Zuckerruebensirup
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Originally posted by cachew nut:[...] it won't update again until someone else makes a log.
Yep, you were right. I added a note, and the Lucky Duck vanished into thin air.
(Of course, whoever's watching the cache must wonder what the heck the post was all about. 
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Originally posted by cachew nut:Another bug I think...if you log the find first, then the bug, the cache page won't change since the log on the cache page updates it and it won't update again until someone else makes a log.
Oh that's good...the next person will enter a log that says, "The travel bug isn't in the cache, even though it's shown above." And then as soon as they post, the bug link disappears, and makes them look like they hallucinated.
Has anyone brought this new bug to Jeremy's attention, or is this the first it's been noticed?
I guess meanwhile, we should post another log, and then delete it, just to fix the bug reference?
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Originally posted by cachew nut:Another bug I think...if you log the find first, then the bug, the cache page won't change since the log on the cache page updates it and it won't update again until someone else makes a log.
Oh that's good...the next person will enter a log that says, "The travel bug isn't in the cache, even though it's shown above." And then as soon as they post, the bug link disappears, and makes them look like they hallucinated.
Has anyone brought this new bug to Jeremy's attention, or is this the first it's been noticed?
I guess meanwhile, we should post another log, and then delete it, just to fix the bug reference?
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...is still an AFLAC duck.
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Originally posted by Planet:And looking back it's not the AFLAC rubber Duck, This is the Lucky Duck TB, no AFLAC, someone else said that in the logs and I took it up. Apologies there.
No apologies necessary. You were right the first time. Sure, the names are different, but they are twins none the less: "THIS IS A WHITE AFLAC DUCK THAT CAN BE USED TO RELIEVE YOUR STRESS BY SQUEEZING HIM. SO FEEL FREE TO RELIEVE SOME OF YOUR STRESS WHEN YOU TRANSPORT HIM FROM CACHE TO CACHE."
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UPDATE: Hmmm...I just noticed something else weird, though. I see that you retrieved the Lucky Duck from the cache, but for some reason, it's still showing the TB link on the cache page, even though the TB page shows it as being in your possession. What's up with that?
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...is still an AFLAC duck.
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Originally posted by Planet:And looking back it's not the AFLAC rubber Duck, This is the Lucky Duck TB, no AFLAC, someone else said that in the logs and I took it up. Apologies there.
No apologies necessary. You were right the first time. Sure, the names are different, but they are twins none the less: "THIS IS A WHITE AFLAC DUCK THAT CAN BE USED TO RELIEVE YOUR STRESS BY SQUEEZING HIM. SO FEEL FREE TO RELIEVE SOME OF YOUR STRESS WHEN YOU TRANSPORT HIM FROM CACHE TO CACHE."
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UPDATE: Hmmm...I just noticed something else weird, though. I see that you retrieved the Lucky Duck from the cache, but for some reason, it's still showing the TB link on the cache page, even though the TB page shows it as being in your possession. What's up with that?
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Originally posted by Jeremy Irish in this thread:Alternatives are not suggested. This is a yes or no question. Considerations may be made in the future, but they are not part of this poll.
Jeremy,
I understand that your poll was a simple Yes or No, with no alternate suggestions allowed...but now that the poll is over, I'd like hear your opinion of Jamie Z's idea (that I happen to be in agreement with
). Since logs are a snapshot in time, wouldn't it make more sense that the find count for each log be a static snapshot of where the person was when they posted the log????-------
"I may be slow, but at least I'm sweet!"
[This message was edited by Zuckerruebensirup on September 19, 2002 at 08:44 AM.]
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Originally posted by Jeremy Irish in this thread:Alternatives are not suggested. This is a yes or no question. Considerations may be made in the future, but they are not part of this poll.
