+BlackWidow_and_Food Posted July 28, 2008 Share Posted July 28, 2008 (edited) Is anyone else getting an error message when they enter their postcode on the cache search page or is it just me? Edited July 28, 2008 by theblackwidow Quote Link to comment
+perth pathfinders Posted July 28, 2008 Share Posted July 28, 2008 Is anyone else getting an error message when they enter their postcode on the cache search page or is it just me? Working OK for me. Quote Link to comment
+The Blorenges Posted July 28, 2008 Share Posted July 28, 2008 I just tried from Geocaching.com's front page and also from the "Hide and Seek a cache" search - seems fine here. Maybe it is just you MrsB Quote Link to comment
+RayAl&boys Posted July 28, 2008 Share Posted July 28, 2008 Is anyone else getting an error message when they enter their postcode on the cache search page or is it just me? Im not getting an error message, but since the changes if I enter my full postcode I end up with a search based in Indiana, which is strange as I live in Newcasle Staffs. If I just put in the 1st 3 digits then it seems ok. Ive tried other full postcodes in Staffordshire and Cornwall and they seem to return the correct search so I dont know whats happening there. Any ideas? Quote Link to comment
+dibbler69 Posted July 28, 2008 Share Posted July 28, 2008 Didnt work yesterday for me. My postcode returned caches in USA. Today it seems to work. Quote Link to comment
+walkergeoff and wife Posted July 28, 2008 Share Posted July 28, 2008 It gives nearest caches for me, but the distances are out - they have them much nearer than they should be. Quote Link to comment
+Happy Humphrey Posted July 28, 2008 Share Posted July 28, 2008 It's not just you, others have found the same problem. This has been pointed out several times on the main thread. Without response up to now. It seems to be more likely to work on the Advanced Search page, but even there it seems that only the first part of the postcode is used. Quote Link to comment
+Bill D (wwh) Posted July 28, 2008 Share Posted July 28, 2008 It's been giving me caches in Italy for some time now if I use the main search page, but if I choose "by country/United Kingdom" and then choose "by postcode" on the next page, that works normally. Quote Link to comment
+sTeamTraen Posted July 28, 2008 Share Posted July 28, 2008 It's quite amusing to type in a UK postcode several times with one character more each time and see where it brings you out. For example "B13" does what you'd hope for, "B138" is in Austria, "B138LX" is in Bavaria. That said, the whole field (on the general seek page) is misconceived since there is no way to indicate which country you're talking about. Any 5-digit number will presumably be interpreted as being in the US, and reasonably smart code can probably distinguish between Canadian, Dutch, and UK postcodes. But people in almost every other country have to go through the country page anyway. It might be simpler if they just put "US only" on that box and some indication of how to search by postcode in other countries. Quote Link to comment
+The Blorenges Posted July 28, 2008 Share Posted July 28, 2008 (edited) It's quite amusing to type in a UK postcode several times with one character more each time and see where it brings you out. For example "B13" does what you'd hope for, "B138" is in Austria, "B138LX" is in Bavaria. That said, the whole field (on the general seek page) is misconceived since there is no way to indicate which country you're talking about. Any 5-digit number will presumably be interpreted as being in the US, and reasonably smart code can probably distinguish between Canadian, Dutch, and UK postcodes. But people in almost every other country have to go through the country page anyway. It might be simpler if they just put "US only" on that box and some indication of how to search by postcode in other countries. Ages ago I put up a post on the main forum about the website and specifically this (click here for post). I asked that the text describing the box was changed to indicate which countries supported the postcode option and what to put in. This came about after that article in the Guardian (I think it was) where the reporter had said she had difficulty finding anything using the search box. If I remember correctly my post was never answered! Chris (MrB) Edited July 28, 2008 by The Blorenges Quote Link to comment
+kbootb Posted July 28, 2008 Share Posted July 28, 2008 I get an additional problem with IE. Also gives me error message "a location for " cannot be determined". It then places me in portugal Quote Link to comment
