+adambro Posted February 7, 2007 Share Posted February 7, 2007 The Cacher of the Month website is accepting entries for the month of January 2007. This months marks a year since I started looking after CotM. I'd appreciate any feedback as to how you think its gone, and also any suggestions as to what I could improve or add to the website. I did promise a forgotten password function but this has yet to appear. This is mostly because resetting a password is quite a straightforward procedure for me to do. Its still something I'd like to do though when time permits. Can anyone remember anything else I've not done that I intended to? Due to a change of web server and database server, the website has been offline for the last 24 hours or so. Apologies if this has caused any inconvenience. I had to update the website to account for the changes. I have hopefully got everything working again but would appreciate it if you contact me if you notice anything odd. It probably wasn't possible to submit your results via the website during the period whilst most of it wasn't working but just in case; if you submitted results between 23:00 on the 5th and 20:00 on the 7th, you'll have to try it again. Sorry. Regards, Adam Quote Link to comment
+Haggis Hunter Posted February 7, 2007 Share Posted February 7, 2007 I did promise a forgotten password function but this has yet to appear. This is mostly because resetting a password is quite a straightforward procedure for me to do. Its still something I'd like to do though when time permits. Can anyone remember anything else I've not done that I intended to? I think the site is working great, and also saves Deego a lot of manual work. I think you had said you would implement something so that it could remember your login details?? Quote Link to comment
+currykev Posted February 7, 2007 Share Posted February 7, 2007 Luckily the weather hasn't been bad enough to hinder my exploits.I'm pleased with my number of finds this month.But they'll never be enough to beat the experts/mad cachers! Quote Link to comment
+adambro Posted February 8, 2007 Author Share Posted February 8, 2007 I've had two months without a find! Very poor. I've had plenty of chances to cache as well, I've been all over the UK. Just not happened. Hopefully do some this month though! Anyway, thanks for the reminder Haggis Hunter, I did indeed say I'd do that. I'll put it on the list. Quote Link to comment
+Mr'D Posted February 8, 2007 Share Posted February 8, 2007 I'd appreciate any feedback as to how you think its gone, and also any suggestions as to what I could improve or add to the website. No complaints here! I think it's amazing how people like yourself devote so much time and resource to the benefit of fellow cachers. Well done. A general question, and I am not sure I can explain this well. As stats are available to pull off the GC site (I assume?), is it possible to automate COTM reporting? thus once a cacher 'subscribes' to COTM his/her stats would be automatically updated without any input from the cacher or yourself? Just a thought Jon Quote Link to comment
+rutson Posted February 8, 2007 Share Posted February 8, 2007 ...As stats are available to pull off the GC site (I assume?)... Dangerous things, assumptions ;-) Such activity is explicitly excluded by the Groundspeak T&Cs. Quote Link to comment
+Mr'D Posted February 8, 2007 Share Posted February 8, 2007 Dangerous things, assumptions ;-) Such activity is explicitly excluded by the Groundspeak T&Cs. If GeocacheUK.com get their stats from Groundspeak (I won't assume this , but their site does state they are officially recognised by Groundspeak and GC.com) then wouldn't they allow COTM the same privilege? I am only thinking aloud here but it would make sense. A bonus might be more accurate figures too? Jon Quote Link to comment
Edgemaster Posted February 8, 2007 Share Posted February 8, 2007 CoTM could grab cache finds from G:UK? Or, integrate the two sites... Of course, the G:UK logins will need to be improved, since there's been several problems... Quote Link to comment
+rutson Posted February 8, 2007 Share Posted February 8, 2007 What about non-UK/member only cache finds? Quote Link to comment
+Mr'D Posted February 8, 2007 Share Posted February 8, 2007 What about non-UK/member only cache finds? Non UK - As stated by Deego Cacher of the Month was started by Deego to encourage some friendly competition between UK geocachers. Member only - Member only caches wouldn't have been found by non-members so wouldn't have been included in the figures anyway? CoTM could grab cache finds from G:UK? Isn't that a possibility? Jon Quote Link to comment
+rutson Posted February 8, 2007 Share Posted February 8, 2007 No, because UK cachers cache outside the UK every now and again, and sometimes find MO caches. Quote Link to comment
