Team Covalt Posted April 23, 2003 Share Posted April 23, 2003 Apparently there is not a function to delete a cache from the system (Yes I know that it can be archived, but what if you no longer want it in the system). If there is a way, please post it. Wouldn't it be nice to delete (Not keep in archives) caches of yours that no longer exist for various reasons and you have no desire to keep them? Happy geocaching to all Garmin Vista Garmin Street Pilot and a partridge in a pear tree Link to comment
+welch Posted April 23, 2003 Share Posted April 23, 2003 quote:Originally posted by Ranger Roger: Wouldn't it be nice to delete (Not keep in archives) caches of yours that no longer exist for various reasons and you have no desire to keep them? Can't you archive it with the option of not being open for viewing?? (Or is that something available only to the TPTB?) Link to comment
+Bill D (wwh) Posted April 23, 2003 Share Posted April 23, 2003 Why would you want to do that? I like to be able to go to archived caches that were on my list to do, to see why they've been archived. And I like to leave them on my watch list for a while, just in case they become unarchived. Also, I sometimes want to go back to the page for an archived cache that I've done. Bill Link to comment
+mph6563 Posted April 23, 2003 Share Posted April 23, 2003 quote:Originally posted by Ranger Roger:Wouldn't it be nice to delete (Not keep in archives) caches of yours that no longer exist for various reasons and you have no desire to keep them? IMHO, it would not be nice. If I find a cache and it later disappears, I still want to be able to look at the archived cache page. It's part of my geocaching history. I wouldn't want the hider to delete that history. Link to comment
+Mopar Posted April 23, 2003 Share Posted April 23, 2003 quote:Originally posted by mph6563: quote:Originally posted by Ranger Roger:Wouldn't it be nice to delete (Not keep in archives) caches of yours that no longer exist for various reasons and you have no desire to keep them? IMHO, it would not be nice. If I find a cache and it later disappears, I still want to be able to look at the archived cache page. It's part of my geocaching history. I wouldn't want the hider to delete that history. I agree. I don't want my finds and history going away because someone got bored with their cache page. Tae-Kwon-Leap is not a path to a door, but a road leading forever towards the horizon. Link to comment
+Stunod Posted April 24, 2003 Share Posted April 24, 2003 quote:Originally posted by Ranger Roger:Wouldn't it be nice to delete (Not keep in archives) caches of yours that no longer exist for various reasons and you have no desire to keep them? I agree with the others - do not delete the records. Now please explain yourself...why in the world would you want to delete the cache instead of archiving it? "Just because I don't care doesn't mean I don't understand." Link to comment
+Renegade Knight Posted April 24, 2003 Share Posted April 24, 2003 When I kick off, my cache logs are part of my past. It would be cool for my progeny to be able to read my logs and realize that I did something other than be a slave to the grind. ===================== Wherever you go there you are. Link to comment
+ego Posted April 24, 2003 Share Posted April 24, 2003 quote:Originally posted by Stunod:Now please explain yourself...why in the world would you want to delete the cache instead of archiving it? I agree that I want to keep archived caches available for postarity's sake (and my find log, too However, I can also see the need to delete a cache IF it was NEVER approved in the first place. I have a suite of 6 from a zoo that were never approved, (the rules had changed, and I understand. I'm not bitter, really!) And yet they remain on my list of archived caches. There's 2¢, and I got more where that came from! Link to comment
+ClayJar Posted April 24, 2003 Share Posted April 24, 2003 quote:Originally posted by ego:However, I can also see the need to delete a cache IF it was NEVER approved in the first place. I have a suite of 6 from a zoo that were never approved, (the rules had changed, and I understand. I'm not bitter, really!) And yet they remain on my list of archived caches To put it a bit too simply, it's generally perceived as very bad form in databases such as this to delete information. You'll not find many database geeks who would even think of deleting archived cache information. Now, for a completely tangential discussion... The six caches were never approved and so they just sit there doing nothing, *but* there is *nothing* that says you cannot "repurpose" those cache pages. All you need to do is create a new cache (or several) and edit one or more of those old, unused cache pages of yours. Put in all the new information and descriptions and coordinates and all, and then request that the replacement cache(s) be approved and unarchived. I wouldn't suggest doing this with a cache that actually existed and was archived, but if the cache never was approved in the first place, you're not losing anything, and you can get rid of those archived nevercaches that you have bothering you. If they're not *really* bothering you, don't bother, but if they are bothering you, it shouldn't be too much a bother to bother to use them. (Oh, *brother*! ) [[[ ClayJar Networks ]]] Home of Watcher downloads, Official Geocaching Chat, and the Geocache Rating System Link to comment
+Prime Suspect Posted April 24, 2003 Share Posted April 24, 2003 quote:Originally posted by ClayJar: Now, for a completely tangential discussion... The six caches were never approved and so they just sit there doing nothing, *but* there is *nothing* that says you cannot "repurpose" those cache pages. All you need to do is create a new cache (or several) and edit one or more of those old, unused cache pages of yours. Put in all the new information and descriptions and coordinates and all, and then request that the replacement cache(s) be approved and unarchived. I have an unapproved cache that I use just for testing the formatting of a new cache page. Once everything looks right there, I can copy and paste to the real cache page. Link to comment
+MissJenn Posted April 25, 2003 Share Posted April 25, 2003 If a cache were deleted, my guess is that it would also likely erase a finder's "score" of that cache - so some number of people would automatically have 1 less in their "find count." I would never delete a cache. Link to comment
+Turtle3863 Posted May 1, 2003 Share Posted May 1, 2003 I have found that if you have an archived cache that has never been approved. You can use it when creating new caches by puting in the new cache coorninates on the unused page you can pull up a topo of the new area and get an idea of what the new cache will look like before submitting it. You can also use these never approved archived caches to see where a waypoint of a multi cache or a cache that only give the parking coorninates in the title, to see where the cache is located on a topo. Link to comment
+Dave_W6DPS Posted May 1, 2003 Share Posted May 1, 2003 Maybe the answer would be the ability to move it off your "My Cache page". Then it stays in the system, but your page only shows active caches, or travel bugs, etc... Dave_W6DPS My two cents worth, refunds available on request. (US funds only) Link to comment
+Mr. Snazz Posted May 1, 2003 Share Posted May 1, 2003 I'm pretty sure that you can do this with pocket queries. Link to comment
+Stunod Posted May 1, 2003 Share Posted May 1, 2003 quote:Originally posted by Mr. Snazz:I'm pretty sure that you can do this with pocket queries. Please refer to them as pockets with alternative lifestyles. "Just because I don't care doesn't mean I don't understand." Link to comment
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