2022 MGS Forum Changes

[GolfSpy_APH]

Hello all!

We are slowly getting closer to testing season (no I don’t have any inside information …. Right now). With that there has been a lot of work going on in the background to enhance the site and bring some improvements to the site. 

In this thread I will let you know all what is going on when we are getting close or about to launch any new features, structure and more. 

Without further delay the first update we are bringing to the membership is actually a older feature which ended up on the cutting room floor, but is bring brought back to life by popular demand. 

The Community Map!

What is this?
- The community map is a feature we had years ago and it’s pretty simple. It is a map of the world where you can tag your location and where you are located. 

Why now?

Well the long and the short of it is I was able to get approval to purchase it and again it is a feature that has been asked for time and time again. 

Another key feature we are working on is Community engagement… I know we hear this all the time, but this is all part of a bigger plan to increase get togethers, events and a phenomenal community not just online, but in person as well. 

What can we do with it?

This is a bit different than the older member map which has been renamed to Community Map. Again you can tag your location (home) so other spies can see who is all living in your area. 

We are also introducing a secondary function within this single application which is course reviews. It is pretty simple, have a course you want to write a review for? Go into the “create” go down to Community Map Marker and Select Course Review. 

From there find it on the map, mark it, add in the course name, a brief description and hit submit. It is after this that you are able to write your review on the course (unless it has already been created) and you can grade it out of your 5 stars however you like. 

We are also incorporating (at a later date) some of the player profile features (if you have it filled out) where when hovering over the player you can see their player profile data. 

Where is the Map Located? 

Well you can find the map here: https://forum.mygolfspy.com/communitymap/

Or simply go the the “Members” Tab at the top of any page and when the drop down comes you will find “Community Map”

This was a very useful tool in the past in getting members together and creating a community that is more than just a forum. 

The great thing is it is also optional. Don’t want to take part? No requirement for testing or profile completion or any of that. This feature is there for you to use as you wish. Whether it is to check out course reviews, write your own on a course that has a review or doesn’t or seeing what spys are in your area which you may want to get a game in with this feature will allow you to do that. 

This is only the beginning and we have a lot more in store to bring you in the near(ish) future. 

Cheers,
Jamie

[GolfSpy_APH]

Quick Start Guide:
Create -> Community Map Marker


Select Course Review OR Member (example will be for course review)

 

Fill out Course Review Marker (Not the actual review yet)

Once Completed hit Save Marker and it will pop up as it does in the below photo

Want to write the review now or leave a comment? Hit the any of the Comments, Reviews or Read more and it will bring you to the review page. Shown Below.

And that is all! 

Hope everyone has fun with this and if you have questions send a note to any of the mods or comment in this thread and we will do our best to guide you through it. 

[Josh Ross]

Hey, couple of things I noticed. One, the dropdown menu for Members is staying on the screen whenever on the map. It's happening on my phone and PC and I notice it in your screenshots too. Second, I don't have a create button showing up just yet. Am I jumping the gun? Love that we're bringing this back!

[GolfSpy_APH]

12 minutes ago, Josh Ross said:

Hey, couple of things I noticed. One, the dropdown menu for Members is staying on the screen whenever on the map. It's happening on my phone and PC and I notice it in your screenshots too. Second, I don't have a create button showing up just yet. Am I jumping the gun? Love that we're bringing this back!

That is seemingly Theme related as on Dark we don't see that at all. I'll look into it, but it may be a day or two before I get that sorted with other work taking priority. 

The create button is right up top and is a + (plus symbol) on mobile. I've logged out and was able to see it and logged in and it is there. It is the same spot where you can create topics, status updates and near the notification/message icons. 

[yungkory]

Not sure if this is just my browser but:

Putting my zipcode resulted in a marker in the middle of the ocean

and

 

This menu doesn't want to go away. Using Brave (built off of chrome). I hover over it, it goes away temporarily, then comes back.

