Sherminator18
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7 minutes ago, cerberus1 said:
Long-gone owner that no one can send their info to because the owner's inactive... "The "Send Email" feature is disabled because this user is currently inactive".
That's not tough to understand.
The "cacher" was there (even posted a pic), then found needed info couldn't be passed. Why couldn't he claim a find?
That's fine. I was wrong
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Unfortunately, you won't be allowed to publish geocaches that are not near your home, because you will be unable to maintain them, unless you provide the reviewer with a specific person who will maintain these caches and a solid maintenance plan
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On 6/18/2018 at 6:29 PM, noncentric said:
So, is the webcam a problem or are the cachers that don't want to archive them a problem? Just because people don't want to disable/archive them doesn't seem like a valid reason that they shouldn't be brought back.
And besides, if they were brought back, then they wouldn't be "so rare" and so people would be less opposed to them being disabled/archived when they need to be.
If a webcam doesn't work anymore, then they need to be disabled/archived regardless of what people want. After all, if webcams don't work, then cachers can't be 'legitimately' logging them as "Webcam Photo Taken" anyway. And if cachers are logging them with selfies or other non-proof methods, then the caches can be archived because the CO doesn't enforce the logging requirements.
I agree with your points. But if I was rewarded a "Webcam Reward" I would not want to put it out. I personally do not want to deal with the upkeep and log maintenance with one of these.
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On 6/16/2018 at 12:28 AM, noncentric said:
Wouldn't this be the same issue with a roadside traditional, if the local highway department does construction and blocks access to the cache site, or removes the hiding structure completely. The CO has no control over that and would need to disable/archive the cache.
Same thing with physical caches hidden on hiking trails, which might be closed for maintenance or weather-related problems, or even closed completely. The CO has no control over that and would need to disable/archive the cache.
Yes but people don't want to disable or archive webcams because they are so rare.
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10 hours ago, wanrex said:
Just wonder, does anyone created a public bookmark to include all AR_ cache published so far?
Shame it, i can't search it without PM membership.
I've made a bookmark list of what's out so far
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Are webcams even a thing these days? How many people/businesses/towns are even using webcams? And my thought is that there is a huge issue with someone using the webcam over a business/college/town that isn't their own and that they have no control over because there isn't anything they can do if the webcam has technical difficulties or the owner decides not to do it anymore. If they were to do this I think it should be a requirement that the CO setup their own webcam somehow. But finding a location for that would be difficult, as people may not want it at their home and I'm not sure many people would allow someone to put a webcam in their business or anything like that. Webcams are much more involved than virtual caches are. And as mentioned above there is still the ongoing issue of people abusing the system and logging finds when they shouldn't. Webcams are fun, but I don't think they should be brought back.
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My vote is that a phone is very comparable to a GPSr these days. I have found 1700+ caches and probably 90% of those have been with my phone. I get instances where certain areas will have my GPS bouncing a bit but that happens with handheld GPS units as well. And the firmware on phones is updated constantly and updates are pushed out. And for handheld units firmware updates don't come out all that often or the user does not always remember to update the firmware.
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36 minutes ago, Lynx Humble said:
It will also make angry those looking for old caches for Jasmer / other challenge. So please don't ask for archiving if only the CO is inactive.
Yes, please don't ask for these to be archived. Rules for virtuals were different back then. I've been to some great places because a virtual was there. I would really hate to see some of these archived just because the CO isn't active anymore
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30 minutes ago, niraD said:
I liked the past challenges where each Souvenir required finding only a single cache of a particular type--a mystery/puzzle cache this week, a multi-cache next week, a D5 or T5 cache the week after that, and so on.
I won't earn the points needed to receive all the Souvenirs for this promotion. I didn't earn the points needed to receive all the Souvenirs of the Planetary promotion. I did make a point to get out and attend a couple events during the Planetary promotion, but I didn't get them logged before the deadline, so I guess the Planetary promotion wasn't very motivating for me after all. The new promotion is even more about raw numbers. Meh.
