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        <title>Norway</title>
        <description> After a lot of work, it seems like we can finally update the polygon data for Norway. They have merged a lot of counties, also the regions will change.

The reason it has taken time is that the site used to use (https://wambachers-osm.website/boundaries/) doesn&amp;#039;t exist anymore. An old version of his existed at GitHub as open source and our initial plan was to try to use that. But everything needed wasn&amp;#039;t there and I realized that it was easier to just implement it from scratch than trying to provide his source with data in a correct format.

That&amp;#039;s how https://osm-boundaries.com/ was born! It&amp;#039;s still in development, but it has gotten far enough for us to be able to download data and import it into Project-GC.

The changes for Norway are huge though, so that&amp;#039;s the next challenge (pun not intended). The difference was so huge that the old compare-new-vs-old-polygons tool wasn&amp;#039;t even close to good enough, so I have patched that up a bit as well. Besides better formatting of the output it now matches more properly. I hope I didn&amp;#039;t miss any case.

A real case is that county &amp;quot;Re&amp;quot; will be removed. That matches a lot of scripts saying &amp;quot;Region&amp;quot; for example. Now it only matches things that looks like strings, on other words, when the name is surrounded by quotes or double quotes.
print &amp;quot;Region&amp;quot; - won&amp;#039;t match Re
regions = [ &amp;quot;Re&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;Skodje&amp;quot; ] - will match Re

In the next post I will add data for everything that will change and everything that will be affected. The changes are not live yet.

My plan is this:
* Go through all potentially affected scripts. If they seem to be affected, I will disable them.
** Related Challenges will then be without a challenge checker.
** If they don&amp;#039;t get a new one or the script is fixed, the Challenges risks getting archived.
* I will disable all potentially affected tags, without going through them.
** The idea is that we will go through them one by one. Fix them if needed, and then enable them one by one.
* After fixing the scripts and disabling tags we will add the new polygon data to Project-GC. This will then be done before fixing the tags themselves.

This is something I plan to start on at Thursday this week. If there are objections/suggestions I surely will listen to them. This leaves quite a lot of work regarding the Challenge checkers, but I can&amp;#039;t figure a better way. If there are feedback saying we should postpone, we will postpone.</description>
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            <title>Re: Norway</title>
            <link>/forum/read.php?6,40609,40850#msg-40850</link>
            <description><![CDATA[ I have an update from HQ.<br />
<br />
Challenges affected by this are considered &quot;old&quot; and were allowed when they got published. Therefore they have decided that they are allowed to keep using the old polygon data, just as their cache descriptions says.<br />
<br />
So, for those where it&#039;s possible, we can convert the checkers into using a polygon script, if we have the polygon data. I still have Project-GC&#039;s source files for the polygons, I don&#039;t know how compatible they are yet though. I will look into that.<br />
<br />
I know there was a challenge/script that already used its own custom polygons. If I recall correctly that was for regions, and that data should be usable for more then.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>magma1447</dc:creator>
            <category>Checker news</category>
