Why is it STILL possible for people to find us on the interactive map???

It's taken you this long?!

Capt. Kirk:   I disagree with afaf.

Mr. Spock:   That is illogical, captain.

Hmm? This is still a problem?

Out of interest, can anybody find me on the map? And how does the system handle multiple IPs? Does it go from the first one used when creating the account, or the latest used to log in? Something in between?

xhu you are in  London

Yes, you are shown to be in London.

I'm not sure, but I think the one when creating the account always applies, independently of from where you log in subsequently. 

Interesting. I was in London until a few days ago, and have never given a location [other than country] that I'm aware of - certainly not a true one. Does this have no effect after all?

Thanks, kco.

I created my account a few years back from another city, but I think that was before the GeoIP map was implemented; perhaps it updates, or took the IP from the first login after the map was created.

Either way, I'm with the opt-in crowd.

Is everyone finding that their location as displayed on the Interactive Map varies every time they change their country location?

I can't see the map, since I'm back to a Basic membership, but even when I was Platinum I could never see my own marker on the map.  Others would tell me where it was, but my own never appeared on my display.  Interestingly, where mine appeared (and probably still does?) was several hundred miles away from the only location from which I have ever logged into chess.com.  My location marker appeared in Wisconsin, more than 300 miles away from my log-in location in Michigan.  My DSL service must somehow or other be involved with some hub somewhere in Wisconsin.

@Cystem: your "location" is north-east of Green Bay, Wisconsin.

At least I can see my own "location"

@artfizz: no, the location remains constant irrespective of where in the world you log in from

Yeah, that's in the area I was told previously was my spot.  Never been there, never entered that as my location, am currently logged in from several hours driving distance away in a different state! 

But it looks very nice on the map - may be you have a (forgotten) summer place there

Too drunk to remember

Or maybe I've been left one in a will and they forgot to tell me about it!!!  Except I've never had any relatives or friends who lived or moved to that region.

>Too drunk to remember

That would have been a long drunk drive home! I probably would have sobered up at some point before I got back here.

you'd better drive there and check (and send the gas bill to Erik!)

I never appear on my own map. You have to search for yourself (by name), then you get shown a display with just those members matching (including partially matching) that name.

"Feature" should be opt in.  I agree with the poster.  Just because other sites divulge information when you click private or "you can find anyting on the net" does not make it right...

The majority opinion seems clear. Can we have a reply from the admins?

In what sense???

Erik, I do not think this is correct & I concur with the majority of participants in this thread that the position on the map should be an optional feature.