WingsAndTales
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I have been getting this problem for a while now on my Android phone. Sometimes I get the partial page but more often I just get the error message. I've attached the version info from my phone and examples of both displays. So far the caches I have identified are all Mysteries or Multis. I have also noticed that if any of the problem caches are in a list the list will fail to download for offline use which is very frustrating since I use that feature a lot. I wonder if this problem is at the root of several "List won't download" threads on the forums.
Here's the list of caches that will not load on my phone. They aren't in any particular order .
The Cougar Country Challenge, GC116QW
Your Guess is as Good as Mine Mystery Cache, GC14X5G
Ninth Inning Heroics Mystery Cache, GC1NYGF
Numbrix Mystery Cache, GC1FDFP
DGS☠Pikes Peak Views☠ Multi-cache, GC6MJH2
Primary Factors, GCTR6R
DGS: What's in a Number? #1 ☠, GC41G20
Wampus Cat's Lair, GC1B0AH
Crypto Cache # 10 - ENIGMA, GC1G01E
Rockin' Spivey, GC1RCWW
Fyre Spirit`s Stash, GC1HYC1
Moonshadow`s Secret, GC2TJPC
Wynd Song`s Canyon View, GC1HY7R
TMCS (SS) - # 1 Son, GCKWP1
Drake's Dilemma, GCGF69
Anne's Overlook, GC13649
Mac's Mountain Delight, GC13648
Year of the Snake, GC4XGZ0
Gone With the Wind (Classic Movies), GC3WKVE
Average Granite, GC34H02
3 Williams Kidz - A Tom.dog Tribute Cache, GC3Y8ZK
Into thinner air, GC31MEF
Into Thin Air, GC1GGTF
Relational Sudoku #2 - Back by Popular Demand, GC65TEC
Abacussin', GC173T2
The Godfather (Classic Movies), GC3V7FK
521, GC5H215
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My Firefox says it's up to date with version 94.0.1
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I'm getting the same thing also with Firefox and Windows 10. I was able to use Chrome and see the map but Firefox is my preferred browser.
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It's great to have the caching community work together to help someone out. After kunarion contacted me I recognized the name appleiphone6 but couldn't find it on the site. I vaguely remembered that he may have changed his caching name so I posted on the FB page for GCCO, Geocaching Colorado. Sure enough one of the members was able to give me the new name so I could find his account. When I contacted him he said his dad had been using it for hiking but I'm not sure how long it has been since it was lost.
Thanks for being persistent in trying to figure this out
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I also find this behavior of the website aggravating and annoying. The posted coords on a puzzle are useless once you have solved it. The posted coords might be useful for a multi but why not let the user decide. I don't understand the logic in the site that overrides the corrected coords that I have entered. If I wanted the icon to display at the posted coords I would change it back.
Please, please change this!
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Cache pages are loading fine but I am unable to edit the waypoints on one of my caches. After I hit "Save and View" it just sits and spins.
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On 7/29/2018 at 9:34 AM, Zop said:
I've had my 64s for several years now and this problem occurred for the first time yesterday.
Anyone hear of a fix yet? Not a major problem because the 64s using US sats are still extremely accurate but I wouldn't mind all features working as designed.
Interesting timing on this one. I have had a 64s for a few years and used it with both GPS and GLONASS enabled for most of that time with no problems. The first time it acted up was July 28 just like Zop. I have had it happen a couple times since then including yesterday Sept 21. I have never done anything but revert to just using GPS and it works fine. Eventually I try GLONASS again and it usually works.
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Silly, creepy and counter productive are the words that come to mind. My local geocaching FB page has lots of people stating that they won't log DNFs after this. People hate useless emails.
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A couple days ago I was using the new android app to navigate to a CITO Event, GC6AB72. Due to weather the CO had changed the coordinates. On the map the event was displayed at the new location but when I told it to navigate there it tried to send me to the original coords. As soon as I stopped the navigation it was again shown at the new, correct location.
