+imoutnabout Posted August 17, 2017 Share Posted August 17, 2017 What happened to the Find Trackables feature? It used to be, when I'd click >Play >Find Trackables and put in an UNACTIVATED trackable number, I would be directed to a page that would tell me the official name of the trackable. Now, the only option I get is to activate it. I don't want to activate it. I want to know the official name of it! Quote Link to comment
RuideAlmeida Posted August 17, 2017 Share Posted August 17, 2017 Take a look here. Quote Link to comment
+on4bam Posted August 17, 2017 Share Posted August 17, 2017 15 minutes ago, imoutnabout said: What happened to the Find Trackables feature? It used to be, when I'd click >Play >Find Trackables and put in an UNACTIVATED trackable number, I would be directed to a page that would tell me the official name of the trackable. Now, the only option I get is to activate it. I don't want to activate it. I want to know the official name of it! When a trackable is not yet activated how would it have an "official" name? It's at the time of activation that a trackable's listing is made including a name. Up until then, a travel bug dog tag is just " travel bug dog tag". Quote Link to comment
+imoutnabout Posted August 17, 2017 Author Share Posted August 17, 2017 15 minutes ago, on4bam said: When a trackable is not yet activated how would it have an "official" name? It's at the time of activation that a trackable's listing is made including a name. Up until then, a travel bug dog tag is just " travel bug dog tag". Yes, but Geocoins, Cachekins, etc DO have official names. When you activate them, you can change this, but Groundspeak (or someone) gives them 'official names'. Quote Link to comment
+imoutnabout Posted August 17, 2017 Author Share Posted August 17, 2017 18 minutes ago, RuideAlmeida said: Take a look here. Ok! That explains the "what happened to...". Now I'll look around there and see if I can figure out how to do what I want to do. I will say, I'm not pleased with many features on that new page, but thanks for the reply. Quote Link to comment
Moun10Bike Posted August 17, 2017 Share Posted August 17, 2017 You can get the information you are looking for by using this URL and substituting the tracking code of the trackable in question for XXXX: https://www.geocaching.com/track/details.aspx?tracker=XXXX Quote Link to comment
+imoutnabout Posted August 17, 2017 Author Share Posted August 17, 2017 (edited) 1 hour ago, Moun10Bike said: You can get the information you are looking for by using this URL and substituting the tracking code of the trackable in question for XXXX: https://www.geocaching.com/track/details.aspx?tracker=XXXX Thank you. That's the page I was missing. I have it bookmarked now, but I think it was a mistake to remove the link from the Find Trackables page. Edited August 17, 2017 by imoutnabout spelling Quote Link to comment
Moun10Bike Posted August 17, 2017 Share Posted August 17, 2017 The team is looking at revamping the page and adding such information back in. Quote Link to comment
+The A-Team Posted August 17, 2017 Share Posted August 17, 2017 4 hours ago, imoutnabout said: Yes, but Geocoins, Cachekins, etc DO have official names. When you activate them, you can change this, but Groundspeak (or someone) gives them 'official names'. Do you maybe mean default name, like the one that's auto-filled as the name in the activation form? It wouldn't make sense for each trackable to be assigned an "official" name and then give the activator the ability to change that name. Quote Link to comment
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