Allow venues to be flagged as/combined with duplicates
It'd be great to be able to flag a duplicate venue, or even combine two venues into one with a few users' joint okay.
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right now, admins/supersuperusers can merge venues.
laural: i merged the two you were talking about
and totally agreed that we need a "flag as duplicate". i've been wanting to add that into the iphone client as well as the website. on the list!
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One of the reasons that I think there are so many duplicates added, is due to the iPhone interface. In the Places tab, at the bottom of the list, is a "Not in list?" option that allows you to enter a new place. I think that option should only be allowed after first doing a search (the magnifying lens in the upper left corner). Why not have the search functionality at the bottom of the Places list and then place the "Not in list?" option at the bottom of the search results?
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Inappropriate?This is sorely needed. For example, the Sundance Kabuki is at:
http://playfoursquare.com/venue/24075
http://playfoursquare.com/venue/43201
http://playfoursquare.com/venue/48624
(And then, when I checked in there last week, it invited me to Add the venue again, even though I'd selected one of the above venues in the iPhone app! http://skitch.com/rodbegbie/bq23g/fou... )
It would be great to merge these into one venue
I’m duplicatory
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we have merge tools for superusers (in testing). these three venues you listed have just been fixed. thanks! -
Inappropriate?I also would like this! A place in my neighborhood (Carbone's Italian Sausage and Deli) is marked twice, and I see it everyday on foursquare.
I’m smilin'
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Inappropriate?Definitely needed! I would mark dupes as closed, but don't wanna mess up those who's checked in there.
I’m demanding
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Inappropriate?DEFINITELY need to be able to combine venues (maybe add that to Superuser's edit privileges? I'm happy to do it for free b/c I'm a sucker)
These need to be combined:
http://playfoursquare.com/venue/4240 (subordinate/bad listing)
http://playfoursquare.com/venue/22968 (real/complete listing)
I’m blah
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we have merge tools for superusers (in testing). these three venues you listed have just been fixed. thanks! -
Yay Naveen! -
Inappropriate?two more:
http://playfoursquare.com/venue/18739
http://playfoursquare.com/venue/21286
the second one is "closed" but really they're the same place -
Inappropriate?right now, admins/supersuperusers can merge venues.
laural: i merged the two you were talking about
and totally agreed that we need a "flag as duplicate". i've been wanting to add that into the iphone client as well as the website. on the list!
I’m silly
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Thanks! Looking forward to "normal" superusers gaining this ability... -
Inappropriate?Re "normal" users having this ability: totally agreed. I think at some point it'll be a combination of "flag as duplicate" and "merge now" (depending on what kind of user you are?). At some stage, all this will work like a wiki (with rollback). This way, we give everyone the tools to create better data for themselves but also have the power to follow changes and take back mistakes.
Soon!
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Inappropriate?another duplicate entry:
http://playfoursquare.com/venue/38870
http://playfoursquare.com/venue/41971
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Marked as a dupe. -
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Inappropriate?these need to be combined:
http://playfoursquare.com/venue/18957
http://playfoursquare.com/venue/38183
The latter has the correct spelling, banana with two Ns, not three. -
Marked as a duplicate. -
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Marked as a duplicate. -
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Inappropriate?Need a merge.
Correct is here:
http://playfoursquare.com/venue/65576
Typo is here:
http://playfoursquare.com/venue/74626
Thank you. -
fixed thanks -
Inappropriate?Naveen, can you provide more trusted superusers in Denver? I've found a few venues that need cleaning up.
I’m unsure
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You are now a superuser (class 1). You'll be able to add/edit/close venues and mark duplicates. Go wild! (Umm, not too wild) -
Thanks, I won't let you down... ;) -
Inappropriate?this is needed for my neighborhood local--
correct one:
http://playfoursquare.com/venue/44956
dupe:
http://playfoursquare.com/venue/5033
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Inappropriate?Here's another dupe for Dynamo Donuts
http://playfoursquare.com/venue/43317
http://playfoursquare.com/venue/41835
And one for Philz on 24th
http://playfoursquare.com/venue/17842 (spelling incorrect as well)
http://playfoursquare.com/venue/29482 -
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the system will automatically promote you based on some metrics like your total number of checkins -
Inappropriate?Another set of duplicates....
