When we launched Perfectpints.com, we thought the best approach was to load a few thousand Irish pubs into the system. Who wants to visit an empty site, right? Well, like most printed directories, that data was stale and quite a number of pubs were closed, or were in the wrong physical location.
This is where you come in …
The whole idea behind Perfect Pints is the site is in your hands. We’re relying on local knowledge to keep the pub data current, and more importantly, identify the best spots. It’s easy to do, but perhaps we need to be more explicit.
ANYONE can edit pub information
1) On every pub page in the sidebar on the right, there are links allowing you to edit information about a pub. Has the name changed? Change it. Are you the owner of the pub, or just their number one fan? Add a website, Twitter handle, of Facebook page through the same link.
2) Has the pub closed? Only we can delete a listing, but on the map pop-ups, as well as the link in the sidebar of the pub page, you can let us know the pub has closed. Just click the link, and the email will be created automagically for you.
3) Is the pub pin in the wrong place? Go ahead and change it by selecting the “edit this map point” link, or in map view “Edit location”.
It’s just as easy to update pub information on the iPhone app.
If you’re a budding local perfectionist
We’d like to hear from you. If you know your local scene inside and out, drop us a line. If you’re willing to (1) add the best spots in an area (2) identify spots that have closed (3) make adjustments to pin placements, we’ll agree on the area and send along a t-shirt with our thanks. We’re working on long-term benefits for local keeper’s of knowledge. Being a “mayor” of an area should mean more than just checking in a couple of times, shouldn’t it?