+The Blorenges Posted July 28, 2008 Share Posted July 28, 2008 This won't help you but.... the postcode search works everytime for me, either from the home page box or the advanced search. I can't actually make it go wrong unless you enter the code without the space in the middle, then it just doesn't find anything. I wonder if there is something in peoples profiles that is causing the problem. Lets hope GSP pick up on it Chris (MrB) Quote Link to comment
+Happy Humphrey Posted July 28, 2008 Share Posted July 28, 2008 I get an additional problem with IE. Also gives me error message "a location for " cannot be determined". It then places me in portugal Isn't that the same error as in the post I referred to? Quote Link to comment
+Happy Humphrey Posted July 28, 2008 Share Posted July 28, 2008 (edited) I wonder if there is something in peoples profiles that is causing the problem. Sounds a bit unlikely. I've used postcodes from various places and had different results - some found, some not, all inaccurate. I think the "feature" I mentioned before is the most likely (only using the first part, before the space). I have no idea why your should be spot-on, unless you happen to live in the location defined by the first part of the post code (possible!). Edited July 28, 2008 by Happy Humphrey Quote Link to comment
+sTeamTraen Posted July 28, 2008 Share Posted July 28, 2008 My wild guess would be that they've added a load of new countries' postcodes and there's now an insufficient "distance" (excuse the information theory term, not only is it jargon but I'm not even qualified to use it) between them. Quote Link to comment
+kbootb Posted July 28, 2008 Share Posted July 28, 2008 I get an additional problem with IE. Also gives me error message "a location for " cannot be determined". It then places me in portugal Isn't that the same error as in the post I referred to? Not sure, are you getting an error dialogue that you have to 'OK' before it takes you to the wrong place? I don't get the error message in Firefox, Opera or Safari, jsut IE. All browsers take me to the same wrong place, buyt only IE has the additional error dialogue box, so I thought I would mention it in case it shed some light. I have also reported the fault in the other thread, but as you said, no response. Perhaps if I said it only seems to affect the UK and that is why there is no response it might get noticed, but then I might get into trouble so I won't say it. Quote Link to comment
+Happy Humphrey Posted July 28, 2008 Share Posted July 28, 2008 Not sure, are you getting an error dialogue that you have to 'OK' before it takes you to the wrong place? I don't get the error message in Firefox, Opera or Safari, jsut IE. All browsers take me to the same wrong place, buyt only IE has the additional error dialogue box, so I thought I would mention it in case it shed some light. It's the one I linked to... "This has been pointed out several times on the main thread. Without response up to now." Yes, you have to "OK" it. I've just tried it in Firefox and had exactly the same error. As I said above and on the main thread, the only way around it is to use the Advanced Search, which works except it ignores the second part of the postcode. Quote Link to comment
+Michael Posted July 28, 2008 Share Posted July 28, 2008 This is covered in the latest release thread in the website forum. We are aware of the problem and it will be fixed. We are sorry for the inconvenience. Quote Link to comment
+BlackWidow_and_Food Posted July 29, 2008 Author Share Posted July 29, 2008 This is covered in the latest release thread in the website forum. We are aware of the problem and it will be fixed. We are sorry for the inconvenience. Yes I was getting the error message and thanks for the response to the problem driving me nuts as every search ends up in Jersey a place i love but cant cache there whilst in derby Quote Link to comment
+kbootb Posted July 29, 2008 Share Posted July 29, 2008 Not sure, are you getting an error dialogue that you have to 'OK' before it takes you to the wrong place? I don't get the error message in Firefox, Opera or Safari, jsut IE. All browsers take me to the same wrong place, buyt only IE has the additional error dialogue box, so I thought I would mention it in case it shed some light. It's the one I linked to... "This has been pointed out several times on the main thread. Without response up to now." Yes, you have to "OK" it. I've just tried it in Firefox and had exactly the same error. As I said above and on the main thread, the only way around it is to use the Advanced Search, which works except it ignores the second part of the postcode. Hey it worked. If we moan about it in enough places someone eventually notices.... or more to the point tells us that they have noticed. I'll shut up now. Quote Link to comment
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