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World map of E500E owners
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Just create a new one and let me know what the old one is so I can delete it.
New member here. Proud new 500E owner on the map!
Welcome and thanks for adding yourself to the map!
I will do my best...
Welcome Mike! I worked at MB of Tampa ("Precision Motorcars" back then) from '82 through "99. Were you or any family or friends doing business there in those years? Had many great customers and friends...
Hey Klink! Back in those days we would only dream of owning a car at Precision Motorcars. Around '97-'99 we would pass by at night on the weekends and check out what new toys were out on the used car side. Back then I was still just a 20 year old kid, every time we drove by and saw something cool up on the famous ramp out front we would stop by and check it out. Oh man, going down memory lane here.. those were the days. We didn't have much money but we did have some fun times..
Ken,
I have admin access to the map but that doesn't allow me to edit it. All I can do is delete your entry...then you can create a new one with the correct info.
Go ahead and create a new one and then I'll delete your old one.
Thanks,
Glen
If people hadn't seen this already, we have a new map setup with the new forum, and it is accessible via the "Members map" link at the top of the screen. All of the old map related stuff above is no longer needed. The forum automatically logs people onto the map using Google Maps' API, and also via the IPstack service.
I dunno, how accurate is your pin? My pin is about 3-4 miles from my actual location, so not that accurate.
Also, this is information that is already being gathered by many other sites as you travel around the Internet.
In fairness, I'll tell you what I'll do. I'll do some programming today and replace the Maps with an updated version. It will allow folks to opt in / opt out if they are concerned about privacy, and so that way you have control over it.
As I said though, anyone on the Internet pretty much can be triangulated in a general sense based on their IP address, WiFi network SSID (if picked up by Google Maps roving cars), or cell tower location (if using a mobile device).
Yes, I have disabled it while I am doing some programming on it.
I'm not going to say exactly how close it is. But I will say that due to my rural location, I can count how many properties it is away on one hand.
I don't do FB, IG, or any of the other oversharing platforms. I don't have a picture on my Linkedin and have purposely omitted some details from that account. I greatly value being able to control how much of my life I share.
Heck, I used the PA Ez Pass transponders for years rather than the ones from VA because the privacy policy of my home state's program permitted the sharing of travel data with the police without a court order.
I dropped out of the national Lotus organization because they would not honor my request to not publish my contact info, including home address and phone.
I'm not trying to be a PITA, but there are too many fooked up people out there. The more I can control the distance between them and me, the better.
I don't do any of that crap, either, except for LinkedIn. That said, you do know it is common and simple for any web site out there who wants to, to get your location through your IP address. Just as the maps function here did. It's exceedingly simple.
If you need an additional layer of privacy and security, I HIGHLY recommend you use a VPN service, which will effectively hide your actual location from any site or code out there that tries to get it. VPN services are cheap and easy to use.
I'm being serious -- some relatively simple add-on code on this web site, combined with the free-to-anyone Google and IPstack mapping location services, was able to get your location. Anyone can do this.
If you use Google in any way, trust me, they already have more information about you than you know about yourself.
I have re-implemented the "Member Maps" feature from the previous forum, which is an "opt-in" feature -- meaning that you have to go to the map and put your own pin on it wherever you want to.
This not only preserves all of the maps that folks did from the old forum, but it is one less piece of code that I have to maintain on this site.
Special thanks to Glen for maintaining this Maps function, and being our interface with the ZeeMaps people.
You can access it via the "Members Map" button at the top navigation bar on any screen. If you haven't added a pin, feel free to do so (and for ace10, perhaps you can put your pin 40 or 50 miles away from where your actual location is...or perhaps at Mount Vernon or something).
Cheers,
Gerry
This not only preserves all of the maps that folks did from the old forum, but it is one less piece of code that I have to maintain on this site.
Special thanks to Glen for maintaining this Maps function, and being our interface with the ZeeMaps people.
You can access it via the "Members Map" button at the top navigation bar on any screen. If you haven't added a pin, feel free to do so (and for ace10, perhaps you can put your pin 40 or 50 miles away from where your actual location is...or perhaps at Mount Vernon or something).
Cheers,
Gerry
This is actually very cool, I see I have a member few blocks away from me, who knew ...
Any chance this will be implemented for C126 too (I understand that the map is for 500e owners only)?
Likely not, though I'm sure there more than a few members on the map who don't own E500Es......
TFTSNBN members receive a scarlet pin, though.
That's TWO winters, mind you. That said, I actually just sent Glen a
My "Location" is a random location within the zip code. Glad my swims in the buff did not get photographed this time
Swimming...ok.
If you could remove both, that’d be great. Now that I think I know how to enter in info properly, I want to redo the pin location. Thanks!
Done. Let me know if you have any trouble.
Just added my 92 almadine red. Respectfully to help update #s
