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tristeve Veteran Author Tulsa Posts:336 Points:233,720 Joined:Jul 2012	Message Posted: Dec 13, 2012 11:03:08 AM Ignore tristeve Report Abuse There are many stations in the Tulsa, OK area that are listed as having diesel available but don't offer it. Can these stations be updated? What's the process?

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There are many stations in the Tulsa, OK area that are listed as having diesel available but don't offer it. Can these stations be updated? What's the process?

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aladdin9 All-Star Author Tucson Posts:636 Points:1,835,940 Joined:Apr 2006	Message Posted: Apr 3, 2013 11:31:15 PM Ignore aladdin9 Report Abuse FYI: The 'new' mobile touch website (not an app) also doesn't allow zeroing out prices, the full non mobile site must be used.
joshou Sophomore Author Iowa Posts:116 Points:93,880 Joined:Feb 2012	Message Posted: Apr 2, 2013 8:52:22 PM Ignore joshou Report Abuse I have to agree.. there are several stations in town that done sell diesel or sometimes premium. would be great if that are not on the gasbuddy lists.. and this would also prevent some abuse of users posting phony prices in those slots for the points
scoutmaster Champion Author Pittsburgh Posts:82,144 Points:3,281,130 Joined:Mar 2003	Message Posted: Mar 25, 2013 5:12:17 AM Ignore scoutmaster Report Abuse We have the exact same problem here in Pittsburgh waynecz. Delete the price and report it to the moderators.
waynecz Sophomore Author Indiana Posts:219 Points:243,185 Joined:Jul 2012	Message Posted: Mar 24, 2013 10:31:52 PM Ignore waynecz Report Abuse There was a station in Westerville OH (Giant Eagle's GetGo) that was always getting diesel prices posted but they did not offer Diesel. What people were posting was the Kerosene price that was displayed on the station's exterior sign that people thought was Diesel.
kwzh Champion Author San Jose Posts:20,790 Points:3,710,915 Joined:Jul 2001	Message Posted: Mar 17, 2013 5:04:33 AM Ignore kwzh Report Abuse drgeeforce writes, > What's funny is when I try to "zero" out their prices it fails. Full Web site, or app? On the former, there are four different ways to enter a new price, but only two of them will accept a zero. (I don't know the corresponding situation on the latter; I don't use a mobile device with GasBuddy.) PS: If the price is "too old to delete", the fix is to overwrite it with a new nonzero price, and then immediately zero that out. [Edited by: kwzh at 3/17/2013 5:05:54 AM EST]
scoutmaster Champion Author Pittsburgh Posts:82,144 Points:3,281,130 Joined:Mar 2003	Message Posted: Mar 16, 2013 8:49:52 PM Ignore scoutmaster Report Abuse Report those who are reporting bogus prices and ask the moderators why you can't zero prices.
drgeeforce Rookie Author Los Angeles Posts:36 Points:99,945 Joined:Oct 2011	Message Posted: Mar 16, 2013 2:58:36 PM Ignore drgeeforce Report Abuse I regulary map the stations in my area and find "champion" posters who report diesel prices when the station doesn't carry diesel at all. What's funny is when I try to "zero" out their prices it fails.
tdioiler All-Star Author Detroit Posts:933 Points:441,185 Joined:Jul 2011	Message Posted: Feb 23, 2013 12:15:14 PM Ignore tdioiler Report Abuse Oh, A light came on.... How about using the Gallagher theory. He had the idea that every driver is given a dart gun. When other drivers see another driver doing something STUPID, Bam, in goes a dart. Then if a cop sees 4 darts in a car, ticket time for being an idiot. Use the same concept for price posters where there isn't a pump there...
jrsva Champion Author Virginia Posts:9,999 Points:1,639,950 Joined:Jan 2006	Message Posted: Feb 8, 2013 1:34:10 AM Ignore jrsva Report Abuse Elk, you say that you “drive by this station regularly” that does not sell diesel but that diesel prices are posted on GasBuddy. Have you reported this problem to the Mods? Have you reported correct prices for this station that you see “regularly”? It appears not since you have been a member for more than a year and a half, during which time you have reported a total of 15 prices. Doesn’t that make you part of the problem? You are certainly not part of the solution. If you reported the prices that you see “regularly,” you could delete false prices and you could update the MSL to reflect the proper brand at that station. GB works best when members report what they see every day and take the time to correct errors and report consistent violators. Time to get with the program.
