Can You Search Profiles?

June 28, 2006 12:38 PM

Is there a way to search profiles? I want to see if there are any members in a certain city (not near where I live, so the ones listed in my profile don't help).
posted by Framer to Etiquette/Policy at 12:38 PM (11 comments total)

I wanted to do this before I moved, so what I did was I changed my location, then reloaded my profile. Bingo. Or you could check the Frappr group.
posted by Plutor at 12:40 PM on June 28, 2006

Whoops, link to the Frappr group.
posted by Plutor at 12:42 PM on June 28, 2006

site:metafilter.com/user/ "san francisco"

Some of the results seem a little odd, though.
posted by monju_bosatsu at 12:44 PM on June 28, 2006

You could try looking at Google Earth.
posted by ryokoblue at 12:47 PM on June 28, 2006

Post an AskMe question about what it is like living in the city you want to move to and then look at the peoples' profiles who answer.
posted by Falconetti at 1:09 PM on June 28, 2006

Metafilter members on Google Earth.
posted by punilux at 1:37 PM on June 28, 2006

on the google earth thing, change the kml file to www.metafilter.com/metafilter.kml

It is updated every morning at 8am with the latest data.
posted by mathowie (staff) at 2:51 PM on June 28, 2006

I sense a stalker in our midst.
posted by mischief at 3:36 PM on June 28, 2006

No, not stalking. Just doing some geneology research and would like to find someone in a city far far away who might be able to help.
posted by Framer at 4:39 PM on June 28, 2006

Matt - could that be sidebarred and/or added to the FAQ? I don't think it's a widely known feature right now, especially with the updated URL. Thanks for the daily updates by the way.
posted by goodnewsfortheinsane at 4:40 PM on June 28, 2006

change the coordinates on your page to a set centered on the city you are wondering about.
posted by quonsar at 5:39 PM on June 28, 2006