Puppy Dawg
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4 or 4.5. As for a name, I called one of mine (hidden 15feet up) Pining for a Smiley. It was 3.5 terrain, but not as hard as the oak you're talking about.
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Yes I do. I looked at the map of what people had guessed, there were huge blobs of solutions everywhere that was .1 mile from the nearest cache.
How does that make them no good?
Wanna have some fun with geochecker? Try this cache
I love it!
Back to the original topic...
I have a few puzzle hides where I've used GeoChecker...it's better than answering all those e-mails asking for coordinate confirmation.
Sorry...you've got no leg to stand on GeoBigDog...
1. you don't have to include a geochecker on your page, that was your choice
2. it appears you've positioned the false coordinates to give very few options leading to brute force attempts (much easier in cache-saturated areas)
3. there are no rules as to how people solve a puzzle (they can follow the cache description or reverse engineer it)
Next!
I've noticed that coordinate checkers are compromising puzzles. The main thing is, people just plug in coordinates that are .1 mile from the nearest cache until they get a success message.
Geocheckers are a valuable asset to the hobby. I've added them to all of my puzzle caches, so cachers can check their answers before coming this direction. It's just a courtesy.
As far as trying random solutions until you find one that works....... I don't know anyone who has that much time to waste. It would be quicker to solve the puzzle, no matter how hard the puzzle is.
Coordinate checkers ARE good
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Yes! Time to scope out a location...2. it appears you've positioned the false coordinates to give very few options leading to brute force attempts (much easier in cache-saturated areas)Actually, that would make for a pretty cool puzzle. "Find this cache using nothing but the coordinate checker and your knowledge of Geocaching.com cache placement guidelines."
Would work fine 'til a neighboring cache owner decides to archive one his hides.Anyway, on topic: I don't specifically know whether using "battleship" is common in this area. I have provided coordinate checkers on the majority of my puzzle caches but I don't really care how someone finds them so I haven't paid attention.
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No. Look at the map of areas that you know you can go off-road in, see what's there.
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I just see how many Tenths Of A Mile there are in the area I camped at.
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So how about we set the language our cachepage is written in, and someone speaking a different one would get it automatically translated, and send to a paperless device would translate it too.
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I don't think there is anything that says an earth cache is limited to one waypoint.
Yeah, there isn't. But a new cachetype for these two parters would be cool. Powercachers could ignore them, and those interested in better caches than usual could seek them.
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I simply put in all my feature requests at once, when I have tons I want...I could just post them every now and then, but they'd be more frequent.At the risk of encouraging you to continue spamming the forums, the cache owner can see their hidden waypoints. Just click the waypoints tab at the top right area of the cache page. Anything else?
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Most places, it RAINS in the summer and is HUMID. Those are two conditions that make the fire danger low. It hasn't rained here for a few months, heavy rain, not since early spring. THAT is high fire danger, tooped with scorching heat and ultralow humidity.
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Then why are wherigos published?You can't require a file (of any sort) to be downloaded for a cache.
http://www.geocaching.com/about/guidelines.aspx
In the interest of file security, caches that require the downloading, installing or running of data and/or executables may not be published.
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So, with additional waypoints that only the CO or admin can see...it would be nice if the CO could see it in the waypoints section of their cachepage.
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So...Could we get a 'high fire danger' attribute to stick on our caches in places like that?
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So how about a whole separate type for earthcaches where you visit one or more places, like compare point A and point B.
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How about when we submit a cache, the 'Cache Owner' field is already filled in with whatever we typed in it last? eg, it is already filled in with 'GeoBigDawg and $$tracker' if that was what I typed last.
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So about about something where after you've created an account you can edit the capitalization of your username. EG...
I could be, instead of GeoBigDawg...
GEOBIGDAWG
GeObIgDaWg
geobigdawg
geObiGdawG
You get the idea...
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A lot of you have placed a lot of caches. Have you ever had to fight for a placement, or go through the appeal process?
I have gone to Groundspeak a grand total of 37 times, 24 of them got published.
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1. Adhere sandpaper to it using Super 77 glue to camo it, then use a velcro'd strap to lash it to a saguaro or other desert flora maybe? In plain sight but out of the approach direction...
2. You can buy fake barrel cacti online (they are made from foam), use a hole saw to wallow out the underside, add something to give it weight to keep the wind from knocking it over...
No, take a real cactus, create a hole underneath it the size you want, MAKING SURE IT CAN STILL GROW, put the cache in it and plant it.
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OK! I realize that there is a place for Wal Mart Lamp-post caches, guard-rail caches, and park & grabs! There are folks in the sport w/ physical-limitations, etc., who thru no fault of their own, are limited to these caches.With that said, I am sick of the ultra-easy cache. I am now looking at going after extreme caches. Example: A multi, with 10 locactions, along a 9-mile section of a major trail system in the mountains. This cache was placed in 2002, and thus far only about 7-folks have completed it. I can not wait to add my name to the "I Found it" log
This is only one-example of the type I am now interested in.
Question: Do any of you folks enjoy such challenging caches? (In case you wonder, I am 62-yo and am fighting Bladder Cancer, so I am not a young fellow, by any means)
Thanks for your answers and Happy Caching!
10-parter, 9-mile hike? Sure, sounds great!
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No, it is about the site logging me out.I apologize for my extreme grumpiness yesterday. I had thought this thread was about 'Site Logs you out'. Apparently I am mistaken. I have never been logged out whilst writing a cache page. I shall start a new thread.
EDIT: How the heck did something from the CCC forum wind up in here?
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What is the difference between this thread and this one??? BTW, I use 'remember me' and still get logged out, usually when editing logs, sometimes cachepages. Antivirus junk turned off.
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I mark a waypoint where the cache is, head up the trail, and when I'm coming back down, I see where it takes me. Works.
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I'm talking about those websites where you plug in your answer and see if you have the right coordinates. Like Evince or Geochecker.
You obviously haven't ACTUALLY tried this on evince, have you?
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We have so many wildfires in my area...Most of my caches are out in the sticks. Usually they last longer than half an hour.
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A half hour isn't long enough.
OK! I realize that there is a place for Wal Mart Lamp-post caches, guard-rail caches, and park & grabs! There are folks in the sport w/ physical-limitations, etc., who thru no fault of their own, are limited to these caches.
I am getting nothing
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All day, I haven't got a single message from the site. PQs? Nope. Notifications? Nope. Is something going on?