<![CDATA[pet peeve: when local organizations, events, businesses etc forget that the internet is worldwide and stuff gets boosted to people all around the world both manually by humans and (on most platforms) algorithmically.]]>pet peeve: when local organizations, events, businesses etc forget that the internet is worldwide and stuff gets boosted to people all around the world both manually by humans and (on most platforms) algorithmically.

but yes i would love to go to your event on main street.... if i had ANY CONCEPT of what city you were in!?

please please please if you are advertising for an in person thing, include location data with enough detail to disambiguate globally!!

it is so straightforward to include city/province/country SOMEWHERE on your flyer/bio/whatever

so you can distinguish between
London, UK and London, KY, USA.

and George Town, KY (capital of the Cayman Islands) and Georgetown, KY, USA (the sixth most populous city in Kentucky) (i didn't know that KY was the two letter country code for the Cayman islands until pointed out to me by @mirabilos , thanks!)

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/477f1cf6-2829-4a7e-81b5-3116344ea7fe/pet-peeve-when-local-organizations-events-businesses-etc-forget-that-the-internet-is-worldwide-and-stuff-gets-boosted-to-people-all-around-the-world-both-manually-by-humans-and-on-most-platforms-algorithmically.RSS for NodeFri, 01 May 2026 11:17:08 GMTTue, 28 Apr 2026 17:32:02 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to pet peeve: when local organizations, events, businesses etc forget that the internet is worldwide and stuff gets boosted to people all around the world both manually by humans and (on most platforms) algorithmically. on Tue, 28 Apr 2026 21:23:34 GMT]]>@naga @tarajdactyl uhm, that’s the corner where Germany, the Netherlands and Belgium meet, obviously.

Could also be Germany, France, Luxembourg (you know, the village of Schengen).

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://toot.mirbsd.org/users/mirabilos/statuses/01KQAZKP7PSR7W3X0RM56SZ8A0https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://toot.mirbsd.org/users/mirabilos/statuses/01KQAZKP7PSR7W3X0RM56SZ8A0Tue, 28 Apr 2026 21:23:34 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to pet peeve: when local organizations, events, businesses etc forget that the internet is worldwide and stuff gets boosted to people all around the world both manually by humans and (on most platforms) algorithmically. on Tue, 28 Apr 2026 21:22:45 GMT]]>@ainmosni @tarajdactyl yes, that is awful, especially since my IPv6 comes from a neighbouring country (which is closer than 80% of my own, but still)

also, sites that e.g. offer a choice between DE and EN, but choose EN by default due to my browser’s UI being EN (because I hate internationalised = badly translated computer software) and then use that to override the choice from the menu!

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://toot.mirbsd.org/users/mirabilos/statuses/01KQAZJ68X5ANJW8Q7A7X3SVXEhttps://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://toot.mirbsd.org/users/mirabilos/statuses/01KQAZJ68X5ANJW8Q7A7X3SVXETue, 28 Apr 2026 21:22:45 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to pet peeve: when local organizations, events, businesses etc forget that the internet is worldwide and stuff gets boosted to people all around the world both manually by humans and (on most platforms) algorithmically. on Tue, 28 Apr 2026 21:21:22 GMT]]>@tarajdactyl generally, just always include a top-level “country on earth” code or I will assume something possibly not intended.

Georgia? Country in Europe.

CA? Canada.

SF? Finland.

LA? Laos.

NY?

  • either Niesky, SN, DE
  • or an aeroport in Iceland
]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://toot.mirbsd.org/users/mirabilos/statuses/01KQAZFND3MK91A9DD6QQB1HMFhttps://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://toot.mirbsd.org/users/mirabilos/statuses/01KQAZFND3MK91A9DD6QQB1HMFTue, 28 Apr 2026 21:21:22 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to pet peeve: when local organizations, events, businesses etc forget that the internet is worldwide and stuff gets boosted to people all around the world both manually by humans and (on most platforms) algorithmically. on Tue, 28 Apr 2026 21:13:37 GMT]]>@naga @tarajdactyl @mirabilos
That’s one of the running jokes in The Onion. Unless it’s some specific IRL news item, it’s usually “the Tri-State Area.”

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://xeno.glyphpress.com/users/JoshuaACNewman/statuses/116484395353573510https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://xeno.glyphpress.com/users/JoshuaACNewman/statuses/116484395353573510Tue, 28 Apr 2026 21:13:37 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to pet peeve: when local organizations, events, businesses etc forget that the internet is worldwide and stuff gets boosted to people all around the world both manually by humans and (on most platforms) algorithmically. on Tue, 28 Apr 2026 21:11:39 GMT]]>@tarajdactyl @mirabilos
Oh, it’s on Main St. in Springfield? On May 17th of some year?

