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Often they'll be tagged with the "field puzzle" attribute, so you can start by searching for caches with that. Like this

You'd start by figuring out who owns the land, then contacting them to ask. I use Regrid to figure out who owns a particular piece of property. Often what people think of as public land is unused private land, so it's worth a check. That's the question you need to determine. Sometimes it may be easier to create a birdhouse that just stands on its own, and then attach it to an existing structure (in a manner discussed with the landowner).

Safari seems to have been behaving oddly recently, though the errors normally don't prevent website access. https://forums.geocaching.com/GC/index.php?/topic/397610-problems-using-safari/&do=findComment&comment=6127547

Check this Help Center article: Adopt or transfer a geocache

Perhaps we can stick to the discussion at hand, rather than poking at each other's caching preferences.

This isn't a website question. I am moving this to the geocaching forum. It might be helpful to describe the disagreement you have with your reviewer, but the ultimate answer is, if you disagree about their interpretation of the guidelines, you can appeal.

I moved this to the Dutch-language technology forum.

Interesting. IPhone, perhaps? My screen on Android.

If you go to the Profile screen in the app, Drafts appear towards the bottom, between Souvenirs and Inventory.

If you're a visual learner, I'd start by checking out the videos at the Geocaching YouTube channel.

I have no issues when I sign into Wherigo.com or when I initially load the Wherigo foundation page. The issue you point out is on the geocaching.com API login page, during the login process. Error 500 is usually a temporary one. It's 404 that signifies a page is dead. I have reported the error, and hopefully it is resolved soon. It is 4 AM in Seattle, so it may take a couple hours before an engineer sees the report.

Of course, the problem might be, you never retrieved the trackable to put it into your inventory, and you've already dropped it off in a cache, and now you don't have the 6-character code available. In which case, there are two preferred solutions: either contact the trackable owner to get the code, or go back to the cache itself to look at the code. Either one will make you able to retrieve the trackable and then drop it into the proper cache inventory.

The topic did not in fact say it all, but since @Saenger posted some more helpful details, I merged these two topics.

You don't need to edit the log, or delete it. You can simply add a new one, using the 6-character code on the trackable, retrieving it from its previous location, and then you're able to drop it into a cache.

I agree in principle. But publicly calling out another cacher for something, without knowing any of the details, is perhaps not much kinder.

I merged multiple threads and separate posts into this one topic.

Apologies for the late reply - and English reply - but I see the souvenir in your profile, so this appears to have been resolved. The 2024 Leap Day souvenir required four finds or Adventure Lab stages completed on 29 February 2024 For anyone else, if you have completed the requirements for a souvenir and didn't receive it, contact the Help Center with details.

My bad translation: Certitude is an API partner but not part of Groundspeak, so questions about their site would be best addressed by @certitude. p.s. I edited your title, I imagine you'll get more resposes if the subject title is not your geocaching name.

No, it's not automatic. Caches are reviewed by human* reviewers, who typically publish a cache once it meets the guidelines. *Some reviewers are dogs. Yes, you can request the reviewer to accommodate this as part of the review process. The best way to avoid this is to go through the guidelines ahead of time, since that's what the reviewer will be using to evaluate your listing. Happy caching, and I hope your first hide goes well.

What you haven't shared in this thread is that your dispute with the reviewer has since morphed to one on the rule about having a mystery cache within 3.2 km of the bogus coordinates. I would encourage you to continue to work with your reviewer. Appealing reviewer decisions to the forums is not a means of redress. The real discussion here needs to happen on the cache page between you and your reviewer, not in the forums between you and people who don't have access to the unpublished cache. Since that discussion with the reviewer is actually happening, there's no need to continue a discussion here.

Please don't post in the forums looking for a puzzle solution. If I am stuck on a puzzle, I usually ask the cache owner for a hint first, followed by cachers who have recently logged it.

My bad translation: It means there may be a problem with a geocache, and a geocacher has suggested that the owner check on it. Help Center article Apologies for the English response, my French is pas bon.

The official app only shows traditionals and events for basic members, so challenges won't appear at all in that, regardless of D/T rating. Of course. That slipped my mind. Thank you.

FWIW, I think hide-a-key containers work best when they're placed somewhere sheltered, and where any water that gets inside can drain/evaporate. The log may get damp, but then it can dry out. Adding a plastic bag just traps water, so the log gets gross. Yep. The theory is, the plastic bag keeps the log dry. Which is great until the first time the log gets damp from someone caching on a wet day, or an unsealed bag. After that, the plastic bag keeps the log wet...