badlands
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6 minutes ago, HHL said:
That is the least recommended method. Too much settings for an average user. "Send to Gps" is quite OK. The mentioned export macro is highly recommended.
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Least recommended by who?
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1 hour ago, Cheminer Will said:
I always used the GPS>Send Waypoints menu tool in GSAK with the 60CSx. It was suggested I not do that with the 66ST so I will try the GSAK macro "Garmin Export " instead.
File/Export/[GPX/GGZ/LOC File...]
Then use tags to modify the export
Help/Content/Special Tags
Once you get the export as you wish it to be then save the export format so you don't have to recreate it each time you load the GPSr
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If you have your computer the next time I see you at an event I can walk you through loading it into GSAK.
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10 minutes ago, MAS83 said:
And I would like for you to have the option to filter out caches you are not interested in, so that you don't get frustrated looking through loads of caches to find the gems. That makes the game better for everyone. In a perfect world you could filter out caches on parameters you don't like, and then have the option to hide them on the map as well, with an toggle option in case you need to know where those caches are placed.
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12 minutes ago, cerberus1 said:
I was kinda along with this "mentor" thing until seeing this...
- Why do folks think everything has to be rated ? "Good ole boys" network?
My Reviewers don't seem pompous. Hopefully that thinking is limited to certain areas...
Poor choice of words on my part.
The reviewers in my area are generally considered to be excellent and I agree with that sentiment.
When the reviewer pool needs to expand for what ever reason, a lot of very good people are overlooked because they don't know a reviewer personally. This is not a knock on anyone, it's just how it's done today. Mentoring, and rating of those mentors would simply give GS a way to identify people who may make excellent reviewers.
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7 minutes ago, MAS83 said:
At least in my area, the people with high numbers, tend to maintain their caches better than those with low amount of finds/hides as they are more invested in the game. Miles may vary depending on region, I guess. But that is why a good rule in one area, will be a bad rule in another.
Just the opposite here. Prolific hiders expect the community to maintain their caches by 'replacing as needed'. This leads to a LOT of drive by caches that will never be archived.
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3 minutes ago, L0ne.R said:
Another suggestion, maybe COs can decide if their cache should be available on the app. Add a "This cache can appear on the app for basic members" checkbox to all listings.
Another excellent idea.
3 minutes ago, L0ne.R said:I worry about a mentor program unless those mentors are vetted. Many prolific cachers, admired by the community for their numbers, would not make good mentors because they are also set-em-and-forget, PT-saturation types.
Provide a rating system. The rating system on eBay weeds out buyers and sellers that create issues.
Provide an incentive for excellent mentors, for example offer a Virtual Reward or short list them for the Volunteer Reviewer Pool. We currently have a reviewer pool based on the 'good ole boys' network. If you're not friends with a reviewer you will likely not be nominated.
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20 minutes ago, on4bam said:
Bad idea, imagine a first timer walking up to a gadget cache having no idea how to use a magnet to open a lock, use UV and look into a hole to find the lock code, seeing a tube and not realizing they need 2 liters of water or a cache that needs a battery to open. That would get you a lot of broken caches. OTOH, if newbies see HQ caches it may be inclined to stay in the hobby longer.
Bad idea or and idea needs to be refined? Let's not throw the baby out with the bathwater.
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1 hour ago, NYPaddleCacher said:
As I see it, limiting the difficulty rating for basic (new) members isn't to get new people hooked but is an attempt to avoid having new people get discouraged from attempting to find caches that are, by design, difficult to find. What makes less sense to me, is limiting the terrain rating. Caches with a low terrain rating tend to be near places one can park a vehicle then walk a very short distance to GZ. IF GS wants to hook new players, allowing caches with a higher T rating, where one might go for a walk in the woods and away from parking lots would seem to make more sense.
1 hour ago, NYPaddleCacher said:As I see it, limiting the difficulty rating for basic (new) members isn't to get new people hooked but is an attempt to avoid having new people get discouraged from attempting to find caches that are, by design, difficult to find. What makes less sense to me, is limiting the terrain rating. Caches with a low terrain rating tend to be near places one can park a vehicle then walk a very short distance to GZ. IF GS wants to hook new players, allowing caches with a higher T rating, where one might go for a walk in the woods and away from parking lots would seem to make more sense.
If the intent is to 'hook' new players, how about limiting access to caches with a high(ish) favorites percentage or attributes indicating quality; scenic view for example. And conversely, restricting access to caches with recent no-finds or needs maintenance/archived attributes.
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3 hours ago, barefootjeff said:
So there's no difference in quality between a Ferrari and a Mitsubishi; both meet the roadworthiness specifications. I must remember that next time I'm at a motor dealer.
If your definition of quality is the ability to get from Point A to Point B while following the rules of the road legally, then no, there no difference between a Ferrari and a Mitsubishi.
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- In your mind, what is a high quality geocache?
If you asked what kind of caches I like, then I might say:
o Scenic View
o Long Hike
o Lamp Skirt
o Gadget
o Puzzle
Well you didn’t ask what type of cache I like, you asked what makes for a quality cache. For any type of cache, the one thing that stands out is maintenance.
Any cache, regardless of what you personally like requires regular maintenance, so my answer is that a high qualify cache is one that is well maintained.
- In your mind, what is a low quality geocache?