+Pengy&Tigger Posted February 8, 2007 Share Posted February 8, 2007 (edited) Non UK caches have always been included in COTM, the only restriction is that the cacher is a UK cacher. Even if the cache stats could be automated, how do you propose the TBs stats are automated.? Surely there's no point in automating one without the other. T Edit to add: I'm sure Stuey, Wadders and Cachemad would be ecstatic if we changed the rules overnight to exclude non-UK caches. Edited February 8, 2007 by Pengy&Tigger Quote Link to comment
+Mr'D Posted February 8, 2007 Share Posted February 8, 2007 No, because UK cachers cache outside the UK every now and again, and sometimes find MO caches. Point taken. Then stats could only come from Groundspeak. Jon Quote Link to comment
+Mr'D Posted February 8, 2007 Share Posted February 8, 2007 Even if the cache stats could be automated, how do you propose the TBs stats are automated.? Surely there's no point in automating one without the other. No proposals from me - just exploring possibilities. Quote Link to comment
Edgemaster Posted February 8, 2007 Share Posted February 8, 2007 Oops, forgot all that, must be this cold I'm getting. Quote Link to comment
+Bear and Ragged Posted February 8, 2007 Share Posted February 8, 2007 ... and then you'd still have to connect to the Tigpointing site, for those that bag trigs. G Quote Link to comment
+Mr'D Posted February 8, 2007 Share Posted February 8, 2007 and then you'd still have to connect to the Trigpointing site, for those that bag trigs. Yes, not impossible surely? Can't anyone give me some encouragement here? My suggestion/idea was only a topic for discussion but appears to have little positive input yet. How about some constructive comment... wouldn't it be a good development? Y/N Jon Quote Link to comment
Edgemaster Posted February 8, 2007 Share Posted February 8, 2007 (edited) Trigs are easy - http://www.trigpointinguk.com/trigtools/us...user=Edgemaster But, it doesn't include US benchmarks, also, that includes all trigs logged, not just found (I have only found 6) Edited February 8, 2007 by Edgemaster Quote Link to comment
+Haggis Hunter Posted February 8, 2007 Share Posted February 8, 2007 Trigs are easy - http://www.trigpointinguk.com/trigtools/us...user=Edgemaster But, it doesn't include US benchmarks, also, that includes all trigs logged, not just found (I have only found 6) GC.com does include US benchmarks so it would still be covered if you could integrate both GC.com and TrigpointingUK to the stats. Quote Link to comment
+adambro Posted February 13, 2007 Author Share Posted February 13, 2007 Final few days to get results in for Jan. Quote Link to comment
+adambro Posted February 14, 2007 Author Share Posted February 14, 2007 Following Haggis Hunter's reminder that I still hadn't sorted out a way of remember login details, I've got down to work and think it should be working now. Just a simple checkbox to remember your login details, which works by placing a cookie on your computer. It should mean that you don't need to remember your login details unless you don't visit the website for over 2 months. As always, anyone who has any problems is asked to let me know. Quote Link to comment
+adambro Posted February 15, 2007 Author Share Posted February 15, 2007 Last few hours to get Jan results in. Closes at midnight tonight. Results published sometime early tomorrow morning. As always, if anyone has any trouble with the website, please let me know and you are always welcome to email your results in. Adam Quote Link to comment
+CrazyL200 Posted February 15, 2007 Share Posted February 15, 2007 Had such a .... month, can't even enter Quote Link to comment
+Haggis Hunter Posted February 15, 2007 Share Posted February 15, 2007 Had such a .... month, can't even enter Well you found 1, you can still enter that so it keeps your personal stats up to date! Quote Link to comment
+CrazyL200 Posted February 15, 2007 Share Posted February 15, 2007 (edited) Had such a .... month, can't even enter Well you found 1, you can still enter that so it keeps your personal stats up to date! Doh ... can't see for looking Got some trigs too that I forgot about - not a good month for my memory Edited February 15, 2007 by CrazyL200 Quote Link to comment
Edgemaster Posted February 15, 2007 Share Posted February 15, 2007 Had such a .... month, can't even enter Well you found 1, you can still enter that so it keeps your personal stats up to date! Doh ... can't see for looking Got some trigs too that I forgot about - not a good month for my memory Bad month for me too, 0 finds, 4 TBs and a cache placed... Not many trigs in London, and my transport and time is limited. The half a cache noted in my sig is for a replaced muggled one... Quote Link to comment
+HazelS Posted February 15, 2007 Share Posted February 15, 2007 I had a great month - thanks to lots of Benchmarks in the USA! One of my highest yet - but will still prob struggle to make top 10 knowing you lot! Quote Link to comment
+freespirit1402 Posted February 17, 2007 Share Posted February 17, 2007 oopsy, even with a reminder i fortgot to put my stats in. not that were worth looking at but still... Quote Link to comment
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