Highlight beginner's cache

[+aliandtone]

Anyone else seen this new filter at the bottom of the search screen on geocaching.com to highlighting beginner caches?

 

Beginner CachesSome geocache characteristics make it more likely that a new geocacher will be successful when they are first getting started. Beginner caches incorporate these characteristics:

 

• Traditional type
• Low difficulty
• Recently found by others
• No micro sized caches
• No problems reported

[+thehalibutkid]

Anyone else seen this new filter at the bottom of the search screen on geocaching.com to highlighting beginner caches?

 

Beginner CachesSome geocache characteristics make it more likely that a new geocacher will be successful when they are first getting started. Beginner caches incorporate these characteristics:

 

• Traditional type
• Low difficulty
• Recently found by others
• No micro sized caches
• No problems reported

 

I just had a look. Couldn't see it though.

[+Fianccetto]

What a good idea! We see this repeated over and over again in the Getting Started forums, about looking for larger, traditional caches that have had recent finds with no reported problems. Some caching days it will be nice to use the filter anyway. (And a good way to see what is missing in an area when thinking about hiding a cache.)

[+Fianccetto]

hm...got a link to the search screen? lol It's a good idea, but haven't spotted where it is.

[+aliandtone]

hm...got a link to the search screen? lol It's a good idea, but haven't spotted where it is.

 

Apologies , the link is at the bottom of the search RESULTS page

 

Beginner caches are highlighted in green below and are recommended for new geocachers. Scroll to the bottom and uncheck the setting "Highlight beginner caches" to stop highlighting caches.

 

 

http://www.geocaching.com/seek/nearest.aspx?lat=51.51333&lng=-0.08894699999996192&dist=100

[+Y6GST]

I might be being very thick, but I click on the tick box to highlight the beginner caches, but none get highlighted in green, I have checked many different pages, most caches are small or regular size, traditional type, with plenty of recent finders with the D/T = 1.5/1.5

[+Bear and Ragged]

I might be being very thick, but I click on the tick box to highlight the beginner caches, but none get highlighted in green, I have checked many different pages, most caches are small or regular size, traditional type, with plenty of recent finders with the D/T = 1.5/1.5

Scroll down the page, go to the next page. May take a little looking if you looking around caches that are above 1.5/1.5 are micros and have recent DNF's or Need Maintenance.

And, I'm not sure how 'recent' is recently found!

 

(Or, I think, certain attributes)

Edited August 4, 2011 by Bear and Ragged

[+Y6GST]

I might be being very thick, but I click on the tick box to highlight the beginner caches, but none get highlighted in green, I have checked many different pages, most caches are small or regular size, traditional type, with plenty of recent finders with the D/T = 1.5/1.5

Scroll down the page, go to the next page. May take a little looking if you looking around caches that are above 1.5/1.5 are micros and have recent DNF's or Need Maintenance.

And, I'm not sure how 'recent' is recently found!

 

(Or, I think, certain attributes)

 

Thanks, just ran my pocket query for unfound local traditional caches and of the first 100 only 2 are classed as beginner, both have a D/T of 1/1 and have recent finders. I thought I was somehow missing the highlighting, but no, it is there. Still surprised it is only 2% of caches though...

[+thehalibutkid]

I might be being very thick, but I click on the tick box to highlight the beginner caches, but none get highlighted in green, I have checked many different pages, most caches are small or regular size, traditional type, with plenty of recent finders with the D/T = 1.5/1.5

 

Me too. I also checked on the page linked.

[+aliandtone]

I might be being very thick, but I click on the tick box to highlight the beginner caches, but none get highlighted in green, I have checked many different pages, most caches are small or regular size, traditional type, with plenty of recent finders with the D/T = 1.5/1.5

 

Me too. I also checked on the page linked.

 

I did not realise I had to search the databse to find one for you!!!

 

http://www.geocaching.com/seek/nearest.aspx?lat=52.0422&lng=-0.7047000000000025&dist=5

[+thehalibutkid]

I might be being very thick, but I click on the tick box to highlight the beginner caches, but none get highlighted in green, I have checked many different pages, most caches are small or regular size, traditional type, with plenty of recent finders with the D/T = 1.5/1.5

 

Me too. I also checked on the page linked.

 

I did not realise I had to search the databse to find one for you!!!

 

http://www.geocaching.com/seek/nearest.aspx?lat=52.0422&lng=-0.7047000000000025&dist=5

 

I'm still not getting the caches highlighted. I'm using Firefox atm. But I even tried in *shudder* Internet Explorer and same thing.

 

Edited for spelling.

Edited August 4, 2011 by thehalibutkid

[+moor to sea]

I think they are showing up white not green.

The same colour as the background.

[+thehalibutkid]

I think they are showing up white not green.

The same colour as the background.

 

Really? Because the way it displays my results is one in light blue then one in white etc.

[+aliandtone]

I think they are showing up white not green.

The same colour as the background.

 

Really? Because the way it displays my results is one in light blue then one in white etc.

[+thehalibutkid]

I think they are showing up white not green.

The same colour as the background.

 

Really? Because the way it displays my results is one in light blue then one in white etc.

 

Nope it looks nothing like that to me.

[+MartyBartfast]

Just tried it on my nearest to work, guess which one (and only one) it highlighted as a beginners cache? The one I spent 20 mins looking for last week and had to DNF !!!

 

Methinks it's taking the p***

 

Edit to add: Yes mine looks just like aliandtone's

Edited August 4, 2011 by MartyBartfast

[+moor to sea]

I just cleared the cookies etc and reloaded the page and they are now showing as aliandtone's.

Swear more around my area should be Beginners though.

[+thehalibutkid]

Yep working for me now as well.

 

I'd have thought they could go up to 1.5.

[+Bear and Ragged]

Yep working for me now as well.

 

I'd have thought they could go up to 1.5.

I've seen a few at D1.5/T1.5

[+thehalibutkid]

Yep working for me now as well.

 

I'd have thought they could go up to 1.5.

I've seen a few at D1.5/T1.5

 

I wonder how they are implementing it then? Surely it's an auto script.

[+MartyBartfast]

I wonder how they are implementing it then? Surely it's an auto script.

 

from the release notes

• Added an option in search results to highlight "beginner caches" (low difficulty/traditional type/recently found etc.)

Edited August 4, 2011 by MartyBartfast

[+Fianccetto]

I've tried it now and the first on my list is one I DNF'd 3 times (and 3 other people had to flag it up as DNF, over several months) before the CO went to check it. I didn't get a mail from the CO (well I didn't send one either, but still) yet they deleted 2 of my DNFs (These were only the times I went with the family, I didn't count the times I snuck out on my own to have a look!)

 

The only other one on my list is is a takeout box (or was when I found it) and is not being maintained by the CO.

 

I guess there is no accounting for COs.

[+Bear and Ragged]

Yep working for me now as well.

 

I'd have thought they could go up to 1.5.

I've seen a few at D1.5/T1.5

But blowed if I can find any listed now.

[+GAZ]

Hmmm.......what is considered as a "beginners cache"? The reason I ask? One of MY caches is highlighted......but I've only been caching nearly 10 years :laughing:

[+aliandtone]

Hmmm.......what is considered as a "beginners cache"? The reason I ask? One of MY caches is highlighted......but I've only been caching nearly 10 years :laughing:

 

I think it is to identify a set of caches that are likely to be beginner-friendly

[+GAZ]

Hmmm.......what is considered as a "beginners cache"? The reason I ask? One of MY caches is highlighted......but I've only been caching nearly 10 years :laughing:

 

I think it is to identify a set of caches that are likely to be beginner-friendly

 

A-haaa! Now I know