Places Features

Talk Discussion in 'BeerAdvocate Talk' started by chrisjws, May 17, 2018.

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  1. chrisjws

    chrisjws Grand Pooh-Bah (3,302) Dec 3, 2014 California
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    I travel a lot so I make heavy use of places. It's extremely useful and I assume it's a go-to for many BAs when they travel. Couple things I was wondering if would be possible:

    Sort by rating + filter by a minimum number of reviews - Sorting through the top rated places in a given location can be a royal pain in some places because there will be dozens of 1-3 review places that are rated highly. I go through and tend to look for anything with double digit reviews, ideally 25+. A filter would make this feature much more useful in places like San Diego, Munich, Portland, Boston, etc where the beer options are so rich and you're trying to optimize what you're doing. In general more sophisticated filters would be fantastic.

    View on map - As far as I know there's not a feature like this as of yet. I tend to pick out a bunch of top rated stuff and plot them on google. If there was a way to see your search on a map that'd be very useful if you're somewhere without a car or much range.

    Red check marks and score on list views - Being able to see which ones you've already reviewed and what you rated them. This would be great on beer as well, but I think most on places because if you're looking for a good beer centric place and you have a terrible memory like me being able to find a good place to try or repeat one I liked, or mostly avoid the bad ones without have to open tabs so I don't lose my searches.

    I love the feature right now so I'm not trying to complain, just trying to offer some suggestions for my favorite Beer Advocate feature :slight_smile:
     
    #1 chrisjws, May 17, 2018
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  2. rudiecantfail

    rudiecantfail Pooh-Bah (1,927) Aug 9, 2011 Pennsylvania
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    chrisjws---I think you're onto something good. Perhaps BA will hire you on to come up with good ideas.
     
    #2 rudiecantfail, May 17, 2018
  3. Keene

    Keene Initiate (0) Sep 11, 2009 Washington

    If you're traveling in the US, and share or enable your location on your mobile device, you can use our Nearby feature to find places on a map.
     
    #3 Keene, May 17, 2018
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  4. chrisjws

    chrisjws Grand Pooh-Bah (3,302) Dec 3, 2014 California
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    I'll give it a try tomorrow
     
    #4 chrisjws, May 17, 2018
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  5. PapaGoose03

    PapaGoose03 Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,057) May 30, 2005 Michigan
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    On top of the OP's suggestions, I'd like to see the search function bring back the ability to search by telephone area code too. And the ability to search by SMSA would also be hugely helpful.
     
    #5 PapaGoose03, May 17, 2018
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  6. dbrauneis

    dbrauneis Grand High Pooh-Bah (8,071) Dec 8, 2007 North Carolina
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    I really miss the search my zip/postal code - super helpful for places like London that have a large number of places to narrow down by neighborhood.
     
    #6 dbrauneis, May 18, 2018
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  7. Jacobier10

    Jacobier10 Grand Pooh-Bah (3,102) Feb 23, 2004 New Jersey
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    One of the best features of the site, in my opinion. And, judging by the amount of "I'm visiting x for the next few days, any good beer places near x?" posts, probably one of the most underused features of the site as well.
     
    #7 Jacobier10, May 18, 2018
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  8. Sneha_Lawyer

    Sneha_Lawyer Initiate (0) Jun 5, 2018

    All the x bears are highly recommended.All the new ideas for suggestion should be appreciated.
     
    #8 Sneha_Lawyer, Jun 5, 2018
  9. rousee

    rousee Pooh-Bah (1,652) Aug 13, 2004 Massachusetts
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    I'd just like them to call it beerfly again.
     
    #9 rousee, Jun 5, 2018
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