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There is NO selection to notify me when one of MY trackables "visits" a geocache?


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Why is there not selection to notify me when one of MY trackables "visits" a geocache? I get a notification when one of my trackables is DROPPED or RETRIEVED from a cache, but there is no option for VISITS. I just realized a cacher has had one of my trackables for 2 months and today got my 1st notification when someone "discovered it. Upon viewing it there were SIX PAGES (58 "Took it to" Logs!) but I had no idea until the Discoever it log.

 I realize not all want a notification of each visit, and that is fine, but why can I not have them as a notification?

HOW DO I SELECT to get notified of a Visit for one of MY trackables?

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1 hour ago, The Scout Master said:

Why is there not selection to notify me when one of MY trackables "visits" a geocache? I get a notification when one of my trackables is DROPPED or RETRIEVED from a cache, but there is no option for VISITS. I just realized a cacher has had one of my trackables for 2 months and today got my 1st notification when someone "discovered it. Upon viewing it there were SIX PAGES (58 "Took it to" Logs!) but I had no idea until the Discoever it log.

 I realize not all want a notification of each visit, and that is fine, but why can I not have them as a notification?

HOW DO I SELECT to get notified of a Visit for one of MY trackables?

Go to geocaching on a computer and it's all there.

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5 hours ago, The Scout Master said:

Why is there not selection to notify me when one of MY trackables "visits" a geocache? I get a notification when one of my trackables is DROPPED or RETRIEVED from a cache, but there is no option for VISITS. I just realized a cacher has had one of my trackables for 2 months and today got my 1st notification when someone "discovered it. Upon viewing it there were SIX PAGES (58 "Took it to" Logs!) but I had no idea until the Discoever it log.

 I realize not all want a notification of each visit, and that is fine, but why can I not have them as a notification?

HOW DO I SELECT to get notified of a Visit for one of MY trackables?

Here is one of the most recent discussions about this (there are several):

I thought there was an announcement about the removal of these notifications, which was received favorably. Maybe?

 

 

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5 hours ago, The Scout Master said:

HOW DO I SELECT to get notified of a Visit for one of MY trackables?

Some TOs were upset that they were receiving mail every time another used their Trackable as that person's personal mileage tracker.

Some had every Trackable in their inventory logged "Visit" to every cache found. On a power trail, that could be hundreds of emails.

It was bad enough that we don't have a "select" option... 

Some had people hold onto their Trackable captive for years, with no response in mail, and add insult to injury, they're reminded daily by this person's finds.  Some of those people didn't even have the Trackable anymore, weeks after logging the first time...

IIRC, not notified was from responses to HQ. Email them and see if they're open to your request.

It's "Contact Us" on the bottom of all Geocaching.com pages...

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