[Biltema/Angelcache - deine Meinung dazu?]

Ich hab nix gegen Angelcches, solange sie nicht mit einer blödsinnig hohen T-Wertung versehen sind. Auf dem Boden stehen und mit irgendwas rumfuchteln ist nicht T5.

[The highest awarded geocaching souvenirs]

14 minutes ago, frostengel said:

clarifycation! (How do you write this word? :-))

ohne "y"

 

clarification

[Caches entlang einer Fahrstrecke]

On 10/15/2019 at 10:18 AM, stokelandlady said:

Ich habe eine 10GB Flat und das Caching zieht davon schätzungsweise 10% weg. 

wohoooooo, 1GB durch Geocaching? Das würde ich nicht mal schaffen wenn ich es versuchen würde.

 

Ich bereite mich gar nicht vor (früher zu Garmin Zeiten war das anders). Ich habe einfach die live-Karte an mit passender Zoomstufe und schaue was mich so auf den nächsten Kilometern erwartet. Datenmäßig ist das ein Witz (offline Karte in Verwendung). gerade mal 0,3 % meiner 2GB Datenflat ist im laufenden Monat für die App drauf gegangen.

[The highest awarded geocaching souvenirs]

19 hours ago, frostengel said:

 

"That Germany region" is a country in Europe.

Perhaps it's just me not understanding your language

That german region he is refering to, is Nordrhein-Westfalen. So, it´s surely you not understanding his language

 

19 hours ago, frostengel said:

I want to visit Canada at some time. I'll sure be geocaching over there, not for the souvenir but for visiting the country side which should be great. :-)

It is! I just returned from a 3 week trip, and it was a blast. I absolutely reccomend going there!

[Wachsender (sich verlängernden) Power Trail]

18 hours ago, Majestixs said:

Selbstverständlich wird es diesen Trail niemals geben.

So selbstverständlich finde ich das jetzt nicht. Und ich fände es auch nicht weiter schlimm.

Wie gesagt, es gibt durchaus ettliche Mitspieler die auf solche Trails stehen, und dir für das Einrichten eines solchen dankbar sein werden.

Nur eben die Art des Entstehens muss überdacht werden. Dir wird nichts anderes übrig bleiben, als selbst aktiv zu werden. Sei es du legst und pflegst alles selber, oder du iniziierst eine Art Projektgruppe, die sich die Arbeit teilt.

Wenn du diesen Trail gerne auf der Karte sehen möchtest, dann lasse dich nicht von der Ablehnung hier entmutigen. Ich glaube nicht das die vorherschenden Meinung in diesem Forum den Querschnitt der gesamten (deutschsprachigen) Geocaching Community repräsentiert

[The highest awarded geocaching souvenirs]

yehaw! 10 out of 10. I´m so mainstream

 

7 of them are regional of course. And the 3 others were verry easy to aquire, I got them all by accident.

 

[Wachsender (sich verlängernden) Power Trail]

8 hours ago, frostengel said:

Da haben alle mehr davon

....die deinen Geschmack treffen

 

Nicht falsch verstehen. Ich finde so einen Power trail auch entbehrlich, aber es gibt durchaus Leute denen sowas gefällt.

 

[collecting countries]

Just adden Canada to my Collection 

[found ammo can ready to be found, but not on map]

It could alos be part of a different game or another Geocaching provider.

Not to be listed @ geocaching.com doesn´t necessarily mean it´s not a geocache

[Challenge Cache conundrum]

17 minutes ago, hzoi said:

Without getting into details, that's not all that was happening with that particular discussion, which is why that particular thread was closed.  

That´s what I thought. I am not blaming anybody, just saying.

[Challenge Cache conundrum]

17 minutes ago, thebruce0 said:

Probably a good discussion

This discussion came up yesterday, but unfortunately the thread was closed. I also would like to talk about false or odd ratings.

For reference:

 

[Challenge Cache conundrum]

I like your chellange! It´s easy to understand, easy to check but not to easy to qulify.

I would qualify if I were not living in central europe where dangerous animals are not realy a thing. The most dangerous creatures in Germany ar Tick´s, and they have a extra attribute

[Advice for placing my first Geocache.]

I have one simple advice: If your cache idea is like 95% of the caches you have found, rethink hiding it

[Misrepresentation of cache DT ratings]

Thanks @L0ne.R I wad about to post the exact same verry helpful guide to rate a caches D/T.

Reconsidering this property and truthfull the divergence should not be more or less then +-0.5

[Misrepresentation of cache DT ratings]

3 minutes ago, dprovan said:

.....they're just giving them a way to lie about whether they've met them in spirit.