http://playfoursquare.com/venue/41560
http://playfoursquare.com/venue/63810 (the name of the venue here is misspelled)
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Inappropriate?http://playfoursquare.com/venue/82673 (Good listing)
http://playfoursquare.com/venue/3471 (bad listing that isn't named right or even have the full address)
Please merge
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Inappropriate?Ugh! The AMC listings in Chicago are a real mess! Please fix the following ( Or give me super user privileges please ^.^ ):
AMC River East
http://playfoursquare.com/venue/44475 (Main: Correct and most used listing)
http://playfoursquare.com/venue/44474 (merge with main)
http://playfoursquare.com/venue/73680 (merge with main)
AMC South Barrington
http://playfoursquare.com/venue/71675 (Main)
http://playfoursquare.com/venue/81511 (Merge with main)
AMC Loews Pipers Alley
http://playfoursquare.com/venue/65689
http://playfoursquare.com/venue/46057 (better formatted address info)
http://playfoursquare.com/venue/46250 (Please rename to 'Pipers Alley Mall' as it is confused with the theater that used to be Just Piper's Alley)
Please clean these up, Thank you.
I’m UGH!!!!
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Thanks for getting those! Though it looks like the fix for the AMC River East didn't take as there are still 3 separate entries for it. -
yup got them too. -
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Inappropriate?I'm a Level 1 Superuser and have used the field on the page to note some duplicates. How long does it typically take for you to go through them? ...since I think some of them were submitted more than a week ago. I'm starting to wonder if they didn't go through at all.
I’m sad
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I usually drop a note to team@playfoursquare.com to let them know I've cleaned up in Denver. Naveen is pretty quick at getting it taken care of. -
Inappropriate?Here's a pub in my neighborhood that has been duped:
http://playfoursquare.com/venue/66940
http://playfoursquare.com/venue/31265
Merge?
I’m unsure
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Inappropriate?this is an event, not a venue:
http://playfoursquare.com/venue/87315
I think it should be merged with these, which themselves should be merged:
http://playfoursquare.com/venue/41048
http://playfoursquare.com/venue/87317
http://playfoursquare.com/venue/1439
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Inappropriate?Hello,
Can we merge these please? Thanks :)
http://playfoursquare.com/venue/73662
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Inappropriate?Please merge:
winner: http://playfoursquare.com/venue/58168
loser: http://playfoursquare.com/venue/61388
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Inappropriate?These listings are for the same joint:
http://playfoursquare.com/venue/20312
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Inappropriate?can one of you kind admins please add "Kellogg Diner" as an alias for "Kellogg's Diner"?
http://playfoursquare.com/venue/3224
(actually a bit confused it wouldn't have found it when I checked in there... isn't there some sort of "close match" algorithm going on?)
thanks!
-cda
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alias added.
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Inappropriate?Just curious how the Level 2 admin creation process is going. From what I've been seeing, the number of duplicate venues seems to be increasing dramatically and any that I've submitted via the Level 1 admin form in the last month or so have yet to be corrected.
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Inappropriate?These two have had merge requests before, but still showing up as separate:
http://foursquare.com/venue/17436 needs to be combined with:
http://foursquare.com/venue/84332 - this (Tremont 647) is the venue's real name.
I’m impatient
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Inappropriate?Here are 3 versions of the Grand Casino Bakery, Restaurant, or Cafe:
http://foursquare.com/venue/83256
http://foursquare.com/venue/119888
http://foursquare.com/venue/96391
All 3 say that it's in Los Angeles when it is in fact in Culver City. Oddly, the only one that lists a cross street and zip code is the one that's wayyyy off base on the googlemap.
I’m befuddled
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Inappropriate?These two should be merged:
http://foursquare.com/venue/74923
http://foursquare.com/venue/88406
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Inappropriate?I was given first-level powers to flag duplicates. I've gone like mad marking the duplicates that come up with a search on "AMC". Twice! Once three weeks ago, once last week. The dups are still there. Are people still adding dups or is 4sq not processing them?
I’m sad
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Yeah, I'm an admin and have also submitted a ton of duplicates, but it took forever before any of them got any attention. To help me find the dups in the future, I've taken to adding the "duplicate" tag. For some notorious duplicates that get a lot of people checking in, I've even put "DUPLICATE" as part of the venue name to try and discourage check-ins at the wrong one. -
Inappropriate?I've noticed the same thing - they do merge them if you enter them in this thread though. I just stopped using my powers. It's nice to be a regular mortal again...
