Go XL: Guess the City

[Peripteros]

I cant see it too, and thats why no one guessed it correct.

[travelbug]

Can we try and make sure the picture loads properly from midnight. Not 10 a.m? Or 11 a.m?

[travelbug]

1st March?

[Jan]

^ fixed

[Chimaera]

Well yes, I can see it got fixed. And a lot of people got their 3 points. But can you explain this: in my case, I can read the following: "Today's city picture shows city X, country Y. Your guess was city X, country Y. You scored 0 points in this round for having neither country nor city right."

???????

[pdm]

And AG got 33 points, according to this page: http://xl.skyscrapercity.com/index.p...h_month=201003

[FAVAustinTX]

Originally Posted by Chimaera

Well yes, I can see it got fixed. And a lot of people got their 3 points. But can you explain this: in my case, I can read the following: "Today's city picture shows city X, country Y. Your guess was city X, country Y. You scored 0 points in this round for having neither country nor city right."

???????

I have the same problem on March 1st, the correct answer as well as my answer are the same but I still got 0 points, is this going to be fixed?

[Patrick Highrise]

here one more who got everything right on the 1st of march bu still no points

[zlatkosladko]

I'm not the points received from 1 March, although I already wrote about this issue to the moderators! I do not know what's going on???

[TohrAlkimista]

Damn, I must be so dumb.
I have always difficulties to input the right country and city code.

It always says: "Wrong input, please try again."

[3tmk]

You do know you aren't supposed to input the code, you just write the name of the city and it gives you a dropdown list of choices.

[TohrAlkimista]

I know, but it still does not work, so I started to put the code directly.
When I write the name of the city down, it suggests total wrong things.

Ex:



WTF?!

[3tmk]

That's a common problem, sometimes you need to check to find the correct city spelling.
As an example, if you write St Petersburg, the russian city doesn't show up, you need to write only petersburg to have it pop up.
For Teheran, you should instead write Tehran.

It's due to translation problems.
If you look at google earth, Bangalore is Banagaluru, Calcutta is Kolkota, etc.

[zlatkosladko]

Can anyone tell me what happens to the image of 1 March, because I have not yet received points for it, although I will give a correct answer. I saw that other users have the same problem and it has not yet been eliminated.

[TohrAlkimista]

Originally Posted by 3tmk

That's a common problem, sometimes you need to check to find the correct city spelling.
As an example, if you write St Petersburg, the russian city doesn't show up, you need to write only petersburg to have it pop up.
For Teheran, you should instead write Tehran.

It's due to translation problems.
If you look at google earth, Bangalore is Banagaluru, Calcutta is Kolkota, etc.

I see it works using names provided by GoogleMaps finally.
Thank you for your explanation!

[itsacurse]

how do I use this crackpot website? login? results for the "city of the day" contest? sheesh, ya try to have a little fun...

[SanMiguel]

I just joined this thread in march 2010 and still have to check many images...

Just now i checked the image of October 25, 2009 and got a problem:
I know the place, but when i type the name i just get opportunity to put in another, totally wrong city...
maybe there is another (non-french) spelling of that place

now my question is:
(esp. to Inspektor Draguljče, FAVAustinTX, 3tmk, Lausanne, Saigoneseguy or desertpunk )

1st way: do i have to search for right country and city code of the exact small town?
or
2nd way: is it a part of the bigger city which is about 22km NW of the exact place?

No need to tell me the city... just say: "1st way" or "2nd way"


Thanks a lot guys

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[desertpunk]

I ran into the same thing. It's probably better to type in the most familiar place name and select that code. I got technical a few times using the more correct locale and lost points. Remember that not everyone guessing has Google Earth so I kind of like the fact that they can use the familiar place name that pops in their head and win the GTC.

[3tmk]

Originally Posted by SanMiguel

I just joined this thread in march 2010 and still have to check many images...

Just now i checked the image of October 25, 2009 and got a problem:
I know the place, but when i type the name i just get opportunity to put in another, totally wrong city...
maybe there is another (non-french) spelling of that place

now my question is:
(esp. to Inspektor Draguljče, FAVAustinTX, 3tmk, Lausanne, Saigoneseguy or desertpunk )

1st way: do i have to search for right country and city code of the exact small town?
or
2nd way: is it a part of the bigger city which is about 22km NW of the exact place?

No need to tell me the city... just say: "1st way" or "2nd way"


Thanks a lot guys

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34 people got it right.

There is a glitch in the answer you need to get around. I don't know what shows up on your dropdown list, but the name of the city is the exact same, you just need to cross some lines to get it right.

[SanMiguel]

thanks guys

today i can find the palce's name on the downdrop list... BUT in the wrong country???

i mean: the town with em is in the wrong country...
so i wonder if i have to put the city with al instead

i still struggle, will leave this for a while and go on with the rest which i didn't guessed yet.

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