VAVAPAM
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52 minutes ago, terratin said:
You know, if there was a mail or any other information that this information was to become public and please change everything you don't want non-members to see then ok. This might have been a bit weak, but better than nothing. Just throwing this info out there without any information of the users is rather poor form. Btw, when I signed up to geocaching I don't think there was the sentence
Tips to protect your privacy
Choose a home location that is not your real address.
anywhere, and now I can't find it either. When you change your home location it only says " Choosing your home location personalizes the geocaching experience to your area. This information is kept private." I know, because I've moved so often in the past x years. But anyway..
OK, I have that home location set, but I did NOT fill in the location space on the initial profile tab - and that space did NOT populate with my home location info.
I followed barefootjeff's procedure in finding my profile, and see that my location is not showing ... I guess because it's not showing on the general, PROFILE tab.
That certainly doesn't negate your concerns, but you could reduce the precision of location in general profile without compromising other geocaching calculations that use your specific home location.
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1 minute ago, kunarion said:
In Rome, Georgia, USA. The theme for the Event will be "The Roaring 20s", so I'm designing some Art Deco retro things now for sig items, starting with the new cache zippers. I don't always go to the Event every year. But I usually make the cacher card (it's like baseball card) and some other stuff.
You mean like this ... Von Cache Family and this ... Ike13 ?
I found those 2016 cards on a mountaintop in Virginia. Wow, nice work and fun stories!
Should-a gone when it was in Pine Mtn. Rome's a bit off my southbound path. Then again, October's a good time of year. Hmmmmm.....
[pulls up caching map]
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46 minutes ago, kunarion said:
There's a "Roaring '20s" Mega Event next year
Where?
Quote[prototype photos]
Very cool, indeed! Where?
46 minutes ago, kunarion said:*May contain no actual gold.
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On 11/3/2019 at 4:05 PM, CHEZRASCALS said:
Would this be a good 'New Requirement' ?
I was wondering, when you log a cache as found, you have to click the box to say 'YES' I signed the log - as per guidelines to claim the find
This would reduce the no pen/logs photo attached and also make caches aware of the importance of signing the log.
if you click on 'No' you can explain the reason and this will let the CO know for him to decide to approve or not ?
I get the reasoning behind it but as I recall, The App does remind beforehand, in describing the cache, to sign the log. Adding a checkbox might be overkill?
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2 hours ago, Big84 said:
Is there anything I could spray onto the page that wont turn dodgy after being left in a cold cache over winter?
Laser printed has lasted through wind, rain, sleet, snow, and freezing temps.
By the time you do all these extra gymnastics of ink amounts & purchases, I think you'd be better off just getting it laser copied.
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2 hours ago, Big84 said:
Can anybody offer any advice on this. I did have my settings on draft so it wouldn't use as much ink.
I had a pack of Rite in the Rain letter sized paper. It doesn't do well with inkjet, either. Not sure where you're located, but office services might be your best bet.
I created my design, using as much of the paper as possible, printed it on regular copy paper, then took it to OfficeMax and had them print it on my [RITR] paper. IIRC, it cost me a little over $0.25 per page, full color.
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Following up, I just got word from the coin's traveling companion that he did, indeed, find it. Woohoo!
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Steak knives can be deadly if used *outside of their intended purpose*. Heck, a simple pencil can be deadly *in the wrong hands*. Shall we remove access to those tools, given the possible consequences of their misuse?
Incorrect use of the term "stalking" has become the norm in social media vernacular. It has always carried with it quite negative connotations, and that used to be a correct perspective. Now, though, simply looking at the post of another user is called "stalking". It is not stalking; that term should be used for continuous, repetitive following of another's actions over a period of time ... not a quick look at a single action (or single series of actions).
Calling the Audit Log a "stalking tool" is an unfair characterization of the tool and of the CO who may use it.
