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    Maybe We Should Start Calling Them Discover Bugs

    in Trackables

    Posted

    For the first time yesterday somebody "discovered" one of my bugs. It was the first I'd heard of it. Apparently you can go to a bug hotel and get the numbers of 15-20 bugs and officially "discover" them. And after Jeremy outlawed virtual moves.

     

    Here all along I thought the idea was to "travel."

     

    I'm thinking of creating a "do nothing" bug. I'll keep it here on my computer table and log it as "doing nothing" every hour or so.

     

    Discover bugs -- strange

    How Do I Locate Recently Archived/Disabled Puzzles?

    in Website

    Posted

    If you know the lat/lon you can do a coordinate search and on the results page click on the map icon to see the static maps. If you check the box to see the archived listings the identify click will return even the archived caches in the area. At least you can read the archival log for the listing.

     

    That worked. I thought I'd lost the coordinates because I'd recorded the corrected coordinates in GSAK and when the cache was disabled the listing was deleted. But, your reply made me look harder and I found them in Excel.

     

    Thanks.

    Have You Noticed that People Don't Seem to Notice?

    in General geocaching topics

    Posted · Edited by Thot

    A 30 foot or less error is pretty common between differing GPS receivers.

    I disagree.

     

    If we're arguing about a 10 foot difference, I agree, that's about as good as it gets.

     

    But, other than exceptional situations, in the southern flat lands of Houston it should be possible to obtain coordinates that can get another cacher at least within 20-25 feet, if one tries. Maybe not in the north or mountain valleys or surrounded by skyscrapers, but in Houston you can see a lot of sky. It may take a little time and effort, but I see that as your obligation if you're going to have others thrashing about hunting your cache.

     

    I'm using the editorial "you" here. I can't remember hunting any of your caches, and I accept your claim to having good coordinates.

    Free Hiking staff

    in General geocaching topics

    Posted · Edited by Thot

    Houston is a major caching city and GQ has done more to support and advance area geocaching than anyone else bar none.

    From Thot's perspective that is a true statement, but I think even GQ would disagree here.

     

    UsMorrows (Sam & Frances) are the true Den Mother & Father of our geocaching family. It is they who formed the Southeast Texas Geocaching Family. GQ is more like our favorite Uncle. :laughing: Sam & Fran have throttled back due to some real life challenges and GQ has done more than any other to fill the void.

    Perhaps I should have said:

     

    "For the past three years GQ has done more to support and advance area geocaching than anyone else, bar none."

     

    I've heard UsMorrows was a major figure early on, but they haven't been as active since I started caching.

    Have You Noticed that People Don't Seem to Notice?

    in General geocaching topics

    Posted · Edited by Thot

    I notice, but usually don't say anything about it just to avoid insulting the owner.

    This "insult" idea is the answer to CYBret's question.

     

    I agree with almost everything in your post, except I do post my coordinates when the listed coordinates are different by 20-25 feet and it isn't pretty obvious where the cache is. I'll post mine if they're more than 15' different and it's a micro in a place described below.

     

    If my coordinates agree within about 25 and its a regular cache or easy to find I don't think less of the owner, and I don't think I have a "laser perfect GPSr." I'm just trying to help future cachers. If, under good conditions, they're different by more than 30 feet, well . . . the owner should try harder -- even if it is Snoogans.

     

    It's no trick at all to make a cache hard to find -- just post bad coordinates.

     

    For some reason it's considered rude to the owner to mention his cache's coordinates are wrong, but it's not inconsiderate of the cacher to screw everyone over with bad coordinates. My top geocaching peeve is micros with a difficulty rating of one that have bad coordinates in an area where it could be in any of a few hundred locations within the circle created by the error. If you're going to post micros like this and give bad coordinates make them a difficulty 3 or more, or say in the description you don't bother trying to get good coordinates, and I'll just pass them by.

     

    Why is it alright to post a cache with bad coordinates that causes others grief, but not alright for others to point this out? I'm serious. Please, somebody tell me why you think this's so.

    Free Hiking staff

    in General geocaching topics

    Posted · Edited by Thot

    I nominate Geek-Qualizer. (GQ)

    GQ for sure.

     

    Houston is a major caching city and GQ has done more to support and advance area geocaching than anyone else bar none.

     

    He helps everyone.

