Boomshanka
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Many thanks for checking. I think it might be a browser issue this end as they still don't show. I'll keep working on it!
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On 9/1/2023 at 11:08 AM, Neos2 said:
I see that since you wrote, you were able to place the icons on your profile. Good to know.
The 'EarthCache Master' icons are there as per usual, it's the 'EarthCache Discovery' ones that no longer work. I'm wondering whether to reapply for them in case the links have changed? The links I have historically used are:
<a href='http://www.earthcache.org'><img src='http://www.geosociety.org/images/gsa/earthcache/QuartzEDA.jpg' border='0'></a>
<a href='http://www.earthcache.org'><img src='http://www.geosociety.org/images/gsa/earthcache/MicaEDA.jpg' border='0'></a>
but they now show as in the two small greyed out icons in the following screenshot.It's not a biggie, I was just checking if anyone else had the same problem.
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It seems that the URLs for the EarthCache Discovery Award level badges (for Quartz and Mica, at least) no longer work for putting in the Geocaching.com profile. Does anyone know of a fix?
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Is there a reason that Wherigo caches were not included in the 8 types for the current Wheel of Challenges? It makes more sense to just have it as any 8 cache types (is it too late to change the criteria)?
- Traditional Cache
- Adventure Location
- Event Cache
- Virtual Cache
- EarthCache
- Multi-Cache
- Mystery Cache
- Letterbox Hybrid
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Here are some numbers from project-gc (I'm not sure if this is a premium feature so if anyone at project-gc wants me to remove the pic I will of course do so). For me, the issue is the lack of churn rate of local caches... exacerbated by some caches put up for adoption rather than archived. Fair enough to adopt out if it's a high FP cache, old or unique in some way - otherwise, just archive it. It's now a good 30 minutes or more each way from home before I get in to any new caches (and travel is expensive now). Maybe time to think of refreshing some existing caches with new placements would help? Maybe GCHQ could release a batch of old cache types again (similar to the virtual scheme), like webcams or think of new Apecache type caches ... would incentivise new placements. Anyway, just my two cents.
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3 minutes ago, Max and 99 said:
Nope. Already tried that. If it's there I just don't see it. Am I just not seeing it?
Oh, it didn't auto update like it's supposed to I just updated let's see if that changes things.
This is what I see..
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If you go to a Lab that you've already finished and look at your review, you should now see that you can edit it and also add a photo.
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It's nice to see photos now being uploadable into reviews... but that means it's more important as a Lab owner to check reviews to be sure that spoilers are not uploaded (there is a self-disclaimer on the app before a photo is uploaded)... so two features that I'm sure would have been raised before are:
1) Have a notification of a new review sent to the Lab owner (as per a new log on a CO's cache)
2) Have links to the message centre within the Lab for a) the Lab owner and b) the cacher who has left a review
Whilst here...
When I click an AdLab icon on the main geocaching app map, my phone takes me to the Google Play store to download the AdLab app... which is already loaded. Is that just my setup or the same for everyone? It should obviously open the AdLab app and go to the first page for that Lab.
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No doubt banging a well-beaten drum here... but would it be that difficult to have a notification alert for when a new review is added to your AL (like a log notification on a cache that's owned)? Not only because it's nice to receive feedback, but also it could alert you of any problems (without having to frequently check manually). Many thanks
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On 10/26/2021 at 8:32 PM, Max and 99 said:
My only sequential AL follows a story. It wouldn't make any sense otherwise.
I originally set one of my ALs to sequential as it followed a story but then just changed each stage name to start with 1. 2. 3. etc and took sequential off. That way, those that want to follow the intended order can, those that don't want to (or want to pick up other caches along the way) can decide their own order.
One lab in Lille that I attempted today was a 10 stage lab, set sequentially but it zig-zagged all over town, sometimes a Km between stages and then back and back again! Absolutely no logic or point to being sequential. I gave up after 5 stages as being a tourist, time is short!Perhaps as an interim measure, there should be a pop-up window that appears if the lab owner sets it to sequential to double check they really need to and know the consequences of doing so.
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I'm sure this has been raised before... but... I've tried 1 AL and 3 ALs in a short trip to France and Belgium this week so far, they have been set to 'Play locations in sequential order'. This is so frustrating a) because in a city with numerous ALs, you have to backtrack and b) I was visiting with family and I just wanted to do a couple of the stages close to where we were heading rather than driving to the start. I also had another where the first stage was cordoned off, which meant I couldn't progress to the other stages. None of these had any logic (to my mind) that needed to be sequential. Can Groundspeak just switch that option off? Thanks for listening/reading.
