+DrPflug Posted August 30, 2019 Share Posted August 30, 2019 Has anybody seen this before? Here is one such cache I've seen recently with this: https://coord.info/GC7F7JQ There are more . Why is this?? It apparently causes problems with Challenge Checkers that retrieve the CO name of a cache by returning an invalid geocaching id. and then the script fails. Quote Link to comment
Blue Square Thing Posted August 30, 2019 Share Posted August 30, 2019 I think it's where someone has requested that their data be deleted. I think found logs etc... just disappear, but obviously the cache page doesn't so this happens with ownership of, presumably, archived caches. Quote Link to comment
+The A-Team Posted August 30, 2019 Share Posted August 30, 2019 Members can go in and disable their account on their own, which retains all of their content, like logs. They can also go a step further and request that HQ completely delete their account, which is what has happened in this case. Help Center - 1.16. Disable account 1 Quote Link to comment
+niraD Posted August 30, 2019 Share Posted August 30, 2019 26 minutes ago, DrPflug said: It apparently causes problems with Challenge Checkers that retrieve the CO name of a cache by returning an invalid geocaching id. and then the script fails. Sounds like a problem with the script that failed. Quote Link to comment
+Max and 99 Posted August 30, 2019 Share Posted August 30, 2019 56 minutes ago, DrPflug said: Has anybody seen this before? Here is one such cache I've seen recently with this: https://coord.info/GC7F7JQ There are more . Why is this?? It apparently causes problems with Challenge Checkers that retrieve the CO name of a cache by returning an invalid geocaching id. and then the script fails. In this particular case, you can determine who hid the cache. Can you manually add that to the challenge cache data? 1 Quote Link to comment
+Corfman Clan Posted August 31, 2019 Share Posted August 31, 2019 23 hours ago, Max and 99 said: In this particular case, you can determine who hid the cache. Can you manually add that to the challenge cache data? In this case, what would you add? The hider has had his/her account deleted. The name and Id for that user no longer exist and have no useful value. Frankly, the checker needs to be updated to properly handle this case. 1 1 Quote Link to comment
+Max and 99 Posted August 31, 2019 Share Posted August 31, 2019 15 minutes ago, Corfman Clan said: In this case, what would you add? The hider has had his/her account deleted. The name and Id for that user no longer exist and have no useful value. Frankly, the checker needs to be updated to properly handle this case. I'd add the "hidden by" name. Quote Link to comment
+Corfman Clan Posted August 31, 2019 Share Posted August 31, 2019 3 hours ago, Max and 99 said: I'd add the "hidden by" name. But the name no longer exists. On those same lines, are you going to change the name back for every cache owner that has changed his/her caching name? Quote Link to comment
+Max and 99 Posted September 1, 2019 Share Posted September 1, 2019 (edited) 53 minutes ago, Corfman Clan said: But the name no longer exists. On those same lines, are you going to change the name back for every cache owner that has changed his/her caching name. On 8/30/2019 at 3:39 PM, Max and 99 said: In this particular case, you can determine who hid the cache. Can you manually add that to the challenge cache data? I said in this particular case. The "hidden by name" can be determined. So if I was working on this challenge cache, that's what I would use. Their name. I cannot speak in general terms. I agree that it would be helpful for the checker to be tweaked. Edited September 1, 2019 by Max and 99 1 Quote Link to comment
+Corfman Clan Posted September 1, 2019 Share Posted September 1, 2019 4 hours ago, Max and 99 said: I said in this particular case. The "hidden by name" can be determined. So if I was working on this challenge cache, that's what I would use. Their name. I cannot speak in general terms. I agree that it would be helpful for the checker to be tweaked. Perhaps what the hidden name used to be can be determined, but now there isn't a name. If the owner's name is needed for a challenge, this cache should no longer be used. Likewise, if a cache owner changes his/her geocaching name, it may very well impact that same challenge. That's why I brought up that scenario. At any rate, I've said as much as I feel the need to here. Quote Link to comment
+NanCycle Posted September 3, 2019 Share Posted September 3, 2019 On 8/31/2019 at 11:06 PM, Corfman Clan said: . Likewise, if a cache owner changes his/her geocaching name, it may very well impact that same challenge. Likewise if a cache is adopted that will impact the challenge. Quote Link to comment
+niraD Posted September 3, 2019 Share Posted September 3, 2019 (edited) Quote Likewise if [...] that will impact the challenge. Edited September 3, 2019 by niraD 1 Quote Link to comment
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