jrsva Champion Author Virginia Posts:9,999 Points:1,639,950 Joined:Jan 2006	Message Posted: Feb 8, 2013 1:17:29 AM Ignore jrsva Report Abuse “It would be nice if a station would only list the types of fuels that are available at that station.” Dozens of us have been pleading with the Mods for years to set it up so that prices can be entered for only those grades that are check-marked in the MSL — and they have been promising for just as long that it is in the works. If they would just get off the dime and DO IT, a lot of problems would be solved, GB prices would be more accurate, and GB’s reputation as a reliable source would be enhanced. I’m not holding my breath.
kwzh Champion Author San Jose Posts:20,790 Points:3,710,915 Joined:Jul 2001	Message Posted: Feb 7, 2013 3:14:44 AM Ignore kwzh Report Abuse vwswtdi writes, > How do you report a member Click on the Inbox icon at the top right corner of this page, and send a message to GasBuddy Moderator. Or, use the menu to select Help -> Contact Us, and follow the instructions there.
vwswtdi Rookie Author San Francisco Posts:1 Points:1,770 Joined:Dec 2012	Message Posted: Feb 6, 2013 9:26:51 PM Ignore vwswtdi Report Abuse 3 times in the last 2 months I have driven to a station based on the info on gasbuddy to find that they DONT have diesel. Thought it was a good app at first but its turning into a useless app.... Guess the easiest thing is to stop using it... How do you report a member as a MORON?
mymren All-Star Author Texas Posts:636 Points:489,260 Joined:Aug 2011	Message Posted: Feb 5, 2013 1:56:24 PM Ignore mymren Report Abuse Yes you can change the master list, but it still shows up in the app. That is really frustrating around here as I think some people input a made up price just to get their points.
peggypat Rookie Author San Diego Posts:29 Points:44,150 Joined:Oct 2005	Message Posted: Feb 3, 2013 4:43:31 PM Ignore peggypat Report Abuse OMG that is so frustrating. Especially when I plan a trip around that gas station and it doesn't sell diesel. So lame. And in an app I can't change the infor for some reason.
bullworth Champion Author St. Louis Posts:12,371 Points:2,121,645 Joined:Jul 2007	Message Posted: Jan 25, 2013 5:31:17 PM Ignore bullworth Report Abuse It would be nice if a station would only list the types of fuels that are available at that station. If they do not have a diesel or a mid-grade --- then those line items are removed from the station listing. No posting what the station does not have available.
ELK1951 Rookie Author Sacramento Posts:6 Points:2,570 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: Jan 9, 2013 5:30:47 PM Ignore ELK1951 Report Abuse I have complained a couple of times about a listed station that doesn't exist and is repeatedly listed as having the cheapest diesel prices in the area. It's listed as a Valero Station. It is in fact an ARCO. The station doesn't sell diesel. Even looking at the station on google maps pedestrian view shows ARCO with the prices and grades and no diesel. But I'm told I'm wrong even though I drive by this station regularly. How is it that the Diesel price is updated regularly? Gasbuddy is becoming less reliable and valid complaints don't seem important.
qsabe Rookie Author Detroit Posts:11 Points:420 Joined:May 2011	Message Posted: Dec 29, 2012 3:58:11 PM Ignore qsabe Report Abuse Even if the station is listed as not having diesel, GB still wants a number. Which make the app pretty useless for folks looking for low priced diesel.
pilotmass Champion Author Boston Posts:1,966 Points:529,335 Joined:Jul 2011	Message Posted: Dec 29, 2012 9:37:50 AM Ignore pilotmass Report Abuse Its a really annoying feature that there is no easy way to report the lack of diesel at stations where GB asks for it.
kwzh Champion Author San Jose Posts:20,790 Points:3,710,915 Joined:Jul 2001	Message Posted: Dec 25, 2012 2:49:09 AM Ignore kwzh Report Abuse "Report gas prices" is one of the methods that does not work. What I was describing was to bring up a page where the current price is already listed -- the default top 15 / bottom 15 will do, or if it's not there, a search based on area or station name. This is the display in which your own price contributions are highlighted in a gold background. (You then have to select the correct fuel type.) Once you have the bogus price displayed in that form, you can click on the price, and you should get to a prompt for a new price. You can enter zero for the price, and the reason for deletion in the comments, and then it should be gone. In some obscure cases, the price is too old to show up in the search, but it's still showing up in some listings (perhaps the map). When this happens, you can either ignore and and wait for it to finish timing out, or you can deliberately create a bogus entry to make it "current", and then zero it out as above.