            <pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2020 08:22:26 +0000</pubDate>
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            <guid>/forum/read.php?6,40609,40668#msg-40668</guid>
            <title>Re: Norway</title>
            <link>/forum/read.php?6,40609,40668#msg-40668</link>
            <description><![CDATA[ That&#039;s actually quite good in my opinion. That&#039;s how I expect most of these Challenges will be solved. I haven&#039;t heard from HQ yet though. I expect that to take at least a week. Therefore I think that script developer had a smart approach on things. The question is if it should have been allowed by the reviewer though, but that&#039;s a bit off topic here, not really our concern.<br />
<br />
Project-GC would have updated much sooner, at least already in February, if the site we used didn&#039;t stop updating its data back in January.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>magma1447</dc:creator>
            <category>Checker news</category>
            <pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2020 08:23:24 +0000</pubDate>
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            <guid>/forum/read.php?6,40609,40656#msg-40656</guid>
            <title>Re: Norway</title>
            <link>/forum/read.php?6,40609,40656#msg-40656</link>
            <description><![CDATA[ Script 1004 looks like the same situation - it was placed in 2017 and uses the geographical data from that time. And could currently be done using county/region data, but once the data is updated it would break. I think the CO organised the new checker on the assumption that PGC would update region/county data quicker than this.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>sumbloke</dc:creator>
            <category>Checker news</category>
            <pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2020 23:27:38 +0000</pubDate>
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            <guid>/forum/read.php?6,40609,40634#msg-40634</guid>
            <title>Re: Norway</title>
            <link>/forum/read.php?6,40609,40634#msg-40634</link>
            <description><![CDATA[ I have asked HQ regarding Challenges that uses the old definitions. As I see it we have two options:<br />
1) Force-archive Challenges using counties that doesn&#039;t exist anymore.<br />
2) Create new Challenge checker using user-defined polygons.<br />
<br />
User-defined polygons aren&#039;t allowed for new Challenges. But as I see it, this is a different case. The Challenges already exists.<br />
<br />
We&#039;ll see how fast HQ answers. Regardless I think we should work on at least disabling Checkers that won&#039;t work. Meanwhile those affected Challenges will be without challenge checkers, and we will then see what their destiny will become.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>magma1447</dc:creator>
            <category>Checker news</category>
            <pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2020 11:20:50 +0000</pubDate>
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            <guid>/forum/read.php?6,40609,40632#msg-40632</guid>
            <title>Re: Norway</title>
            <link>/forum/read.php?6,40609,40632#msg-40632</link>
            <description><![CDATA[ Scripts 731<br />
Left enabled<br />
Defaults to county = &#039;Ski&#039;<br />
Affected tags:<br />
<a href="https://project-gc.com/Challenges/GC6JZGH/21077"  rel="nofollow">https://project-gc.com/Challenges/GC6JZGH/21077</a><br />
<a href="https://project-gc.com/Challenges/GC5E54W/5917"  rel="nofollow">https://project-gc.com/Challenges/GC5E54W/5917</a><br />
The first is unused, the second is used by an active challenge.<br />
I will disable the second challenge and leave a comment.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>magma1447</dc:creator>