[GolfSpy BOS]

1 hour ago, yungkory said:

Not sure if this is just my browser but:

Putting my zipcode resulted in a marker in the middle of the ocean

and

 

This menu doesn't want to go away. Using Brave (built off of chrome). I hover over it, it goes away temporarily, then comes back.

I see you on land... or did you manually move yourself there?

[PMookie]

Nice! First person in the Deep South. Come on, folks! I need to find some people to golf with in TX, NM, and AZ! Plus, how about a little “boot” competition? LA vs AR or MS?!

[GolfSpy_SHARK]

Love it can’t wait to see some course reviews. 

[sirchunksalot]

Glad to see another member map here on the forum. I've always thought it was a great way to know who might be in the area. 

[MattWillGolf]

The map feature is pretty cool. I plugged in my zip code and used the edit marker option to fine tune the location. While it’s not my exact address it’s within a mile and a half.

[Shankster]

Cool feature to get back, but I always have issues putting my bunker location for people to find, hence the use of the North Pole last time.

[Mtbryant01]

I’m really excited about the course reviews. I hope this gets used a lot. Would love to pull it up and check if I’m visiting a place I’m not familiar with and  trying to sneak in a round.

[GolfSpy_APH]

 

3 minutes ago, Mtbryant01 said:

I’m really excited about the course reviews. I hope this gets used a lot. Would love to pull it up and check if I’m visiting a place I’m not familiar with and  trying to sneak in a round.

Course reviews are something I've wanted to bring to the forum in a better way for months and it is almost a happy accident that I was able to build it into this plugin. The whole two birds things. 

At some point I'll be going through and doing nearly all the Nova Scotia and BC courses I've played as well as some NZ courses... and Australia. I have a feeling I'l kill a lot of time on it. 

However this is probably the feature I'm least excited about rolling out... a lot more to come and I really hope that this will help grow the site, but also grow the community in ways we may didn't think of before. 

[MattWillGolf]

56 minutes ago, Shankster said:

Cool feature to get back, but I always have issues putting my bunker location for people to find, hence the use of the North Pole last time.

I wasn’t that cool. But my “location” is now the Budweiser brewery near where I live.

[DiscipleofPenick]

51 minutes ago, GolfSpy_APH said:

 

Course reviews are something I've wanted to bring to the forum in a better way for months and it is almost a happy accident that I was able to build it into this plugin. The whole two birds things. 

At some point I'll be going through and doing nearly all the Nova Scotia and BC courses I've played as well as some NZ courses... and Australia. I have a feeling I'l kill a lot of time on it. 

However this is probably the feature I'm least excited about rolling out... a lot more to come and I really hope that this will help grow the site, but also grow the community in ways we may didn't think of before. 

I can do a lot too, for Ohio at least.

[yungkory]

22 hours ago, GolfSpy_BOS said:

I see you on land... or did you manually move yourself there?

I had to manually move myself. 96816 put me like 100 miles north of the island chain LOL

[cnosil]

Location documented;  not my real home but my second home.....MGS Headquarters. 

[Kanoito]

Love it, thanks Jamie！

[Kanoito]

12 hours ago, yungkory said:

I had to manually move myself. 96816 put me like 100 miles north of the island chain LOL

Nice, Sponge Bob！

[Larryw]

Great addition, hope the Map helps build the community.

I did notice that first adding location by zip code and choosing my county in Texas, it placed me at the geographic center of the county. I then changed to the  "use my current location" option (instead of entering zip code) and it placed me exactly where my home is located. Don't know if this works better for everyone, but it worked great for me. Hope it helps.

 

Edit: correct English

Edited March 6, 2022 by Larryw

[GolfSpy_APH]

Appreciate all those who have put in their spots and added in a few course reviews so far. 
Few quick things I've discovered since we added this is one I should explain the "codes"

They are pretty self explanatory, but worth explaining a little. 

There are 2 Member categories from the "recruit group" days. There is no real distinction between the two now, but they still show up as two different categories... hence why you see two different "Member" options. 

