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I'd like to use this around my house. We are renting it to some friends this summer, and it would be great to stick notes around each room, explaining various quirks and where things are. But it's a bit weird to "publish" the notes and have my house show up on a map. Is there a way to "not publish" my notes publicly, but perhaps be able to share them selectively via e.g. a URL or an invite in the app?

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Why not use real sticky notes?

I guess there are many reasons, e.g. for some people it’s easier to find their phone than a pen; or lack of sticky notes.

Or the notes fall off, etc

It would be cool, but you could also place a piece of paper on the nightstand in each room with instructions for the same effect.

Technology doesn't have to be the answer for everything.

For static notes paper and pencil is the simplest and best technology. Smartphone app might come into picture if you want the notes to be dynamic or have personalized content.

"DON'T TOUCH THIS HANDLE - IT LEAKS!" -- it's sort of hard to explain exactly what handle I'm talking about in a bedside note, but trivial with virtual (or real) sticky notes.

Lots of reasons!

There is potentially a lot of information I want to share, and it would be weird to have dozens of notes all over the house. Plus it would be fairly natural for the renters to read them and then immediately remove them, and then, weeks later, forget what they said; "Wait, what's the trick to getting the bath temperature right? Wish I hadn't removed that sticky note!"

Also, I can spend the next week+ building up the "library" of notes as I go through the house, vs. having to do it as a "last chore" before we leave the house, putting sticky notes all over the darn place and trying to prevent my 3 and 5 year old children from grabbing them.

And we could re-use the virtual notes with zero effort the next time we rent the house.

To be clear: I would pay for this app, happily, for that functionality.

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