fab_seeker
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3 hours ago, worrellsquirrel said:
Hello @fab_seeker,
Thank you for reporting this bug. To help our developers identify the root cause of the issue, please share:
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From your profile, select the Gear Icon in the upper right corner, then view the Version info below the Sign out button
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Thanks for your patience; we look forward to hearing back from you.
Hi worrelsquirrel! Well I also tried on several caches and I saw the option to activate is available on GC3K8XM for example. Is it due to special chars in french in the title? "È é ê à" ?
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24 minutes ago, barefootjeff said:
I realise that. Did you try swiping down on the cache page in tha app? When I've had that problem, refreshing it that way makes the Enable option visible instead of Disable. This is really an awful bug in the app.
Yes it doesn't work either. If developers could have a look at the available options when this case occurs, I think it's not very hard/long to correct
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9 hours ago, barefootjeff said:
You need to swipe down on the cache page in the app to force it to refresh. The app caches just about everything about a cache the first time it sees it, including its enabled/disabled status, and won't refresh by itself.
Hi! The problem is not when the geocache has been reactivated and I would see it disabled on the app. The problem is I can't reactivate my own geocache from the app when it is deactivated. I have to do it via the website...
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Hi!
I play with the Android app and I had deactivated one of my caches after several DNFs. Then I went to have a look at the cache, maintained it, I could log the owner maintenance log via the app, but it's not possible to reactivate via the app. I could only deactivate it whereas it was already at the disabled status.
Thanks in advance to check this, it could gain time for cache owners to be able to do everything as soon as possible and at the same time.
Cheers,
fab_seeker
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Bonjour à tous,
bon je n'ai pas pris le temps de lire tous les messages précédents en détail. Mais je vais essayer de répondre aux questions :
- Pour vous, qu'est-ce qu'une cache de très bonne qualité ?
C'est une cache qui nous fait dire Wouahou ! Et il peut y avoir plein de raisons différentes. Je ne mettrai pas le critère "lieu" comme le plus important comme certains, mais l'idée, l'originalité du cacheur en premier. Quand on sent à quel point le placeur a voulu faire plaisir aux trouveurs, ça peut être en proposant une cachette qui s'adapte très bien à son environnement, avec plus ou moins de travail pour y parvenir. Les caches qui font rêver de par leurs scenarios, leurs mécanismes, celles qui font rire/sourire les petits et les grands, ou qui nous font retourner un peu en enfance. Ca peut être aussi celles qui nous font nous dépasser (pour résoudre une énigme ou pour l'atteindre), mais s'il n'y a pas le plaisir de la bonne cachette physique sur le terrain, je trouve qu'il manque un petit truc pour classer ces caches parmi celles de "TRES bonne qualité".
- Pour vous, qu'est-ce qu'une cache de mauvaise qualité ?
Une cache simple, juste posée dans un lieu sans intérêt et de taille micro. Je dirais qu'on sent déjà que le placeur a voulu faire plaisir pour une raison autre que statistique quand un enfant peut y échanger un objet et que la boîte est de taille au moins small. Il existe bien entendu de très belles caches de taille micro également !
- Quelles mesures la communauté peut-elle prendre pour améliorer la qualité des caches ?
Un des constats que je fais c'est que lorsque le poseur a un partenariat avec les autorités locales, il a beaucoup plus de possibilités pour à la fois bien dissimuler et sécuriser sa cache. On peut avoir accès à des supports physiques, incorporer un camouflage dans l'environnement beaucoup plus facilement, voire même parfois trouver des gens qui aident à réaliser la maintenance quasiment au quotidien. Est-ce que créer des réseaux plus importants de communication entre géocacheurs et gestionnaires locaux serait envisageable ?
- Quelles mesures le Geocaching HQ peut-il prendre pour améliorer la qualité des caches ?
Autoriser un délai plus long de "priorité de publication" à un endroit si le poseur implique les services publics à la création de cette cache. Les autorisations sont souvent longues à obtenir quand il y a plusieurs services et échelles hiérarchiques à contacter.
Créer une plateforme, une équipe et/ou un service en charge de la relation entre géocacheurs et les services territoriaux ?
Tout ce qui a été proposé avec des systèmes de "notation" peut avoir des répercussions négatives sur l'ambiance entre géocacheurs. Donc je serais plutôt contre ces mesures.
Je serais plus au contraire pour des systèmes de "bons points" et récompenses pour ceux qui font bien.
Voilà pour ce qui me passait par la tête à ce sujet. Bon géocaching à tous !
