February 29 souvenir

[Andronicus]

I just made a new suggestion on the suggestion site for a souvenir.

 

Vote here http://feedback.geocaching.com/forums/75775-geocaching-com/suggestions/1504341-new-souvenir-for-finding-a-cache-on-29-feb-

[+lamoracke]

I would rather see a fill up the calendar one, perhaps if you just get 365 days. I wonder if its possible to log a cache on February 29th, 2011. The calendar logging thing makes it look possible.

 

I am not saying I would, but I am just wondering if it would let me.

[+northernpenguin]

I would rather see a fill up the calendar one, perhaps if you just get 365 days. I wonder if its possible to log a cache on February 29th, 2011. The calendar logging thing makes it look possible.

 

I am not saying I would, but I am just wondering if it would let me.

 

Um. Did someone modify the Gregorian calendar? I was under the impression the 29th does not occur until 2012 ...

Edited February 18, 2011 by northernpenguin

[knowschad]

BRB... gotta go figure out how to edit Wikipedia...

[GOF and Bacall]

I want one for April 31st!

[+northernpenguin]

BRB... gotta go figure out how to edit Wikipedia...

 

ROTFLMAO

[knowschad]

I want one for April 31st!

Coming right up. You do use Wikipedia, don't you?

[+lamoracke]

I know February 29 2011 does not exist but go ahead and try to select that date when you log a cache on Geocaching.com....it will let you. I just have never hit the submit button. It was just one of those statistical anomaly hypothetical questions.

 

I am going to try for fun, and then will delete the log.....

 

Yep, you can select February 29 2011, but it converts it to February 17th. Maybe its a too far in the future kind of thing. Will have to try later, just for science.

[+Chrysalides]

Yep, you can select February 29 2011, but it converts it to February 17th. Maybe its a too far in the future kind of thing. Will have to try later, just for science.

It lets me enter a note for Feb 28th 2010, but not for Feb 29th 2010, so Groundspeak does check, and if date is invalid, uses today's date.

 

It makes sense - date is probably stored as a numeric value internally, instead of as discrete day, month, year and so on.

[+lamoracke]

yep, pretty easy basic programming thing. Like many many many others, February 29th 2012 will be a day to at least get one cache. I want to make an event out of it up here, assuming I am first to get it set up.

[+42at42]

For all the Canadians - I think July 32nd, piggy back day should have a souvenir. Stompin Tom is great.

 

 

His album even says it should be a souvenir.

 

As for Leap Day, that would be a good souvenir, once every 4 years.

[+DanOCan]

I would rather see a fill up the calendar one, perhaps if you just get 365 days.

That would be cool, although I think it should include 366 days so Feb. 29th is there as well. And, as long as they retroactively award the souvenir I have no issue with a Feb. 29 one too.

[+Ecylram]

I'd like to see one for 365 and one for 366. Both seem to be worthy accomplishments.

[AZcachemeister]

I'd like to see one for 365 and one for 366. Both seem to be worthy accomplishments.

 

I qualify for both...

But I'm underwhelmed by the whole concept. (The souvenir concept, not the desire of someone to add to it)

[sabrefan7]

For all the Canadians - I think July 32nd, piggy back day should have a souvenir. Stompin Tom is great.

 

 

His album even says it should be a souvenir.

 

As for Leap Day, that would be a good souvenir, once every 4 years.

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