On 18/10/12 00:11, Alison M. Wheeler wrote:
Truth.
I just checked wherehttp://geoiplookup.wikimedia.org/ believes my (fixed) IP addresses
are. Truro is the response! (I'm actually just north of London). Geolocation
has been something of an interest of mine for a few years and whilst
While we're on the topic: could someone add in the Cambridge meetup to
the current notice? Charles
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On 16 October 2012 10:21, Charles Matthews
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While we're on the topic: could someone add in the Cambridge meetup to
the current notice? Charles
Done.
(Still not sure if we should have this one national-level notice, or
if we should try much more targeted
On 16/10/12 13:24, Thomas Dalton wrote:
It is very difficult to accurately identify geographic locations
within the UK. IP addresses are generally assigned from an ISPs pool
which they use nationwide, so they just identify to wherever the ISP
is based.
Not the datacenter (first hop)?
I did
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On 16 October 2012 13:14, Andrew Gray andrew.g...@dunelm.org.uk wrote:
On 16 October
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On 16 October 2012 13:14, Andrew Gray andrew.g...@dunelm.org.uk wrote:
On 16 October
Geonotices are only as good as the database underneath. If the IP database
doesn't think you're in London, no amount of tinkering with skins will fix
that.
Cheers,
Craig Franklin
On 15/10/2012 9:56 PM, Gordon Joly gordon.j...@pobox.com wrote:
I have problem with geonotices. I cannot see
On 15/10/12 13:28, Craig Franklin wrote:
Geonotices are only as good as the database underneath. If the IP
database doesn't think you're in London, no amount of tinkering with
skins will fix that.
Cheers,
Craig Franklin
I see. So in what sense is this a good communications tool?
Can I
Hi Gorgo,
What does http://geoiplookup.wikimedia.org report for you? The database is
usually pretty accurate.
Harry
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On Mon, Oct 15, 2012 at 2:04 PM, Gordon Joly gordon.j...@pobox.com wrote:
On 15/10/12 13:28, Craig Franklin wrote:
Geonotices are only as good as the database
(Location-wise, I mean. No need to publish your IP if you don't want to.)
Harry
On Mon, Oct 15, 2012 at 2:07 PM, Harry Burt harryab...@gmail.com wrote:
Hi Gorgo,
What does http://geoiplookup.wikimedia.org report for you? The database
is usually pretty accurate.
Harry
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On 15/10/12 14:07, Harry Burt wrote:
Hi Gorgo,
What does http://geoiplookup.wikimedia.org report for you? The
database is usually pretty accurate.
Harry
Geo =
{city:London,country:GB,lat:51.514198,lon:-0.093100,IP:86.157.yyy.xxx,netmask:22}
Looks like that is correct then(I have
Fixed. I restarted my BT equipment, got a brand new IP address, and it
works...
Huzzah!
Gordo
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On 15/10/12 15:23, Richard Symonds wrote:
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From: Gordon Joly gordon.j...@pobox.com
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Sent: Monday, 15 October 2012, 15:43
Subject: Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Geonotices.
Yes, most kludges
Hello,
There's currently a a discussion on the English Wikipedia concerning the
technicalities of geonotice accuracy, and the creation of additional
guidelines on geonotices. Please join the discussion at
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:Geonotice#Draft_guideline .
Deryck
On 2 March 2012 01:17, HJ Mitchell hjmitch...@ymail.com wrote:
[Geonotices]
(PS, if there are any enwiki admins who don't know how to put up a
geonotice, just copy and paste from this diff and change the message to the
message you want, the start date to the current date and time, and the
I'm afraid I'd be *way* out of my depth on anything like that. Sorry.
Harry
From: Andy Mabbett a...@pigsonthewing.org.uk
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Sent: Friday, 2 March 2012, 9:07
Subject: Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Geonotices
On 2 March 2012 01:17, HJ
Hi all,
I'd be grateful if any enwiki admins could add themselves to the list at the
bottom of http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/Events/Geonotices.
Geonotices for some events have been a bit hap hazard lately, with some going
up at very short notice. I don't think every event or meetup needs a
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