+stotelwolf Posted September 13, 2018 Share Posted September 13, 2018 (edited) Hello, I found 13 caches in Mongolia. But no souvenir received. Edited December 12, 2018 by Keystone Quote Link to comment
+hzoi Posted September 13, 2018 Share Posted September 13, 2018 (edited) 1 hour ago, stotelwolf said: Hello, I found 13 caches in Mongolia. But no souvenir received. If you mean you haven're received a country souvenir for Mongolia, that's because at present there is no country souvenir for Mongolia. Here is the current list. If one is introduced, you should be retroactively awarded. (You don't have one for Nepal or Cyprus, either, for the same reason.) If you mean another souvenir, such as the current souvenir promotion, you may want to contact the Help Center. Edited September 13, 2018 by hzoi 1 Quote Link to comment
+stotelwolf Posted September 15, 2018 Author Share Posted September 15, 2018 Hi hzoi. Thank you for the information. What is the problem to create or install a country souvenier ? Quote Link to comment
+cerberus1 Posted September 15, 2018 Share Posted September 15, 2018 1 hour ago, stotelwolf said: What is the problem to create or install a country souvenier ? Artwork is their own. I'm not sure "install" is even an issue, it's probably more on the "create" end. A little design or flaw here might be regarded as offensive in other areas of the world. IIRC, cachers in one country were upset to find that someone in their own country didn't do the art. They said they were told that the site wants their own artists, so no one is "hiding" things within the art. I guess a lot more goes into it than we realize before approval & release. Quote Link to comment
Calypsee Posted September 27, 2018 Share Posted September 27, 2018 Is there any way for us to let the website know that we are interesting in having souvenirs for additional regions? For example, there are souvenirs for each of the Canadian provinces and Canada itself, and yet the UK only has the UK. I'd love to see at least one for each of England, Scotland, Northern Ireland, and Wales! As well as a souvenir for every country that has a geocache in it (I am only missing Dominican Republic, but of course there are a lot of countries that don't have a souvenir but do have geocaches) Quote Link to comment
+Max and 99 Posted September 27, 2018 Share Posted September 27, 2018 7 hours ago, Calypsee said: Is there any way for us to let the website know that we are interesting in having souvenirs for additional regions? For example, there are souvenirs for each of the Canadian provinces and Canada itself, and yet the UK only has the UK. I'd love to see at least one for each of England, Scotland, Northern Ireland, and Wales! As well as a souvenir for every country that has a geocache in it (I am only missing Dominican Republic, but of course there are a lot of countries that don't have a souvenir but do have geocaches) Even the USA doesn't have a country souvenir. ? We have all our states, though! Quote Link to comment
+The A-Team Posted September 27, 2018 Share Posted September 27, 2018 6 hours ago, Calypsee said: Is there any way for us to let the website know that we are interesting in having souvenirs for additional regions? For example, there are souvenirs for each of the Canadian provinces and Canada itself, and yet the UK only has the UK. I'd love to see at least one for each of England, Scotland, Northern Ireland, and Wales! As well as a souvenir for every country that has a geocache in it (I am only missing Dominican Republic, but of course there are a lot of countries that don't have a souvenir but do have geocaches) They're well aware that folks want souvenirs available for all countries. They've been releasing five new ones each December for the last few years, with the occasional other one during the year. Hopefully they'll pick up that pace at some point in the future, or it will take decades for them to get them all done. As for the UK, it's a bit trickier because the website doesn't use single regions to represent England, Scotland, or Wales. Each is split up into arbitrary sub-divisions, so the souvenir system would have to be able to handle awarding the same souvenir for multiple regions. We don't know if it's currently capable of doing this or if it would need to be modified. As for Northern Ireland, TPTB have historically treated the entire island as "Ireland" (read more here). In fact, there's already a souvenir for finding a cache in Northern Ireland, albeit named "Ulster". Quote Link to comment
+NYPaddleCacher Posted October 5, 2018 Share Posted October 5, 2018 On 9/27/2018 at 4:52 PM, The A-Team said: On 9/27/2018 at 9:41 AM, Calypsee said: Is there any way for us to let the website know that we are interesting in having souvenirs for additional regions? For example, there are souvenirs for each of the Canadian provinces and Canada itself, and yet the UK only has the UK. I'd love to see at least one for each of England, Scotland, Northern Ireland, and Wales! As well as a souvenir for every country that has a geocache in it (I am only missing Dominican Republic, but of course there are a lot of countries that don't have a souvenir but do have geocaches) They're well aware that folks want souvenirs available for all countries. They've been releasing five new ones each December for the last few years, with the occasional other one during the year. Hopefully they'll pick up that pace at some point in the future, or it will take decades for them to get them all done. This might be a good place to post a link to your "Unreleased Souvenirs" page. I just checked and there are 8 countries in which I've found a cache which do not have a souvenir available. Hopefully they can put more resources, or hire a 3rd party to work on releasing new regions based souvenirs. Quote Link to comment
+Max and 99 Posted December 10, 2018 Share Posted December 10, 2018 On 9/27/2018 at 3:51 PM, Max and 99 said: Even the USA doesn't have a country souvenir. ? We have all our states, though! Now it does! Quote Link to comment
+hzoi Posted December 11, 2018 Share Posted December 11, 2018 19 hours ago, Max and 99 said: On 9/27/2018 at 10:51 PM, Max and 99 said: Even the USA doesn't have a country souvenir. ? We have all our states, though! Now it does! Snap! Would not have seen that, thanks! Quote Link to comment
Rickismom Posted December 12, 2018 Share Posted December 12, 2018 Some countries have GENERAL and province! In Israel (a very active GC community and lots of tourists we are still waiting. GC headquarters, you can do better than that. Quote Link to comment
+Irisvo Posted December 12, 2018 Share Posted December 12, 2018 6 hours ago, Rickismom said: Some countries have GENERAL and province! In Israel (a very active GC community and lots of tourists we are still waiting. GC headquarters, you can do better than that. I totally agree! Quote Link to comment
+The A-Team Posted December 12, 2018 Share Posted December 12, 2018 8 hours ago, Rickismom said: Some countries have GENERAL and province! In Israel (a very active GC community and lots of tourists we are still waiting. GC headquarters, you can do better than that. Israel is one country where HQ will need to be extremely careful when designing a souvenir (as well as Palestine). For example, the Dome of the Rock is probably the most recognized Israeli landmark worldwide, but there's of course the well-known dispute over that area that could lead to tensions. Great care would need to be taken in order to avoid using elements that are contentious. Quote Link to comment
+NYPaddleCacher Posted December 13, 2018 Share Posted December 13, 2018 13 hours ago, The A-Team said: Israel is one country where HQ will need to be extremely careful when designing a souvenir (as well as Palestine). For example, the Dome of the Rock is probably the most recognized Israeli landmark worldwide, but there's of course the well-known dispute over that area that could lead to tensions. Great care would need to be taken in order to avoid using elements that are contentious. I just noticed that if you do a search using the new maps for Palestine -- regional search you don't get any results, and the map centers (for me) in the U.S. Moving the map, then clicking on Search this area also doesn't return any results (when the map is centered in the U.S.) Quote Link to comment
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