            <category>Checker news</category>
            <pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2020 10:54:48 +0000</pubDate>
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        <item>
            <guid>/forum/read.php?6,40609,40631#msg-40631</guid>
            <title>Re: Norway</title>
            <link>/forum/read.php?6,40609,40631#msg-40631</link>
            <description><![CDATA[ Scripts 826, 1463, 1495, 2486, 2489<br />
Left enabled<br />
Not using county &quot;Re&quot;, it&#039;s chemistry elements.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>magma1447</dc:creator>
            <category>Checker news</category>
            <pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2020 10:52:33 +0000</pubDate>
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        <item>
            <guid>/forum/read.php?6,40609,40630#msg-40630</guid>
            <title>Re: Norway</title>
            <link>/forum/read.php?6,40609,40630#msg-40630</link>
            <description><![CDATA[ Script 535<br />
<a href="https://project-gc.com/Tools/Challenges?edit&amp;scriptId=494"  rel="nofollow">https://project-gc.com/Tools/Challenges?edit&amp;scriptId=494</a><br />
Left enabled<br />
Not using county &quot;Re&quot;, it&#039;s chemistry elements.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>magma1447</dc:creator>
            <category>Checker news</category>
            <pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2020 10:51:02 +0000</pubDate>
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        <item>
            <guid>/forum/read.php?6,40609,40629#msg-40629</guid>
            <title>Re: Norway</title>
            <link>/forum/read.php?6,40609,40629#msg-40629</link>
            <description><![CDATA[ Script 494<br />
<a href="https://project-gc.com/Tools/Challenges?edit&amp;scriptId=494"  rel="nofollow">https://project-gc.com/Tools/Challenges?edit&amp;scriptId=494</a><br />
Left enabled<br />
Not using county &quot;Re&quot;, it&#039;s chemistry elements.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>magma1447</dc:creator>
            <category>Checker news</category>
            <pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2020 10:50:23 +0000</pubDate>
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        <item>
            <guid>/forum/read.php?6,40609,40627#msg-40627</guid>
            <title>Re: Norway</title>
            <link>/forum/read.php?6,40609,40627#msg-40627</link>
            <description><![CDATA[ Script 1004<br />
<a href="https://project-gc.com/Tools/Challenges?edit&amp;scriptId=1004"  rel="nofollow">https://project-gc.com/Tools/Challenges?edit&amp;scriptId=1004</a><br />
Left enabled<br />
Using its own polygon data so won&#039;t be affected. It&#039;s likely that the related Challenge actually is against the Guidelines though. It would fall with user-defined polygons.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>magma1447</dc:creator>
            <category>Checker news</category>
            <pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2020 10:49:27 +0000</pubDate>
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        <item>
            <guid>/forum/read.php?6,40609,40625#msg-40625</guid>
            <title>Re: Norway</title>
            <link>/forum/read.php?6,40609,40625#msg-40625</link>
            <description><![CDATA[ Script 578<br />
<a href="https://project-gc.com/Tools/Challenges?edit&amp;scriptId=578"  rel="nofollow">https://project-gc.com/Tools/Challenges?edit&amp;scriptId=578</a><br />
Left enabled<br />
The script has a default setting for region which will become unusable.<br />
The following tags rely on this default setting:<br />
