Region-Based Sightings as an alternative to Line-Based Sightings

[Pulse]

I write sightings in code (which can be translated only by my locals ) so this doesn't make a whole lot of difference to me

[sanbot]

I write sightings in code (which can be translated only by my locals ) so this doesn't make a whole lot of difference to me

"sightings in code" heehee

sorry i had to laugh at that

It doesn't make too much of a difference to me. I don't mind trawling through various posts to find whats out there.

On another note, if keeping the exact locations secret really is effective in keeping scalpers at bay then I'm all for it especially since I only get to look for TF's on weekends.

[dirge]

I write sightings in code (which can be translated only by...

...everyone, actually

No offense man, but your codes are ridiculously easy to decipher.

Anyway, I do think jaydisc has a point. Perhaps the sightings could switch over to something akin to this:

+ New Sightings (ie first sighting of a toy, or a wave hitting a certain chain for the first time)
+ NSW / ACT
+ WA
+ VIC
+ SA
+ QLD
+ NT / TAS

Exact details of how we divide the regions isn't so relevant yet, but the idea makes sense to me. The "PM for exact location" some members use will still apply within regional threads, where needed.

This way we have a clearing house of what has actually been sighted in general terms _and_ an up to date guide of what's where, as is relevent to specific areas.

The WA users need not bother wading through Pulse's poor attempts to conceal his trip to Stanhope Gardens, nor read through Iceburn's 4am trip to Burwood East, nor Goktimus laughing at the insane prices Sydney's Kinokuniya are asking this week. Instead they read about Morley, Carousel, etc.

[Pulse]

How about I just say "spotted at a Big W/K-Mart/Target etc. near me" or stop posting sightings altogether? Sounds like a good idea...

[dirge]

Or you could use the tried and tested "Spotted in western Sydney. PM for exact location". It seems to work for everyone else.

[jaydisc]

Awesome. Well it sounds like it's OK if I give it a try then. I'll do so after my hunt tomorrow.

[sanbot]

How about I just say "spotted at a Big W/K-Mart/Target etc. near me" or stop posting sightings altogether? Sounds like a good idea...

I gotta admit, I'm a "fan" of your "code"

So despite what others might say, its good value entertainment to me on a quiet workday arvo.

[Pulse]

No worries Shazam . Just because others might want me to "become more normal", I will do no such thing! I'm an individual, Damn it! It's the same way I refuse to change my location to somewhere real - it's cos Pulse does things his own way...

[JuzMel]

How about I just say "spotted at a Big W/K-Mart/Target etc. near me" or stop posting sightings altogether? Sounds like a good idea...

how like me, I always like to say things like spotted at "My local store, the one I usually frequent"... So you've gotta dig deeper to know which one I'm talking about. Just like I got chided for saying Kmart 24/7 assuming there was only one in VIC and then Icy was like there's 2-3 24/7 Kmarts... heehee

Anyway NO to the public domain because YES there are scalpers. Maybe trial it somewhere else. PM for exact location can be a pain sometime cause you need to wait for person to reply.

[roller]

first you all change your avatars and stuff

now you wanna frick around with the laserbeak sighting sections

When does it stop!!!!! Why do you young people have to change things!! Just to make it modern isnt it!

Just make the sightings thread, 'members only' if you want to deter scalpers