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Bonjour camini,
le format de la newsletter hebdomadaire a changé au début de l'année. Désormais pour avoir accès aux informations que vous citez il faut aller en bas du mail et cliquer sur le cadre correspondant :
Le premier cadre permet de visualiser les Mega-Events à venir
Le second les events proches de chez vous
Le troisième les caches publiées récemment
Le quatrième d'atteindre la boutique Geocaching
Le dernier d'afficher les GéoTours
En espérant que cela réponde à votre question.
Bon géocaching !
fab_seeker
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Bonjour Sandra,
j'étais en Touraine il y a deux ans, j'ai posé quelques caches du côté de Saint-Avertin, je connais ITAMAE.
Que souhaitez-vous utiliser ? Si ce sont des commentaires laissés par des trouveurs, il faut demander à chacun de ces auteurs si vous pouvez les insérer sur votre site par exemple. Pour les photos également.
De quoi s'agit-il lorsque vous parlez de "publications" ? Sur un réseau social, un dépliant touristique ?
Voici ce qui a été fait à Cholet, les photos sont celles de l'office de tourisme :
Les caches présentées sont celles qu'ils ont eux-mêmes mis en place et dont ils font la maintenance.
N'hésitez pas à demander de l'aide localement, en contactant les géocacheurs qui ont placé des caches à Montlouis par exemple.
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Bonjour,
tu peux suivre ce tuto en vidéo :
Bon géocaching !
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Hi!
I attended the UK Mega Event 2016 in Llangollen (Wales), but could not buy the geocoin for this event because they were sold out months before :/
So if someone sells/exchanges one in red, black or golden version, I would be interested!
Thanks all for reading, happy geocaching!
fab_seeker
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Thanks for the new app!
Edit : Help seems to have to be modified about the available caches for basic members, it does not correspond to this : http://support.Groundspeak.com/index.php?pg=kb.page&id=442
Are you referring to the free app? This is the link for the free app: 1.2. What Geocaches Can I Find on the Geocaching® app?
The link you included is for the paid app.
Hello!
Yes, too many apps' at the moment
, my mistake.And for the arrow on the map, I see it when I zoom, around the circle indicating my position
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Hi all!
I have some first remarks after a quick use of the new app:
- Why do I see the trackables of my collection when I look at my inventory (I also see the ones in my inventory of course)? (Is it to add the possibility to transit them?)
- It's good to have a much bigger area of geocaches displayed!
- I see the last pocket query I had downloaded among the available lists!
- The linear compass is fun, but I prefer the arrow of my GPS device on the map to know where I am looking at
... maybe it won't be a problem in some days.- I think it will help beginners to have information in the Help menu.
Thanks for the new app!
Edit : Help seems to have to be modified about the available caches for basic members, it does not correspond to this : http://support.Groundspeak.com/index.php?pg=kb.page&id=442
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FRANÇAIS/FRENCH
Je pratique le Géocaching
Le Géocaching est un jeu mondial de chasse aux trésors basé sur la technologie GPS et pour toute la famille.
Il y a plus de 7,5 millions de joueurs cherchant plus de 2,5 millions de caches dans plus de 170 pays.
Je suis en train de chercher une cache dissimulée à proximité. Merci de regarder mon appareil GPS si vous voulez plus de détails.
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Une cache peut être aussi petite qu'une gomme sur un crayon à papier ou bien aussi grande qu'un tonneau, mais elle doit toujours contenir un papier afin que les joueurs puissent prouver leur découverte. Une cache est souvent camouflée pour qu'il y ait un challenge à relever lors des recherches.
On peut parfois trouver de petits gadgets à échanger à l'intérieur, mais il est interdit d'y placer des objets dangereux, de la nourriture ou tout objet qui ne conviendrait pas à toute la famille.
Rendez-vous sur www.geocaching.com pour plus d'informations.
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Do you use lists? Why or why not? How do you currently use lists? Why do you put caches on lists? Are there list related tasks that are tough to do?
Hello!
Yes I use lists, the most important one for me is the watchlist to follow the activity on the caches I placed with other geocachers but I don't own (to know when a maintenance is required, etc.). I also like to read the comments on great geocaches I have found.
How would you like to use lists? Is there functionality that is missing that would improve your experience? (Feel free to think outside current offerings. ie: collaborate on it with a friend, download to your GPS, etc)
Do you think it could be possible to add small icons that we could chose for all the caches present in a list (I mean one icon per list), and then use this icon on the map? For example all the caches near remarkable trees (in a bookmark list) could be shown with
, with an activation option on the map to display this icon or the usual one (type of the cache)?Another subject I have often heard is about the watchlists: many owners would like to know "who" set one of their caches in their watchlist. But maybe it has already been discussed, and could create problems we are not aware...
