[GSBN] Matts' Fun with Maps

[Nehemiah Stone]

Bill,
If the map just showed a number for the state or country, then the specific
locations would still be hidden.

Nehemiah Stone
StoneAndStraw at earthlink.net
"If you want to go quickly, go alone.  If you want to go far, go together.
"We need to go far ... quickly."  Al Gore

> >>It would be fun to see a map of the world showing all the 
> >>countriesrepresented in the GSBN.
... snip
>
> I was excited about the possibility when I first thought of it a 
> couple of years ago.
>
> But then I realized..... The big trick on that would be privacy. 
> See, we have a lot of Very Private People who have built themselves 
> straw bale homes - some of whom are intentionally vague about where 
> they are located.   Lots of those haven't even listed their houses in 
> the Registry because they wish to remain under the radar - whether of 
> Code Officialdom or other Authoritydom, or just don't want to make a 
> big deal about it.  It's like pulling hen's teeth to get some people 
> to list their homes as it is, and that's with us promising to keep 
> all personal details and location specifics completely private if 
> they so desire (just mark 'em as "no visitors").
>