Meta: Volunteer(s) wanted to help maintain Michigan bar map.
Hey all, I just emailed the creator of the UM-friendly bar location map about an old request he had for some help maintaining it and he's still looking for someone to help out since it hasn't been updated in a while.
Ideally we're looking for someone to add new locations and maybe take out a few outdated entries. This shouldn't be a huge time committment but looking for someone who could go through and add everything in the sticky since the last update and then maintain by putting in new info when it's posted in the sticky.
8/26 edit: Bumped back to the top of threads hoping to get another person or two. If you have a second, posbang captincork below; he's the first volunteer.
August 25th, 2014 at 10:41 PM ^
How many MGoPoints does this position pay? Can I Drink while updating? Do I even understand how to use a spreadsheet?
August 25th, 2014 at 10:43 PM ^
Do you have to try out every bar before you put them on the spreadsheet? If so... Tour de MGoSpreadsheet?
August 25th, 2014 at 10:44 PM ^
You will be paid in Schrute bucks. There will be no testing for alcohol or meth, use other substances at your own peril. No, but it's a map so you're all good.
August 25th, 2014 at 11:10 PM ^
We should publish the whole "method of delivery vs. accuracy of the map" addendum just in case to ensure that anyone trying to do live updates can do so with relative accuracy as long as possible. I just had this thought about someone, for example, shotgunning beer and then trying to provide an accurte account of whether of not it was a Michigan bar or a converted basement somewhere.
August 25th, 2014 at 11:23 PM ^
I just had this thought about someone, for example, shotgunning beer and then trying to provide an accurte account of whether of not it was a Michigan bar or a converted basement somewhere.
Well then I'm probably not the right guy for the job
August 26th, 2014 at 1:06 AM ^
"I think this is a Michigan bar. If a Michigan bar had their dog meet you at the door and a random woman in the kitchen bitching at us as we went down to the tastefully-decorated Michigan basement.
Verdict: This is the official Michigan bar of an upscale housing development in Canton, Michigan. Put it on the spreadsheet!"
August 26th, 2014 at 6:02 AM ^
acurate list of staae bars might also be nice, as most of us want to stay away from such "dives".
August 25th, 2014 at 11:21 PM ^
I bartend 1-2 times a month in the Worthington, OH area. If you're interested to come out, I have a reserved TV at a decisively Buckeye friendly bar.
August 25th, 2014 at 11:23 PM ^
August 25th, 2014 at 11:28 PM ^
If you read the comments in the sticky there are posts that will say that there's a different Alumni Association bar for 2013 than there was for 2012 or comments about a bar that closed or whatever.
I'll get a list of people who reply here over to JLo tomorrow and I'm sure he can let us know right where he left off and everything else.
August 26th, 2014 at 1:03 AM ^
I always felt that should be a revenue generator for the site. For a nominal fee, depending on the region (size, proximity, alumni base) you could register your bar as an official, MGoBlog MGoBar. As a former bar owner I would've been very interested in that sort of thing.
August 26th, 2014 at 1:11 AM ^
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August 26th, 2014 at 7:23 AM ^
You should tap into the alumni chapter. Here, I did it for you:
http://alumni.umich.edu/clubs/charlotte/game-watch-location
Tavern on the Tracks
1411 South Tryon, Charlotte NC 28203
If you're in RTP:
http://alumni.umich.edu/clubs/mtac/football-watching
Carolina Ale House in Brier Creek
7981 Skyland Ridge Parkway
Raleigh, NC 27617
919-957-4200
www.carolinaalehouse.com
Come early because our area fills up quickly.
If you're in Greensboro-Winston-Salem-High Point:
JP Looney's
2213 Oak Ridge Rd.
Oak Ridge, NC 27310
(336) 643-1570
www.jplooneys.com
August 26th, 2014 at 9:14 AM ^
If the one in Oak Ridge is anything like the one in Greensboro it's probobably a complete shit show and you should fear for your safety.
August 26th, 2014 at 10:57 AM ^
I would trust the other Michigan alumni that selected that location.
August 26th, 2014 at 10:09 AM ^
Why re-invent the wheel? The Alumni Association already maintains a list of U-M watch party locations http://alumni.umich.edu/connect/gamewatchingparties?
Just link to that website and send updates to Will Dorchak [email protected] with any updates.
August 26th, 2014 at 10:45 AM ^
Because there's a lot of folks in between those locations that still want to watch the game, there are bars that aren't officially affiliated with the UMAA... Hell, there are people who live outside the United States, too.
The UMAA list is a good place to start, but it's by no means exhaustive.
August 26th, 2014 at 10:32 AM ^
Thanks in advance, folks. I haven't really been able to keep up with this recently. (Surprise! Having a toddler makes it hard to watch the games, let alone stay active on mgoblog.)
I thought I'd weigh in real quick to answer a couple of the questions that popped up. Google makes editing the maps really straightforward. I'll add the volunteers as approved map editors and send out a quick How-To, but it's not hard. As far as knowing what places to add, I just visited the Bar Location thread every now and again and made changes based on suggestions from posters in the thread, along with any other related forum threads I saw. I also checked the "official" list to make sure the map was consistent with their locations.
m1817: that is just the list of official alumni club locations. The map is an attempt to also include "M-Friendly" bars, i.e. those that will always have the game on and have regular Michigan attendance, even if it's not sanctioned by the alumni association. If you check out the map, every blue pin indicates a non-official location (and there are a lot of them).
Thanks again.
August 26th, 2014 at 5:43 PM ^
...an M com sci (or similar) student out there who wants to whack together a basic site/app for mgousers (perhaps with requisite mgopoints balance) to post locations with review capabiltiies and geolocating? I'd be willing to sponsor to the tune of a couple hundred bucks (read $200). Anyone else interested?
justingoblue - I'll email the guys so you have my contact, if we get enough interest we can work it out.
Cheers,
FG
August 26th, 2014 at 5:48 PM ^
Any business/money related suggestions should go to Seth, I'm just trying to play facilitator since I have the ability to and there seems to be interest.
You can get in touch with him at [his name] [at] [this site]. There's also a contact that goes to Brian at the top of the page, but this would be in Seth's field.
August 26th, 2014 at 5:48 PM ^
I spend enough time on the blog as it is during down times at work and as long as it's in a google doc type window any prying eyes around here won't notice the difference.
August 26th, 2014 at 6:09 PM ^
August 27th, 2014 at 1:34 AM ^