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R Occasional Visitor
Joined: Oct 26, 2003 Posts: 2
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Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2008 4:04 pm Post subject: How can I tell if I was first to report a new camera? |
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Some time ago I reported a speed camera which was not shown on Pocket GPS's site map, (GATSO:50570@30), so I assumed it was a first report. Just wanted to see if anyone knows if there's a way to check if it was a first report awaiting verification, for free lifetime membership, or if someone beat me to it, before renewing membership with Paypal. Thanks. |
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Anita Pocket GPS Moderator
Joined: Mar 15, 2006 Posts: 3219 Location: Windlesham, Surrey
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Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2008 5:03 pm Post subject: |
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It's in the current database, so unless you've received an email telling you you've been awarded life membership I'm afraid you were beaten to it.
From the camera download page:
Quote: | All members submitting qualifying reports of static/mobile speed cameras will be credited with lifetime memberships by 17:00 18 Jul 08 |
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john877 Lifetime Member
Joined: Mar 16, 2007 Posts: 468
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Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2008 8:34 pm Post subject: |
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If you report a camera and you were the first to do so when you look at the camera submissions page it will show on there ( you will be the only person to see it on the map if you were the first person to report it.)
Your report will show as a square box with a cross in it !! so if you do not see a box with a cross in it where the camera was you are not the first person to have spotted the new camera and reported it
Hope that explains how it works |
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Feek Lifetime Member
Joined: Mar 04, 2008 Posts: 173 Location: Englandshire.
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Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2008 10:44 pm Post subject: |
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Do they still have a cross now since the cross hair thing has gone from the map? |
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MaFt Pocket GPS Staff
Joined: Aug 31, 2005 Posts: 15142 Location: Bradford, West Yorkshire
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Posted: Thu Jul 24, 2008 9:42 am Post subject: |
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- gatso
- redlight
- redspeed
- truvelo
- specs
- safe-t-cam
- monitron
think that's all of them!
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john877 Lifetime Member
Joined: Mar 16, 2007 Posts: 468
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Posted: Thu Jul 24, 2008 10:31 am Post subject: |
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MaFt wrote: | - gatso
- redlight
- redspeed
- truvelo
- specs
- safe-t-cam
- monitron
think that's all of them!
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Do you think it would be a good idea to make these icons and the explanation of what they mean as a sticky !!
Time after time we get posters complaining "I am sure I was the first to report the camera "and the simple explanation in most cases is when the camera was reported if you do not see it on the map a few days later with a cross you were not the first .
It could save a lot of the negative posts regarding this issue and as a retort to any query you can just refer them to the sticky |
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MaFt Pocket GPS Staff
Joined: Aug 31, 2005 Posts: 15142 Location: Bradford, West Yorkshire
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Posted: Thu Jul 24, 2008 10:46 am Post subject: |
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john877 wrote: | Do you think it would be a good idea to make these icons and the explanation of what they mean as a sticky !!
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i keep meaning to add them to the submission page but always seem to have other stuff to do!!
john877 wrote: | when the camera was reported if you do not see it on the map a few days later with a cross you were not the first . |
that's not always the case though. sometimes a submission wont be shown on the map like that even if it IS the first... hence it's never been an official 'statement' as such, just most of the time!
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Feek Lifetime Member
Joined: Mar 04, 2008 Posts: 173 Location: Englandshire.
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Posted: Thu Jul 24, 2008 10:54 am Post subject: |
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The reason I asked about the cross is that I made a submission a short while ago for a camera near me (55691) which I've never seen before in nearly 20 years of driving the road and it shows on the map now as . I'm not bothered if it's the first or not but it'd be nice to be consistent so one can tell. |
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Oldboy Pocket GPS Moderator
Joined: Dec 08, 2004 Posts: 10642 Location: Suffolk, UK
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Posted: Thu Jul 24, 2008 11:36 am Post subject: |
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That's a pMOBILE. _________________ Richard
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MaFt Pocket GPS Staff
Joined: Aug 31, 2005 Posts: 15142 Location: Bradford, West Yorkshire
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Posted: Thu Jul 24, 2008 11:40 am Post subject: |
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thats a pending mobile site. ie its been reported, the submission comments were good enough and it's awaiting further sightings and a visit by a verifier.
everyone sees those, not just the original submitter.
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Feek Lifetime Member
Joined: Mar 04, 2008 Posts: 173 Location: Englandshire.
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Posted: Thu Jul 24, 2008 11:43 am Post subject: |
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Ahh right, I didn't realise that pMobiles were treated differently like that. Makes sense I suppose. |
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john877 Lifetime Member
Joined: Mar 16, 2007 Posts: 468
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Posted: Thu Jul 24, 2008 12:29 pm Post subject: |
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Pmobiles verification takes a lot longer than ordinary fixed position cameras it can be many months |
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