Creepy? Take a look at that profile access right there, in the left column, next to your forum post. Sure, it *could* be used for stalking. Come to think of it, it may well be used for that purpose, and probably more often than is the Audit Tool. (How's that for starting your day with a creepy thought?) Yet it is not vilified. The Audit Tool is no more a tool for stalking than is that profile icon there. Both of these ways to access cachers' activity information *could* be used for that purpose; it simply depends on the character of those choosing to use it.Consider a shop-keeper monitoring the customers' activities, comings and goings. It makes sense that easily 'lifted', easily damaged, or more valuable items will have more attention focused on them than others. It makes just as much sense that a CO would want to do the same. The shop-keeper *could* misinterpret a customer's actions or mishandle the situation; almost none do. A CO *could* abuse the use of the Audit Log, micromanaging and accusing the innocent; I would hazard a guess that almost none do. How can you know which do or don't? You can't. That doesn't justify removing access to the monitoring tool for the many who don't misuse it.
It is very unfortunate that some one may have used the Audit Log for other purposes; however, I use it to check the pulse of my caches.Example. Cacher1 accesses the cache page 4 times on the same morning. Later the same morning, Cacher2, who's already found the cache, accesses the page. Then, another couple of views by Cacher1. Then nothing. I interpret this to mean I'd better check to make sure the cache is there or access is not blocked. If it's there, perhaps it means they couldn't find it but didn't want to log a DNF. It could also mean that they're planning a trip and asking a friend about the planned hunt. Either way, it's a Good Thing, IMO, because I will have posted a note that the cache is [or isn't] ready to be found, and I will have prepared some hints in case I'm contacted by Cacher1.
Example. Six to twelve months go by without so much as a look at the cache page. This means to me that it might be time to evaluate its attractiveness; maybe folks just don't like that type of cache or location. Or it might be time to consider down-grading to non-PMO status if it also hasn't been muggled in a while (which I did in one case, when no more watches were on it).
Example. A few looks by cachers from far away. Again, maybe they're plotting out a vay-cachin'. That's usually the first time that it registers in my mind that a big event may be coming up. "Where's the Mega/Giga?" because it may be en route. Every now and then folks are just curious. :-) Nothing wrong with that; we're human. (One thing I haven't figured out is why a PMO gadget cache with a word-code lock in this little podunk town quite suddenly gets SEVERAL (like 3-5x the norm) new views from waaayyy-out-of-towners on the same day or within a few days of each other. Perhaps just a random anomoly.)
I have *never* initiated contact with a cacher because of activity that I might see using the Audit Log*, and I have *never* been asked why I visited a PMO cache multiple times, whether or not I posted a subsequent log.
*Full disclosure: I did contact a person *known to me* who signed a PMO cache's physical logbook [didn't log it online; didn't show up in Audit Log], but it was mainly to tease that 40-something-year-old for choosing a whoopee cushion over a $5 bill. :-) I did ask how he found it, too. (He and his partner are Basic Members.)
Among others I agree most with ...Lee737 & Kunarion's points,
On 10/27/2019 at 6:39 PM, kunarion said:But I wish TPTB had framed this deprecation in a different way. "We haven't updated this feature to include App visits and stuff, and therefore it's not particularly useful anymore. Sorry, we're getting rid of it", rather than the usual "Shadowy Overlords demand it be deleted. That makes it cool, so everyone will approve."
Jester & on4bam's
On 10/27/2019 at 6:10 PM, on4bam said:There are other ways to do the same without people even knowing their visits are logged.
And, honestly, colleda's
On 10/25/2019 at 7:16 PM, colleda said:I liked it. Colour me curious.
Add me to the disappointed list.
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41 minutes ago, coachstahly said:
How many of you would choose to ignore this type of cache if it was one of a few left to you to find that wasn't too far a drive from your home area and the outlook for new caches in your area was bleak?
New Year's Day 2018. 12° F.
Last of my unfound LPCs in the area. (There are 3.)
Boy, was I glad it was there!
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8 hours ago, barefootjeff said:
It's just been published (GC8DQXK). After all that effort, phew! Thanks everyone for your feedback and suggestions.
Congrats on the publish - yay!
Holy cats, I've a lot of work to do. (At least I only have to face down 8 more dangerous critters.)
Gonna be a lot of fun getting there, though!
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Just guessing (as we all are) what the OP is actually seeking, but wonder if he means that the listing of souvenirs is not "clickable". They aren't, and as far as I know, never were.
If what you want to do is see what each of the souvenirs looks like, you might try this listing on project-gc ....
https://project-gc.com/Tools/SouvenirList
If this is not what you mean, OP, it would be helpful for you to answer some of the questions put to you, so we can better understand what you seek, thus better help you.
