+Inmountains Posted July 18, 2015 Posted July 18, 2015 I came across this announcement on Geocaching.com but cannot find a date for when it came out: "In our effort to inspire outdoor play through Geocaching, we are often faced with decisions about what to focus on next, and what to focus on less. It is through these decisions that we explore opportunities to grow the global game of geocaching. Occasionally, during this process, we are faced with the reality that certain ideas don't catch on as we had hoped. In these situations we owe it to ourselves and to you to make tough decisions about the future of every project and the resources to be applied to each. Sometimes, as a result, cool features must become casualties. In this spirit, we have decided to retire Geocaching Challenges. On an office wall here at HQ is a sign that reads, "Let's make better mistakes tomorrow." By accepting that we will sometimes get it wrong, we can allow ourselves to learn from and imagine new opportunities in the world of Geocaching. Our hope is we can take the lessons from Challenges and create better tools to guide you on your next adventure." I hope this was NOT a recent announcement, Challenge Caches, to me, ARE THE MOST FUN thing in our sport/hobby! Quote
+narcissa Posted July 18, 2015 Posted July 18, 2015 That announcement has nothing to do with "challenge caches." The "challenges" feature is long gone. Quote
+Great Scott! Posted July 18, 2015 Posted July 18, 2015 Dec 4, 2012 http://forums.Groundspeak.com/GC/index.php?showtopic=304869&view=findpost&p=5164579 Quote
Pup Patrol Posted July 18, 2015 Posted July 18, 2015 (edited) I hope this was NOT a recent announcement, Challenge Caches, to me, ARE THE MOST FUN thing in our sport/hobby! Then you're not going to be happy about this: Challenge Cache Submissions Moratorium Posted 21 April 2015 http://forums.Groundspeak.com/GC/index.php?showtopic=331493&pid=5496412&st=0entry5496412 B. Edited July 18, 2015 by Pup Patrol Quote
+L0ne.R Posted July 19, 2015 Posted July 19, 2015 The moratorium does not affect finding challenge caches. If you like challenge caches for the challenge of exploring new areas, come to Ontario Canada for a couple of weeks. You'll find over 600+ challenge caches. Bookmark List Quote
+bevema Posted October 16, 2015 Posted October 16, 2015 I hope this was NOT a recent announcement, Challenge Caches, to me, ARE THE MOST FUN thing in our sport/hobby! Then you're not going to be happy about this: Challenge Cache Submissions Moratorium Posted 21 April 2015 http://forums.Groundspeak.com/GC/index.php?showtopic=331493&pid=5496412&st=0entry5496412 B. The announcement concering "Geocache Challenges" spoke of: In this spirit, we have decided to retire Geocaching Challenges. The Challenge Cache Moratorium just puts the submission of new caches of type challenge onhold for about three quarters of a year, speaking now (Oct 2015). So, as already said, one can still find challenge caches and they count as valid caches for your find statistic, but no new caches can be submitted for review and publishing. My personal is that the rulemakers at Groundspeak should set up stricter borders to preserve the enthusiastic and exploring spirit of geocaching in challenge caches, and prevent them from becoming faster-higher-longer-records-to-gain. Quote
+J Grouchy Posted October 16, 2015 Posted October 16, 2015 Seeing as how they still haven't put out any sort of 'survey' like they promised, I kind of doubt they'll come back any time soon...if at all. Quote
Rock Chalk Posted October 16, 2015 Posted October 16, 2015 Seeing as how they still haven't put out any sort of 'survey' like they promised, I kind of doubt they'll come back any time soon...if at all. Oh, ye of little faith. We promised a survey, which means a survey will be coming. Quote
+J Grouchy Posted October 16, 2015 Posted October 16, 2015 Seeing as how they still haven't put out any sort of 'survey' like they promised, I kind of doubt they'll come back any time soon...if at all. Oh, ye of little faith. We promised a survey, which means a survey will be coming. Silly me, thinking "coming weeks" could actually mean six to eight months....or more... Quote
+niraD Posted October 16, 2015 Posted October 16, 2015 Silly me, thinking "coming weeks" could actually mean six to eight months....or more...Yeah, it's like those hints that say "within inches of [whatever]", and sure enough, the cache is indeed within 200 inches of [whatever]... Quote
+MountainWoods Posted October 16, 2015 Posted October 16, 2015 Remember, "I'll have it to you on Thursday" does not tell you which Thursday the speaker meant. Quote
knowschad Posted October 16, 2015 Posted October 16, 2015 Remember, "I'll have it to you on Thursday" does not tell you which Thursday the speaker meant. Or the bars that have a permanent sign on the door, "Free beer tomorrow" Quote
+Modoc'n'Penelope Posted October 19, 2015 Posted October 19, 2015 (edited) A new challenge cache was published today near me. I'm looking for information about the moratorium being lifted.....I didn't find it in this thread. Edit: Nevermind.....I guess the Reviewers are responsible for determining if a ? cache is a challenge, or something else, and then can publish based on that judgment? Edited October 19, 2015 by Modoc'n'Penelope Quote
Keystone Posted October 19, 2015 Posted October 19, 2015 A new challenge cache was published today near me. I'm looking for information about the moratorium being lifted.....I didn't find it in this thread. Edit: Nevermind.....I guess the Reviewers are responsible for determining if a ? cache is a challenge, or something else, and then can publish based on that judgment? Not all mystery/puzzle caches are challenge caches. I looked for all mystery/puzzle caches published in October within 100 miles of you, and saw nothing that looked like a challenge cache. Looks like a hider's been super busy with puzzles based on classic TV shows, though! You can find out more about challenge caches here: https://support.Groundspeak.com/index.php?pg=kb.page&id=206 Quote
+Modoc'n'Penelope Posted October 19, 2015 Posted October 19, 2015 A new challenge cache was published today near me. I'm looking for information about the moratorium being lifted.....I didn't find it in this thread. Edit: Nevermind.....I guess the Reviewers are responsible for determining if a ? cache is a challenge, or something else, and then can publish based on that judgment? Not all mystery/puzzle caches are challenge caches. I looked for all mystery/puzzle caches published in October within 100 miles of you, and saw nothing that looked like a challenge cache. Looks like a hider's been super busy with puzzles based on classic TV shows, though! You can find out more about challenge caches here: https://support.Groundspeak.com/index.php?pg=kb.page&id=206 Thank you Keystone. Quote
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