Jeremy,
I understand that your poll was a simple Yes or No, with no alternate suggestions allowed...but now that the poll is over, I'd like hear your opinion of Jamie Z's idea (that I happen to be in agreement with
). Since logs are a snapshot in time, wouldn't it make more sense that the find count for each log be a static snapshot of where the person was when they posted the log????-------
"I may be slow, but at least I'm sweet!"
[This message was edited by Zuckerruebensirup on September 19, 2002 at 08:44 AM.]
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Originally posted by Planet:I am trying to log a found cache. Squantz Rock in CT to be exact. I am logged in, however, when ever I get to THAT cache page it tells me I must log in to log my visit, so I try, and it takes me right back to the cache page and tells me I'm not logged in. Is it me? Has anyone ever had this trouble before? This is the cache page: http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?ID=33927
Frustrating. I took the AFLAC Rubber Duck TB and really want to log it.
Cache you later,
Planet
I know that a similar thing happens on the forums. But it sounds like what you're describing is something different. Did you say that it only happens for THAT cache page, but not with others? Weird. I went to the cache page, and clicked on Log Your Visit, and the log page popped up no problem. It looks like you still haven't been able to get in there yet and grab the TB, though. Does it continue to tell you you need to log in even if you log in a second time?
I'd recomemmed e-mailing Jeremy. Meanwhile, you should be able to go directly to the TB page, and 'grab' it, as opposed to retrieving it from the cache page. That way, people won't try to visit the cache, thinking they will still find the duck.
By the way, there's a twin out there: AFLAC Duck
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"I may be slow, but at least I'm sweet!"
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Originally posted by Planet:I am trying to log a found cache. Squantz Rock in CT to be exact. I am logged in, however, when ever I get to THAT cache page it tells me I must log in to log my visit, so I try, and it takes me right back to the cache page and tells me I'm not logged in. Is it me? Has anyone ever had this trouble before? This is the cache page: http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?ID=33927
Frustrating. I took the AFLAC Rubber Duck TB and really want to log it.
Cache you later,
Planet
I know that a similar thing happens on the forums. But it sounds like what you're describing is something different. Did you say that it only happens for THAT cache page, but not with others? Weird. I went to the cache page, and clicked on Log Your Visit, and the log page popped up no problem. It looks like you still haven't been able to get in there yet and grab the TB, though. Does it continue to tell you you need to log in even if you log in a second time?
I'd recomemmed e-mailing Jeremy. Meanwhile, you should be able to go directly to the TB page, and 'grab' it, as opposed to retrieving it from the cache page. That way, people won't try to visit the cache, thinking they will still find the duck.
By the way, there's a twin out there: AFLAC Duck
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"I may be slow, but at least I'm sweet!"
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Originally posted by Planet:I am trying to log a found cache. Squantz Rock in CT to be exact. I am logged in, however, when ever I get to THAT cache page it tells me I must log in to log my visit, so I try, and it takes me right back to the cache page and tells me I'm not logged in. Is it me? Has anyone ever had this trouble before? This is the cache page: http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?ID=33927
Frustrating. I took the AFLAC Rubber Duck TB and really want to log it.
Cache you later,
Planet
I know that a similar thing happens on the forums. But it sounds like what you're describing is something different. Did you say that it only happens for THAT cache page, but not with others? Weird. I went to the cache page, and clicked on Log Your Visit, and the log page popped up no problem. It looks like you still haven't been able to get in there yet and grab the TB, though. Does it continue to tell you you need to log in even if you log in a second time?
I'd recomemmed e-mailing Jeremy. Meanwhile, you should be able to go directly to the TB page, and 'grab' it, as opposed to retrieving it from the cache page. That way, people won't try to visit the cache, thinking they will still find the duck.
By the way, there's a twin out there: AFLAC Duck
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"I may be slow, but at least I'm sweet!"
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What!?
in Trackables
Lord Baltimore (who's clearly stated goal was to see ALL of Maryland before heading out of the state). Here's the final log:
"OK so LB's goal was seeing Maryland first. Well, we figured that could wait, so we took him to Iceland with us last week. He saw a volcano crater, snowy lava fields, geysers, waterfalls, and rode an authentic viking horse. He enjoyed international travel so much that we figured he could use more of it. So we left him at a busy bus stop in Reykjavik. Hope he turns up again someday. Good luck LB."
