What do we do about bad entries in local bookstores?

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What do we do about bad entries in local bookstores?

1Givesgoodemail
Yesterday, 11:23 am

There are a number of clearly overseas bookshops and libraries that are listed as being within 200 miles from my location (Minneapolis), even though their listed address are in Greece, or Taiwan, or Germany.

I hate to delete the entries, because they could well be legitimate business that are open.

How do I flag them so that they get off my local lists?

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Givesgoodemail (Mark)

2lilithcat
Yesterday, 11:29 am

>1 Givesgoodemail:

Listed where?

There’s been a continuing issue with venues improperly shown on the map. Is that what you mean?

Do NOT delete the venue! Make a report in the Bug Collectors group, and provide examples.

3Givesgoodemail
Yesterday, 2:00 pm

They are listed at https://www.librarything.com/local.

I am in Minneapolis, and I have multiple entries that look similar to this (see attached image)

Clearly Thessaloniki, Greece, is not within 137 miles of Minneapolis, Minnesota.

How do we fix this?

4Givesgoodemail
Edited: Yesterday, 2:07 pm

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5SandraArdnas
Yesterday, 2:28 pm

>3 Givesgoodemail: As suggested, reported a bug in Bug Tracking group. The bug is in tracking distance to your location, the venues themselves are perfectly fine.

6lilithcat
Edited: Yesterday, 2:36 pm

>3 Givesgoodemail:

54624 is the zip code for Vernon County, Wisconsin, which is within 200 miles of Minneapolis. Hence, the problem.

7rodneyvc
Yesterday, 5:24 pm

>1 Givesgoodemail: see my reply to your bug report at https://www.librarything.com/topic/384822 - ratty data you can help to fix.

8Givesgoodemail
Today, 11:54 am

>7 rodneyvc: @lillithcat @rodneyvc I have corrected a Danish entry by overwriting the address with an address I found in Google Maps. That cleared it out.

I will manually insert addresses in the future to see if that gets rid of them.