Frequently Asked Questions

Are you struggling with a problem or just wondering why things work the way they do? Well, you may find your answer here, if not, click here to ask us.

Why am I not getting notifications (email)?
Why use this site?
Who are we?
Why did I create this site?
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Why am I not getting notifications (email)

Notifications are emailed to you when an event is created at a locaion that is near one of your favourite places. But for this to happen, the following must also be true:

The event activity must match your favourite activity
The event location must be within 500m of your favourite location
The matching favourite location must have the "Watch" checked (enabled).

Why use this site

It is not always too easy to find people who like to do the same sports as you. Particularly if you have moved to a new area, just started a new sport, have no friends, the friends you have don't do the same activites as you.

You can find someone to do your sport with
You can save cost by traveling together*
You have someone to do the activity with when you arrive
You meet people who have local knowledge of where you are going, or get a change to share your knowledge with others.
You find out about upcomming events or gatherings for activities that interest you.
You get to meet people who share the same interests as you. (However, this is not a dating service)
You get to save the world, reducing green house gases*
You can help each other if you break down or get into trouble
You can share the driving if you get tired or have a few drinks on the way home*

* Carpooling only.

Who are we

We are not so much a "we" as an "I". My name is John McTainsh. I am a New Zealander living in Australia and this site is currently running on a my computer in my house. I like Rock climbing, Mountain biking and Motorbike riding.

Special thanks to Nilla Palmer and Ross Wlodarczyk for help designing this site.

Why did I make this site

It all started with me trying to bum a lift to the Finke desert race, 3,000kms from where I lived. I started by building a carpooling site for outdoor sports. The further I got into the development, I realised the carpooling was not really the main problem. I needed to practice for the race and had to find people to ride with during the week.

The more I got into it, I realised I would be gathering all the necessary information to match peoples' activities and pair-up people to play sport together.

The idea for the site started in Early May 2007 and the first release was 20 May 2007.

Still not happy

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