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13 hours ago, Ms.Scrabbler said:
I waited for the disappointment, frustration and irritation to diminish
Boy, do I understand that feeling of violation! I gave myself a cooling off period, too, before I decided whether to archive or replace disappeared ammo cans. Ended up giving it "one more chance and that's it" ... and getting pretty industrial on the hide's construction. ?
My condolences on your loss.
3 hours ago, cerberus1 said:Did you mention anything about "ammo can" in the cache pages ? Announcing it often the way they go bye-bye around here.
Yep. Nowadays, if my container is an ammo can, the most you might get about it is in my hint, ACiTW. Maybe.
And I never include whether it's secured - so they don't have a heads-up to bring tools ... just in case they don't normally go hiking with bolt cutters.
I've also taken to explicitly asking that no photos of the cache be posted. I discovered [after the fact] that photos of my caches (PMO and Basic) - opened and brimming with good SWAG - were posted, not on the cache page but on social media, and obviously without my consent. Whether it's because of the nice stock of SWAG, or the metal itself, every time a photo of my ammo cans have been posted, they've been muggled - either emptied out or completely gone, stock and cache.
I haven't seen any one mention recycling. Recyclers don't care what's written on a piece of metal, and the increased pay-out for metal recycling has had a huge impact here. In fact, there was a major fire in a closed furniture factory that was caused by squatters "harvesting" the wiring. Just one week later, in the same town, my ammo can - and the chain preventing it from washing away in floods - went missing. Didn't replace that one. Anything I've hidden there since then is made of non-metals, even the hosts.
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1 hour ago, coachstahly said:
The unlock code doesn't really do anything other than allow you to "unlock" the cartridge on the host site, Wherigo.com. @Ranger Fox would be able to tell us more about it. I always thought that it would be a great way to show that it was actually completed as intended, since it's not generated by the creator but rather the program itself.
Agreed. If you've signed the log, there's no need to worry about the unlock code just to log a Found It on the GC.com cache site.
OP, if you're using an iPhone with Wherigo, see this pinned topic: Playing Wherigo on the iphone (1st post, 3rd item)
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20 minutes ago, mapamaee said:
Do we have to be at the plce to start the Wherigo?
Not exactly ... see Lynx Humble's reply ....
17 hours ago, Lynx Humble said:The code is at the end of the Wherigo when completed.
(My emphasis/bolding of words).
So you not only have to start the Wherigo, you have to *complete the activity* (not just the download), as well.
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Wow, thanks, kayak bird, for all the follow-up!
I didn't even realize GSAK could be used in such a manner - bonus!
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7 hours ago, coachstahly said:
So there are conditional exceptions to the maintenance standards outlined in the guidelines? Is that what you're saying?
No. That is not what I'm saying.
I'm saying that imposing black/white interpretation of what appears to be shades-of-grey decision-making doesn't seem to be bringing resolution to the disagreement.
There can be conditions that alter a finder's personal choice on how they react to a need for maintenance.
Even if those conditions - if any - would not impact your choice, it appears that they do for others.
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1 hour ago, coachstahly said:
Your actions actually show you to believe that COs are fully responsible AND show you to believe that COs aren't fully responsible,
which are logically incompatible statements.
Perhaps they are conditional statements focused on maintenance, rather than absolute statements regarding CO responsibility.
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I've noticed a couple of teams in nearby cities whose partner placed a cache. The other partner waited for somebody else non-partner) to claim FTF before logging his/her find. Then again, they are long-time members and ADULTS.
Maybe Mom just wanted to give Kiddo a happy day with a co-owned cache and FTF. You could TRY the "advice from helpful veteran" route: "Hey, I noticed you're new - welcome - and thought you might to know that typically ...." Always running the risk of alienation, of course.
It's a little tweaky, but since you're not "butthurt" (HA!) over it, probably best to just roll your eyes, shrug it off, and let them learn as they gain experience.
At least they're making new caches, yeah?
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And apologies to the TS: I didn't mean to hi-jack ... curiosity got the better of me.
Still imagine that the idea that you propose (that lettering of PB PP & Loomis may be included) would be a good assumption on what it might LOOK like, no matter the reason. Can't guess what markings, though, without knowing its purpose.
