Attila_G

In the meantime I have read different statements from people in Switzerland. Some receive notification mails, others do not. What I can exclude with certainty is that it is related to the mail provider, since we use different providers (we = those who do not receive mails).

I just noticed that I have not received any notification mails since yesterday. When I asked some of my colleagues, they all confirmed that they had not received anything either. Does this problem exist in general or only in Switzerland (which I hardly assume)? -- Attila

When I plan a tour, I always use Project-GC to show me the caches with the highest FP% or Wilson score. The effective number of favorite points is completely irrelevant! Regardless of this selection, you always have to look through the list manually anyway. How old/new is a cache, how old are the last finds or DNF and what do the logs say about it. There can be no correct automatic evaluation, but at most a recommendation. But I still say: The pure FP number says nothing.

First of all, many thanks for the feedback. I have now found the cause! A long time ago I created a basic member account for a test (difference premium/basic). Now a friend of mine also used this account for a another test and put some caches on the watchlist! ? Of course I was not aware of it... In the meantime the problem could be solved.

Problem gefunden! Ich hatte vor Urzeiten einen zweiten Nicht-Premium Account angelegt für einen Test (Unterschied Premium/Basic). Nun hat jemand diesen Account ebenfalls für einen kleinen Test benutzt und dort ein paar Caches auf die Watchlist geklatscht! ? Darauf musste ich natürlich zuerst mal kommen. In diesem Sinne: Fehlalarm. Danke aber trotzdem für Eure Hilfe.

I have noticed a problem with the watchlist since a few weeks. It started with the fact that I received notifications from caches that I had already deleted from the watchlist. I put this cache on the watchlist again and deleted it again. Nevertheless, I still got notifications. After that I suddenly received notifications about caches which I never had on the watchlist before! Not only from one cache, but from several. In the meantime I have deleted the entire watchlist, but I still receive notifications! Questions in a local forum, via Facebook groups and also in the German Groundspeak forum unfortunately did not result in anything. Does anyone else have such problems with the watchlist lately?

@mati16348 Daran liegt es garantiert nicht. Ich benutze die GC App nicht und verwalte auch nur auf der Website meine Watchlist. Das Problem ist ein ganz anderes! Ich erhalte Benachrichtigungen von Caches, welche ich noch NIE auf der Watchlist hatte! Und diese Mails kommen 100% von der Watchlist. Es sind erstens keine neuen Caches und zweitens steht ja im Mail drin, dass ich diese Benachrichtigung auf der Watchlist austragen kann.

Ich habe in den letzten Tagen ein Problem mit der Watchlist festgestellt. Und zwar habe ich Infomails erhalten, das ein Cache, der bei mir auf der Watchlist ist geloggt wurde. Soweit eigentlich ok. Nun wollte ich aber zu diesem Cache keine Benachrichtigung mehr erhalten und klickte dazu auf den Link "Remove this from my watchlist" (im Mail). Die Seite öffnete sich und ich erhielt eine Fehlermeldung, dass diese Cache gar nicht auf meiner Liste steht. Hmm... Komisch... Ich wusste aber, dass er sicher mal drauf war. Einen Tag später kommt wieder ein Mail zu diesem Cache. Also nochmals rein in die Watchlist. Da ist aber diese Dose definitiv nicht aufgeführt. Ich habe dann den Cache mal kurz auf die Watchlist gesetzt und gleich wieder entfernt. Problem gelöst? Pustekuchen, am nächsten Tag kommt wieder ein Mail. Ok, nachdem dies nichts nützte, habe ich die ganze Watchlist gelöscht und mir die gewünschten Dosen nochmals ausgewählt. Problem gelöst? Natürlich nicht! Aber... Jetzt wird es noch besser: Seit neustem erhalte ich ein Mail von einem Cache, den ich garantiert noch nie auf der Watchliste hatte!! Kennt jemand so ein Phänomen? -- Attila

No, not the App itself is slow. TBScan recognizes the code within fractions of a second if the lettering is optically readable. After detection, the code is checked via the Live API at Groundspeak. This check can often take longer than the actual detection and is very dependent on the Internet connection. However, there are also fonts that TBScan has trouble with. Examples are available on the website: http://tbscan.com/hints_en.php No, if a TB cannot be logged (e.g. because of a weak Internet connection), the code remains in the discover list. Exception see next answer: That's a very good input! Thank you! I guess it was different in the past, but at the moment you can only write a note to your own trackables. This change has yet to be implemented in TBScan. VERY IMPORTANT: If you encounter such a problem/bug, please contact the developer directly! => developer[at]tbscan.com True...!

Have a look at this video: https://youtu.be/JPxe3IFG7Bg

Writing down the codes (on paper) is double work anyway. As BenOw said: It takes some practice and after a while you know which trackables can be recognized by TBScan. The other ones can simply be entered manually (or even with voice recognition!). Offline use sound simplier than it is to realize. It's a lot more complex because the live-check of the code is very important to guarantee that the code is valid. For better understanding: When TBScan recognizes an "O" and the live-check says "not valid", then the app tries with an "0" instead. This can't be done offline! This is just a very simple example. In reality it's much more complicated what TBScan does to find the proper code. In situations when there is no internet connection available, TBScan (Pro version) can save the codes in the photo library for later recognition. This doesn't mean, that the developer is not trying to implement a possibility to scan offline, but it's really not a simple thing. -- Attila

Actually it's an iPhone only app. -- Attila

It has never been easier to discover Trackables TBScan is a new and revolutionary iPhone app for every Geocacher. What many Geocachers have been dreaming about is new reality: With TBScan you can discover and log TBs and Coins without having to type the tracking code. As soon as you point your camera at the code it will get recognized instantly: It’s that easy! TBScan is perfect for events: Where you previously had to first write down every single tracking code on a piece of paper only to later manually key in every single one, you can now scan the trackables lightning-fast and discover them all at the same time. With the help of TBScan you can discover up to 10 trackables per minute. What is more, TBScan is a great helper when you encounter a Trackable in a cache. Quickly scan the code and you will see the mission of the TB or coin. Finally, if you want to take that Trackable on your journey you can also directly log it. Pricing and Availability TBScan is available for free as a “light” version in the AppStore. You can extend the application’s functionality with an optional in-app purchase. System Requirements - iPhone 4s and iOS 9 or newer - Use of the Live-API requires an Internet connection Information / Contact www.tbscan.com / developer@tbscan.com => Check out the PodCachers show #567! TBScan mentioned on minute 27:30.

TBScan (iPhone) is missing too... http://www.tbscan.com -- Attila

This was a very bad decision! The feedback system was a very good tool. The forum can not replace it. In no way. -- Attila

Ruf die zu löschende PQ Liste auf und klick dann oben auf "alle löschen". Danach verschwindet auch die PQ. -- Attila