<a href="https://project-gc.com/Challenges/GC52WBF/1729"  rel="nofollow">https://project-gc.com/Challenges/GC52WBF/1729</a><br />
<a href="https://project-gc.com/Challenges/GC52WMN/1731"  rel="nofollow">https://project-gc.com/Challenges/GC52WMN/1731</a><br />
<a href="https://project-gc.com/Challenges/GC52WMZ/1732"  rel="nofollow">https://project-gc.com/Challenges/GC52WMZ/1732</a><br />
The related challenges are archived so I will disable the checker tags.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>magma1447</dc:creator>
            <category>Checker news</category>
            <pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2020 10:47:06 +0000</pubDate>
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        <item>
            <guid>/forum/read.php?6,40609,40620#msg-40620</guid>
            <title>Re: Norway</title>
            <link>/forum/read.php?6,40609,40620#msg-40620</link>
            <description><![CDATA[ Script 873<br />
<a href="https://project-gc.com/Tools/Challenges?edit&amp;scriptId=873"  rel="nofollow">https://project-gc.com/Tools/Challenges?edit&amp;scriptId=873</a><br />
Disabled<br />
Needs a new checker that requires the Geocacher to have found all geocaches in a county within a list of counties. That list should be the counties that used to be in Hordaland.<br />
Hordaland-counties:<br />
* Askøy<br />
* Austevoll<br />
* Austrheim<br />
* Bergen<br />
* Bømlo<br />
* Eidfjord<br />
* Etne<br />
* Fedje<br />
* Fitjar<br />
* Fjell<br />
* Fusa<br />
* Granvin herad<br />
* Jondal<br />
* Kvam herad<br />
* Kvinnherad<br />
* Lindås<br />
* Masfjorden<br />
* Meland<br />
* Modalen<br />
* Odda<br />
* Os (Hordaland<br />
* Osterøy<br />
* Radøy<br />
* Samnanger<br />
* Stord<br />
* Sund<br />
* Sveio<br />
* Tysnes<br />
* Ullensvang herad<br />
* Ulvik herad<br />
* Vaksdal<br />
* Voss<br />
* Øygarden]]></description>
            <dc:creator>magma1447</dc:creator>
            <category>Checker news</category>
            <pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2020 10:38:53 +0000</pubDate>
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        <item>
            <guid>/forum/read.php?6,40609,40614#msg-40614</guid>
            <title>Re: Norway</title>
            <link>/forum/read.php?6,40609,40614#msg-40614</link>
            <description><![CDATA[ Potentially affected tags (config matches a region/county that has been added/removed):<br />
  tagId:5140  creator:Target.  gccode:GC51QTB  matches:<br />
    [Akershus]<br />
  tagId:16983  creator:vogelbird  gccode:GC5FD2Q  matches:<br />
    [Akershus]<br />
  tagId:16984  creator:vogelbird  gccode:GC5FYZD  matches:<br />
    [Akershus]<br />
  tagId:17002  creator:vogelbird  gccode:GC568Q7  matches:<br />
    [Akershus]<br />
    [Aust-Agder]<br />
    [Buskerud]<br />
    [Finnmark]<br />
    [Hedmark]<br />
    [Hordaland]<br />
    [Oppland]<br />
    [Sogn og Fjordane]<br />
    [Telemark]<br />
    [Troms]<br />
    [Vest-Agder]<br />
    [Vestfold]<br />
    [Østfold]<br />
  tagId:21167  creator:famv17  gccode:?  matches:<br />
    [Akershus]<br />
    [Buskerud]<br />
    [Hedmark]<br />
    [Vestfold]<br />
  tagId:22932  creator:famv17  gccode:?  matches:<br />
    [Akershus]<br />
  tagId:25119  creator:vogelbird  gccode:GC719Z9  matches:<br />
    [Akershus]<br />
  tagId:25120  creator:vogelbird  gccode:GC719Y9  matches:<br />
    [Akershus]<br />
  tagId:31256  creator:famv17  gccode:?  matches:<br />
    [Akershus]<br />
  tagId:31257  creator:famv17  gccode:?  matches:<br />
    [Akershus]<br />
    [Buskerud]<br />
  tagId:34429  creator:famv17  gccode:GC7H0H3  matches:<br />
    [Akershus]<br />
    [Buskerud]<br />
  tagId:41916  creator:GreyHams  gccode:GC861NC  matches:<br />
    [Akershus]<br />
  tagId:42089  creator:GreyHams  gccode:GC868AA  matches:<br />
