Add a Restaurants or Bar Bug
I can't add new places to the database. ("We are having app problems right now. Please try again later.")
Is this feature actually functional yet? I've tried for days now.
fmed
Feb 05, 2010 11:08AM
Lots of restaurants have been added lately, so it's not a general problem.
Give me the details of what you're trying to add, and I'll see if it works for me. Addresses outside of the US are sometimes tricky, though usually Canadian ones haven't given me a lot of problems.
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In this thread: http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/6857...
(I've added the addresses of the problematic ones inline with the text.
)This the format I follow when I type in an address into the entry fields, eg:
"S & W Pepper House"
"6820 No. 3 Rd, Richmond, BC"
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Hrmm. It did add for me. http://www.chow.com/restaurants/91442...
Is anyone else running into these issues with adding?
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I tried a couple more and it still doesn't work for me. I also tried excluding "BC" just in case...I do notice it autofills "BC, Canada".
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Tried again this morning. Still doesn't work for me. Giving up. I'll just add new addresses in-line with the text henceforth.
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I get that message occasionally. I've always assumed it was some sort of disconnect with the servers. Usually I just het add again immediately and it goes through.
On a silly hunch, I tried to add one with quotes ... who knows ... maybe the quotes were in there, but no problem. It went through.
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Thanks rworange. I haven't been able to add anything at all even if I try multiple times with different permutations of text. I'll give quoting a shot.
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Sorry, that wasn't clear.
I thought maybe the problem might have been that you were already using quotes.
I've had the problem you mention, but for me it is really rare, maybe once or twice a month. It doesn't happen every time like it does for you.
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Where do you even add them? Lots of my favorite places here in Brampton (Canada) aren't in the engine when I make threads about them, but can't figure out how to add them
Where do I go?
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http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/667117 explains how to do this, although, at this point, the ability to add restaurants is limited. If that doesn't work for you, then http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/682866 gives directions on how to do it via email.
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I've been able to add restaurants (thanks, CH!) but they don't show up in the browsing database, only if you search the specific name, not if you just search cuisine type. If you search blank in "Calgary" it still only says "Showing 1 to 15 of 117 results". Does it take a while to add to the browsing list?
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