it??????

[mcuth]

It's not that easy to do with the way it's set up now, because you only select a postcode from the list - if you put an email address in too, then I could only bring back ones that didn't include your email address.

 

What about entering your username (or picking it up from the login cookie) and returning results that didn't include that?

 

I think it's a great system by the way, hopefully it'll give some reassurance to folks in local areas

 

Cheers

 

Michael