+j9cache & Mike(j9+M) Posted November 15, 2004 Share Posted November 15, 2004 Found my 1st TB today- I was so excited! I have some questions. How do I make my state show up on the side of my name in log (I did write location in text)? My name didn't come up in "latest reports"- why? Also "last seen in the hands of" how do you change that? Is it by grabbing? Quote Link to comment
+Markwell Posted November 15, 2004 Share Posted November 15, 2004 You need the six digit code from the bug itself. Then go to my FAQ here and read up on the process. Some of the screen captures are old - but the process is still the same. Quote Link to comment
+j9cache & Mike(j9+M) Posted November 15, 2004 Author Share Posted November 15, 2004 Seems like I did all that- posted as a note rather than a grab. Quote Link to comment
+Markwell Posted November 15, 2004 Share Posted November 15, 2004 Posting a note does no "action" to the travel bug. You need the 6 digit code, and you need to "grab" the travel bug. But the wording indicates to me that you found the bug in a cache - even though it wasn't logged as being in the cache (grabbing indicates that it's in someone's hands - retrieving indicates from a cache). Has the previous person had ample time to log the bug into the cache? Quote Link to comment
+Markwell Posted November 15, 2004 Share Posted November 15, 2004 (edited) OK - it looks like Lil' Tort was placed in Travel Bug Spa by MadCache3, but they never dropped it into the jennis cache. When PTROPS grabbed the bug out of the jennis cache, he didn't grab the bug into his inventory - nor did he log the placement into the cache's inventory for 'The Lights Are On But Nobody's Home' in Colorado. Now you're on the scene, and as a responsible cacher you can at least fix SOME of the journey. Grab the bug from the inventory of MadCache3 by logging a "grabbed it" log on the Bug page. Then post a note on the cache page for 'The Lights Are On But Nobody's Home' indicating that you're dropping the bug in the cache to fix some of the mileage. Make sure it's a note (as you already have the found it log for the cache). Before you hit "submit" on your cache note to the cache page, make sure to select "Lil' Tort" (since he's now in your inventory) Then go back to the Lil' Tort Travel Bug page and log it as being retrieved from 'The Lights Are On But Nobody's Home'. The end result is that the bug will be in YOUR inventory, and it will have accumulated SOME of the missing miles from the incorrect logging by PTROPS and MadCache3. Once you have a new home for Lil' Tort, make sure you choose him from your inventory when you're logging the cache as found. Edited November 15, 2004 by Markwell Quote Link to comment
+BlueDeuce Posted November 16, 2004 Share Posted November 16, 2004 My name didn't come up in "latest reports"- why? The poster won't see their own name listed but everyone else will. If you log out you can see it. Personally I wouldn't put much stock the "latest reports". It's like a marquee, you have to be driving by to see it, after that it's gone. Quote Link to comment
+j9cache & Mike(j9+M) Posted November 16, 2004 Author Share Posted November 16, 2004 OK, got it fixed I believe. Thanks for the help, Markwell! Quote Link to comment
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