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I've scrolled down a bit to see if this has already been raised (I'm surprised it not)...
Would it be possible/desirable for Ad Labs to be rated for D/T along the same basis as other cache types? It would seem then that Ad Labs could be fully integrated into a cacher's stats.
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51 minutes ago, Mineral2 said:
With a 66, you can download a PQ as a list via Geocaching Live. Why not use that route instead of installing a GPX file? It seems like fewer steps are needed.
Yep, the PQ syncs via Geocaching Live (as per kunarion's link). Apologies if my terminology was confusing things between PQ and GPX.
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2 hours ago, kunarion said:
There are topics about using USB WiFi routers, and they tend to be temperamental and their Apps are cheesy.But for your GPS, look up how to load Pocket Queries and Lists. You still set up a List on the phone, but bypass the extra accessories.
Many thanks for the answers... I've tried this and it works, both via Bluetooth and wifi... so that will be fine for a PQ update in the field over Bluetooth (although the data transfer is quite slow, so I'd probably nip into the PQ and reduce the cache number before syncing). Thanks again.
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After a weird GPX failure yesterday, I tried to upload a GPX file from my phone to my Garmin 66s, using the Garmin Connect and Garmin Explore apps, but nothing would work. I've since managed to get 'Live Geocaching' to work, which kind of does the job... but it would still be nice to be able to upload a .GPX file from the phone to the Garmin 66s and then switch off Bluetooth. Has anyone managed to do it (via wifi or Bluetooth - without having to connect the 66s to a laptop via the cable)?
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The webpage says "If more requests are received than trackables available, we will randomly select people from the United States only." ... but you have to enter a State and only United States comes up... leaving these blank (I'm from the UK) won't work... so looks like this is only a US promotion?
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5 hours ago, werla said:
You can bookmark the old search with this URL:
https://www.geocaching.com/seek/nearest.aspx?ul=SDBH-R
However, nobody knows how long this will work.
Excellent, this is exactly how I'd like things to stay!
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Before this change, I found the following menu options very useful: Geocaches > Have found ... and that used to list all the caches I've found by date order (with the most recent first) and also when the cache was last found (so I could see if any recent caches I've found have had more recent visits... nosey, yes, but interesting. Now that menu option just lists all caches I've found seemingly by distance from my home. Please reverse this change and bring back the old way of showing the list of caches found.
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1 hour ago, CAPTAINVALPO96 said:
Here is another with that speck.
It's on lots of them... time for a 'needs maintenance' log
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Looks like there's a fleck of dust on Watson's camera (on numerous recent pictures)
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+1 for toggling all corrected co-ordinates (not just mysteries) so that when setting caches, a CO can see where there's a space for the cache and also so that the posted co-ords don't overlap existing caches (and also for geoart).
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Apologies if this has been raised before. Could a future upgrade please include the possibility to toggle the 'corrected co-ordinates' on/off on the map? It would really help when setting a new cache to be able to see where existing puzzle/multi/LB/WiG etc physical caches are for proximity and where the posted icon will be, especially involving geoart.
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Bit of a wasted trip this afternoon (I'm in the UK)... had planned to do 2 new ALs but the app kept on stalling, searching for lab caches on the map, heavy use of phone battery... after 45 minutes, I managed to get through two stages of the 1st lab, but gave up as it kept on stalling. No problem with mobile data. When I got home, the two 'finds' were on my cache total finds stats, but now I go back into the app and the two finds are not recognised... the AL starts from the beginning again. Anyway, mini-rant over... what I'm saying is that there appears to have been some issues this afternoon!
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I'm not sure if this has been mentioned before... but some COs are partial to BadgeGen... and there are two badges relating to FPs (Favorited Owner and Favorite Cacher)... so they could be miffed if they had to archive a cache (for whatever reason) and then FPs start to be retracted which impacts their FO BadgeGen, or caches they have found with FPs start to lose their FPs. Project-gc premium members get notifications when FPs are added *and removed* from their caches, so it doesn't go unnoticed! Anyway, that's my two cents worth.
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EarthCache Discovery Award level badges - broken URL?
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Yay, that works, many thanks BlueRajah! It looks like the URLs have changed from http:// to https://
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