MrFRjr
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You might also want to read over the guidelines.
http://www.geocaching.com/about/guidelines.aspx
Event Caches
Event caches are gatherings that are open to all geocachers and which are organized by geocachers. ............................................ are not suitable for submission as event caches because the organizers and the primary attendees are not geocachers.
http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_detai...3b-7cccaa08eef6
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It seems funny that this was ok'd but Mr W's was not.
Groundspeak seems a little flip-floppy at times.
Perhaps they are mad at you?
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Is this when you use the "Map It" button at the top right of the cache listing?
Thanks,
I must be blind. Where is this "Map It" button?
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In a vacuum no one can hear you scream.....
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Why did you feel the need to remove a easy to use map system?? I've struggled to try to use the new system with not much success.
You've turned a simple task, into too much trouble.I want to be out caching, not restarting my computer over and over again. I have to go to Missouri this weekend, and with the problems I'm encountering,with google maps, will not be able to do very much caching.Thanks
The response fron GC.com hasn't been very encouraging ,because they believe only less then 1 precent of cachers are having a problem.Thanks for the customer service..
At this point in time, I see no reason to renew my paid membership.
Why is it that everyone needs to try to fix things that are not broken???
I agree with you. And I think more than "1 percent" are having problems. What real, functional improvement do these maps have over the old ones? How do these maps improve the geocaching experience?
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It seems quite apparent that the caches are being listed in the order of their GC code # -- a rough approximation of their publication date.
At least this lets you know that the ones on the top of the list will possibly have a good, well established geotrail to them and thus possibly even be easier to find.
I guess that's one way to look at it.
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Zoom out 1 click, you can see it better
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This has been there since the cache list was put on the new maps.
The cache page that you got the map from isn't nesissarily the cache in the center of the page and probably not the top cache on the list. And if you highlight the caches one at a time from the top of the list, the caches that get highlighted on the map aren't in any logical order. It's like the cache list is in a random order.
Here, try it ..........
http://www.geocaching.com/seek/gmnearest.a...;lng=-117.27917
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Soooo, what's up with that list of caches on the google map page???!!!
They seem to be listed in a totally random order. No longer are they listed from the center out. As you scroll down through the list, the caches light up on the map all over the place. Is this going to change sometime in the near future?
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That's what bugs me about this change. What used to be a couple clicks here and there is now load this and modify that. Maybe sometime when I have time, I'll try that.
Why not just load those caches into GSAK and modify the names so they stand out?
Care to elaborate?
Yes, you can, but that doesn't help.You can create a PQ of a bookmark and view it....
I have a "to do" bookmark list of a little less than 500 caches of the areas I'm likely to visit in my daily/weekly travels.
I can get a list of caches, I can see them on the map but what I can't tell, without clicking on each cache page, is if any of the surrounding caches are on my list.
http://www.geocaching.com/seek/gmnearest.a...;lng=-117.47358
Half of these are on my list and half are not. To find out what's what, you either have to rebookmark everything or check each cache page.
PQs do big round circles, I don't cache in big round circles, I go to specific areas. I guess I could do elaborate caches along routes.
With bookmark lists you can pick and choose to get what you want. And you could build your list 5 mins here and 5 mins there. Now you can't do it because you'll either miss caches or spend a lot of time rechecking caches you already have on your list.
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Care to elaborate?
Yes, you can, but that doesn't help.You can create a PQ of a bookmark and view it....
I have a "to do" bookmark list of a little less than 500 caches of the areas I'm likely to visit in my daily/weekly travels.
I can get a list of caches, I can see them on the map but what I can't tell, without clicking on each cache page, is if any of the surrounding caches are on my list.
http://www.geocaching.com/seek/gmnearest.a...;lng=-117.47358
Half of these are on my list and half are not. To find out what's what, you either have to rebookmark everything or check each cache page.
PQs do big round circles, I don't cache in big round circles, I go to specific areas. I guess I could do elaborate caches along routes.
