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If your passing it why not give it a hug :):lol:

 

I find it breaks the day up and sometimes, just finding a way to them can be a challenge but its not for everyone.

 

I thought I could quit when I wanted but that was 4 years/242 trigs/618 caches ago a while ago :) :)

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If like us, once you've cleared the immediate area from home of geocaches and it's taking longer journeys for a caching trip, you'll soon find trigpointing fun as something elso to do nearer to home.

:lol:

Trouble is we're now running out of geocaches and trigpoints and just venturing into Benchmarking. :)

 

edited for spelling error

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Well, as kittyhawk mentioned, there is a script to bolt on a finds counter to the profile pages.

 

http://www.xisoft.co.uk/caching/gmscripts.html

 

I'll also plug the newer version of the SP script, which is linked in my sig.

 

fine but not using firefox. Just wondered if there was any possibility (or any appetite) for having UK trigs on the same footing as benchmarks?

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Well, as kittyhawk mentioned, there is a script to bolt on a finds counter to the profile pages.

 

http://www.xisoft.co.uk/caching/gmscripts.html

 

I'll also plug the newer version of the SP script, which is linked in my sig.

 

fine but not using firefox. Just wondered if there was any possibility (or any appetite) for having UK trigs on the same footing as benchmarks?

 

I'm not sure if this is what you are after but if you are wanting to add your "Trigpoint" stats to your GC profile I found the following code very useful (I'm also not using firefox). This was provided in a post made by "Deego" on the GeocacheUK Forums and if copied into your GC profile page will display the Trig Stats bar.

 

<a href="http://www.trigpointinguk.com/info/view-profile.php?u=XXX">

<img border="0" src="http://www.trigpointinguk.com/mytrigs/statsbar.php?u=XXX&txt=www.TrigpointingUK.com

"></a>

 

Note: you must replace the XXX after u= with the number from your trigpoint profile page in order for it to display your stats!

 

Al S.

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Well, as kittyhawk mentioned, there is a script to bolt on a finds counter to the profile pages.

 

http://www.xisoft.co.uk/caching/gmscripts.html

 

I'll also plug the newer version of the SP script, which is linked in my sig.

 

fine but not using firefox. Just wondered if there was any possibility (or any appetite) for having UK trigs on the same footing as benchmarks?

 

They won't.

 

I've heard that Groundspeak want to trash Benchmarks here, since they're virtuals and should be on Waymarking. We won't get that status, especially as the canadians have put up a stink, and aren't getting their benchmarks listed.

 

The profile icon is a way for individual users to state their trig finds. Like mine

 

The greasemonkey script one bolts it on to the bottom of everyone's profile that you view. Although only officially supported under firefox, there are some IE greasemonkey-like plugins that may do the trick. Try: Trixie, GreasemonkIE, or Turnabout.

None of these have been tested with the above listed script, so your results may vary.

 

There are others for Opera, etc too.

 

Edited (3 times in fact, refused me twice, and lost edits :unsure: )

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Well, I just could not resist looking at the Trig Point websites - I am so disappointed in my lack of willpower! :unsure:

 

I am now sat here thinking - 'why not, what harm could a little Trig Point do?'

 

I am sure I will be able to stop at anytime .......

 

:D:D:D:blink:

 

Sometimes a trig is a cache as in this one called 'The Imprisoned Trig'. :o

 

Deego - perhaps you'd better not read this one! Might be too upsetting :P

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My 'Under Lock...' ('...And Key is a TB with a key needed to open the box) has a similar trig point you need to get info off of, without being able to reach it. I also have a micro hidden inside a trig, and used to use a trig on prison land for a cache called 'Visit the big house' - now archived. Never logged one, but I do like a good trigpoint :unsure:

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Note that you can also log trigpoints on this site (obviously, not the forum bit!). I prefer to do this as it adds to my profile stats, has more features and it's more "future proof". I like the setup better. But there's no reason why you can't use both.

 

See this one for an example.

 

Established trigpointers probably wouldn't bother, but if you're new to this pastime it's at least worth knowing about.

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Note that you can also log trigpoints on this site (obviously, not the forum bit!). I prefer to do this as it adds to my profile stats, has more features and it's more "future proof". I like the setup better. But there's no reason why you can't use both.

 

See this one for an example.

 

Established trigpointers probably wouldn't bother, but if you're new to this pastime it's at least worth knowing about.

 

Yes, thanks, I've already added a few trigs to the Waymarking site. I'll get round to putting some more on eventually.

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Yes, thanks, I've already added a few trigs to the Waymarking site. I'll get round to putting some more on eventually.

I guessed that you knew about it already: my post was aimed more at the OP or others who might not have come across it.

 

I don't think that it's any threat to the UK trigpointing site BTW - there's a slightly different focus there. But it would be nice if people posted on both.

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I don't think that it's any threat to the UK trigpointing site BTW - there's a slightly different focus there. But it would be nice if people posted on both.

 

Personally, I would do so much more readily if existent waymarks in a given category could be displayed on a map. One of the best features of trigpointinguk.com is the interactive map personalised for the user. Having been reminded of the Waymarking site by your mention of it, I went to have a look for the first time is some months, and found that I had to page manually through the listings to check new trig/BM waymarks - all 25 pages! That's pretty hopeless from a 'user friendly' point of view.

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