FabSwingers.com forum: Mileage.

By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

How about a feature that calculates your mileage between you and a possible meet? I am classed as South-East but find a lot more places in South-West that are closer. But the search engine only gives you 1 choice of area.If you live in say Southampton, then Kent would come up as being in your area despite being miles away. Where has Dorset is in the South-West but is only 20 mins down the road. Just a thought.

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By *heRainManMan
over a year ago

Warrington & Glasgow

Can you not convert the 20 mins into, say, 15 miles, and use that as your search criteria?

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By *j_markCouple
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over a year ago

Totteridge/Whetstone

"How about a feature that calculates your mileage between you and a possible meet? I am classed as South-East but find a lot more places in South-West that are closer. But the search engine only gives you 1 choice of area.If you live in say Southampton, then Kent would come up as being in your area despite being miles away. Where has Dorset is in the South-West but is only 20 mins down the road. Just a thought. "

Do an advanced search which uses proximity, not areas:

http://www.fabswingers.com/browse/advanced_geo

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

Why didnt I think of that?

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By *ricky_DickyMan
over a year ago

Mirfield

Do an advanced search which uses proximity, not areas:

http://www.fabswingers.com/browse/advanced_geo

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Pity you can't do that when searching through meets,events that's still a area based search.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Pity you can't do that when searching through meets,events that's still a area based search."

how would that work when say somone from south east is posting for north west as theyre there on holiday?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I find advanced search with the 'meet today' box ticked actually brings up more results anyway

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By *f3_coupleCouple
over a year ago

Cardiff

We are based in Cardiff and if we do a search in for example a 20 mile radius we get profiles in the West Country listed. But to drive to these would be more like 60 miles!

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By *heRainManMan
over a year ago

Warrington & Glasgow

I hate to say I told you so, but ....

http://www.fabswingers.com/forum/feedback/65761 Post 6

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By *uckscouple2007Couple
over a year ago

Bucks

"I hate to say I told you so, but ....

http://www.fabswingers.com/forum/feedback/65761 Post 6"

So before you blame the site try moving away from coastal estuarys first - otherwise use the tools provided and work around the limitations - no system is perfect

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By *orkieMan
over a year ago

Who knows

"Can you not convert the 20 mins into, say, 15 miles, and use that as your search criteria?"

15 miles in 20 mins??? when was last time you were on the M62 lol

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By *heRainManMan
over a year ago

Warrington & Glasgow

"Can you not convert the 20 mins into, say, 15 miles, and use that as your search criteria?

15 miles in 20 mins??? when was last time you were on the M62 lol"
Well, exactly! It requires a bit of (local) knowledge or the use of a dedicated piece of software or website. All you can do is make use of any/all of the filters to narrow your search.

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