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hawaii reported a problem in Gowalla on November 24, 2009 19:28:

I broke a spot!

An attempt to merge a spot seems to have killed the spot.

http://gowalla.com/spots/126584

"Firefox has detected that the server is redirecting the request for this address in a way that will never complete."

I may have attempted to abort a merge to choose the other candidate. Sorry! Won't do that again.

hawaii replied on November 16, 2009 20:06 to the question "I broke a spot!" in Gowalla:

Sorry to hear about the bug, but glad to hear it's getting stomped!

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hawaii replied on November 16, 2009 18:37 to the idea "How about offering personal signature icons?" in Gowalla:

Love this! Both the concept of "unvaultable items" (like "travel bugs" in Geocaching), perhaps with a running odometer, and the idea of "custom pins," as a paid premium. The latter may not make much money for the company as a whole, but would certainly motivate the overworked Gowalla artists!

hawaii replied on November 16, 2009 18:25 to the idea "Create spots from web interface." in Gowalla:

Foursquare lets you do this, and I find it problematic. I created spots for half a dozen nightlife hotspots in Honolulu from my couch in suburbia a couple of days ago. I could even check into them remotely, even jumping from one end of the island to another in five minutes, a physical impossibility. And that's without the issue of duplicates, which would become a big problem once a local userbase was established.

One of the great things about Gowalla is that you have to actually be there before you can say you're there. It takes more time, I suppose, but I think it undermines any "game" aspect if you're allowed to stay at home and still claim an active social life.

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hawaii replied on November 16, 2009 18:18 to the idea "Cities with no Featured Spots given 1st Priority" in Gowalla:

I agree! Honolulu's blowing up on Gowalla, and got its first write up in a daily paper on Friday. Sent in some featured spot suggestions on Nov. 3 and built a walking tour trip last week, and we're eager to see some specialness turn up!

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hawaii asked a question in Gowalla on November 16, 2009 18:09:

I broke a spot!

Proud and productive Gowalla STE member here, but unfortunately I think I broke a spot. I was nudging the pin for a building and when I tried to save the change, got the "Shenanigans" error. Tried going back and resubmitting, logging out and back in, and so on, but it looks like I may have killed the whole spot or corrupted something. Can you take a look?

http://gowalla.com/spots/80008

hawaii reported a problem in Gowalla on November 09, 2009 18:19:

Need to move a spot in Honolulu (Kalani High School).

A fellow Honolulu user reported accidentally creating a spot several miles from the correct location (using Android web-based GPS, which is sketchy). I'm a proud Street Team Elite member but the distance covered is far too great for me to adjust.

Kalani High School
http://gowalla.com/spots/85054

The actual location is here (Google Maps link):

http://j.mp/3EO4uK

Or straight GPS coordinates are:

21.278608, -157.773845

Please let me know how to be most helpful in providing corrections like these! Thanks.

hawaii asked a question in Gowalla on November 09, 2009 05:14:

Should we create spots for towns or neighborhoods?

I see there are broad "spots" for states, so Gowalla can report I've been in Hawaii, or California, etc. But what's the policy on spots for neighborhoods or towns? That is a distinct place in the minds of locals, but definitely spanning more distance than an "XX-Large" park or complex?

Example: Many urban or downtown areas have a "Chinatown." It's not really a business or specific corner, but a collection of city blocks that is just generally recongizable as such.

The problem, as I see it, is that (1.) even the largest spot radius won't cover all of what someone might consider part of a neighborhood or town, no matter how distinct, and (2.) there's a fine line between a "Chinatown" and, say, Simi Valley, which is a whole city, even though most people might just consider it a specific location.

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