    As has been said he set up, funds and operates the Houston Geocaching Society website.

    What everyone has said is true. It's hard to overstate how much he does to help beginners and advanced geocachers and geocaching itself.

    He's an all-round friendly terriffic guy.

     

    I'm thinking about asking him to marry me :laughing::):)

    What do you take while geocaching?

    in How do I...?

    Posted

    Markwelled

     

    http://forums.Groundspeak.com/GC/index.php?showtopic=111722

    http://forums.Groundspeak.com/GC/index.php?showtopic=74690

    http://forums.Groundspeak.com/GC/index.php?showtopic=99698

    http://forums.Groundspeak.com/GC/index.php?showtopic=80569

    http://forums.Groundspeak.com/GC/index.php?showtopic=76912

    http://forums.Groundspeak.com/GC/index.php?showtopic=69796

    http://forums.Groundspeak.com/GC/index.php?showtopic=57765

    http://forums.Groundspeak.com/GC/index.php?showtopic=58613

    http://forums.Groundspeak.com/GC/index.php?showtopic=54681

    http://forums.Groundspeak.com/GC/index.php?showtopic=53416

    http://forums.Groundspeak.com/GC/index.php?showtopic=64154

    http://forums.Groundspeak.com/GC/index.php?showtopic=9250

    http://forums.Groundspeak.com/GC/index.php?showtopic=8058

    http://forums.Groundspeak.com/GC/index.php?showtopic=7761

    http://forums.Groundspeak.com/GC/index.php?showtopic=7112

    Choosing Pictures For The Main Page

    in Website

    Posted

    Okay, how about this. Until a voting scheme can be produced (and I still support one), how about a button at the bottom of each photo. Members could click the button if they think the picture should be featured in a "best" collection. There would be a "best" area where all these "featured" pictures are displayed. It would

    show the name of the cacher who featured the photo. Start with no constraints.

     

    Then abuse becomes a problem (some people featuring every picture they come to, limit the number of photos an individual can feature in some period of time (10 per day, 30 per week, etc.) and have a total number limit with a FIFO cutoff. Perhaps don't let a person "feature" pictures from their own logs.

    How do I add a picture to a cache page

    in Website

    Posted

    Select 'upload images' from the cache page to upload an image in the same way as you would for a log.

    This will add a 'picture' icon (hover over it to see the image) and a text link to the actual image.

    Thanks for your reply. I was having trouble finding the 'upload images' link.

    Choosing Pictures For The Main Page

    in Website

    Posted

    Yep. Selecting from the most recent pages of the photo gallery also ensures that the banner photos are topical. For example, in April we see lots of CITO photos. Right now we see Green Jeep Photos. Around Memorial Day weekend we see pocket cache photos.

    That wouldn't affect my proposal. They can have any age cutoff they want.

    Choosing Pictures For The Main Page

    in Website

    Posted

    Yep. Selecting from the most recent pages of the photo gallery also ensures that the banner photos are topical. For example, in April we see lots of CITO photos. Right now we see Green Jeep Photos. Around Memorial Day weekend we see pocket cache photos.

    That wouldn't affect my proposal. They can have any age cutoff they want.

    Choosing Pictures For The Main Page

    in Website

    Posted · Edited by Thot

    I'm guessing they put a dipper in the ocean and choose the best from what's in the dipper.

    I seem to remember reading somewhere that they just look at the recent images every day and choose a few from that.

    And do they look through all of the pictures for each day, or just a sampling? In the set you linked to there were 1000 pictures dated today, and I couldn't tell if that was all of the pictures for for today or that list just cuts off arbitrarily after 50 pages. Seem unlikely that there have been exactly 1000 pictures today.

     

    I could easily be mistaken, but it seems like I remember seeing same pictures on the front page for more than one day.

    Choosing Pictures For The Main Page

    in Website

    Posted · Edited by Thot

    I'd like to know this too, some of my caches have some cool photos...

    I'm guessing they put a dipper in the ocean and choose the best from what's in the dipper. Chances any of yours are in the dipper is not very great. They do choose some terrific shots, but others -- not so much. My idea is to have thousands of eyes looking over the entire ocean for good shots.

     

    In addition to the use on the opening screen, maybe create a "Best of the Gallery" page with thumbnails of the top few hundred listed in order.

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