Any cache that is not well maintained.
I can pick and choose what type of caches I like to find, but cache maintenance is generally not something I can filter out.
- What steps can the community take to improve geocache quality?
1) As a finder, log your DNF’s and Needs Maintenance. No action can be taken without a documented history.
2) As a hider, perform regular cache maintenance
- What steps can Geocaching HQ take to improve geocache quality?
The biggest issue with the Virtual Rewards and the Cache Health Score is that we don’t understand them.
Simplify the rules and automate the processes. Reviewers should handle exceptions.
For example:
CHS – A reviewer is required to review the data and apply what they think is right. The cache hider has no idea how it works or why it’s applied to them.
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3 DNF’s [different days, different cachers] and your cache is disabled, 30 days later and it’s archived, 30 days more and it’s permanently archived
Simple to understand, applied by a system process.
The second issue is geo-trash. It needs to be cleaned up.
Once a cache is permanently archived, it could go into an “Eligible for Clean Up” status. Give credit to the person (this could be the cache owner) who goes out, removes the geo-trash.
If the cache owner wishes to use the cache/location for an alternate reason they can simply mark it as “Cache Removed”.
To summarize:
- · Good maintenance
- Create a history by logging your DNF's
- · Simplified and automated processes
- · Process for geo-trash cleanup
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I doubt those numbers have anything to do with the cache as a cacher should not be painting trees.
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21 minutes ago, niraD said:
Why not allow throwdowns to be part of a traditional smiley?
Common practice says they already are.
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20 minutes ago, TriciaG said:
Games have rules. I might think it's fun to grab the soccer ball and run it in for a touchdown (err, goal), but it's against the rules.
Not necessarily:
Put the cipher key on the soccer ball and the cipher in the end zone (err, goal), the (first) cacher will be required to carry the soccer ball to the goal. Make it a timed WIG and you can enforce/encourage the running part.
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Expanding on the post by noncentric.
Once you've created the bookmark list take following steps:
- Create a pocket query from the bookmark list.
- Run the pocket query and there will be an option to sort by "last found" date.
- Delete the ones that are no longer needed from your bookmark list to keep it manageable.
To reiterate what others have said, using GASK makes this a lot easier, but that's not what you asked.
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7 hours ago, Nomex said:
Groundspeak guidance to Reviewers is to review Listings based upon their GC number,
I often start a cache page and then let it percolate awhile. No intention of gaming the system, but I guess that's been working in my favor.
On the other hand, our great reviewer generally publishes caches withing 24 hours.
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4 hours ago, Korichnovui said:
Besides, that would be breaking rules and I don't want to cause any trouble.
Or be arrested?
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33 minutes ago, Meredith66 said:
Then honestly asking what is the point of buying these trackables spending money on official geocaching stuff and becoming a premium member to have these things stolen?
How about to support an organization that gives us may hours of fun for a nominal cost?
If the trackable goes missing you can always use the number by etching it into or writing it onto your own tag.
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6 hours ago, L0ne.R said:
Your own cache?
Yes. And I searched a good 20 minutes for it.
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On 5/28/2018 at 4:39 PM, niraD said:
After the first time you find a cache, you know where and how it's hidden. If you go back, have you really found it again?
If a perfect world maybe, but most of us don't live in Perfect.
I just replaced a cache after two no finds only to be notified by someone who hadn't logged yet it that it's still there.
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Try Cachetur, it may have the functionality you are looking for. It's a third party website that was introduced at GeoWoodstock 2018.
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5 minutes ago, Team Microdot said:
Contributing to the race to the bottom.
Paradigm shift.
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7 minutes ago, L0ne.R said:
I would much prefer that the finder who found only a lid log it as either a DNF or a Note, not a Find. I don't cache to find bits of containers or to simply reach ground zero.
I agree whole hardheartedly.
However:
- The cache owner isn't doing maintenance for whatever reason
- Groundspeak isn't proactive in de-listing caches that aren't being maintained (at least in this area)
So what are you going to do? Wait until some other cacher replaces it and then go back to log it or just ignore it because it isn't the original cache container? Or are you going to hold your nose, replace it, log it, and move on.
I don't have an answer, but I don't like having hundreds of local caches on my map that aren't available to be found either. So I hold my nose, replace it, log it, and move on.
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GSAK has a lot of features that can help you simplify your work flow.
I'm assuming a couple of things:
- You both enter corrected coordinates on the cache page (remember this is a two step process, click on submit and then accept - make sure the updates are really there).
- As you're downloading PQ's and emailing zip files, you're not familiar with the Geocaching.com Access (API) native to GASK
- You're not familiar with GSAK Macro's
The first thing you need to do is to familiarize yourself with the Geocaching.com Access (API). You can use it to directly download the results of the PQ. If you set up two accounts in GSAK, one for you and one for you're wife, it's a pretty simple process to combine the PQ's.
Note that when you download the PQ it will have the corrected coordinates, but will not have the corrected coordinates indicator set in GSAK. If you do the download and then do a refresh of that database, it will.
Next familiarize yourself with the GSAK macro's, in particular Google_Map_v3. This is a wonderful macro for mapping what's in you're GSAK database. Hold down the shift key for more options as it loads.
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*sigh*
This is why I rarely read these forms anymore. People who think their was is the only way.