Talk:Centicule

Pinecone's algorithm

Shouldn't this be called a centicule? --joannac 23:30, 24 June 2009 (UTC)

I'm of the opinion that, while the proposal should be kept for history's sake, we should make it clear that this has by and large been rejected by the geohashing community. If people want to use this algorithm to still go to a random point when the official point is inaccessible, that is fine, but said adventures are not geohashes, and don't count for achievements or coordinates reached. Also, the centicule nomenclature is also in use elsewhere. --aperfectring 23:53, 24 June 2009 (UTC)

It is one hundredth of the graticule and it is one tenth of each coordinate. As there is no really good way to divide a graticule into ten pieces this isn't ambiguous, but I too would expect it to be called a centicule hash. I'm not worried about what it is called because I'm in perfect agreement with aperfectring on its usefulness. The problem is that we don't yet have enough people to cover the regular hashes, so adding 99 more to every graticule every day is crazy. When you're starting out you are frustrated with inaccessibility but eventually you'll see them as your rest days. When your graticule has a problem with too many people attending each geohash, revisit this as a way to thin the crowds. It IS also a fun way to have an adventure on an inaccessible day. Or you could shop for a boat, or a friend with one.-Robyn 02:26, 25 June 2009 (UTC)

2022

I merged these pages since they seem to be the same basic idea, albeit put towards differing purposes. Arlo (talk) 04:28, 30 May 2022 (UTC)