Meeting people from the same area

Talk Discussion in 'BeerAdvocate Talk' started by joaopmgoncalves, Jul 18, 2013.

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  1. joaopmgoncalves

    joaopmgoncalves Pooh-Bah (2,351) Dec 17, 2012 Portugal
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    I was wondering... What if I could click on that link and the results given were links to profiles of BA users from the same geographical area as me (instead of Google Maps)?

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    #1 joaopmgoncalves, Jul 18, 2013
  2. Todd

    Todd Founder (13,518) Aug 23, 1996 Finland
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    We had a similar feature a long time ago, but pulled it due to spam complaints. There's currently no plans to bring it back.
     
    #2 Todd, Jul 18, 2013
  3. mattafett

    mattafett Initiate (0) Mar 9, 2009 Iowa

    Bummer. It is is always the D'bags that ruin everything. This is a great idea, and would be incredibly useful to spread the beer love and maybe make a new friend.
     
    #3 mattafett, Jul 18, 2013
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  4. CaptainPiret

    CaptainPiret Zealot (576) Oct 5, 2009 North Carolina
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    The sub forums (broken down by region) are a good place to start. Met a beer buddy through that. My friends I met the "conventional" way call him Beer Harmony.
     
    #4 CaptainPiret, Jul 18, 2013
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  5. bnuno

    bnuno Initiate (0) Feb 8, 2011 California



    Great idea to bad it cant work.

    Joao how is the beer scene in Portugal? My parents are from Azores and only beer from Portugal i have had are Sagres and Superbock (and there are a lot of Portuguese people where I live!)
     
    #5 bnuno, Jul 18, 2013
  6. joaopmgoncalves

    joaopmgoncalves Pooh-Bah (2,351) Dec 17, 2012 Portugal
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    Meh.

    Wanna know why I don't use the sub forums for that purpose? Because some users I'd like to meet are using BA in somewhat of an inactive way. Some of them don't post and don't review beers. So, Q.: how can I be aware of people from the same area as me if they don't have any activity? A.: Listing people by their geographical area.

    It could even be used to reach some BA user from a specific area were one rare beer is available!
     
    #6 joaopmgoncalves, Jul 18, 2013
  7. Todd

    Todd Founder (13,518) Aug 23, 1996 Finland
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    The less a sub-forum is used, the less people will be interested in using it. Solution: Become an active member for your region/sub-forum.
    That assumes that:
    1. The user trades/ships beer.
    2. The user wants to receive your solicitation.
    Anyway. There's currently no plans to bring it back, but if this changes or we find other solutions we'll be sure to post an update.
     
    #7 Todd, Jul 18, 2013
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