Attributes

[+jean1955]

I am trying to eliminate some caches by the attributes/filters page. When I check the ones I want to get rid of, ALL of the caches disappear. What am I doing wrong?

[+sernikk]

I guess you are talking about the map filter. Clicking on any attributes selects them and filters caches for those that do have those attributes.

[+barefootjeff]

1 hour ago, jean1955 said:

I am trying to eliminate some caches by the attributes/filters page. When I check the ones I want to get rid of, ALL of the caches disappear. What am I doing wrong?

 

If you want to exclude attributes, you have to use a Pocket Query search, as the attribute filters in the Search and Map pages don't support exclusion (or negative attributes like Dogs Not Allowed, for that matter).

[+jean1955]

Thank you

[+Max and 99]

I'm probably just wildly making something out of nothing, but I'm curious....

In today's newsletter there's a big "Coming Soon" banner over an image of attributes. Could mean absolutely nothing, or a teaser of something in the works, and it has caught my interest.

 

Anyone know?

Edited October 12 by Max and 99

[+brendan714]

34 minutes ago, Max and 99 said:

I'm probably just wildly making something out of nothing, but I'm curious....

In today's newsletter there's a big "Coming Soon" banner over an image of attributes. Could mean absolutely nothing, or a teaser of something in the works, and it has caught my interest.

 

Anyone know?

I saw the same and wondered the same.  The attribute to the left of the horse is one that I have never seen before...?

[+Chalupa_Dad]

Just now, brendan714 said:

I saw the same and wondered the same.  The attribute to the left of the horse is one that I have never seen before...?

 

Looks like just an updated icon for "camping nearby". Maybe they're redoing some attribute artwork and adding a few new attributes? That would be my guess. 

[+KRON family]

Only one attribute is missing in that image. It's a repair key (formerly Swiss cross). Maybe its new version?

[Unit473L]

They're introducing a slew of new attributes:

• A set of four teeny tiny spanners. Means this cache is only maintained by the community, the CO is absolved of all responsibility.
• A little radar sweep, slightly fuzzy in the middle. Means coords are a suggestion only, may be out by up to three counties.
• The movie poster for "Honey! I shrunk the kids". Means cache size in description is randomly generated - you think it's a Regular? lol, it's another nano.
• Greyed out ammo can. Means the CO didn't even bother putting out a container, it's a virtual traditional.
• A handgun. Means the cache is a marker for local gang turf wars.

Edit: On re-read, my post may seem a bit rude or negative. To clarify - post made in jest covering misadventures people have had in various situations. Comedy is hard in writing.

[+barefootjeff]

2 hours ago, Chalupa_Dad said:

 

Looks like just an updated icon for "camping nearby". Maybe they're redoing some attribute artwork and adding a few new attributes? That would be my guess. 

 

Hmm, I see the "takes less than an hour" clock-face attribute is showing 1 o'clock, which was how it used to be until it got changed a few years back to show 9 o'clock. One can perhaps hope that maybe someone has realised that 9 o'clock doesn't convey any sense of it taking less than an hour and is changing it back.

[+colleda]

30 minutes ago, Unit473L said:

Edit: On re-read, my post may seem a bit rude or negative. To clarify - post made in jest covering misadventures people have had in various situations. Comedy is hard in writing.

And here I am thinking I overtslept and it's now April 1.

[+Hügh]

9 hours ago, brendan714 said:

I saw the same and wondered the same.  The attribute to the left of the horse is one that I have never seen before...?

 

I thought that it might be an "Augmented Reality" attribute -- it looks to me like an R inside of a larger A. 

 

Then again, if they are re-introducing those (and an attribute to go along with them) I'd hope that the graphic designers would be a little more creative. IMHO, something like this with an ammo can instead of a cube would be better. 

Edited October 13 by Hügh

[+Max and 99]

18 minutes ago, Hügh said:

 

I thought that it might be an "Augmented Reality" attribute -- it looks to me like an R inside of a larger A. 

 

Then again, if they are re-introducing those (and an attribute to go along with them) I'd hope that the graphic designers would be a little more creative. IMHO, something like this with an ammo can instead of a cube would be better. 

Gosh I hope not, but that's a very good guess on the new attribute. I begged forever for them to let us know the feedback from the survey that was required on every single AR geocache. Silence. 

[+Astromusiker]

When they announced the four new attributes in August 2020 (power trail, checker, bonus and challenge) it was also said that a fifth souvenir would be added soon. Now the "soon" has become more than a year, but late is still better than never, isn't it?

11 hours ago, Chalupa_Dad said:

Looks like just an updated icon for "camping nearby". Maybe they're redoing some attribute artwork and adding a few new attributes? That would be my guess. 

I don't think so, because the old icon is in the image, too

But apart from that I have no idea. Augmented Reality may be, but it seems a little far-fetched to me.

[AliKelSea]

19 hours ago, Unit473L said:

They're introducing a slew of new attributes:

• A set of four teeny tiny spanners. Means this cache is only maintained by the community, the CO is absolved of all responsibility.
• A little radar sweep, slightly fuzzy in the middle. Means coords are a suggestion only, may be out by up to three counties.
• The movie poster for "Honey! I shrunk the kids". Means cache size in description is randomly generated - you think it's a Regular? lol, it's another nano.
• Greyed out ammo can. Means the CO didn't even bother putting out a container, it's a virtual traditional.
• A handgun. Means the cache is a marker for local gang turf wars.

Edit: On re-read, my post may seem a bit rude or negative. To clarify - post made in jest covering misadventures people have had in various situations. Comedy is hard in writing.

I LOL'd , really LOUD.

[+TeamRabbitRun]

55 minutes ago, AliKelSea said:

I LOL'd , really LOUD.