I’ve had this starred in my reader forever cause I wanted to comment.

I use fsq religiously and I love it. I like that I can “cheat” because if I forgot to check in somewhere I can do it on the mobile site. However, I only let myself do it the same day because then it doesn’t change my points for the week.

I do wish there was more “fair play code” among users. There’s a Starbucks next door to my work that I go to 5 days a week. I had mayor for a few months until someone who worked there joined the same week I got really sick. She quickly stole it from me and I can’t get it back because she’s there as often or more often than me. It’s definitely not fair to be the mayor of your workplace says I.

Oh, and a big problem with the text option is that if you don’t know the exact name of the location, or it’s not listed, or it’s one of many, many Starbucks, checking in is very hard. One of my good friends loves playing, but the text just doesn’t work for her so she uses the mobile website to do her check ins. (It’s really compelling her to get a smart phone.)