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://xeno.glyphpress.com/users/JoshuaACNewman/statuses/116484387573810470https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://xeno.glyphpress.com/users/JoshuaACNewman/statuses/116484387573810470Tue, 28 Apr 2026 21:11:39 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to pet peeve: when local organizations, events, businesses etc forget that the internet is worldwide and stuff gets boosted to people all around the world both manually by humans and (on most platforms) algorithmically. on Tue, 28 Apr 2026 20:52:41 GMT]]>@tarajdactyl @mirabilos Yeah.... One of my favorites just in the US is people referring to the "Tri-state area," as if everybody would know which of the dozens of US places that are called that by the locals.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://toot.cat/users/naga/statuses/116484313009379173https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://toot.cat/users/naga/statuses/116484313009379173Tue, 28 Apr 2026 20:52:41 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to pet peeve: when local organizations, events, businesses etc forget that the internet is worldwide and stuff gets boosted to people all around the world both manually by humans and (on most platforms) algorithmically. on Tue, 28 Apr 2026 20:07:19 GMT]]>@tarajdactyl There's a London in Ontario, Canada too.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://tenforward.social/users/KV1NN4/statuses/116484134663202817https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://tenforward.social/users/KV1NN4/statuses/116484134663202817Tue, 28 Apr 2026 20:07:19 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to pet peeve: when local organizations, events, businesses etc forget that the internet is worldwide and stuff gets boosted to people all around the world both manually by humans and (on most platforms) algorithmically. on Tue, 28 Apr 2026 19:56:29 GMT]]>@tarajdactyl @mirabilos This, and to add to that, sites that close to force a language on you just because your IP is from that country, or sites/apps that assume the US way of doing this is the only way of doing things, like for instance, nobody ever would speak more than one language, right?

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.ainmosni.eu/users/ainmosni/statuses/01KQATM88Q4DQYE7EVFZTMCXJRhttps://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.ainmosni.eu/users/ainmosni/statuses/01KQATM88Q4DQYE7EVFZTMCXJRTue, 28 Apr 2026 19:56:29 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to pet peeve: when local organizations, events, businesses etc forget that the internet is worldwide and stuff gets boosted to people all around the world both manually by humans and (on most platforms) algorithmically. on Tue, 28 Apr 2026 18:31:51 GMT]]>@tarajdactyl ", USA" makes it clear

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://toot.mirbsd.org/users/mirabilos/statuses/01KQANS8TY7Z724D1BEQ79HD5Zhttps://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://toot.mirbsd.org/users/mirabilos/statuses/01KQANS8TY7Z724D1BEQ79HD5ZTue, 28 Apr 2026 18:31:51 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to pet peeve: when local organizations, events, businesses etc forget that the internet is worldwide and stuff gets boosted to people all around the world both manually by humans and (on most platforms) algorithmically. on Tue, 28 Apr 2026 18:26:00 GMT]]>@tarajdactyl I even see this on websites. Folks, you are literally boosting your family business to the entire world; the least you can do is make sure they know where you are.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://vmst.io/users/Soozcat/statuses/116483736229691412https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://vmst.io/users/Soozcat/statuses/116483736229691412Tue, 28 Apr 2026 18:26:00 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to pet peeve: when local organizations, events, businesses etc forget that the internet is worldwide and stuff gets boosted to people all around the world both manually by humans and (on most platforms) algorithmically. on Tue, 28 Apr 2026 17:49:50 GMT]]>@tarajdactyl always add the country. KY is Cayman Islands, for example.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://toot.mirbsd.org/users/mirabilos/statuses/01KQAKCAZF4T6ZQAFANTKGSPZJhttps://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://toot.mirbsd.org/users/mirabilos/statuses/01KQAKCAZF4T6ZQAFANTKGSPZJTue, 28 Apr 2026 17:49:50 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to pet peeve: when local organizations, events, businesses etc forget that the internet is worldwide and stuff gets boosted to people all around the world both manually by humans and (on most platforms) algorithmically. on Tue, 28 Apr 2026 17:45:45 GMT]]>@emily @tarajdactyl “must bring own fruit and glass jars”

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://tech.lgbt/users/crowbriarhexe/statuses/116483577986116853https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://tech.lgbt/users/crowbriarhexe/statuses/116483577986116853Tue, 28 Apr 2026 17:45:45 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to pet peeve: when local organizations, events, businesses etc forget that the internet is worldwide and stuff gets boosted to people all around the world both manually by humans and (on most platforms) algorithmically. on Tue, 28 Apr 2026 17:44:06 GMT]]>@tarajdactyl
Duh, it's the bakery on Main Street, of course.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://tech.lgbt/users/wakame/statuses/116483571500228030https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://tech.lgbt/users/wakame/statuses/116483571500228030Tue, 28 Apr 2026 17:44:06 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to pet peeve: when local organizations, events, businesses etc forget that the internet is worldwide and stuff gets boosted to people all around the world both manually by humans and (on most platforms) algorithmically. on Tue, 28 Apr 2026 17:40:27 GMT]]>@tarajdactyl related: include enough information to tell what the event even *is* if I don't know anything about the group running it

this post inspired by the "improv jam" I recently saw a poster for, with no details about what they are improvising (answer: standup comedy)

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://fedi.uni.horse/users/emily/statuses/01KQAJV5196K08T8F69PRHQE4Mhttps://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://fedi.uni.horse/users/emily/statuses/01KQAJV5196K08T8F69PRHQE4MTue, 28 Apr 2026 17:40:27 GMT