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David Russell posted an update in Church of the Highlands on October 14, 2009 18:02:

New Mobile Website Launches

Church of the Highlands has just launched a mobile website geared toward members and visitors who wish to experience churchofthehighlands.com on a mobile device. For access to the mobile site, just visit http://churchofthehighlands.com using any web-enabled mobile phone or other handheld device. You should automatically be redirected to the mobile version of the website.

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David Russell reported a problem in Gowalla on September 26, 2009 15:08:

Username Changed Without My Consent

This morning I signed into Gowalla and noticed my account ID (in the URL) had changed. The number '2' had been added to the end of it. I quickly went to the edit page and was able to re-establish my original username. But this is definitely somewhat disheartening as I do not want to lose my username. Thankfully, it didn't happen, but whatever did happen (sometime in the last two days) it might have left my original username open for someone else to use.

Can someone confirm what happened? And that this won't happen again?

David Russell replied on March 19, 2009 21:13 to the question "Gave Away All My Icons" in Gowalla:

So, I won't be able to check in at a place more than once in the future? Normally no reason I'd want to, unless I need icons. :) I suppose that would be the reason to limit it, so someone can't load up on icons?

Then again, checking in again to survey a spot and drop an icon might actually be cool to do. So maybe prevent a Gowaller (? :) from picking up icons if checking in again, but fine to drop one?

With geocaching, you are welcome to visit a site again, but your "score" for "found" caches doesn't go up any, only on original finds. Perhaps a model there to consider.

Just tossing ideas, take them or leave them. :)

David Russell replied on March 19, 2009 15:00 to the question "Gave Away All My Icons" in Gowalla:

Adam, thanks. I work next door to Ebenezers Coffeehouse, the first Spot I made in Gowalla here in DC. I just held up my phone to the window, checked in again and got an Espresso icon. :) If I'd only known it was going to be that easy.

David Russell marked one of Adam McManus' replies in Gowalla as useful. Adam McManus replied to the question "Gave Away All My Icons".

David Russell asked a question in Gowalla on March 14, 2009 20:45:

Gave Away All My Icons

Yes, that's what I did. I gave away all my icons. I guess I thought I could take icons from any Spot without leaving one. So when I finally arrived at a Spot with other icons, I couldn't take any of them. :( There are some nifty ones at the U.S. Capitol that I'd like to go back for. :) As it stands, I'm sort of locked, since I don't know of another way of acquiring icons than this exchange method at Spots.

Perhaps there should be a warning of sorts (or a measure of prevention) to help folks not do the same thing I did. Just a thought.

Still love this game! :)

David Russell asked a question in Gowalla on March 13, 2009 20:36:

Adding Spot Details Later

I like the idea of adding a description of a spot, especially here in historic Washington, DC, USA. But at 38°F today in the city, I didn't feel like punching in a lot of text about the spots I was commissioning. Plus, there is much historic information that one could draw from and that is more easily entered via keyboard. (Sorry, iPhone.)

Ideally, one would be able to edit the spot details later. I've also noted a spelling error for another local Spot. Editing Spot details would help that "commissioner", too. :) (http://support.gowalla.com/discussion...)

David Russell shared an idea in Gowalla on March 13, 2009 20:17:

Photos of Spots

I'd like to suggest the idea of adding an option to upload photos of Spots during the commission process.

David Russell reported a problem in Gowalla on March 13, 2009 20:15:

Check Marks on Spots Search Page

For some reason, there is no check mark beside several of the local Spots where I have checked in. I assume the check mark is to illustrate this. Or does it illustrate where I have dropped an icon? In my case, only one Spot has a check mark beside it. The list I am referring to appears on the Spots Search page.