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Inappropriate?I've always 'batched' my merges and asked naveen to take care of them once a month or so. They admit to having quite a backlog and are instead working on "better tools for this kind of stuff."
All in good time...
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Inappropriate?One of the reasons that I think there are so many duplicates added, is due to the iPhone interface. In the Places tab, at the bottom of the list, is a "Not in list?" option that allows you to enter a new place. I think that option should only be allowed after first doing a search (the magnifying lens in the upper left corner). Why not have the search functionality at the bottom of the Places list and then place the "Not in list?" option at the bottom of the search results?
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good idea -- we've thought about this flow a lot. need to revisit
the idea behind the "not in list" is that it will try to figure out which venue you meant. sometimes, duplicates can come of this -- and we can merge in the backend.
devin's comment earlier is right too: we're in the middle of a backend rewrite and we want to use this opportunity to build better merge tools that we can expose to everyone (so instead of just flagging, you'll actually be able to bring to parts together) -
Inappropriate?Duplicates in Austin
Stubb's
http://foursquare.com/venue/12052
http://foursquare.com/venue/146241
Daily Juice Hyde Park
http://foursquare.com/venue/136459
http://foursquare.com/venue/51302
Is adding to this thread the best way to let you know about dupes? If you want to make me a superuser, I'm happy to flag too. Whatever works :-) -
Submitted this for a merge. Just needs verification. -
merged thanks -
tanya: shoot us an email at [team at foursquare] and i'll promote you to superuser -
Inappropriate?Another one for Boston:
http://foursquare.com/venue/132705 should be merged with http://foursquare.com/venue/23630 as "Orinoco Kitchen."
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Done. Just needs verification. -
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Did you mean these
http://foursquare.com/venue/24362 (Filippi's Pacific Beach)
http://foursquare.com/venue/154984 (Filippi's Pizza Grotto (Pacific Beach))
I marked the first as a duplicate (the second has better naming and moreinformation) Per website: "Someone will verify shortly" -
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Inappropriate?Here's one in Boston
http://foursquare.com/venue/21991 (Incorrect spelling)
http://foursquare.com/venue/2568 (correct) -
Inappropriate?This isn't about duplicates per se, but about wrong info/locations. Smashburger in Tempe (http://foursquare.com/venue/153967) is listed as "College Avenue. University Drive." which is correct except that Foursquare ignores the University cross-street and marks it on the other side of town. A method for users to suggest a more accurate location would be nice (and also naturally lead into the issue of handling duplicates.) Making this somewhat-automated (i.e. "did you mean THIS SmashBurger on College Ave?") would earn you a gold star.
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Inappropriate?These still need to be merged:
Merge:
http://foursquare.com/venue/97149 into
http://foursquare.com/venue/15473
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Inappropriate?I know you just launched in Toronto but we already have a duplicate venue:
http://foursquare.com/venue/174056
http://foursquare.com/venue/167867
Would love to be a superuser to help with venue management in Toronto. Started seeing some issues with chains like Metro (grocery store) and people not putting enough information down.... so we know which location they are talking about. -
Merged.
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Thanks for taking care of this. -
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Inappropriate?Submitted this on the website, but:
http://foursquare.com/venue/17436 and http://foursquare.com/venue/153315 are different sides of the same venue - the correct name should be Tremont 647/Sister Sorel -
Inappropriate?Duplicate listing -
Good listing: http://foursquare.com/venue/131096
Bad listing: http://foursquare.com/venue/165513 -
Inappropriate?merged
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Inappropriate?another duplicate venue.
bad listing: http://foursquare.com/venue/217233
better listing: http://foursquare.com/venue/182492
neither have the full name, which is "AMC Yonge & Dundas 24" (according to http://www.amcentertainment.com/Yonge... ), although the better listing at least has the address :)
thanks. loving foursquare!
I’m thankful
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Merged. -
Inappropriate?Would be nice to have users flag and when enough flags are thrown then it gets knocked up to a superuser who can evaluate...