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Got it, thanks. And I fully understand that what was placed by another entity might be taken over by NGS.
Perhaps I'm misinterpreting "cadastral survey". I thought that referred to surveys for property boundary delineation and/or taxation. Is that wrong?
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What keeps running through my mind is that this could be like, research for a Jack Reacher - type novel. near cia ...
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21 minutes ago, Harry Dolphin said:
I've found a few benchmarks that were set out by other agencies, that were used and adopted by NGS. That's what this one sounds like.
Understood; thanks.
ETA: Since the example was not far away and in the same year, it just seemed to make sense it might look similar ... yes? So what clue to cadastral is there ... simply by virtue of the PB PP involvement?
"... like this one?"
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2 hours ago, kayakbird said:
Hi All,
I'm thinking that this was a cadastral survey and anything with a PID is from a re-occupation during another project. MEL
Hello, kayakbird. I'm curious as to what led you to think it's a cadastral survey? Really: I'm just curious, not challenging the opinion at all.
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22 hours ago, skintigh said:
There is no such thing as more than I want to know, thank you!!!
Now I have 4 more hopefully quick yes/no questions just to clarify I have it correctly:
1) That paper doesn't mention PB&PP marks, is it safe to assume they used the same symbols?
The marker in question: https://www.geocaching.com/mark/datasheet.aspx?PID=HV4826 says:
HORZ ORDER - SECOND
2) So if it has horizontal measurements that means it's a triangulation station and thus it will have a triangle with a dot as the center symbol?
DESIGNATION - LOOMIS PB AND PP 1930
3) So this means "LOOMIS 1930" might be stamped at the center of the marker around the symbol, and around the edge of the marker there will be molded lettering "Public Buildings & Public Parks" like this one?
4) Is there any chance this is a disk molded with NGS/USGS/Coast Guard/etc. lettering, and at the center it's stamped "LOOMIS PB AND PP 1930" or some other organizational mashup like that?
Sorry if I seem ridiculously detailed, but I'm trying to solve a 30-year-old puzzle and the exact lettering may be key.
Although I'm not a marker hound, I'll be your sounding board.
Hopefully, more knowledgeable folks will correct inaccuracies.
1) I would say Yes, given that they were both gov't entities noted as working in cooperation at that time (per Dept of Interior (PB&PP parent) reports), and guidelines were in place at that time.
2) I honestly don't know, but it may not imply that it was used as a triangulation station, rather that its measurement was figured using the Primary Azimuth (Abbott), thus it is secondary to [measured from] that azimuth. (Leveling instead of triangulation, for example.) The report in the example you provide (Burling), specifically mentions triangulation station. This one doesn't include that reference.
--> Edited to add: Check page 33, figure 74.
3) Possibly, sure seems like the lettering would be similar to your example, especially as they were placed around the same time.
4) Guess anything's possible, but since there's no mention of additions or modifications in the recovery note, I kinda doubt it.
Here's a thought: You might want to search for Dept. of Commerce documentation of 1930 ... or possibly 1929. (NGS was under DOC at that time.) But you may find what you're seeking here: NOAA has more NGS info - a whole timeline, etc. - that you may want to check out. https://www.ngs.noaa.gov/web/about_ngs/history/
Interesting subject; thanks for asking the question. Hope I haven't led you astray via the "blind leading blind" syndrome. Good luck!
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Don't know whether this has something to do with your theory, but note that I was NOT able - as a muggle (not logged in) - to see ANY of my profile info, with a statement that I'd need to log in to see that ... until I clicked on the "Go to new public profile" link on the banner. That's when I was able to see the minimal info provided in my profile. Couldn't see the additional "about me" stuff, even then. So yeah, it did occur to me that it might have something to do with the new profile ... but freely admit I know nothing about coding.
I temporarily made most of my caches PMO. Perhaps your search engine is more powerful than just google, but my non-PMO caches do not offer the "see more caches hidden by this user" link (or any of those other associated links.) And while I could click on the "Message this owner" link, I was brought to a log-in page. I couldn't see anywhere that somebody could tell what my email address might be.
And I do have an account specific to geocaching. I started it just so I'd be able to check on caches and geo updates without having to wade through other stuff. The benefit of knowing where a leak might be coming from hadn't occurred to me; I'll consider it a bonus.