Here's the posting from the cache they logged him into: "Wish I'd known about this cache before we got to Iceland, however it is close enough to where we left Lord Balitmore (at a Bus Stop in Reykjavik near the Hotel Esja) to get him credit for distance travelled. Hope someone finds him who will put him on the right track and into a safe cache.
Again we did not find the cache, but it is a good baseline for LB. Hope he turns up."
WTF?! They logged the bug into a cache that they never even visited, and then left it out in the public at a busy bus stop (without posting coordinates, or giving the exact location of the bus stop)...'hoping' that the random person who found it would look into what geocaching was, and put the bug back into circulation??? Give me a break!
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"I may be slow, but at least I'm sweet!"
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What!?
in Trackables
Lord Baltimore (who's clearly stated goal was to see ALL of Maryland before heading out of the state). Here's the final log:
"OK so LB's goal was seeing Maryland first. Well, we figured that could wait, so we took him to Iceland with us last week. He saw a volcano crater, snowy lava fields, geysers, waterfalls, and rode an authentic viking horse. He enjoyed international travel so much that we figured he could use more of it. So we left him at a busy bus stop in Reykjavik. Hope he turns up again someday. Good luck LB."
Here's the posting from the cache they logged him into: "Wish I'd known about this cache before we got to Iceland, however it is close enough to where we left Lord Balitmore (at a Bus Stop in Reykjavik near the Hotel Esja) to get him credit for distance travelled. Hope someone finds him who will put him on the right track and into a safe cache.
Again we did not find the cache, but it is a good baseline for LB. Hope he turns up."
WTF?! They logged the bug into a cache that they never even visited, and then left it out in the public at a busy bus stop (without posting coordinates, or giving the exact location of the bus stop)...'hoping' that the random person who found it would look into what geocaching was, and put the bug back into circulation??? Give me a break!
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"I may be slow, but at least I'm sweet!"
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Originally posted by Markwell:Travel Bug Zuckerruebensirup has been grabbed by Mrs. Zuckerruebensirup.
At least now I'll have an excuse when I'm caught grabbing myself at cache stops.
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Originally posted by Markwell:Travel Bug Zuckerruebensirup has been grabbed by Mrs. Zuckerruebensirup.
At least now I'll have an excuse when I'm caught grabbing myself at cache stops.
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Originally posted by Scott Johnson:I like this idea. It will [give] me a running total of my geocaching mileage. Now I need to order some more bugs.
Thanks!
You're welcome.
But actually, the idea itself isn't mine. I found it on an earlier forum posting here. Before copying the idea, though, I wanted to get a concensus on whether would be acceptable to include my previous pre-SAM cache stops or not.But so far, the vote is pretty balanced: 2 votes for No, 2 for Yes, 3 for 'Don't use the PTL at all', and 11 for 'Do what you want'. A lot of help you guys are!
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Originally posted by Scott Johnson:I like this idea. It will [give] me a running total of my geocaching mileage. Now I need to order some more bugs.
Thanks!
You're welcome.
But actually, the idea itself isn't mine. I found it on an earlier forum posting here. Before copying the idea, though, I wanted to get a concensus on whether would be acceptable to include my previous pre-SAM cache stops or not.But so far, the vote is pretty balanced: 2 votes for No, 2 for Yes, 3 for 'Don't use the PTL at all', and 11 for 'Do what you want'. A lot of help you guys are!
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Originally posted by The Leprechauns:can we "Track Images" or "See a map of this bug's travels"?
Yes.
That's the main idea behind it...to have an automatic map generated of our geocaching travels.-------
"I may be slow, but at least I'm sweet!"
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Originally posted by The Leprechauns:can we "Track Images" or "See a map of this bug's travels"?
