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Wildhare57 All-Star Author York Posts:797 Points:356,740 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: May 23, 2012 8:43:31 AM Ignore Wildhare57 Report Abuse There have been a few people on the YorkGasPrices.com website who are posting erroneous prices to stations that do not carry diesel. I have not been able to find out who posted the last price without a long, drawn out process. Maybe there is an easier way to find a "poster" but I haven't found it so far.

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There have been a few people on the YorkGasPrices.com website who are posting erroneous prices to stations that do not carry diesel. I have not been able to find out who posted the last price without a long, drawn out process. Maybe there is an easier way to find a "poster" but I haven't found it so far.

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rspiano Champion Author Tucson Posts:8,833 Points:1,800,305 Joined:May 2008	Message Posted: Jun 13, 2012 8:36:25 AM Ignore rspiano Report Abuse Taking Gas_Buddy's suggestion one step further: Right above the price listings on your York home page, you'll see "Search Gas Prices". Click on "Show Search Options". Under "Areas", either choose "All Areas" or control-click those areas which have relevance to you, then click the "Save This Search" box and give it a title. Hit the green button, and your search will be saved. Now, when you open your York home page, you will still see the 10 lowest/10 highest prices screen, but you'll only need one click on your saved search to access all the York stations (whichever areas you have chosen).
Gas_Buddy Champion Author Maryland Posts:25,964 Points:3,033,090 Joined:Aug 2004	Message Posted: Jun 7, 2012 12:49:03 PM Ignore Gas_Buddy Report Abuse Wildhare57: "When I click on the tab for gas prices I only see a select number of stations with lowest or highest prices and there I see who posted the latest price. All well and good but if I am looking for a station that is not in the list shown on my screen on my computer (if I am using my phone there is no problem - I can find what I need immediately) then I have to do a search for gas prices in York." I, for one, am confused. I assume the screen you're seeing initially is the home screen that lists the 10 highest prices and the 10 lowest prices. What you cannot see are the prices in between the high and the low. To find prices for other stations would take a quick gas price search for either brand or location of the stations you're interested in. And what you won't see is prices for gas stations that haven't been updated during the "viewing period". Depending on your locale, gas prices are automatically deleted after 24 hours, 36, or 48 hours. In the case of York, gas stations and their prices are automatically removed 36 hours after the most recent price post for that station entry (it's possible that some stations are listed multiple times and could have multiple removal times). Or are you talking about something different?
CampKohler Champion Author Sacramento Posts:9,451 Points:1,562,215 Joined:May 2007	Message Posted: Jun 7, 2012 12:16:05 PM Ignore CampKohler Report Abuse Are you looking at your FSL when you see the miss-reported diesel?
Wildhare57 All-Star Author York Posts:797 Points:356,740 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: Jun 7, 2012 10:30:57 AM Ignore Wildhare57 Report Abuse OK - maybe I am looking at the website - YorkGasPrices.com the wrong way on my computer. When I click on the tab for gas prices I only see a select number of stations with lowest or highest prices and there I see who posted the latest price. All well and good but if I am looking for a station that is not in the list shown on my screen on my computer (if I am using my phone there is no problem - I can find what I need immediately) then I have to do a search for gas prices in York. And admittedly that is not all that drawn out and long - I might have been frustrated when I wrote this topic. Sorry but thanks for all the helpful tips.
jrsva Champion Author Virginia Posts:9,846 Points:1,611,275 Joined:Jan 2006	Message Posted: May 25, 2012 9:30:21 PM Ignore jrsva Report Abuse Posting diesel prices for stations that do not sell diesel is a widespread problem. The best method for dealing with this is to open a price table that shows the erroneous post, then note the member’s name, time of posting, and the name and address of the station. If you send this info via PM to the Moderators they will warn the member. After doing that, delete the erroneous price so that others will not be confused. At minimum, delete the price even if you do not want to take the time to PM the Mods.
maxstar Champion Author Chicago Posts:18,477 Points:808,570 Joined:Feb 2011	Message Posted: May 24, 2012 6:06:55 AM Ignore maxstar Report Abuse Thanks kwzh, I did not know that. I do not use that feature.
scoutmaster Champion Author Pittsburgh Posts:81,213 Points:3,251,670 Joined:Mar 2003	Message Posted: May 24, 2012 3:43:51 AM Ignore scoutmaster Report Abuse kwzh - only if you use your favorites on the full site. From the phone app, you will see who entered the last price.
kwzh Champion Author San Jose Posts:20,643 Points:3,681,490 Joined:Jul 2001	Message Posted: May 24, 2012 12:54:10 AM Ignore kwzh Report Abuse maxstar: If you use your Favorites List, then you see the previous price, but not who posted it.
Gas_Buddy Champion Author Maryland Posts:25,964 Points:3,033,090 Joined:Aug 2004	Message Posted: May 23, 2012 6:32:57 PM Ignore Gas_Buddy Report Abuse Wildhare57: If I can consolidate the below comments, are you viewing the York area gas prices on your computer (i.e., using the full website) or using the mobile application? And if you're using the mobile application, are you viewing prices using the basic application, or are you entering the full website using your mobile phone's browser? Using the full website should, without difficulty, display on the home screen the approximate time of the most recent gas price posting, as well as the screen name of the member posting the price. Maybe the question is, can you explain the "long, drawn out process" you have to go through? Or, are you considering having to either use your computer or your phone's browser to be the "long, drawn out process" you're experiencing?
maxstar Champion Author Chicago Posts:18,477 Points:808,570 Joined:Feb 2011	Message Posted: May 23, 2012 11:45:02 AM Ignore maxstar Report Abuse I did not know there is a way to update a price without seeing who the previous member is?
CampKohler Champion Author Sacramento Posts:9,451 Points:1,562,215 Joined:May 2007	Message Posted: May 23, 2012 10:29:53 AM Ignore CampKohler Report Abuse As the prices are accompanied by the names of those who posted them, I would be interested to learn what the steps of the "long, drawn out process" are exactly. [Edited by: CampKohler at 5/23/2012 1:32:41 PM EST]
scoutmaster Champion Author Pittsburgh Posts:81,213 Points:3,251,670 Joined:Mar 2003	Message Posted: May 23, 2012 10:15:31 AM Ignore scoutmaster Report Abuse On the full site and the app, the last poster is listed.