I hope it helps, thanks for reading,
fab_seeker
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Hi all!
Here is my collection: http://chercheetcache.e-monsite.com/blog/collection-tbs-gcs/
None of those items are for trade (nor sale) except the Maintain/Repair/Replace/Restock coin, because I have several of them, and only one is activated.
I like antique copper and antique gold geocoins. My researches are :
- a tree of life in antique copper.
- a Dawning Hope - Sea of Nectar geocoin in antique copper.
- a Suncatcher Sailboat - Gold
Thanks for reading and happy geocaching!
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Hi !
It's confirmed on the blog : http://www.geocaching.com/blog/2015/02/happy-pi-day-earn-two-souvenirs/
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Where did that image comes from? I found it on Pinterest as well, but I don't know if it is official Groundspeak (as suggested by the logo).
Thanks for the image directly in the thread !
The extract of the PInterest account :
Geocaching
Seattle, WA
www.geocaching.com
The official Pinterest board of Geocaching HQ. Find us at Geocaching.com or one of our Geocaching Apps for your phone.
It can be found here for those who have a PInterest account
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I subscribed for one year and received the two last issues (5 and 6 of 2014)! Happy to read a magazine on geocaching and people sharing their experiences!
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More than 1 year after the last post, I am happy to see such a "newbie tip" from Geocaching HQ on PInterest ! :
http://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/f8/61/f4/f861f477cf275c646e2cb68c69cc4c90.jpg
I am helping tourist offices here in France to develop geocaching, and they will give, with a roadbook, an explanation manual and little items for children (for exchange), small kits of logbooks + ziplock to people who wish to discover the region by geocaching !
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Hi !
Yes I also like forums because information is easily accessible, which is not the same on social networks (it disappears quickly and research is harder).
Bye, Fab_seeker
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It could be a useful information!
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I posted this to be able to set more creative geocaches (on my 78 active geocaches, I used 45 different camouflages), and to create a teamplay spirit between geocachers.
I don't think it's what I suggest that would increase the number of power trails: it's statistics goals that encourage this type of circuit. Each one has to accept the different ways to play, and chose the one he prefers. If yours is to find creative geocaches, for sure you'll have less offers from cachers, because of the time it takes, and the money it requires too.
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I didn't stalk the 0P's profile so I don't know his hiding history, but I'm not going to start with the assumption that he's a lazy cache owner determined to line six miles of sewage ditch with whatever lidded container he found in his junk drawer. In my area, we have a hider who puts out some very nice series on hiking / biking trails with a fun variety of containers and I would be happy to help him out if any of his caches needed some TLC. (which sometimes a cache does because there seems to be a stream of people opening and closing it in all types of weather for some strange reason!)
The fact is that I live in two different regions, placed caches in these two regions, and I may not come back before 3-4 weeks in the other sometimes. Finders are not always ready to wait "so" much for a maintenance. But I know many finders are ready to help me, because they found my caches and encourage me with enthousiasm! I have some >70% (even some 100%) favorite caches. Should I stop placing after 75 active caches? Or can I place till 150 with their help? Enabling them to play and have fun another time? Or should I build my ideas of original caches and give them to other cachers to place them and own them (that may be what I'll do soon)?
My longest circuit is 20 caches on a 10km loop at the moment, and it's not a power trail.
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And should be rewarded with maintenance by the finders?
That's why I don't like statistics... if it creates jealousy, it's not a good thing. I geocache to have fun, walking, hiding, discovering, not to get badges. If it's a reason to prevent teamplay, I'll soon hate statistics!
Plus: This idea is not for all the kinds of maintenance, only for logbook reasons.
I place many kinds of camouflages/ sizes of boxes on my circuits. I think it's funnier for children, and geocachers in general.
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Well Ok so I forget the idea.
, my mistake.
Enable log not available with the app when reactivating
in Official Geocaching® apps
Posted · Edited by fab_seeker
Well, sorry for the inconvenience, I have just retried and now it works ! :/ I had deactivated on the same day, refreshment was active on one of them and not the other ? Maybe... Sorry if it's only that (even if log out/in is a strange solution
) and thanks all for the help!
Edit : At a high level of zoom, the icon was a grey star before refresh for sure... I may not have noticed it wasn't the case once I had selected the cache.