Finally, I should make it clear that I don’t mean this post to heap dirt on the GeoURL project. This kind of stuff happens wherever there are many users and a potential for error. GeoURL has a large enough data set to make these patterns visible, and maps are something we can all understand. But the deeper point is that we are all fallen in the eyes of the metadata god.
Just another example of how important it is to supply some feedback or self-correction on any system that takes input from naive users . . . . I think Maciej‘s idea of the GeoURL interface showing a map with the user’s selected location is simple and elegant: I wonder if they’ll do it.