Mermaid.Man
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3 hours ago, tbbiker said:
I just deleted the 75 labs that I found because I did not want them to count in my statistics or milestones. I feel much better now when I look at my stats. Adventure labs are OK, but truth be told, I just play them to find the bonus cache. I'll continue to play them for that reason and just delete the labs afterwards. To each their own though. There is nothing wrong with having the labs count. It's just not me cup of tea...
My feelings about them are similar. They are alright, but they aren't geocaches in my book.
When I do want to do one for the bonus cache, I just use a different account that I created for the purpose. Simple.
But each to their own.
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Well I can see all of the text.
Looking at the different screen shots, it looks as if the issue may be related to font sizes (or perhaps screen sizes).
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FWIW hides on utility boxes are prohibited in New Zealand for the last few years. I don't know if other countries have the same rule.
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I guess that what you're asking is whether it's OK to claim a find on a cache that you've never visited, on the basis that some people that are your friends found it?
Of course it isn't. You know that I'm sure.
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3 hours ago, Lynx Humble said:
So why they give you +1 then?
Also why you can get souvenirs with ALs then?
Well yes I agree, that's the important question. Why do you get a +5 or a +10?
HQ have made it clear in their postings that they consider the two games to be separate and so I guess that they do this to raise awareness and enthusiasm amongst geocachers to play this new game? I expect that there would be less interest in adventure labs if this wasn't the case.
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9 hours ago, BigFurryMonster said:
Why can't I see Adventure Lab caches on the Map on the Geocaching Website?
It's because they are not geocaches. It's a separate game.
Similarly, you do not see geocaches on the adventure lab app.
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Every other week seems excessive. I like to check my caches every 6 months and I'll post an owner maintenance log when I do.
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56 minutes ago, pgavlak said:
It saddens me how Groundspeak seems to make changes against the wishes/opinions of so many very experienced/dedicated cachers
Unfortunately I don't believe that the changes are being made to accommodate this subset of cachers.
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I've not seen this mentioned yet and so I'll add it to the list. On the old search it was possible to click on the number of favourite points and be shown the %FP figure. I liked that feature very much and found it very useful.
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In our local FB group players with unpublished virtual caches are reporting that they are receiving multiple messages from people around the world asking to adopt them.
How would somebody know who has an unpublished virtual? Would a reviewer have access to this information for instance?
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I'm sorry, but this time Groundspeak you have well and truly "jumped the shark".
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Does shift + enter produce the desired result?
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12 minutes ago, niraD said:
So?
There is no requirement for a minimum distance between stages of a multi-cache. I've found multi-caches where I could touch the first stage with one hand while touching the final with the other. And I've found plenty where the final was within 100ft/30m of the first stage. Even with the final and the other stage(s) being "a very short distance" apart, there are still multiple waypoints/stages.
So?
You must have missed my earlier point. I was only saying that I felt that a field puzzle trad would be an acceptable option in these very specific circumstances.
I'm sure that we've all found multis such as you describe. I have one myself.
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4 hours ago, funkymunkyzone said:
I own a multi that has the final located at the published coordinates, along with visible coordinates for all the other stages that finders have to visit in order to gather the info required in order to unlock the multi. I'm satisfied that's a multi, and so is my reviewer.
Well yes FMZ I'd certainly call yours a multi, the waypoints are spread out over a 20km area and it would be ridiculous to call it a trad.
With the OP's cache as originally proposed, the waypoints are all a very short distance from the final and are all in the same small park.
Yours looks great though and funnily enough I lived pretty close to waypoint 10 for a number of years.
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Since the cache is at the posted coordinates I would argue that it's a traditional cache with a field puzzle attribute. The information to unlock the cache is all in the immediate vicinity by the sound of it. An unusual traditional cache to be sure, but that's a good thing in my book.
I'm sure I've never seen a multi with the cache at the posted coordinates, but of course that's just my experience and it might be commonplace elsewhere.
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34 minutes ago, mmmPIZZA said:
So I made a second geocaching account to log my adventure lab finds on
I've done the same thing, it solves the problem nicely.
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Just refresh the cache page on your app. On the app that I use there is a refresh button that does this. I'm guessing that with the official app you can refresh by pulling down on your screen.
And sorry but I'm not allowed to discuss the app that I use.
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35 minutes ago, ecanderson said:
No possible way to 'look up' the answers to several of the stages.
No, but often it would help that an infinite number of guesses are permitted.
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54 minutes ago, thebruce0 said:
As mentioned, you can hide your AL finds. They're not permanently deleted, but are hidden from your profile and not counted in stats. You can 'undelete' them if you want. No need to create a sockpuppet.
Well I'm afraid I can't see the advantages of your method. It's much quicker and easier to let my puppet do the Adventures, rather than having to manipulate my finds for every adventure that I do. Setting up the puppet took 2 minutes and now he's all set for a long career of adventuring.
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On 8/27/2020 at 9:24 AM, Mermaid.Man said:
It's nice to see this being discussed. It bothers me that a multitudes of 'finds' are awarded for completing an adventure when really no geocaches have been found at all. I'm not into stats, but I do like the fact that my 'found' total accurately reflects the number of geocaches that I have found.
And yes, I do choose to ignore them for this reason. The downside to this though is that adventures often have a 'bonus cache' associated with them which is not findable without completing the adventure.
I did my first Adventure today and thoroughly enjoyed it. The app was a much slicker interface than the app that I have previously used for Wherigo caches.
I created a sockpuppet account to do the Adventure with (which seems a good way to avoid the unwanted smileys), and then found the bonus cache with my regular geocaching account. Works for me.
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2 hours ago, JL_HSTRE said:
Please explain then how you consider an Adventure Lab "not finding a cache" but a Virtual is finding a cache.
Quite simply because they are two completely different games. An Adventure is an Adventure and a geocache is a geocache.
They are two different games from the same company. They also have a third game, Waymarking.
You don't see Adventures listed on the geocaching website, just as you won't see geocaches listed on the Adventure Lab app.
There's nothing wrong with this of course. I'm just clarifying my opinion about why I'm uncomfortable about trying an Adventure when it will falsely inflate my geocache finds (and by such a large amount too).
From what I read here though it would seem that we are able to delete our Adventure finds which is something I didn't realise. This is good news.
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2 minutes ago, JL_HSTRE said:
By that logic, I assume you also ignore Webcam, Virtual, and Earth Caches as none ofvthem are real (physical) geocaches.
That's an unusual assumption to make.
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It's nice to see this being discussed. It bothers me that a multitudes of 'finds' are awarded for completing an adventure when really no geocaches have been found at all. I'm not into stats, but I do like the fact that my 'found' total accurately reflects the number of geocaches that I have found.
And yes, I do choose to ignore them for this reason. The downside to this though is that adventures often have a 'bonus cache' associated with them which is not findable without completing the adventure.
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2 hours ago, G.O. Cash said:
That doesn‘t make sense at all... why does traveling in your vehicle pose an infection risk, unless you travel somewhere to meet up with other people? Burdening the emergency services by... hiking?
Yes it certainly came as a blow when it was announced yesterday but actually these measures do seem sensible. The logic is summed up quite well in an article
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Permission to place Geocache in Auckland
in New Zealand
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In NZ there really is no need to obtain permission from your local council to place a cache on public land. Nobody else does.