+Uplink Posted August 26, 2002 Share Posted August 26, 2002 When I checked the cache page for Washington State it had this message at the top: "Due to the number of caches in this state, the search results by state have been limited to the newest 500 caches. If you want to get localized information, visit the Hide and seek a cache page where you can search by zipcode or lat/long. We're working to provide better searching features in the future". Well, that's fine, but the results are not sorted by date with the most recent first, either. The most recent 500 would be relatively ok, but a random 500 blows. Is this just a temporary glitch? Link to comment
+Mr. Fixit Posted August 26, 2002 Share Posted August 26, 2002 I will second that, seeing the same thing. = = = "If it ain't broke, don't fix it!" = = = Link to comment
+Whidbey Walk Posted August 26, 2002 Share Posted August 26, 2002 I used the state search to see what new caches have popped up over the last few days. Searching from my home coordinates means going through several pages to pick out the new caches. Bring back the date placed sorting. PLEASE. http://home.earthlink.net/~whidbeywalk/ Link to comment
+Whidbey Walk Posted August 26, 2002 Share Posted August 26, 2002 I used the state search to see what new caches have popped up over the last few days. Searching from my home coordinates means going through several pages to pick out the new caches. Bring back the date placed sorting. PLEASE. http://home.earthlink.net/~whidbeywalk/ Link to comment
Moun10Bike Posted August 26, 2002 Share Posted August 26, 2002 Yes, PLEASE fix this! Keeping the caches sorted by date lets one keep tabs on where caches are popping up around the area, and is critical for me in maintaining up-to-date cache maps on my web page. Moun10Bike's Geocaching Pages Link to comment
+EraSeek Posted August 26, 2002 Share Posted August 26, 2002 I gotta agree. By date is vital for keeping track. It's already tough enough keeping up with all the growth we've seen. Link to comment
kablooey Posted August 27, 2002 Share Posted August 27, 2002 Agreed. Though I would rather see a list of new caches within 100 miles, sorted by date, I've been using the California search to search for new ones (and then having to click on the cache for each one because there's no coordinates on the results page to tell me which are close and which are 400 miles away). -- I'm off in my own little world. That's okay, people know me here. Link to comment
kablooey Posted August 27, 2002 Share Posted August 27, 2002 Hmm, yet another thing has changed (not for the better) since I last looked. It used to say "San José" as my location, and now it seems to say "San Jos". -- I'm off in my own little world. That's okay, people know me here. Link to comment
+travisl Posted August 28, 2002 Share Posted August 28, 2002 I'll chime in here, too. I typically pull down a list of new caches in Washington every week or so (by checking the boxes and choosing ''Download to Easy GPS''), then importing them into MapPoint via Excel. Without a state list sorted by ''most recent,'' this makes it a lot tougher. I could generate a pocket query, but the data's in a slightly different format that I don't want to mix with my pre-existing data. I last updated my map on August 15, so I'm due It's also a bit more challenging to chase down local ''first finds'' when I can't see the top of the state list. "Why don't you just ask somebody?" "No, no. I've got a map. Don't worry about that." Link to comment
+travisl Posted August 28, 2002 Share Posted August 28, 2002 I'll chime in here, too. I typically pull down a list of new caches in Washington every week or so (by checking the boxes and choosing ''Download to Easy GPS''), then importing them into MapPoint via Excel. Without a state list sorted by ''most recent,'' this makes it a lot tougher. I could generate a pocket query, but the data's in a slightly different format that I don't want to mix with my pre-existing data. I last updated my map on August 15, so I'm due It's also a bit more challenging to chase down local ''first finds'' when I can't see the top of the state list. "Why don't you just ask somebody?" "No, no. I've got a map. Don't worry about that." Link to comment
Moun10Bike Posted August 29, 2002 Share Posted August 29, 2002 Whoo-hoo! Thanks! Moun10Bike's Geocaching Pages Link to comment
+Whidbey Walk Posted August 29, 2002 Share Posted August 29, 2002 quote:Originally posted by Moun10Bike:Whoo-hoo! Thanks! http://www.switchbacks.com/geocaching.html Ditto! http://home.earthlink.net/~whidbeywalk/ Link to comment
+travisl Posted August 29, 2002 Share Posted August 29, 2002 Yay! There's lots o' new caches around here that I didn't know about I didn't realize how much I'd depended on that list. "Why don't you just ask somebody?" "No, no. I've got a map. Don't worry about that." Link to comment
+travisl Posted August 29, 2002 Share Posted August 29, 2002 Yay! There's lots o' new caches around here that I didn't know about I didn't realize how much I'd depended on that list. "Why don't you just ask somebody?" "No, no. I've got a map. Don't worry about that." Link to comment
+Uplink Posted August 29, 2002 Author Share Posted August 29, 2002 The planets have resumed their orbits, and I feel better already. Thank you J. and crew. Link to comment
+Uplink Posted August 29, 2002 Author Share Posted August 29, 2002 I already tried to do the Groundspeak crew a favor... http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.asp?ID=32889 You owed me one! (couldn't resist the temptation to raz ya a bit). Link to comment
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