    [Akershus]<br />
  tagId:43425  creator:tevjen  gccode:GC5A26Q  matches:<br />
    [Akershus]<br />
    [Aust-Agder]<br />
    [Buskerud]<br />
    [Finnmark]<br />
    [Hedmark]<br />
    [Hordaland]<br />
    [Oppland]<br />
    [Sogn og Fjordane]<br />
    [Telemark]<br />
    [Troms]<br />
    [Vest-Agder]<br />
    [Vestfold]<br />
    [Østfold]<br />
  tagId:46211  creator:vogelbird  gccode:GC8FN5B  matches:<br />
    [Akershus]<br />
    [Hedmark]<br />
    [Østfold]<br />
  tagId:2162  creator:Target.  gccode:GC52NDR  matches:<br />
    [Aust-Agder]<br />
  tagId:2324  creator:Target.  gccode:GC52NDD  matches:<br />
    [Aust-Agder]<br />
  tagId:13478  creator:LFCIKS  gccode:GC51DE1  matches:<br />
    [Aust-Agder]<br />
  tagId:34754  creator:Magnus51  gccode:GC37ZR3  matches:<br />
    [Aust-Agder]<br />
  tagId:45819  creator:vogelbird  gccode:GC8F1NQ  matches:<br />
    [Aust-Agder]<br />
  tagId:45822  creator:vogelbird  gccode:GC8F1P3  matches:<br />
    [Aust-Agder]<br />
    [Vest-Agder]<br />
    [Audnedal]<br />
    [Mandal]<br />
    [Marnardal]<br />
    [Songdalen]<br />
    [Søgne]<br />
  tagId:2165  creator:Target.  gccode:GC4Q6CN  matches:<br />
    [Buskerud]<br />
  tagId:2321  creator:Target.  gccode:GC4Q6BQ  matches:<br />
    [Buskerud]<br />
  tagId:5926  creator:Draupne  gccode:GC5E615  matches:<br />
    [Buskerud]<br />
  tagId:11297  creator:TrulsHE  gccode:GC59RBQ  matches:<br />
    [Buskerud]<br />
  tagId:11305  creator:TrulsHE  gccode:GC364W7  matches:<br />
    [Buskerud]<br />
  tagId:17005  creator:vogelbird  gccode:GC4QC76  matches:<br />
    [Buskerud]<br />
  tagId:21873  creator:vogelbird  gccode:GC6N632  matches:<br />
    [Finnmark]<br />
    [Troms]<br />
    [Ballangen]<br />
    [Tysfjord]<br />
  tagId:21907  creator:vogelbird  gccode:GC6NEFV  matches:<br />
    [Finnmark]<br />
    [Troms]<br />
    [Ballangen]<br />
    [Tysfjord]<br />
  tagId:24222  creator:vogelbird  gccode:GC6Z3XY  matches:<br />
    [Finnmark]<br />
    [Troms]<br />
  tagId:45126  creator:pieterix  gccode:GC8DQPM  matches:<br />
    [Finnmark]<br />
    [Troms]<br />
  tagId:45821  creator:vogelbird  gccode:GC8F1MT  matches:<br />
    [Finnmark]<br />
    [Kvalsund]<br />
    [Porsángu]<br />
  tagId:45827  creator:vogelbird  gccode:GC8F1N0  matches:<br />
    [Finnmark]<br />
    [Troms]<br />
    [Berg]<br />
    [Kvalsund]<br />
    [Lenvik]<br />
    [Porsángu]<br />
    [Skånland]<br />
    [Torsken]<br />
    [Tranøy]<br />
  tagId:45918  creator:vogelbird  gccode:GC8F70Y  matches:<br />
    [Finnmark]<br />
    [Kvalsund]<br />
    [Porsángu]<br />
  tagId:45944  creator:vogelbird  gccode:GC8F7YW  matches:<br />
    [Finnmark]<br />
  tagId:46513  creator:vogelbird  gccode:GC8G1WN  matches:<br />
    [Finnmark]<br />
    [Kvalsund]<br />
    [Porsángu]<br />
  tagId:11164  creator:TrulsHE  gccode:GC39B42  matches:<br />
    [Hedmark]<br />
  tagId:11310  creator:TrulsHE  gccode:GC53XZT  matches:<br />
    [Hedmark]<br />
  tagId:18397  creator:vogelbird  gccode:GC3A7BC  matches:<br />
    [Hedmark]<br />
    [Oppland]<br />
  tagId:18398  creator:vogelbird  gccode:GC3A7MG  matches:<br />
    [Hedmark]<br />
    [Oppland]<br />
  tagId:18399  creator:vogelbird  gccode:GC3A7MN  matches:<br />
    [Hedmark]<br />
    [Oppland]<br />
  tagId:24373  creator:TrulsHE  gccode:GC39B42  matches:<br />
    [Hedmark]<br />
  tagId:44438  creator:pieterix  gccode:GC8BTHQ  matches:<br />
    [Hedmark]<br />
  tagId:11454  creator:TrulsHE  gccode:GC3ADVY  matches:<br />
    [Hordaland]<br />
  tagId:12001  creator:kro8  gccode:GC5DE7Z  matches:<br />
    [Hordaland]<br />
  tagId:15972  creator:kro8  gccode:GCYY48  matches:<br />
    [Hordaland]<br />
  tagId:22826  creator:vogelbird  gccode:GC3ADVY  matches:<br />
    [Hordaland]<br />
