Deepdiggingmole

I noted this exact same thing as I needed to see an archived cache as it related to a recently published one - going to that COs list of caches is no longer doing that If this is a revised function of the search for caches by a CO (i.e not to include the archived ones) then it is not one folk want - I can understand people saying why would you want to see archived ones in the list, they are no longer there ! but you always had the ability to filter them out from the complete list if you only wanted to look at active ones. But being able to see the archived ones has on occasion been useful It does seem that all of the recent updates has messed around with a lot of the functionality that, tbh, were not broken before but now is :-(

I have moved several caches over the years - for a variety of reasons and mostly only a very short distance as in the example above - however this pop up message is a relatively new thing. I would have thought the system itself would tell you that you can't move to the new intended location due to proximity issues when you moved a cache - though knowing the locations of my caches I would also know if there would have been any proximity issues anyway - i just found it an odd message to appear for the short distance that it is and knowing there were no issues with the new location However more the issue - state/province doesn't match the co-ords - Yes, they do - the cache when placed had to have the region box ticked and this hasn't been changed so how is that these co-ords now dont match that information

OK a 9+ year bump is there a 20 year rosette in the offing - I have used the 10 year rosette for many of my caches and note a few are now close to the 20 year mark

Discovered the same issue today - however also noted that if you then click on 'map geocaches' on the incorrect list that comes up - it does take you to the right area that you were wanting to search (though depending on how far away from 'home' you are searching you may have to hone in on the right country

Solitary challenges - yes if I dont qualify I dont go out of my way to find and sign - but as said I have completed several trails of challenges and quite a few of those abroad and so in those circumstances I would

And they bring this attitude when they cache abroad and cause no end of grief when they log finds on virtuals and ECs with no answers sent - or log trails with no logsheets signed

Interestingly - you will find a lot of webcam logs in Germany include selfies and the COs there are not doing anything about it - I am amazed that so many of their webcams are still active

That's my job LOL

Yea, that still wouldn't have put me outside my county :-)

Sometimes you find yourself in a situation where presigning is there to be done because you may never get back to that location As an example I have completed a trail of challenge caches abroad - I had pre-planned the trail and noted all those that I qualified for and also those that I didnt qualify for but are likely to do so and then finally those that I dont qualify for and unlikely to do so (such as 365 day streaks -we don't do streaks so ignore those challenges) So when we did the trail we signed those that we qualified for and those that we didn't but likely to do so but left those that we wouldn't qualify for - it did mean that we had a target to reach for those that we had signed but didn't qualify for and a satisfying acheivement when we did - but we were unlikely to go back to that area ever again so for us pre-signing was needed.

A few times now I have seen this message pop up when I have made slight amendments to my cache locations (caches moved due to stuff happening in the area or the hide itself compromised so putting in a slightly different but better location - you know the usual stuff) Anyhow as in the example given below - I moved the cache 45 feet and this message - "this may alert a reviewer - state/province doesn't match the co-ordinates" It was moved 45 feet along a footpath, not to a different county !!!!! the region and country have not been altered and this particular cache is miles away from the nearest county (UK) I don't doubt that the local reviewer will ignore these (if indeed they do get alerted) but surely this message should not pop up if a cache has only been moved a very short distance Is this a bug or is there a reason for it ?

It seems there may have been a minor glitch - as it appears logs are now being deleted - they are slowly working through them as it is not a straightforward process in finding them. Thanks

The issue of duplicate logs has come up with some fellow cachers and some have chosen to delete their duplicate logs (as found using the bad logs link on project GC) as it is showing more smilies than actual finds For those reading this who are unaware of duplicate logging - these duplicate logs are on older caches and were done some time ago when it was possible to log a cache as 'found' more than once (not that you were supposed to, though there were a small handful of caches where that was allowed) - Now you are not able to do any further 'found it' logs once you have done the first one. Back in the day this often occurred unwittingly when logging out in the field - signal was bad and you keep pressing 'send' thinking it hasnt gone, but it turns out it got sent several times and you are none the wiser and ended up logging the cache as found more than once and on some occasions (I have seen) six or seven times - and unless you looked back on that log you would still be none the wiser. The find bad logs tool in PGC became very helpful in identifying those. Anyhow - one cacher has tried to delete their logs and has advised that it didn't work - the cache in question is archived but not locked I was under the impression you could still delete your own log on an archived cache unless it was locked Is this wrong or is there a glitch in the system regarding this process thanks Tim - ddm

No arguments there but I was aware if how these worked having a few credits myself. I was just wondering if GCHQ are ok with this misuse of the AL setup

As in the example of the Carpool in Assen (Netherlands) where nearly 600 ALs have been placed with no intent on showing folk a nice location and enjoying the area - you can sit in your car in the carpool and answer nearly 1200 AL questions and log all those stages. With the new output of ALs it is evident that many are discussing the possibility of doing something similar in the UK This is not geocaching - these do not take you to a nice location and the geofencing limit has meant that all of these can be done without getting out of your car. The image attached shows this lot in Assen and for perspective top to bottom and left to right are approx 700m in both directions. This is no different to armchair logging ALs which I know GCHQ outlawed some while back. So why is this allowed ?

*** Just noted it appears to have all come back ***

I hope the old one isnt being retired - I preferred the old one

One thing I noted about the error message - it says "Please check geocaching on twitter for updates" I don't have twitter - so hopefully any updates will be added to this thread

Hadnt spotted that thanks - so at least there is a 'sort' process However as others have said as it seems this is such an underused feature (certainly is here in the UK) clicking on these wont change much - an example I clicked on my most found cache which has over 1000 finds and .... 3 had 'Great story' and none had 'helpful' !!!

Getting the above message when clicking on my avatar at top of page trying to access my profile though I can access it from the link at the top of this page ? seems the link through the avatar is broken *** UPDATE 14:40 UTC - 5/3/24 - just noted the link now works again ***

These are two button / links to click on in individual logs if you as a cacher or cache owner feel that the log in question is worthy of clicking either or both of them. It'll come up with a number once clicked - I have clicked a few and the number 1 has appeared - presumably if another cacher does likelwise that number will increase I am aware this feature was started/tested in a few countries to start with (not the UK) but it is now here in the UK and TBH I have not seen any other logs with the number one aganst these other than the ones I have clicked on. However my question around this feature is - what does it do ? does it produce stats somewhere - for the cache owner, for the individual logger or is it simply a feature on the cache page that when other cachers look at it they can spot the useful logs - is the cache page searchable for these logs (select most helpful log for example) Presumably it went down really well in those initial countries but seems it has not taken off here in the UK - in fact I even think the plane hasn't been fuelled up yet !! - and I believe that because it is something that isnt being used here in the UK, its usefulness is lost on us.

Ah, yes - time zone issues a big issue with ALs it seems

It is a shame that the first CITO season for 2024 didnt start today (Feb 29th) as there were many CITOs all round and many attending due to the desire to get that icon on this day Just saying ;-)

That sounds logical but frustrating that you have to do things in a particular order in order for them to trigger - I logged as I went and yes now I have the 4th event logged the souvenir appeared

I completed 2 stages of an AL and attended 3 events today and have logged then all - but no souvenir :-( - I appreciate there is sometimes a timing issue but most of these were logged between 16.45 and 17.15 GMT so I would have thought they'd all count on the 29/2 My suspicion is that the ALs are the issue and I am at another event later on, so hopefully that'll get the 4th cache required - but if you can't log ALs on the 29th to register on the 29th - what are you supposed to do ?