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Dr. Barnabus Peddingferd replied on December 09, 2009 18:18 to the problem "Designing with Web Standards Book - Wrong drop location" in Gowalla:

QUICK! Run to your nearest hospital if your site is not up to par!

A comment on the question "Merge request: 112751 and 185320" in Gowalla:

Corrected. Thank you! – Dr. Barnabus Peddingferd, on December 09, 2009 15:17

Dr. Barnabus Peddingferd replied on December 09, 2009 15:07 to the problem "Iron Cactus Dupe (created this evening)" in Gowalla:

The good news is, it's a Featured Spot and, therefore, will never be subject to accidentally keeping the wrong spot.

The bad news is, only the Gowalla Gods can handle this merge request.

Happy Gowall'ing!
Dr. Peddingferd

Dr. Barnabus Peddingferd replied on December 09, 2009 15:04 to the question "Merge request: 112751 and 185320" in Gowalla:

Spot successfully merged, keeping 112751 as that was the original spot. The spot is moved to on top of the map indicator and the radius is also Large: Small Park.

Could you confirm the spelling of that spot (with the appropriate é and suchs)?

Happy Gowall'ing!
Dr. Peddingferd

Dr. Barnabus Peddingferd replied on December 09, 2009 07:56 to the problem "Kept Wrong Spot" in Gowalla:

Looks like another STE kept the wrong spot: The Waterwall.

I created that spot on May 24, moments before creating Williams Tower right next to it. Of course, it kept my description, but that is of little comfort.

There really needs to be some additional "Confirmation" step or something like Apple's "You are about to save over an older item" type dialog.

Being that I live in the heart of Gowalladom, being the Commissioner to new spots is much harder for me now and as much as it tears me up that I merged Susan Herself's spot, I now know even more how heart-wrenching it is to lose a created spot.

Thanks
Dr. Peddingferd

Dr. Barnabus Peddingferd replied on December 09, 2009 01:32 to the idea "Refuse Items" in Gowalla:

Just wanted to give this thread/idea a lil bump.

Currently, I am playing wherein I check in to my favorite places and those I really want the stamp for. The purpose of which is two fold:
1) This is a personal preference – I want to keep and maintain a "clean" passport.
2) I don't want to have a loaded pack for when New Item Tuesdays roll around.

Today, I would have really liked to decline items as I scoured my neck of the woods for the new Stationary item. Rather, I had to check into and found a bunch of places that I normally would have waited on (though there were a couple that I gladly Founded). Ultimately, my personal issue with double vaulting has me going this route (oddly enough, I'd rather be a Founder than have a dupe item in my vault – of which, only one instance had that occur).

Anyway, would just really like to see this in a future release. Rest assured that this game has me quite wrapped. Thank you!

Happy Gowall'ing!
Dr. Peddingferd

Dr. Barnabus Peddingferd replied on December 08, 2009 04:53 to the idea "Gowalla Ambassadors" in Gowalla:

I believe the Street Team Elite members are, more or less, acting as ambassadors for Gowalla in foreign lands.

I think Gowalla comes across more international than some might be considering. While there are definitely more Featured spots within the United States, there are quite a few important, worldly locations getting much Gowalla love. Be it from the developers or from local Gowallites.

Dr. Barnabus Peddingferd replied on December 07, 2009 13:50 to the question "Category change on spot that we didn't apply .." in Gowalla:

The "Technology" category is under Shopping & Services. That location is a corporate entity and not a retail outlet which "Technology" is used for. Unless consumers can freely walk around your office and purchase your apps through your receptionist.

Dr. Barnabus Peddingferd replied on December 07, 2009 13:10 to the idea "Add spot editing to iphone app" in Gowalla:

FLAT ERIC!!!

Dr. Barnabus Peddingferd replied on December 07, 2009 13:09 to the idea "Create an International Space Station spot" in Gowalla:

If you're right next to a GPS satellite, is the reception better?

Dr. Barnabus Peddingferd replied on December 04, 2009 22:11 to the problem "spot in wrong spot" in Gowalla:

That's likely because it is outside the base range for moving spots. This can happen from time to time and, unfortunately, still requires the Gowalla Team to actually move it in the system. It's mostly to ensure people aren't creating a spot and then moving it to a location they actually haven't been.

Dr. Barnabus Peddingferd replied on December 04, 2009 21:59 to the problem "Edit Apple Store Hillside for rename" in Gowalla:

I'm very interested in knowing how such a feature is working. How did those spots get the "custom" stamp and why isn't it available in the category lists?

Dr. Barnabus Peddingferd replied on December 04, 2009 21:57 to the idea "Bookmarking spots I'd like to visit on the homepage" in Gowalla:

So, it looks like this may have been implemented in a way. There is now a "Bookmark" tab on spots.



Interested how this interacts with the iPhone app.

Dr. Barnabus Peddingferd replied on December 04, 2009 21:39 to the problem "please re-do the custom icon for 46330" in Gowalla:

At first, I was really confused about your request, and then I checked out the other non-Featured Apple Stores and see exactly what you are talking about. That is proper done. Well done, Gowalla!

Yes, do return this gentleman's Apple Store stamp to the new one!

Happy Gowall'ing!
Dr. Peddingferd

Dr. Barnabus Peddingferd replied on November 28, 2009 05:24 to the problem "Please Merge 102742 and 50500" in Gowalla:

Merged.

Dr. Barnabus Peddingferd shared an idea in Gowalla on November 28, 2009 03:30:

Unique Visitors Pin

This is a fun little achievement for those lofty creators out there: A pin akin to the Created/Founded Spots Pin which is awarded when a spot reaches a certain number of unique visitors.

Example: Mr. Ginsberg created the Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (Spot #9410) and since its addition to the Gowalla catalogue, there have been 158 Unique Visitors.

Upon that spot's 50 unique visitors, Mr. Ginsberg would get a pin signifying that he created at least one spot that received that many individuals checking in. The intent is that these wouldn't be awarded for every spot with that many visitors, just for the first instance of a spot seeing 50 unique people. And it could go up incrementally just as the Created/Founded pins.

As it isn't for number of check-ins, rather for actual unique visitors, there is very little motivation (or ability) for abuse.

Happy Gowall'ing!
Dr. Peddingferd

Dr. Barnabus Peddingferd replied on November 24, 2009 23:05 to the problem "Duplicate Spots" in Gowalla:

We all look like tortoise next to Irene. Capital work, my dear!

A comment on the problem "Fix founder issue on SF seeded spots" in Gowalla:

I stand enlightened! Thank you! – Dr. Barnabus Peddingferd, on November 24, 2009 23:02

A comment on the problem "Fix founder issue on SF seeded spots" in Gowalla:

I suspect the spot was merged with a duplicate that had founders. – Dr. Barnabus Peddingferd, on November 24, 2009 22:34

A comment on the problem "Kept Wrong Spot" in Gowalla:

Yes, aware of that as well. The issue wasn't which one to keep, it was that I hit Merge without realizing "Keep This One" was selected for the wrong spot. – Dr. Barnabus Peddingferd, on November 24, 2009 22:33