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If you correct or add to this page, please remember it's aimed at first time users so please keep it simple. [[User:Sourcerer|Sourcerer]] 03:49, 24 August 2012 (EDT)
 
If you correct or add to this page, please remember it's aimed at first time users so please keep it simple. [[User:Sourcerer|Sourcerer]] 03:49, 24 August 2012 (EDT)
  
Many, dare I say most, new geohashers are starting with smartphone apps because they combine coordinate lookup, mapping, GPS, photos and logging in one already available package. Shouldn't they have a prominent place on this page? [[User:Scerruti|Stephen Cerruti]] 08:45, 24 August 2012 (EDT)
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:Many, dare I say most, new geohashers are starting with smartphone apps because they combine coordinate lookup, mapping, GPS, photos and logging in one already available package. Shouldn't they have a prominent place on this page? [[User:Scerruti|Stephen Cerruti]] 08:45, 24 August 2012 (EDT)
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:The statement, "the coordinate disappears at midnight and appears somewhere" else is misleading. It may cause confusion for a newbie who is researching the topic where no point currently exists. [[User:Scerruti|Stephen Cerruti]] 08:48, 24 August 2012 (EDT)
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::Good points. I'll make some tweeks.
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Peeron seems to be broken. Maybe feature another calculator? [[User:V1993|V1993]] ([[User talk:V1993|talk]]) 13:16, 6 October 2021 (UTC)
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:Looks broken for me as well. That's sad; it was quite nice. I think approximately everyone uses geohashing.info these days, so maybe that... [[User:January First-of-May|January First-of-May]] ([[User talk:January First-of-May|talk]]) 22:10, 6 October 2021 (UTC)

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If you correct or add to this page, please remember it's aimed at first time users so please keep it simple. Sourcerer 03:49, 24 August 2012 (EDT)

Many, dare I say most, new geohashers are starting with smartphone apps because they combine coordinate lookup, mapping, GPS, photos and logging in one already available package. Shouldn't they have a prominent place on this page? Stephen Cerruti 08:45, 24 August 2012 (EDT)
The statement, "the coordinate disappears at midnight and appears somewhere" else is misleading. It may cause confusion for a newbie who is researching the topic where no point currently exists. Stephen Cerruti 08:48, 24 August 2012 (EDT)
Good points. I'll make some tweeks.

Peeron seems to be broken. Maybe feature another calculator? V1993 (talk) 13:16, 6 October 2021 (UTC)

Looks broken for me as well. That's sad; it was quite nice. I think approximately everyone uses geohashing.info these days, so maybe that... January First-of-May (talk) 22:10, 6 October 2021 (UTC)