With bookmark lists you can pick and choose to get what you want. And you could build your list 5 mins here and 5 mins there. Now you can't do it because you'll either miss caches or spend a lot of time rechecking caches you already have on your list.
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I'm talking about the maps that had from 2002-2006. Those maps weren't Google maps. There was no satellite view. You had to click on the left, right, top or bottom of the map to pan. The current maps have gone through several stages. Everytime I look there is something new about them. Instead of complaining why don't you just suggest a feature you'd like to see? I know that my ears shut off when someone complains but when they are nice I listen. I bet TPTB are the same way.
The new maps are way better. The old maps didn't have satellite views. Panning was really slow. Now you can click and drag to move around.
They were gone for a period of time during the transition to the new maps. I just noticed that they were back........... I also really like the Google Map preview in the PQ! .........
Didn't it do that before?
So they really don't do anything better than the old maps when they were fully functional. Other than show a poopload of caches at a time thus slowing things down. JMO
HUH??!!
They did have sat views, you could click and drag just like you can now except they would display the caches right away and as far as panning goes, I couldn't tell you for sure because I would just click and drag my way all over the the place with little or no problems locking up.
The old maps did all that stuff and you could build and maintain an extensive bookmark list.
They had google maps. Very similar to the current.
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You can create a PQ of a bookmark and view it....
Yes, you can, but that doesn't help.
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Oh, BTW TrailGators, I'm not trying to get you mad, it's just that I really have some strong opinions about these new maps. I really think they are a step backwards. And until I'm able to use the maps to check on my bookmark list, they won't be of much use to me. I used to use them A LOT, but now between not showing bookmarks and all the lag and balkiness, they suck. Good thing I don't have time to cache much anymore.
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The new maps are way better. The old maps didn't have satellite views. Panning was really slow. Now you can click and drag to move around.
They were gone for a period of time during the transition to the new maps. I just noticed that they were back........... I also really like the Google Map preview in the PQ! .........
Didn't it do that before?
So they really don't do anything better than the old maps when they were fully functional. Other than show a poopload of caches at a time thus slowing things down. JMO
HUH??!!
They did have sat views, you could click and drag just like you can now except they would display the caches right away and as far as panning goes, I couldn't tell you for sure because I would just click and drag my way all over the the place with little or no problems locking up.
The old maps did all that stuff and you could build and maintain an extensive bookmark list.
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They were gone for a period of time during the transition to the new maps. I just noticed that they were back........... I also really like the Google Map preview in the PQ! .........
Didn't it do that before?
So they really don't do anything better than the old maps when they were fully functional. Other than show a poopload of caches at a time thus slowing things down. JMO
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.......... I also really like the Google Map preview in the PQ! .........
Didn't it do that before?
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BTW ---
firefox and xp at home and work.
Maps slow and balky.
A little while back (a week ?) the maps would just stop showing caches no matter what zoom level after panning and zooming back and forth and in and out for a while. I don't really use the maps much anymore so I'm not sure if that's still a problem or not.
Good thing I only cache a few times a month.
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firefox, xp, latest of both, maps very frustrating.
What I see is that there's something about the loading of the caches that's bogging it down. If I could just make it STOP loading caches, I could get happy..................... You have to wait til it gives up and says it can't be done (too many caches) well Doh, I knew that and I didn't even want to look at them all!
I agree. Loading and reload ALL THOSE CACHES slows things way down, While it looks good ONCE IT"S FINISHED LOADING, does it really add functionality to the system? The old style that had 20 at a time, but with all the rest just a click or 2 away, was more functional and was faster. It wasn't bogged down by loading a ton of caches every time .
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Go back through ALL your finds and be glad you don't have 4003 finds [
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Who decided "99%" aren't having problems?
And how did they come to that conclusion?
Post #80 above
How did the #80 post author come to that conclusion? Sounds like hopeful speculation.
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Who decided "99%" aren't having problems?
And how did they come to that conclusion?
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Is GC.com planning on returning the map feature that showed which caches are on your(my) bookmark lists?
Listing puzzle caches I've found
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But please don't make it public. While useful to you, it wouldn't be useful to others.