  tagId:5141  creator:Target.  gccode:GC51QTP  matches:<br />
    [Oppland]<br />
  tagId:11171  creator:TrulsHE  gccode:GC54FCK  matches:<br />
    [Oppland]<br />
  tagId:24371  creator:TrulsHE  gccode:GC54FCK  matches:<br />
    [Oppland]<br />
  tagId:2164  creator:Target.  gccode:GC5275K  matches:<br />
    [Telemark]<br />
  tagId:2322  creator:Target.  gccode:GC52755  matches:<br />
    [Telemark]<br />
  tagId:9452  creator:vogelbird  gccode:GC2XGC7  matches:<br />
    [Telemark]<br />
  tagId:38958  creator:pieterix  gccode:GC81FBW  matches:<br />
    [Telemark]<br />
  tagId:38982  creator:pieterix  gccode:GC81G8F  matches:<br />
    [Telemark]<br />
  tagId:39012  creator:pieterix  gccode:GC81HT0  matches:<br />
    [Telemark]<br />
    [Vestfold]<br />
  tagId:46520  creator:vogelbird  gccode:GC8G1Y6  matches:<br />
    [Telemark]<br />
    [Vestfold]<br />
    [Bø (Telemark)]<br />
    [Re]<br />
    [Sande (Vestfold)]<br />
    [Sauherad]<br />
    [Svelvik]<br />
  tagId:2159  creator:Target.  gccode:GC542Y8  matches:<br />
    [Troms]<br />
  tagId:2160  creator:Target.  gccode:GC542ZV  matches:<br />
    [Troms]<br />
  tagId:2830  creator:Target.  gccode:GC57EJM  matches:<br />
    [Troms]<br />
  tagId:9447  creator:vogelbird  gccode:GC4RM05  matches:<br />
    [Troms]<br />
  tagId:16608  creator:vogelbird  gccode:GC4CJPJ  matches:<br />
    [Troms]<br />
  tagId:22294  creator:vogelbird  gccode:GC6QGXF  matches:<br />
    [Troms]<br />
  tagId:23115  creator:vogelbird  gccode:GC6VTWM  matches:<br />
    [Troms]<br />
  tagId:23151  creator:vogelbird  gccode:GC6VVW9  matches:<br />
    [Troms]<br />
  tagId:36758  creator:pieterix  gccode:GC7WBE1  matches:<br />
    [Troms]<br />
  tagId:37405  creator:arisoft  gccode:GC7Y361  matches:<br />
    [Troms]<br />
  tagId:45815  creator:vogelbird  gccode:GC8F1KR  matches:<br />
    [Troms]<br />
    [Berg]<br />
    [Lenvik]<br />
    [Skånland]<br />
    [Torsken]<br />
    [Tranøy]<br />
  tagId:8399  creator:Solkongen  gccode:?  matches:<br />
    [Vest-Agder]<br />
  tagId:9421  creator:vogelbird  gccode:GC4REET  matches:<br />
    [Vest-Agder]<br />
  tagId:9422  creator:vogelbird  gccode:GC4REEV  matches:<br />
    [Vest-Agder]<br />
  tagId:34755  creator:Magnus51  gccode:GC3FFEZ  matches:<br />
    [Vest-Agder]<br />
  tagId:45818  creator:vogelbird  gccode:GC8F1NX  matches:<br />
    [Vest-Agder]<br />
    [Audnedal]<br />
    [Mandal]<br />
    [Marnardal]<br />
    [Songdalen]<br />
    [Søgne]<br />
  tagId:2163  creator:Target.  gccode:GC52HGM  matches:<br />
    [Vestfold]<br />
  tagId:2323  creator:Target.  gccode:GC52HGJ  matches:<br />
    [Vestfold]<br />
  tagId:5921  creator:Draupne  gccode:GC3X9DD  matches:<br />
    [Vestfold]<br />
  tagId:9389  creator:vogelbird  gccode:GC37NA2  matches:<br />
    [Vestfold]<br />
  tagId:11273  creator:okbangas  gccode:GC5ND9Z  matches:<br />
    [Vestfold]<br />
  tagId:21941  creator:Draupne  gccode:GC6N7BQ  matches:<br />
    [Vestfold]<br />
  tagId:21942  creator:Draupne  gccode:GC6NJAA  matches:<br />
    [Vestfold]<br />
  tagId:21943  creator:Draupne  gccode:GC6NJAK  matches:<br />
    [Vestfold]<br />
  tagId:29101  creator:pieterix  gccode:GC7D4QH  matches:<br />
    [Vestfold]<br />
  tagId:29102  creator:pieterix  gccode:GC7D4QT  matches:<br />
    [Vestfold]<br />
  tagId:29103  creator:pieterix  gccode:GC7D4R1  matches:<br />
    [Vestfold]<br />
  tagId:17045  creator:vogelbird  gccode:GC4H6XF  matches:<br />
    [Østfold]<br />
  tagId:21198  creator:famv17  gccode:GC6HVF6  matches:<br />
    [Østfold]<br />
  tagId:21201  creator:famv17  gccode:?  matches:<br />
    [Østfold]<br />
  tagId:5117  creator:Target.  gccode:GC3KDG5  matches:<br />
    [Askim]<br />
    [Eidsberg]<br />
    [Hobøl]<br />
