SMS Plazing me incorrectly
Action: I update my Plaze via SMS to a new location, such as "@ 798 Art District in Beijing"
Expected Result: Pattern matching recognizes "in Beijing," but does not turn up search results for "798 Art District," and so creates a new Plaze: "You have been plazed at 798 Art District (Beijing, CN)"
Actual Result: Pattern matching recognizes "in Beijing," but Plazes me at some location entirely unrelated to my input. In this case, "You have been plazed at AT Cafe (Beijing, CN)"
Analysis: I know Plazes must use some fuzzy logic, but I'm quire consternated that the location I input bears no resemblance to the search results.
Recommendation: I believe that Plazes updated via SMS should *err* on the side of creating a new place, rather than placing me at a completely unrelated location, especially since I bridge my Plazes location to a lot of other social services. Meaning, when in doubt, Plazes should report my location verbatim.
Question: Can I force verbatim location update using quotation marks? Is there some other foolproof syntax I can use?
P.S. I find this behavior much more common when traveling in Asian cities that are not as well covered by Plazes (Beijing, Hong Kong), rather than European cities...
Expected Result: Pattern matching recognizes "in Beijing," but does not turn up search results for "798 Art District," and so creates a new Plaze: "You have been plazed at 798 Art District (Beijing, CN)"
Actual Result: Pattern matching recognizes "in Beijing," but Plazes me at some location entirely unrelated to my input. In this case, "You have been plazed at AT Cafe (Beijing, CN)"
Analysis: I know Plazes must use some fuzzy logic, but I'm quire consternated that the location I input bears no resemblance to the search results.
Recommendation: I believe that Plazes updated via SMS should *err* on the side of creating a new place, rather than placing me at a completely unrelated location, especially since I bridge my Plazes location to a lot of other social services. Meaning, when in doubt, Plazes should report my location verbatim.
Question: Can I force verbatim location update using quotation marks? Is there some other foolproof syntax I can use?
P.S. I find this behavior much more common when traveling in Asian cities that are not as well covered by Plazes (Beijing, Hong Kong), rather than European cities...
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Inappropriate?Hi,
sms plazing is a big topic and would require a fair bit of time investment, time we are currently spending on other big projects. There will be probably no fix for the issues arising with the way sms syntax works.
For now, the most complete reference to sms plazing can be found here:
http://blog.plazes.com/?p=182
I’m undecided
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