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Inappropriate?Would it be possible to merge http://foursquare.com/venue/232336 into this entry -> http://foursquare.com/venue/234349
I’m thankful
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Inappropriate?pretty much every Target in the Chicagoland area has at least two entries
thanks! :)
I’m thankful
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Inappropriate?Can you please combine these duplicate venues.
The 1st one listed is the more accurate of the 2.
http://foursquare.com/venue/245387
http://foursquare.com/venue/182091
Thanks!
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Inappropriate?Good: http://foursquare.com/venue/178006 (Official website here: http://www.32ndstreetmarket.org/)
Duplicate: http://foursquare.com/venue/210770
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Inappropriate?http://foursquare.com/venue/247867 and http://foursquare.com/venue/195857 are the same. The second's got the address wrong though.
http://foursquare.com/venue/195853 and http://foursquare.com/venue/222065 are also the same. The name should probably be NK (or possibly Nordiska Kompaniet), and the address should be Hamngatan 18-20.
Thanks.
I’m hopeful that this madness will finally come to an end
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Inappropriate?Could you please merge http://foursquare.com/venue/246019 and http://foursquare.com/venue/219565?
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Inappropriate?Here are more to merge:
Merge http://foursquare.com/venue/224330 into
http://foursquare.com/venue/97149
Merge http://foursquare.com/venue/108982 into
http://foursquare.com/venue/40551
Merge http://foursquare.com/venue/234720 into
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Thanks for the heads up!
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Inappropriate?In the admin panel, under Minneapolis, there's an entry stuck that can't be merged. I get the error that "The server cannot be contacted at this time".
The entry is listed four times. Can this one be cleared?
# LifeTime Fitness Plymouth [Keep Me!]
3600-3698 Plymouth Blvd
Plymouth, Minnesota 55447
# Life Time Fitness - Plymouth [Keep Me!]
3600-3698 Plymouth Blvd
36th Ave N
Plymouth, Minnesota 55447
I’m confused
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Inappropriate?Maybe someone already suggested this but what about foursquare listing similar names in the same city when trying to add a new venue and before confirming that new venue so that that user can see if the venue is registered already??
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I think this is a great idea. When submitting an add, the interface should suggest "Are you sure this xxxx venue isn't already registered?". -
Inappropriate?Exactly but in order for the user to see if maybe it has been registered already should look for venues with similar names and ask "Are you sure this xxxx venue isn't already registered? We found this/these other venues with the same or similar names:
a, b, c... " and then give the user the choice of continue registering the venue or cancelling (and maybe choosing the already registered venue if the user is there and wants to check in.
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Inappropriate?Here are two more that need to be merged:
http://foursquare.com/venue/212357
http://foursquare.com/venue/211544
And the correct address is: 409 14th Street Hoboken, NJ 07030
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Inappropriate?please merge these:
http://foursquare.com/venue/243886 (dup)
http://foursquare.com/venue/210362 (original)
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Inappropriate?Please merge:
http://foursquare.com/venue/314113
and
http://foursquare.com/venue/314144
Please merge:
http://foursquare.com/venue/229775
and
http://foursquare.com/venue/229759
The second one is picking up an incorrect location on the map for some reason
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Inappropriate?howdy. please merge the following in Columbus. We are new and apparently like to create places.
http://www.foursquare.com/venue/247491
http://www.foursquare.com/venue/325586
http://www.foursquare.com/venue/304699
Thanks so much
I’m rolling my eyes at the number of venues we created.
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Inappropriate?Please delete this venue:
http://foursquare.com/venue/169866
as it is a duplicate with an incorrect address and has no check-ins. The correct one is:
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Inappropriate?Merge these three venues --- they're all the same place!
http://foursquare.com/venue/223248
http://foursquare.com/venue/172306
http://foursquare.com/venue/114710
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Inappropriate?These locations also need to be merged:
http://foursquare.com/venue/272368 (Actual name of location)
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Inappropriate?These locations also need to be merged:
http://www.foursquare.com/venue/276633
http://www.foursquare.com/venue/306801
http://www.foursquare.com/venue/324421
I’m silly
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Inappropriate?These locations also need to be merged:
http://foursquare.com/venue/330065
http://foursquare.com/venue/339488
I’m silly
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Inappropriate?When merging two places, how do I know which one will become the default? I want the venue with the most data to be the real deal. I've used my superuser status to merge venues in the past, and I've noticed that sometimes the lesser entry remains. So now I've taken to editing the two duplicates to look exactly the same. Please help me avoid this wasted step. It gets extra complicated in my brain when I'm merging three together. Thanks.
