Events - Hard To Find Dates!

[+Firth of Forth]

I ran a PQ to find UK events and worked my way through them to find out when and where they are. For most of them, it's very hard to find the date quickly, which is often embedded in the text somewhere. In two instances, I can't see a date at all!!

 

This is a plea for those who may not be local to an event or have participated in discussion about it, to put the date in large typeface at the start of the text please!!

[+Simply Paul]

This link brings up a list of newest UK caches, which should show the intended date of the event quite clearly. The only possible problem is if people set up and event and don't change the 'set' date to the date of the event, and leave it as the date they set the page up. I dare say our Reviewers watch for this though

[+The Bongtwashes]

Generally the date of the event is shown near the top of the event cache page, next to the postage stamp size map, where it says "Hidden: MM/DD/YYYY".

[+Simply Paul]

True enough but I think it was FoF's point that the automatic date on the page is rather hidden and should be nice and bold in the short description.

[+Firth of Forth]

Thanks SP. Yours was, in fact, the easiest one to spot.

 

I must admit to not relying on the 'hidden' date; as it's not obvious whether this is indeed the date of the event or the date it was created. I expect that this subtlety might elude newbies and nice bold details on the cache page are much better.

 

Ok, I think I've said my piece!

[+The Bongtwashes]

I quite agree that the "Hidden date" is not obvious, unless you actually know. Unless the event has occured, then this date will be sometime in the future.

 

Personally, I see them first from the "newest Caches in the United Kingdom" page. But if your first notification is via a PQ giving you the cache page, then I was just pointing out an alternative.

[+Brenin Tegeingl]

Are these OK?

 

Mud Pack Clean Up: N-Wales Third Annual CITO GCVACZ

 

Flapping Draig-UK/Irish Event 2006 (Anglesey) GCV17J

 

And yes they've been edited to meet the request

 

Dave

[+Cryptik Souls Crew]

Are these OK?

 

Mud Pack Clean Up: N-Wales Third Annual CITO GCVACZ

 

 

Think you are supposed to include the date the event is happening on, not a random date 2 months after everyone else has gone home

[+Brenin Tegeingl]

Are these OK?

 

Mud Pack Clean Up: N-Wales Third Annual CITO GCVACZ

 

 

Think you are supposed to include the date the event is happening on, not a random date 2 months after everyone else has gone home

 

now corrected, I got my Months mixed up

 

Dave

[Lactodorum]

We try to ensure that the "Hidden" date is actually the date of the event. This ensure that they appear on the Geocaching Event Calendar in the correct place. A timely post as I had to delay publication of a new event only yesterday because the apparent date of the event had not been changed and defaulted to the date of submission.

[+Firth of Forth]

Are these OK?

 

Mud Pack Clean Up: N-Wales Third Annual CITO GCVACZ

 

Flapping Draig-UK/Irish Event 2006 (Anglesey) GCV17J

 

And yes they've been edited to meet the request

 

Dave

 

Brilliant! Just the job Dave!

[+Brenin Tegeingl]

 

 

Brilliant! Just the job Dave!

 

I promise to make sure I do the same with all future events especially those already in the planning stages . A very simple idea, that's extremely effective