That also applies to another issue we recently discussed 

[Misrepresentation of cache DT ratings]

I'm totally on your page. I also don't like bogus or false ratings. No matter under- or overrated.

In my region fishing caches are a fancy thing these days. They are sprouting like weeds. These are caches placed 6-10 meters up in a tree on tiny weak branches. The idea is to fiddle them off and back by a fishing pole or similar. Most of them are rated strangely D1,5/T5. That's plain wrong on my book. But reviewers don't care. I even logged NM on some, stating the listing is broken because they are wheel chair acessable but hard to get. So a D5/T1 would be more adequate. It's a fight against windmills 

[how to stop nanos from being pushed too high up a sign post?]

3 hours ago, VAVAPAM said:

you might try "Great Stuff"

better try two component putty. Thats not so messy as expansion foam and will last longer.

[Cachers not answering questions]

@brendan714

I´m not trolling you. I just want to hold a mirror up to you self. Why are you implying, that the people who can´t answer your math questions right away have an education level below a 14 year old? Maybe the are just a bit rusty?  That´s not nice of you.

 

You have asked for opinions. You got some. Even some more as you wanted. Why so caustic about good suggestions to improve your listing, like the one from hzoi? Even a cache existing just fine for years can be improfed. One should never quit getting smarter  

 

I have the impression, you simply can not handle criticism like any confident adult should. Even if it´s just a little suggestion for a improvement.

 

Beside that I´m on your page, see my post from yesterday 10:04 am. 

[Cachers not answering questions]

15 minutes ago, hzoi said:

  14 hours ago, brendan714 said:

15 hours ago, hzoi said:

It's also worth noting that the text in the cache description can be translated on a phone using text recognition software - but the text in your formula images cannot.  Google Translate has image recognition that might work, I haven't tried it.  But international cachers without cell data may not have the ability to test this in the field.

 

Have you considered clarifying the cache description to reassure cachers that they only need to do the bit at the end, and perhaps spelling out the final formula in text to aid in translation? That could possibly clear up some confusion.

Again, I'm not at all interested in changing the page or the logging requirements.  This is moreso a discussion about how to handle the 1/30 loggers who post a find and email me responses with something along the lines of "I don't know how to do question 6 & 7".  

Hzoi´s suggestion is not about changing the content of your cache listing, but only the formatation. The forulas are pictures enbeded in the listing and cacn not be copied into any translator.

If you you just remove the pictures an replace theyre contents by text, it´s more convinient for your international visitors and might help to solve the questions.

Why are you not interested in that change? Is it just more convinient for you to snip shop the formula as a picture? Or are you computer skills rated below as in the middle of an 8th-9th Grade level - which just so happens to be 14 years ol? Can´t you find the Symbols for the formula on your keyboard?

[Police Called For Geocaching]

A few years back the police was called on me too. But not for tresspassing. A worried citizan called the cops because he saw me standing in the dark, on a bridge, with a rope....

Thye thought I was suicidal and approached me verry carefully. They relaxed real quick when they discovered I´m wearing a harness and a orange helmet. So we had a little conversation about what I was doing there and they were satisfied about me just practice abseiling. After a idetification check the almost apologized for the disturbance  nice Cops.

GC29MBH

 

[Accurate GPS coordinates]

22 hours ago, niraD said:

No matter which direction you approach from, the arrow should point right at the cache location.

 

If it doesn't, then adjust your coordinates until it does.

There´s one Problem with this method. If the electronic compass is not adjusted well, the arrow might not poin straight to the cache, no matter how accurate you r coordinates are.

That´s a not so rare problem, especialy after longer journeys. They compas must be calibrated once in a while oder after long trips, especialy when using a mobile phone.

[Cachers not answering questions]

I´d handle it like a bogus find log --> delete.

With earth caches there is no cache to find, but answers. Answers not found = Cache not found.

 

[how to stop nanos from being pushed too high up a sign post?]

I guess we are talking about a magnetic nano.

How about making it not magnetic and use a velcro so the cache will only stick where ever you´ve choosen to place it.

[What does this new forum icon mean? (Plus sign)]

I think it´s not verry new, I´ve seen it before. Must be there for at least a few weeks, but can´t tell exactly

[What does this new forum icon mean? (Plus sign)]

1 hour ago, Max and 99 said:

This is a new icon at the top, right? Or have I just never noticed it! What does it mean "create new status"?

screenshot pls, I don´t see a thing.

 

Edit: Well, kinda blind I guess