I agree. The Summer Road Trip promo was probably my favorite. That was the first time I pushed myself to go out and get a T5 cache. It actually prompted me to try different caches I probably would not otherwise have. Now, just go out and find any 100 caches.
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I asked the following on Twitter:
Quote@GoGeocaching why have the souvenir promotions been promoting quantity over quality? Isn’t that kind of the opposite of what you should be encouraging people to do?
And got the following response:
QuoteThank you for your feedback! We like to try various promotions to engage the entire community, from new to seasoned cachers. We may have promotions in the future with a different point system—stay tuned!
I understand trying to make different promotions to "engage the entire community" but this promotion is essentially the same as Planetary Pursuit; go out and find a bunch of caches to get a bunch of points and then you get a bunch of souvenirs. This one however is even less interesting because all caches have the same number of points. At least Planetary Pursuit rewarded you for finding more creative and interesting caches.
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5 hours ago, Ragnemalm said:
Groundspeak, can you please remember that geocaching is a highly diverse hobby that is not only about quantity? This campaign seems like a power trail promotion to me. I that what you want to promote, quantity?
I have suggestions for future quests/challenges:
- Log 10 different D/T combinations in a week. Or 15-20 in a month. 10 is nice, you can do that even on a wheelchair!
- Log 20 different attributes in a week. Or month.
- Log one multi every week for a month.
The numbers are not so important. The diversity and some level of challenge is. One more thing: Make souvenirs interesting. Getting a souvenir for logging one cache is a bit too easy, right? Even for a beginner.
Just a suggestion.
100% agree. These promotions are becoming "find a bunch of geocaches no matter how good they are." It is promoting quantity or quality. This encourages people to just go out and do a power trail or a bunch of park and grabs. What happened to the days of Finding a T5/D5 cache, or finding a cache with 10 favoite points. You're awarding people for finding high quantities of caches, instead of awarding them for finding high quality, unique and creative caches. I do not like where these promotions are going.
Plus if you've already found many or all of the caches in your area how are you supposed to find 100 caches in a month? I think I've only ever done that once. I work a full time job and finding 100 in a month averages out to just less than 4 a day. This is getting a little out of hand I think
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38 minutes ago, The A-Team said:
The souvenir is for the event that was held on May 26. Your log is dated May 27, which indicates that you didn't make it there until the day after the event and therefore don't get the souvenir. It appears that a lot of people got there very late, with a number of logs even dated as late as today.
If you made a mistake with your log and you were actually at the event on the 26th, you'll need to delete your log and log it again with the correct date. You'll then get the souvenir.
There were people saying over the past few days to make your log the 27th to get the souvenir, and then to change the date back to the 26th. This has been fixed now and all new logs for May 26th will get the new souvenir. As RC said, it will take some time to go through logs and retroactively award the souvenir for those with a May 26 date
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13 hours ago, Rock Chalk said:
There was an error in how the souvenir was configured. It's fixed now, but I'm guessing we'll have to run a script to award the souvenir to anyone who logged prior to this afternoon with a log date of 5/26. We'll look into that when the office is back open on Tuesday.
In the meantime, @spotter/g, @CacheCreditand @Sherminator18, you should all have the souvenir now.
Thanks Rock Chalk!
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You shoukd be getting a souvenir. Theres some sort of issue on the back. I’m betting it will be fixed tomorrow when HQ is back open. Or you can use the trick mentioned above. Personally, I’m just going to wait it out.
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16 hours ago, hzoi said:
@NYPaddleCacher and @Keystone - you were missed. But @thebruce0 and @GeocachingAdam and I managed to meet up, despite the fact that the restaurant we chose was closed (and we apparently set off alarms by wandering around the parking lot, as the owner's husband arrived to check us out).
Things I learned:
1. The Spot is still there, in great shape, and still has its original log.
2. April is no time to visit New York, as it was windy and sleeting.
3. thebruce0 is apparently not a serial killer, as I managed to survive our meetAAARGH
EDIT; ALL IS WELL, THEBRUCE0 IS DEFINITELY NOT A SERIAL KILLER, AND HZOI IS STILL ENJOYING HIS VACATION. I MEAN, I AM ENJOYING MY VACATION. THINK I'LL TAKE AN EXTRA YEAR OFF OR SO. NOTHING TO SEE HERE.