The other is the blank then just a number, this is Donors. When members donate they get put into this category as a member who has donated and it is a Blank Category. As a reminder if you have donated and want to get your donator badge go to the thread: HERE 

Also with Course Reviews if you wanted to just see them you can of course unselect the members, but you can also go Browse Markers then Course Reviews and it will list them in a catalogue type entry.  HERE

I'll look to create a secondary link/shortcut so these are easier for any and all to find.

[Hobert]

This is very cool. I'll add some course reviews for local courses.

[DStar]

Great addition. I'm all by myself in the UK..

[russtopherb]

Got myself added in to the map, I'll look at adding some reviews shortly as well.

[GolfSpy_APH]

For those interesting in assisting and aiding the mod staff with some of these upcoming changes sign up for a chance to be part of the beta team to get a sneak peak on some of these new opportunities for the site here: 

 

[tony@CIC]

On 3/4/2022 at 12:13 PM, GolfSpy_APH said:

Hello all!

We are slowly getting closer to testing season (no I don’t have any inside information …. Right now). With that there has been a lot of work going on in the background to enhance the site and bring some improvements to the site. 

In this thread I will let you know all what is going on when we are getting close or about to launch any new features, structure and more. 

Without further delay the first update we are bringing to the membership is actually a older feature which ended up on the cutting room floor, but is bring brought back to life by popular demand. 

The Community Map!

What is this?
- The community map is a feature we had years ago and it’s pretty simple. It is a map of the world where you can tag your location and where you are located. 

Why now?

Well the long and the short of it is I was able to get approval to purchase it and again it is a feature that has been asked for time and time again. 

Another key feature we are working on is Community engagement… I know we hear this all the time, but this is all part of a bigger plan to increase get togethers, events and a phenomenal community not just online, but in person as well. 

What can we do with it?

This is a bit different than the older member map which has been renamed to Community Map. Again you can tag your location (home) so other spies can see who is all living in your area. 

We are also introducing a secondary function within this single application which is course reviews. It is pretty simple, have a course you want to write a review for? Go into the “create” go down to Community Map Marker and Select Course Review. 

From there find it on the map, mark it, add in the course name, a brief description and hit submit. It is after this that you are able to write your review on the course (unless it has already been created) and you can grade it out of your 5 stars however you like. 

We are also incorporating (at a later date) some of the player profile features (if you have it filled out) where when hovering over the player you can see their player profile data. 

Where is the Map Located? 

Well you can find the map here: https://forum.mygolfspy.com/communitymap/

Or simply go the the “Members” Tab at the top of any page and when the drop down comes you will find “Community Map”

This was a very useful tool in the past in getting members together and creating a community that is more than just a forum. 

The great thing is it is also optional. Don’t want to take part? No requirement for testing or profile completion or any of that. This feature is there for you to use as you wish. Whether it is to check out course reviews, write your own on a course that has a review or doesn’t or seeing what spys are in your area which you may want to get a game in with this feature will allow you to do that. 

This is only the beginning and we have a lot more in store to bring you in the near(ish) future. 

Cheers,
Jamie

A BIG thank you Jamie. Nice to see HQ listening. 

[tony@CIC]

Jamie, I just set up my current location - is it possible to have 2 locations with the same user name for us 'snowbirds'? 

[GolfSpy_APH]

11 minutes ago, tony@CIC said:

Jamie, I just set up my current location - is it possible to have 2 locations with the same user name for us 'snowbirds'? 

I can look into that, but I know you can also change your location at will whenever you like. 

Something I'll definitely looking into and take into consideration. 

[CarlH]

On 3/4/2022 at 3:28 PM, PMookie said:

Nice! First person in the Deep South. Come on, folks! I need to find some people to golf with in TX, NM, and AZ! Plus, how about a little “boot” competition? LA vs AR or MS?!

Just added myself in AR

[PMookie]

49 minutes ago, CarlH said:

Just added myself in AR

Sweet! I’ve only played in the Village once, and it was over 10 years ago. Some unbelievable courses there- you are a blessed man!!! Maybe we could get a crew to play up there one weekend.