I haven't been on for a while but I just noticed the last couple of time I logged on, a banner ad for Wikileaf pops up and my browser says it's asking for my location. Seems like a terrible idea in a weed forum.
You don't have to give it to them. I put in a general area, just to see what it was all about. They also have a web page (I don't live anywhere near Seattle). Wikileaf: Marijuana Dispensaries In The City Of Seattle Central, Washington
I don't think that was his only point. Even if it isn't sketchy, it gives the impression that it might be. If I didn't know anything about GC, and if I saw that pop up when I clicked on the site, I would register on a different forum instead. Just my 2 cents..
Wikileafs is for people who are wanting to find dispensaries in their state if their state has any...which isn't a lot of states. All you have to do is not Allow it to get your location by hitting Block or whatever the option is and you should also be able to Dismiss the banner. It is what it is. They chose to add it to the site and so it is here. I understand the points being made, though.
Yes, I see that it's optional. It's just a poorly conceived idea or way to provide location based services. If someone wants to find federally illegal business locations via a service such as Wikileaf, I'm sure they would prefer to just type in a town than to connect phone location services with a website database. It also leaves a bad taste in GC user's mouth as they probably don't want to worry that an ad is actively reaching out for phone location, I'm guessing. Just an observation. Maybe not a big deal.
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^^^^^^^^^ Ya think ?? Hell most of the reason many of us use grass city was the layer of protection we were assured it provided between the world and our little grows legal or not and this defeats the whole idea in my book. I'll just hang a big flashing sign in the front yard. WEED HERE !! Bad taste indeed. BNW
If you choose Not to Allow , it will not get any details about your location at all and we made sure to add a dismiss button so you don't have to deal with it multiple times. We really understand your concerns and we really made sure to keep our users safe if they choose not to hare their location.
I think for changes that may make some of us uneasy, like our physical location being tracked, you should give us a heads up before it's implemented. Maybe send a notification so we don't worry or have to investigate it. I'm sure some of us are sophisticated enough that wouldn't be necessary but some of us are old and slow. This case was easy enough to fix but it took a whole 5 minutes out of my very busy (not) life to look into.
We agree that this feature could make members uneasy as many of us are in similar situation including myself. Many knows i live in a country where it is illegal to smoke and grow. Thats why we made sure that it is safe. it effects all of us. However for future i fully agree with you , an announcement of such feature is necessary.