Delta68
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My opinion taken from experience is that if you think a cache does not meet the guidelines and may cause an issue, quietly inform a reviewer. It's not worth the serious abuse you will take.
I agree with this 100%!
Mark
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Appears to be working again now!
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Any idea if there is a maximum number of 'friends' a user id can have?
Thanks
Mark
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At one time, I would have completed one 'just for the icon'
but now that Groundspeak seem keen to keep adding icons which the majority of cachers can't obtain, this no longer holds any interest for me...
Mark
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.. do you write any that you don't share but might?
Yes!
I have one which adds the findcount and blog link to the end of our logs
It also copies the time stamp from field notes across to the log area
I'm continually tweaking it but might make it publicly available sometime
The other main one we use customises the green dropdown menu.
I think there is a similar thing on userscripts so I haven't made it public
(Although I did post a link on Facebook when I first wrote it)
Mark
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It replaces the insert smile popup window link when writing a log
I wrote this for our own use but when I came to upload it to userscripts I found that similar script already exists.
This one is far simpler though (and nicer looking!
)The script removes the 'insert smilie' link and adds a box containing the smilies
Just click the smilie to insert the code into the log
Mark
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Use the date filters when making a PQ...
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Basically they were supposed to replace virtuals, just like Waymarking was, but they aren't any different to Waymarking, so I think it may fail.
Sooner the better!
However, the only time I am aware of them is when I see the
under people's names on logsAll other evidence of them has been removed with GM scripts and ABP filters
Mark
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Nope. And I don't plan on ever doing any.
Same here!
They are as pointless as Whymarking
Mark
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Some of my favourite caching experiences were on DNFs, for one reason or another. I can't Favorite them though.
You can favourite a DNF easily enough.
Just log as a find, award a favourite point and delete/edit the found log
The favourite point will remain in place
Mark
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This sort of thing annoys me!
Logging as a find but we only found the magnet attached, hope that is ok. There is no sign of the container or log book sadly. TFTCFound a small nano magnetic on the top/back of bench at ground zero. Logging as a find, I hope this is acceptable.
Thank for the cache.
Yet neither 'finder' thought to put a Needs Maintenance on the cache!
:mad: Mark
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I've probably re-invented the wheel here, but I've written a GreaseMonkey script to add the day of the week to Event pages and listings
http://userscripts.org/scripts/show/115362
This works in two places
On an event's actual page the weekday is added to the Event Date.
On the 'nearest.aspx' page, the weekday is added to the placed date only if it still has the 'new' image showing but does nothing if your chosen date format is dd/mm/yyyy or mm/dd/yyyy
Mark
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I'm not sure I agree about the deleted logs changing it.
The 'problem' occurs if you or a CO delete a log AFTER the My Finds PQ has been loaded into GSAK
Then posting a new log will mean that the GSAK database will have two logs in it next time the My Finds PQ is downloaded
I suspect this is what tarmacjohn's problem was
Mark
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(OR. Delete all your Finds from GSAK, and reload a new MyFinds PQ)
Not to be recommended if you've got FTF flags set...
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We may or may not have ammo boxes out there but if we have they are only used on Multi(s) and 'Bonus' Mystery cache(s).
Obviously wouldn't prevent 'honest' muggling but might deter a dishonest cacher...
Mark
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Decon containers are great if they are closed properly and "new"
However after repeated open and close cycles and the lid not being snapped shut all the way they start to leak.
Giving up after only 38 finds and 18 months?
They last a lot longer than THAT!
One of ours has been out for three and a half years and 119 finds and is still OK
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Contrary to the popular belief that Geocachers are all good people, there are, in fact, a lot of light-fingered folk out there!
How else can you explain all the geocoins and TBs that go missing?
I've seen comments from COs before where, for example, a large bison tube had been 'upgraded' to a film pot - only a cacher would do that sort of thing. A muggle would just steal it.
Mark
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Sorry if this is going off topic as time wasn't mentioned in the original question
, but we usually put the time in as well if it's an FTF so the next person will be either kicking themselves for missing it by a few minutes or consoling themselves in the knowledge that they were hours off the pace anyway... Mark
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Must be a coincidence then as it was still there when I looked immediately prior to making my post .....
Mark
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Does the same apply to CITOs then?
You can't insist that anyone actually picks up any litter as long as they sign the logbook?
Mark
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And I have just completed my Finds by Placed Date grid this week ..
That was by far the easiest for us! The gird was full the first time I ran it!
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Yes, grumpy old git I'm afraid. It's a game - let folk play it how they want; after all they are cheating nobody but themselves
So if, for example, anyone wants to find your Flotsam & Jetsam cache you'll be perfectly happy if someone just gives them the final co-ordinates? After all, they are only cheating themselves!!
M
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Does anyone else get fed up with people logging "Webcam photo taken" logs on webcam caches when either the webcam is down or they were unable to get someone to capture their picture for them? A photo of themselves with a digital camera is certainly not a webcam photo!
Agreed!
We've done a few webcam caches and always make sure we do them properly and it's really irritating when other people just claim them.
We spent a good ten minutes standing in the middle of the road at Oxford Circus the other day because that's how long it took!
Even really good quality ones like the Warwick Uni Cam have people just posting photos of themselves. There's no excuse!
This log really takes the biscuit!
http://www.geocaching.com/seek/log.aspx?LUID=0e9b5743-0b6f-42d5-b00d-bfdc78c0a4a9
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Seems a strange step to me!
I could understand it if they wanted to keep bug reports separate from the plethora of bizarre feature and souvenirs-for-mediocre-achievements requests, but that doesn't appear to be what they are doing...
Mark