I’m silly
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Inappropriate?I've been going under the assumption that merging A into B will result in the venue keeping B's info, but if someone has a definitive answer, please give it. But if you're a Superuser Level 1, you're flagging them to be merged, so I guess someone higher is reviewing it before it's actually done.
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Inappropriate?Justin, your assumption was my assumption, but when I checked back on the completed edit, the lesser A info was kept over the B info. Now I'm distrustful of the merge process. Clarification would be ideal. And, yes, someone else is still approving merged venues.
I’m confident
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Greg and Justin, in short: it doesn't matter which order you merge them. Whichever user will complete the merge should be looking at both records, and choosing the better of the two records to keep - which will roll checkins, tips, and to-dos from the "to be removed" venue into the "to be completed" venue. It is also up to the user performing the merge to adjust any address/phone information as s/he sees fit. -
Inappropriate?Jay, I get what you're saying, but my point was more toward things like correct address, cross street, phone, zip, and even state info (some peole spell out the entire state for some reason). It seems a shame to lose all that correct info in an awesome B record if the A record address info inadvertently overwrites the B, which has happened to me.
Ultimately, I'm taking time to improve the system. All that extra info increases the likelihood that my venue will show up when I refresh places rather than having to do a Search to bring it up. This in turn decreases the likelihood that someone will feel compelled to add a venue that already exists.
I’m happy
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Understood, and agreed. If the person completing the merge doesn't take the time to recreate lost address and phone data, then the system has suffered a loss. Ideally, the Superuser that has executed the merge is paying the attention to the resulting record that you seem to be. -
Inappropriate?Hi there. I am the product manager for two establishments in Beijing, and I have the combined problem that there is a duplicate of one of my restaurants (my fault), and the other issue is that I would love the ability to adjust the address / map location because neither place shows the correct geographical location, which makes it difficult for people to find them both on the "places nearby" tab when you "check-in" on the iPhone app. Is there any way that a user can be assigned as the owner/proprietor of an establishment, or if the address can be edited to suit our actual physical location?
Thank you very much for your time/consideration!
-Joshua Lally
Lush
http://www.foursquare.com/venue/323399
http://www.foursquare.com/venue/285304
and Pyro Pizza
http://www.foursquare.com/venue/306681
I’m frustrated
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Inappropriate?These two venues need to be merged:
http://foursquare.com/venue/333164 (actual venue)
http://foursquare.com/venue/321331 (duplicate)
I’m sad
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Inappropriate?these two should be merged:
http://foursquare.com/venue/21952
http://foursquare.com/venue/174791
thanks!
I’m confident
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Inappropriate?DUPES!
MERGE 'EM!
http://foursquare.com/venue/52473
http://foursquare.com/venue/113934
gracias amigos
I’m confident
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Inappropriate?Correct Name and Address:
Town Center at Boca Raton
6000 Glades Rd, Boca Raton, FL 33431
Verification: http://tr.im/GT84
Incorrect Venues:
http://foursquare.com/venue/342616
http://foursquare.com/venue/218618
http://foursquare.com/venue/252933
Correct Address incorrect Name:
http://foursquare.com/venue/99576
Merge or Correct, Thanks in Advance
I’m happy
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Inappropriate?Correct Name and Address:
The DRB
255 NE 14th Street
Miami, FL 33132
Verification: http://tr.im/GTcT
Dups:
http://foursquare.com/venue/210357
http://foursquare.com/venue/267263
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Inappropriate?Can someone who has the capability merge two entries in the Boston area?
Correct venue:
Super Stop & Shop
495 Southern Artery
Quincy MA 02169
http://www.stopandshop.com/our_stores...
http://foursquare.com/venue/253261
http://foursquare.com/venue/261454
I don't want to mess up anyone's check-ins and create more chaos by adding a third, correct entry.
Thank you everyone!
I’m wishing I could fix these sorts of things myself. Maybe someday!
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Inappropriate?Correct Venue:
The Stage on Broadway
http://foursquare.com/venue/366584
It needs to be combined with http://foursquare.com/venue/345931
It's great somebody is fixing these. -
Merged, please give a day or so to take affect
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