Using version 3.9.2 of app
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I'll start with some background on me. I have been caching for 8 years and yes, I am a certifiable challenge hound. I have logged finds on over 400 of them and own 18 of them.
1. What do you like most about challenge caches?
They get me to look at caching in ways that I might not have done otherwise. They encourage me to go new places and try different cache types. They keep the game interesting. I travel a lot for work and they give me a reason to get out of my hotel and explore.
2. What do you not like about challenge caches?
People who whine that they are too hard and should be abolished. There are caches that I know I will never do because they involve technical climbing or some other skill that I'm not willing to acquire but that doesn't mean I want them to be removed or archived. This game has something for just about everyone. With over 2.6 million active caches we all have to choose which ones we are willing to spend our limited time doing. If geocaching consisted entirely of easy, in town traditionals I would have quit a long time ago. If there is an aspect of a challenge cache that you don't like ignore it and move on the way I ignore the many 1.5/1.5 traditionals that get published every month near my home.
3. What would you like to see changed about challenge caches?
They should have been given their own cache type icon years ago when ALRs were outlawed but that ship has sailed. Doing it now would mess up stats for too many people. The best solution seems to be a new attribute. The recent trend of requiring 10 "local" cachers that are qualified before the cache can be published needs to be eliminated. It's OK for challenges to be difficult. If you water down the game to the point where you seem to be headed then people will get bored after 6 months and quit.
4. If you could describe your favorite challenge cache type, what would it be?
The Jasmer. It requires planning, travel and honors the old caches from the early years of the game.
5. What types of challenge caches do you avoid?
Streaks of finds. I know some people love them but they just aren't my thing. However, they are part of the diversity of the game and have every right to be included.
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I realized today that there is no way to pull up a cache page for an archived cache. I needed to look at one when I was researching my qualifications for a challenge cache. The results it spits out are the closest active caches even when I search by the GC code. Archived caches are supposed to be available for viewing purposes but I see no way to get to them.
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As far as I can tell you can only load a max of 30 logs from each cache. If their find is further back than that the standard filter won't work. I don't see a way to do this using the API functions either.
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Is there away to use this on a database and filter out the caches that someone else has found?
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I can't tell you why you didn't find the cache in question to be fun but maybe if I share why it was fun for me it will give you some insight.
I found the cache about a month after it was published and long before word had gotten around even in general terms what it was all about. At the time I had just over 1000 finds. The person that I did it with had fewer finds than you and the day we started this cache was the first time we had ever met. The cache page made it clear that it was not wise to attempt it alone so when she suggested a partnership I was all for it. In the 3 years since then we have been great friends and had more caching adventures than I can count so the company certainly played a role.
The cache took us 3 trips for various reasons but it was mostly just the amount of time required to work through it vs. the time we had available on a given day. Did we always have everything we needed with us? No, but we either found a way around it or came back. I found that the lack of advance knowledge actually contributed to the excitement the cache gave me. In a day and age when the answer to most questions about the world are only as far away as your favorite internet search engine, how often do any of us get to walk into the unknown? The rush I got from this cache was all about the sense of exploration and discovery. I enjoy pitting my strength and wits against an adventurous task where success is not guaranteed.
We all have caches we love and caches we hate. Fortunately geocaching is diverse enough to have something for just about anyone. Just because lots of people love this cache doesn't mean you're wrong if you feel otherwise. It's fair and thoughtful to ask why and try to figure out what works for you. All I ask is that you don't try to ban what you don't find fun. I have run into this lately with restrictions on really hard challenge caches. I love them but some people found them "unreasonable" and got the guidelines to outlaw them. It all comes down to finding what you enjoy and letting others do the same. I wish you well in that pursuit.
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I live in the Colorado Springs, CO, area and I have notifications set up so I should get an email anytime a new cache(traditional, multi, puzzle, letterbox or event) is published within 30 miles of my home coords. Recently, I have not been getting them for puzzle caches but I get the others. Numerous other cachers in my area are having the same difficulty but some are still getting them. Does anyone have any idea what is going on?
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Same problem using Firefox on Windows 10