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Says he, 'I won't sign up with jingoistic idiots.'

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03/04/2006 Russell W. says:

I just tried inviting a good friend, an American living in Panama who could be a productive member of this community, and he sent me back this:

'Hi Russell,

These morons ask for a zip code and won't accept my sign-up without one. I see this sort of shit all the time. When are US geeks going to get a clue the the US is not the world and that not everyone who has internet also has a "zip" code? So Thanks, but no thanks. I won't sign up with jingoistic idiots. Please feel free to pass along my exact words, if it pleases you.

Regards,
Sandy'

Wow.  Well, he does have point.  I see this as one of those "We weren't planning to be so successful" scaling issues.  Can't count the number of times I've seen this.  Guys, you really should have generalized your GIS integration to allow world-wide registration.  I have lots of friends in Europe, Asia, and South America who won't be able to join because of this type of thing.
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03/09/2006 Russell W. says:

OK, now I'm told by a friend across the northern border, in Alberta, that _she_ can't sign up since Yelp's registration system won't take her postal code.

Guys, you've really got to address this issue ASAP.

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