JerryJoeUC Veteran Author San Antonio Posts:390 Points:212,670 Joined:Sep 2012	Message Posted: Dec 24, 2012 11:23:32 PM Ignore JerryJoeUC Report Abuse I tried to erase diesel from showing the way described below by Scrapheap and kwzh but it still shows up. (MSL > Gas Prices > report Gas Prices) The price updates for the other 3 flavors: Reg, Mid, & Prem, all show my input. AM I missing something?
jrsva Champion Author Virginia Posts:9,999 Points:1,639,950 Joined:Jan 2006	Message Posted: Dec 18, 2012 12:55:32 AM Ignore jrsva Report Abuse There are two issues here. Both involve the reporting of prices for diesel (or a grade of gasoline) that is not sold by the station. If the MSL listing correctly shows the fuel types sold then all one can do is to delete bad prices as described by Scrap and Kwzh. Be sure to enter a comment such as, “This station does not sell mid-grade,” so the Mods will know the reason for deletion. If the MSL listing is not correct, then one should fix that issue , as described below, and also do the deletion. The Mods have promised that they will eventually link price posting to the MSL so that prices will not be accepted for types not sold. That would solve a lot of these problems but I’m not holding my breath.
Scrapheap Champion Author Virginia Posts:14,692 Points:2,385,780 Joined:Sep 2006	Message Posted: Dec 18, 2012 12:18:21 AM Ignore Scrapheap Report Abuse russiam wrote > How do you zero out a bad price? You must use the full website. You have to click on the bad price and enter a zero. This means you must search on it using an area search, or search on it using the map, click on the bad price and enter a zero. Reporting a 0 using an FSL, mobile site or app will not work.
kwzh Champion Author San Jose Posts:20,790 Points:3,710,915 Joined:Jul 2001	Message Posted: Dec 18, 2012 12:12:40 AM Ignore kwzh Report Abuse russiam writes, > How do you zero out a bad price? Using the primary (non-phone) Web site, I do a search to bring up a display containing the current price at that station for the fuel type in question, then I click on the price to update it. I change the price to "0" and use the comment field to explain why I'm deleting it. Note that there are at least four ways to enter a price using a computer, and I assume there would be more than one when using the phone app, though I have no personal experience of that. I believe that there are only two that accept zero for delete -- the one I described above, and a second method using the map.
russiam All-Star Author Cincinnati Posts:742 Points:212,735 Joined:Dec 2010	Message Posted: Dec 17, 2012 6:47:02 PM Ignore russiam Report Abuse How do you zero out a bad price? For instance, I have entered 0.00 on the panel for the diesel price and hit the post button. But the errant price was still there.
CampKohler Champion Author Sacramento Posts:9,681 Points:1,584,410 Joined:May 2007	Message Posted: Dec 14, 2012 6:07:15 PM Ignore CampKohler Report Abuse Stake out an area local to you as "your territory" and monitor the reported prices daily for fuel/grades being reported that are not correct. Zero out the bad prices and notify the moderators of repeated errors. If we all did that, the problem would shrink if not disappear until the day arrives that the MSL station entries and price reporting is interlocked.
scoutmaster Champion Author Pittsburgh Posts:82,144 Points:3,281,130 Joined:Mar 2003	Message Posted: Dec 14, 2012 6:08:23 AM Ignore scoutmaster Report Abuse 1. Go to the Master Station List (MSL). 2. Find the station in the list. 3. Click edit. 4. Uncheck the diesel box. 5. Click save changes. [Edited by: scoutmaster at 12/14/2012 6:10:31 AM EST]
GM Moderator	Message Posted: Dec 13, 2012 2:28:24 PM Ignore GM Report Abuse >tristeve As we may not always be able to deal with incorrect/outdated listings in a timely manner, and due to the fact that we do not know each area as well as local members, we rely heavily on members like you to update station info. To update station information, please log in and click the link under Gas Prices, near the top of the page which reads "Master Station List". Once in the MSL, use the search to find the incorrect listing, and click on the "EDIT" link for that station. Once in the "Edit Station" page, use the given tools to make the appropriate changes, then scroll to the bottom of the page, and click the "Save Updated Station Information" button. Thanks for the help! - Ryan (RD)