Talk:Manchester, United Kingdom
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Revision as of 14:43, 16 June 2008 by imported>Tommy
Activity
- Are there any other active users besides myself in this graticule?...I find it hard to believe that with an approximate population of 10million and a few large universities within, that no-one else has noticed this concept. Come on! --MB 13:02, 27 May 2008 (UTC)
- Yes. 90.198.176.206 00:19, 30 May 2008 (UTC)
- Same. I'd love to actually get to a hash that other people get to as well, but my transport is limited at the moment, so I'm largely stuck in Stoke. Tommy 14:37, 16 June 2008 (UTC)
Graticule Name
- Should this graticule not be named Merseyside? From Liverpool myself, just waiting for the right one to travel to. Also should we decide on some sort of sign to spot other geohashers if it lands in built up area? eg a frisbee --T
- Well, the graticule covers 85% of Greater Manchester but Liverpool is cut down the middle by the -2 longitude line. Its hard to determine a name that covers every area, e.g. preston definitely wouldn't be covered by Merseyside, but neither is it covered by Manchester. North West seems like a compromise, but that label covers too much area AND doesn't fit with the naming of the other Graticules in the UK or elsewhere. --MB 09:58, 28 May 2008 (UTC)
- Granada region would be perfect if it wasn't an obscure name. By the way it contains most of Liverpool only a very small sliver isn't covered, the areas of Sefton & Wirral are largly missing though so Merseyside is a stretch. Perhaps Greater Manchester & Liverpool region? --T
- It's tough to come up with any sensible name that encompasses the entire region, but then this applies to any graticule. Merseyside would make sense for those of you from the Mersey area, but then for those of us as far south as Stoke or as far north as Bowland, it would mean nothing. The reason it's been initially called the Manchester graticule, as far as I understand it, is because the standard naming format for areas such as this seems to be to name the graticule after the largest or most prominent built-up area within the graticule, and the largest such area for us is Manchester. While it might not be the most appropriate name (especially for those of you from Liverpool, for instance), it's probably the best we're going to get for what is, in all practical terms, an arbitrary area of land and sea. Tommy 14:37, 16 June 2008 (UTC)
- Well, the graticule covers 85% of Greater Manchester but Liverpool is cut down the middle by the -2 longitude line. Its hard to determine a name that covers every area, e.g. preston definitely wouldn't be covered by Merseyside, but neither is it covered by Manchester. North West seems like a compromise, but that label covers too much area AND doesn't fit with the naming of the other Graticules in the UK or elsewhere. --MB 09:58, 28 May 2008 (UTC)
Markers for other Geohashers
- My strategy would be go around asking anyone in the area "Do the letters XKCD mean anything to you?" while wearing an XKCD T-Shirt to make it obvious from a distance. --MB 09:58, 28 May 2008 (UTC)
- Firstly nice cleanup. Yeah anything XKCD-like should be an easy spot. --T
