+Nachtraaf Posted March 4, 2008 Share Posted March 4, 2008 Hello, A friend of mine has cache which is not yet published. But the strange thing is that there is already someone who is having it on his watch list. How is this possible?? Actually this ain't fair to all the rest of the community who has to wait until the cache comes live... Thanks for your thoughts. Regards, Hans Link to comment
+DeRock & The Psychic Cacher Posted March 4, 2008 Share Posted March 4, 2008 When a gc.com user attempts to access an unpublished cache they get a page with absolutely no options to watch the cache. That being said, there may be a work around that I'm not aware. But that would likely require the visitor to know the GC number of the cache page. Which isn't likely. I'm thinking that the cache owner's reviewer is watching this cache. They have a proximity checker available to them that shows unpublished caches. Has this cache been created for a while now but unpublished? Deane AKA: DeRock & the Psychic Cacher - Grattan MI Link to comment
+Isonzo Karst Posted March 4, 2008 Share Posted March 4, 2008 (edited) nevermind response not on topic Edited March 4, 2008 by Isonzo Karst Link to comment
+Nachtraaf Posted March 4, 2008 Author Share Posted March 4, 2008 The cache is currently in development for I think one week... As far as I know there has been a conversation with at reviewer. But I was thinking when you create a cache you see a tick box which needs to be activated if you want the reviewer to see the cache. If not ticked, it is not presented to the reviewer for approval. That's why I think it is strange, no? Regards, Hans Link to comment
+The Leprechauns Posted March 4, 2008 Share Posted March 4, 2008 What is strange about a reviewer putting a cache on their watchlist, especially if they are in discussions with the owner about it? Being notified of logs on the unpublished cache page is one of the main methods used by reviewers to communicate with cache owners. Link to comment
+Renegade Knight Posted March 4, 2008 Share Posted March 4, 2008 The cache is currently in development for I think one week... As far as I know there has been a conversation with at reviewer.... Since the cache did have reviewer involvment this may be how they track caches that they need to track that were not approved right away. It would not suprise me to learn that reviewers can watch a cache before it's published just like they can see them. The difference between published and unpublished is probably nothing more than a flag. Link to comment
+DavidMac Posted March 4, 2008 Share Posted March 4, 2008 (edited) You can add any cache to your watchlist through the following URL, just change the part after the w= to the cache number (not the GC ID): http://www.geocaching.com/my/watchlist.aspx?w=00000 Of course, you have to know the number. Put in a random 5-6 digit number, and you'll end up adding a random cache to your watchlist. I don't think it works on unpublished caches for us mere mortals, though. I haven't tried it on an unpublished cache but I believe it just returns an error. Edited March 4, 2008 by DavidMac Link to comment
+Dgwphotos Posted March 4, 2008 Share Posted March 4, 2008 I wonder if it counts the cache owner. I know that every cache I've seen has at least one person watching it. Link to comment
+Yossarian Posted March 4, 2008 Share Posted March 4, 2008 I've seen plenty of caches that nobody is watching. In fact I'd say most of the newly published caches I get notifications for have nobody watching them yet. Link to comment
+Dgwphotos Posted March 4, 2008 Share Posted March 4, 2008 I stand corrected. I did find a listing that did not show even one member watching it. Link to comment
+Annie & PB Posted March 5, 2008 Share Posted March 5, 2008 Here in New Zealand I would expect to have one watcher on all my caches, as our two local reviewers watch almost all the caches they have had anything to do with. It is very rare for a cache in New Zealand to have no watchers. I expect your friend will find that the watcher is his/her local reviewer. Annie Link to comment
+DeRock & The Psychic Cacher Posted March 5, 2008 Share Posted March 5, 2008 You can add any cache to your watchlist through the following URL, just change the part after the w= to the cache number (not the GC ID): http://www.geocaching.com/my/watchlist.aspx?w=00000 Of course, you have to know the number. Put in a random 5-6 digit number, and you'll end up adding a random cache to your watchlist. I don't think it works on unpublished caches for us mere mortals, though. I haven't tried it on an unpublished cache but I believe it just returns an error. Got an error message trying this technique. Hans, why not ask your friend to ask his reviewer if he is the one watching the cache? Deane AKA: DeRock & the Psychic Cacher - Grattan MI Link to comment
+Quiggle Posted March 5, 2008 Share Posted March 5, 2008 A friend of mine has cache which is not yet published. But the strange thing is that there is already someone who is having it on his watch list. How is this possible?? Actually this ain't fair to all the rest of the community who has to wait until the cache comes live... When I'm reviewing a cache and working on something with the cache owner, I put it on my watchlist so I see the reviewer notes they leave. After publishing the cache I take it off. Link to comment
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