    [Rygge]<br />
    [Rømskog]<br />
    [Spydeberg]<br />
    [Trøgstad]<br />
  tagId:16870  creator:vogelbird  gccode:GC34KE6  matches:<br />
    [Berg]<br />
  tagId:46974  creator:vogelbird  gccode:GC8GJQQ  matches:<br />
    [Berg]<br />
  tagId:51975  creator:vogelbird  gccode:GC8TK6Q  matches:<br />
    [Berg]<br />
  tagId:5133  creator:Target.  gccode:GC4RN8P  matches:<br />
    [Fet]<br />
    [Oppegård]<br />
    [Skedsmo]<br />
    [Ski]<br />
    [Sørum]<br />
  tagId:39686  creator:TerraViators  gccode:GC4HX9P  matches:<br />
    [Flora]<br />
  tagId:15640  creator:thomfre  gccode:GC5GBQX  matches:<br />
    [Haram]<br />
    [Norddal]<br />
    [Skodje]<br />
    [Stordal]<br />
    [Ørskog]<br />
  tagId:15641  creator:A_Hesselberg  gccode:GC5GBQX  matches:<br />
    [Haram]<br />
    [Norddal]<br />
    [Skodje]<br />
    [Stordal]<br />
    [Ørskog]<br />
  tagId:42486  creator:pieterix  gccode:GC86G16  matches:<br />
    [Haram]<br />
    [Norddal]<br />
    [Stordal]<br />
  tagId:21169  creator:famv17  gccode:?  matches:<br />
    [Hobøl]<br />
    [Rygge]<br />
  tagId:21170  creator:famv17  gccode:?  matches:<br />
    [Hobøl]<br />
    [Rygge]<br />
  tagId:38895  creator:vogelbird  gccode:GC8163Q  matches:<br />
    [Klæbu]<br />
  tagId:29486  creator:vogelbird  gccode:GC7DTPC  matches:<br />
    [Nedre Eiker]<br />
  tagId:51177  creator:famv17  gccode:?  matches:<br />
    [Nes (Akershus)]<br />
    [Skedsmo]<br />
  tagId:51195  creator:famv17  gccode:GC8QQ42  matches:<br />
    [Nes (Akershus)]<br />
    [Skedsmo]<br />
  tagId:47310  creator:vogelbird  gccode:GC8GY1Z  matches:<br />
    [Norddal]<br />
  tagId:4962  creator:vogelbird  gccode:GC5AVAM  matches:<br />
    [Re]<br />
  tagId:9544  creator:vogelbird  gccode:GC2Q97A  matches:<br />
    [Re]<br />
  tagId:11780  creator:bat62  gccode:GC4PM41  matches:<br />
    [Re]<br />
  tagId:15112  creator:vogelbird  gccode:GC4DD32  matches:<br />
    [Re]<br />
  tagId:15114  creator:vogelbird  gccode:GC4E9J6  matches:<br />
    [Re]<br />
  tagId:18354  creator:vogelbird  gccode:GC4ZWG7  matches:<br />
    [Re]<br />
  tagId:33891  creator:arisoft  gccode:?  matches:<br />
    [Re]<br />
  tagId:40826  creator:MaaBo  gccode:GC7YVXG  matches:<br />
    [Re]<br />
  tagId:27130  creator:famv17  gccode:GC6VV37  matches:<br />
    [Rygge]<br />
  tagId:27131  creator:famv17  gccode:?  matches:<br />
    [Rygge]<br />
  tagId:13018  creator:TravelingGeek  gccode:GC4FXAY  matches:<br />
    [Ski]<br />
  tagId:13021  creator:TravelingGeek  gccode:GC4FXAY  matches:<br />
    [Ski]<br />
  tagId:22456  creator:Summer Sky Dawg  gccode:GC6QYW7  matches:<br />
    [Ski]<br />
  tagId:42710  creator:TerraViators  gccode:GC44VRV  matches:<br />
    [Ski]<br />
  tagId:40528  creator:vogelbird  gccode:GC7Z1Q1  matches:<br />
    [Stordal]<br />
  tagId:36471  creator:pieterix  gccode:GC7RR1D  matches:<br />
    [Sund]<br />
  tagId:39484  creator:vogelbird  gccode:GC80RBP  matches:<br />
    [Sund]<br />
  tagId:4608  creator:vpdj  gccode:GC3W3JQ  matches:<br />
    [Fjord]<br />
  tagId:18246  creator:TrulsHE  gccode:GC4K0EB  matches:<br />
    [Kinn]<br />
  tagId:18247  creator:TrulsHE  gccode:GC4K0EB  matches:<br />
    [Kinn]]]></description>
            <dc:creator>magma1447</dc:creator>
            <category>Checker news</category>
            <pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2020 10:28:57 +0000</pubDate>
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            <guid>/forum/read.php?6,40609,40613#msg-40613</guid>
            <title>Re: Norway</title>
            <link>/forum/read.php?6,40609,40613#msg-40613</link>
            <description><![CDATA[ Potentially affected scripts (source code matches a region/county that has been added/removed):<br />
