Interest in (Google) Map of BLF Users?

I had it open and restored instructions.

well, now that was convenient, metal-lord

and for future reference, instructions backed up here:
BLF Members Map
A map of approximate locations of BLF members.

Feel free to add your location:

  1. Use the search box to locate your city, state, and country.
  2. On the marker that appears, you’ll see a link that says ’Save to maps‘ within the bubble.
  3. Click the link and select the ‘BLF Members’.

Optional steps for advanced users:
4. Click ‘View map’
5. Click ‘Edit’
6. Select the pushpin (added in step 2&3)
7. Edit ‘Title’ & ‘Description’ to include your user name and city, state & country (for example ‘the - Helsinki, Finland’)
8. Click ‘Done’

Enjoy!!!

I thought I'd just bumb this thread once more, because I like the initiative, and perhaps some more people are willing to add themselves :-)

I just added mine and if I can figure it out, everyone can!

Hey! How come there's No Chinese members shown on the map? Hey! All you flashlight people over in China, get with it, will you?

Hey! What about South America? What's the deal here? Where's SB?

Where's Waldo?Tongue Out

Everybody... Map Up!!!Wink

Does this require a google account? To create one, they want a phone number to send a verification code.

As far as I remember you don’t need phone number. I just set one up for my mother the other day. I don’t believe so.


I expected more, but there's only 1 member listed from latin america, and 1 more from Spain. Maybe there's not as much crossover between blf and fotolinternas as I thought.

They insist:

Doesn’t China block a lot of Google services?

Cool map. Just added myself.

Its nice to see everyone!

But only “sometimes”. Other times you don’t need to. Go figure.

I’m in - I’m on the map!

cool idea!

Probably depends on what personal information you already have linked to your backup email address. That’s what their FAQs seem to indicate.

Somehow I got on it TWICE ! Can’t figure sxxt !!

“Google wouldn’t let me on…had to use a yahoo account. FUBAR

Did I do it correctly? Am I on? :slight_smile: (Hahahah. Randomly clicking on the island, I was about a quarter away from where I used to live a few years ago. :stuck_out_tongue: )

Yes, i can see you.

(But if you are reading this taz... Athens as far as I know is not situated near the Caspian sea!)

Bit of a learning curve for me, but now on the map.

Added

One more here :wink:

I see that I’m not alone in these latitudes!

A friendly bump for anyone interested but unaware of the BLF map.