Yes.
That's the main idea behind it...to have an automatic map generated of our geocaching travels.-------
"I may be slow, but at least I'm sweet!"
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Originally posted by Rubbertoe:I was just wondering if there was a way for us to use a smaller font size when quoting people. I often quote people that I am replying to, but sometimes cut their quoted text into 3 or 4 sections.
It makes it easier for readers to see what the poster said, and what I replied to it - in 'chunks' rather than just quoting one giant block of text... HOWEVER
I realize this leads to giant looking posts, something I'm sure many folks don't care for - so I was wondering if there was a way for us to use a smaller font when we quote someone, or if that'd be something that would have to be done to the software options at the host?
I'm not sure. Let's see if this works. Nope, it didn't work. If there's a way, I don't know what it is.
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"I may be slow, but at least I'm sweet!"
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Can we make 'write in' votes here?
I'd like to see each logger's total count at the time they found that particular cache. I've seen comments that people like to know how experienced a cacher is before they decide how serious to take the person's comments. If I have 77 finds today, but I left a note on a cache way back on my 2nd ever find, that log should reflect my status at the time, not what it is today (or whenever someone new logs the cache).
For any given cache hunt, isn't it more important how many finds the person had at the time they signed log than how many they have at the present? The log itself is static (unless an update is made...and if it is, go ahead and regenerate the number at that time, since we'll get to see the new date anyway), then why shouldn't the find counts for each cache log also be static? That way, there wouldn't have to be any regeneration time used to recalculate the entire list of finds on any given cache page each time a new log is posted.
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"I may be slow, but at least I'm sweet!"
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Originally posted by MaxEntropy:I went to a Cache that I had already found in a fairly remote area to place a travel bug. Directly in front of the cache was a guy doing Tai-Chi. I asked my brother how long the Thi-CHi routines usually take. "Could be all day" he replied. So we turned and looked out over he water for a few minutes. "I don't have all day" I told my brother as I turned around, stared at the guy and sat on a rock still staring at him. It took about three minutes before he walked off to his car and left. All done, the coast is clear.
The Tai Chi guy was probably a fellow geocacher, trying to 'blend in' while waiting for YOU to clear the area.
When he saw that wasn't going to work, he was finally forced to clear out of the area, and go home to log a Not Found. -------
"I may be slow, but at least I'm sweet!"
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Originally posted by MaxEntropy:I went to a Cache that I had already found in a fairly remote area to place a travel bug. Directly in front of the cache was a guy doing Tai-Chi. I asked my brother how long the Thi-CHi routines usually take. "Could be all day" he replied. So we turned and looked out over he water for a few minutes. "I don't have all day" I told my brother as I turned around, stared at the guy and sat on a rock still staring at him. It took about three minutes before he walked off to his car and left. All done, the coast is clear.
The Tai Chi guy was probably a fellow geocacher, trying to 'blend in' while waiting for YOU to clear the area.
When he saw that wasn't going to work, he was finally forced to clear out of the area, and go home to log a Not Found. -------
"I may be slow, but at least I'm sweet!"
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I've decided to turn my newest travel bug, S.A.M., into a personal travel logger, rather than releasing it as a traditional travel bug. I've seen others do this, and I like the idea of being able to view a quick list (or map) of my Geocaching adventures.
My question is this: Is it kosher to backtrack through my pre-existing geocache visits, so that the history will reflect all of my travels from day one? Or would that be considered 'cheating', since SAM didn't actually visit all of those caches with me?
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Eensy Weensy Spider is still alive and well, although he's slowed considerably since meeting his first goal. But that's fine, as long as he's staying in circulation.
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"I may be slow, but at least I'm sweet!"
Oh Man! Aauuurghhhh! What's up with this?
in General geocaching topics
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Yep, you were right. I added a note, and the Lucky Duck vanished into thin air.
(Of course, whoever's watching the cache must wonder what the heck the post was all about. 
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