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  1. HarryS

    HarryS Eternally Optimistic Gardener

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    [size=medium]Now that the new site is settled in and debugged . The feature I miss from the original site was the location of the member being shown in their posting header . It was nice and useful to know the UK or world location . Can this feature be added again ?[/size]
     
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    JWK Gardener Staff Member

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    Agreed - listen to Gardeners Question Time and they always ask for the callers location before giving advice.
     
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    I think it would be a good idea to have the location of the person asking a question because sometimes knowing where they are gives you an idea of their climate etc and aids answering the question.
     
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    clueless1 member... yep, that's what I am:)

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    I've noticed that's gone too. It was useful, and I've seen the feature on other forums using the same forum software so I guess it is just a configuration option.
     
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    shiney President, Grumpy Old Men's Club Staff Member

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    Yes, it is always helpful to know their location (I'm also nosey :heehee:) and some of us had been adding what zone we are in, which is helpful in knowing the time of year for planting.
     
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  6. Phil A

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    In the meantime, we could put it in our signatures.
     
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  7. Marley Farley

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    :scratch: I know exactly what you mean it is good to know.. I will see if it is possibl, but for the moment Zig's idea of putting it in our Signatures is a good idea for now...!! :WINK1:
     
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    Not just a pretty face our zig..:thumbsup:
     
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    What a good idea Ziggy :thumbsup:
    I've put it in mine.
     
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    Good idea. :dbgrtmb:

    Location and Zone added plus a link to a Zone Map
     
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    A brief moment of genius Ziggy , great idea :dbgrtmb:

    Shiney thanks for the hardiness zone map link . Why is London 9a , and surrounded by 8b ?
     
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    [size=large]Good point - I'll look into it. May take me a while though. I'm a vB girl at heart! [/size]:heehee:
     
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    I've updated my sig as suggested by Zig. Now I'm off outside to dig, I hope the rain doesn't ruin my wig. Maybe instead of work I'll just go for a cig.
     
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    :thumbsup: Thanks Daisees....

    :WINK1: :thumbsup: Very poetic Clueless...! :D :thumbsup: I updated mine too...
     
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    Harry, it's warmer in London than in the surrounding area (same with any big town or city) due to the Heat Island effect.
     
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