Glad you guys had a good time. Usually April is not like this. You got bad luck and got one of the worst days we've had in the past few months. Sorry the weather didn't cooperate with you
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20 hours ago, thebruce0 said:
Anyone have first hand observation of what the weather/climate's like around there right now? Still lots of snow? Betting there is up and around gz, yes?
I live 40 miles north of The Spot (GC39). We have not had much snow lately, but at the higher elevations down south there may be some, but I don't think there would be a significant amount. Also the best approach to the cache is an uphill dirt road whose condition varies greatly with changing weather conditions. The weather in the area later this week is in the 30s-40s with some chance of rain, but no predicted to get cold enough for snow. Hope this helps
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Thank you! I've been waiting for the map a list feature for a long time!
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13 hours ago, Team Bear-Cat said:
GC81 -- we did in fact reply with emails, Groundspeak private messages, etc. And posted here a couple of times. We never received a coin, and apparently the one we shipped never arrived. Three of the coins allegedly sent in this mission did not arrive, BTW. No, we are not trying to 'shame' or criticize anyone. Why just a negative implication? We did not ask Sherminator18 to just resend; we offered to send a coin in return to him. And we offered to send another coin to the person who never received our shipped coin. That's about all we can do. We have been in dozens of trackable and coin exchanges and missions very successfully and satisfactorily. Lessons learned -- be SURE all packages have tracking and/or customs #s. This mission was a total loss to us, but we are not name-calling or stressing out -- moving on ! Case closed.
Team Bear-Cat - from what I'm seeing you did not post in this forum that you hadn't received your coin until January 14, many months after the mission. I am not trying to be negative, but why didn't you say anything sooner? I did have a tracking number for your package but unfortunately lost the receipt from the post office. They did offer to trade a coin with me, (I'm a her by the way), but I do not currently have an unactivated coin to trade and will be going on vacation soon and don't have time to purchase and send one in a timely manner. Also I am not currently looking to add more coins to my collection. I have too many as it is. Still the biggest concern is why you did not post anything here that you did not receive your coin. Going back through the posts, you also did not post in here when you sent your coin to your recipient until January 14th.
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Now it has reappeared. I don't know how or why as I didn't change anything and I'm using the same computer and browser.. weird
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I have a lot of information and description in the About section of my public profile. Now I'd like to edit that section but when I go to my account settings to edit this information there's nothing in the About section. It has to be somewhere as I can still see everything when I view my profile
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4 hours ago, HHL said:
Don't wait, it could be done just now:
Example is one of your list: "Challenges - Qualified (shared, public)"https://www.geocaching.com/play/search?ot=4&bm=BM21A6F#Content
Hans
That's a helpful workaround - thanks for that!
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15 hours ago, HHL said:
Hmm.
I've seen that "Copy" button here:https://www.geocaching.com/bookmarks/view.aspx?guid=811b6233-4dfc-4fdf-9f28-e4f53573f0be
Why can't we have those list in a neater look? IE: sortable and mappable. And been able to select just desired caches from that list to copy over to an owned list. Like this list view:
https://www.geocaching.com/play/search?ot=4&bm=BM4C477&f=2&sort=GeocacheName&asc=True
Also: we definitely need buttons to bulk delete "found" and "archived" caches from bookmark lists. This would turn them into real ToDo-Lists. ;-)
Happy Coding
HansI like your ideas there Hans. I totally agree that Lists should have to same interface as the search results. And it would be fantastic if you could view a list on a map.
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14 hours ago, The A-Team said:
I do too. I think it's been like this for many years.
And nothing has been done to fix it?
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Metaverse & AR Caches
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I got a message about my AR cache a few days ago too. It wasn’t working on this persons android phone and I tried it with my iPhone and had the same issue