Canadian Money Tracker

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General FAQ

What is this site all about?

This site is all about Canadian money, and where across the country the money has been. When you enter in a note, the system saves all the information in our database. Then, if someone else comes along and enters that same note, a hit occurs and you will be able to see who else has had that particular note and even better, where the heck the note has been.

Who created and maintains this site and why?

This site was created by Douglas Robertson in early 1999 as a fun thing to do. Now, Douglas adds new features and maintains the site because he loves programming and because he’s fascinated with tracking money.

I registered but I can’t log in. How come?

Make sure that you have cookies enabled in your browser. The site uses a cookie to remember that you’re logged in.

I logged in but later I had to log in again. Why?

You stay logged in for two weeks on each device, or until you log out. After that, you’ll need to log in again.

What are you going to do with all my personal information?

Absolutely nothing. You can read our privacy policy if you want. In a nutshell, we need your name and email for verification purposes and to email you any updates (if you asked for them). Everything else is optional and only there for fun and for the statistics.

What is the user level?

User level is a rating of you as a user within the CMT community. The more active you are, the higher your user level will be. Your user level also affects your daily note entry limit and gives you additional privileges. And before you ask what the user levels are, here is the complete list:

  • Newbie
  • Interested Newbie
  • Dedicated Newbie
  • Senior Newbie
  • Junior User
  • User
  • Regular User
  • Dedicated User
  • Senior User
  • Tracker
  • Regular Tracker
  • Dedicated Tracker
  • Senior Tracker
  • Master Tracker
  • Superior Tracker

What is an Evangelist?

A few users have made contributions to the site in a variety of ways, including but not limited to: finding bugs in new versions; offering advice to new users or visitors; or being very active on the site. The site administrator has acknowledged this activity by naming them ‘evangelists’. Evangelists still have to meet the same criteria to reach user levels as any other user.

What’s a profile?

Each user on the site has a ‘profile’. This is created when a person first registers on the site. Sometimes people are a little shy at first and don’t include a lot of information. After a while some people add more information. Profiles are helpful when you find a note that has the website written on it because you can see what that person’s all about. It adds another dimension to tracking notes. Some users put a lot of effort into their profiles and are very interesting reading!

How do I change my username?

Once you’ve registered with the site, you must contact the site administrator in order to change your username. Before you do that however, search the members to make sure that the username you want isn’t already taken.

What do people mean when they refer to ‘the other site’?

There are (perish the thought) other money tracking sites out there. Since we think ours is the best, we sometimes euphemistically refer to others this way. Don’t worry though, it’s all in good fun. Many CMT users visit the other sites because it’s fun to see how other sites operate, to get new ideas for stamping notes, or just to read comments in the forums.

What’s running this website?

The site is written in Ruby on Rails and keeps its data in a PostgreSQL database. The forums use Thredded. Postal code locations come from GeoNames, used under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licence.