  scriptId:873  creator:kro8  scriptName:Alle cacher i en kommune i Hordaland  matches:<br />
    [Hordaland]<br />
  scriptId:578  creator:Draupne  scriptName:Generic number of finds in region  matches:<br />
    [Østfold]<br />
  scriptId:1004  creator:bjoff  scriptName:SognOgFjordane, using boundaries from 31.12.2019  matches:<br />
    [Balestrand]<br />
    [Eid]<br />
    [Flora]<br />
    [Førde]<br />
    [Gaular]<br />
    [Hornindal]<br />
    [Jølster]<br />
    [Leikanger]<br />
    [Naustdal]<br />
    [Selje]<br />
    [Vågsøy]<br />
  scriptId:494  creator:burncache  scriptName:Roan65:815035 Chemistry Caching Challenge  matches:<br />
    [Re]<br />
  scriptId:535  creator:lillfiluren  scriptName:combinationschecker  matches:<br />
    [Re]<br />
  scriptId:826  creator:vogelbird  scriptName:GC code checker  For the States ( I and L =&gt; 1)  matches:<br />
    [Re]<br />
  scriptId:1463  creator:famv17  scriptName:GC 1-100  matches:<br />
    [Re]<br />
  scriptId:1495  creator:lingbeek  scriptName:A periodic table  matches:<br />
    [Re]<br />
  scriptId:2486  creator:arisoft  scriptName:GC-code substrings  matches:<br />
    [Re]<br />
  scriptId:2489  creator:vogelbird  scriptName:GC code checker  For the States ( I and L =&gt; 1) with Country and  matches:<br />
    [Re]<br />
  scriptId:731  creator:Draupne  scriptName:Generic number of finds in county  matches:<br />
    [Ski]<br />
<br />
<br />
<b>I have been going through the list, the following two Challenges needs new Checkers (when the new data is available):</b><br />
* GC5DE7Z<br />
* GC5E54W]]></description>
            <dc:creator>magma1447</dc:creator>
            <category>Checker news</category>
            <pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2020 10:28:48 +0000</pubDate>
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        <item>
            <guid>/forum/read.php?6,40609,40612#msg-40612</guid>
            <title>Re: Norway</title>
            <link>/forum/read.php?6,40609,40612#msg-40612</link>
            <description><![CDATA[ Counties only in Norway:<br />
  Agdenes<br />
  Askim<br />
  Audnedal<br />
  Balestrand<br />
  Ballangen<br />
  Berg<br />
  Bjugn<br />
  Bø (Telemark)<br />
  Eid<br />
  Eide<br />
  Eidsberg<br />
  Fet<br />
  Finnøy<br />
  Fjell<br />
  Flora<br />
  Forsand<br />
  Fosnes<br />
  Fræna<br />
  Fusa<br />
  Førde<br />
  Gaular<br />
  Granvin herad<br />
  Halsa<br />
  Haram<br />
  Hemne<br />
  Hobøl<br />
  Hornindal<br />
  Hurum<br />
  Jondal<br />
  Jølster<br />
  Klæbu<br />
  Kvalsund<br />
  Leikanger<br />
  Lenvik<br />
  Lindås<br />
  Mandal<br />
  Marnardal<br />
  Meland<br />
  Meldal<br />
  Midsund<br />
  Namdalseid<br />
  Naustdal<br />
  Nedre Eiker<br />
  Nes (Akershus)<br />
  Nes (Buskerud)<br />
  Nesset<br />
  Norddal<br />
  Nærøy<br />
  Odda<br />
  Oppegård<br />
  Orkdal<br />
  Os (Hedmark)<br />
  Os (Hordaland)<br />
  Porsángu<br />
  Radøy<br />
  Re<br />
  Rennesøy<br />
  Roan<br />
  Rygge<br />
  Rømskog<br />
  Røyken<br />
  Sande (Vestfold)<br />
  Sandøy<br />
  Sauherad<br />
  Selje<br />
  Skedsmo<br />
  Ski<br />
  Skodje<br />
  Skånland<br />
  Snillfjord<br />
  Songdalen<br />
  Spydeberg<br />
  Stordal<br />
  Sund<br />
  Svelvik<br />
  Søgne<br />
  Sørum<br />
  Torsken<br />
  Tranøy<br />
  Trøgstad<br />
  Tysfjord<br />
  Ullensvang herad<br />
  Verran<br />
  Vikna<br />
  Voss<br />
  Vågsøy<br />
  Våler (Hedmark)<br />
  Våler (Østfold)<br />
  Ørskog<br />
<br />
Counties only in _tmp_Norway:<br />
  Alver<br />
  Bjørnafjorden<br />
  Fjord<br />
  Heim<br />
  Hustadvika<br />
  Indre Østfold<br />
  Kinn<br />
  Lillestrøm<br />
  Midt-Telemark<br />
  Nes (Viken)<br />
  Nesbyen<br />
  Nordre Follo<br />
  Nærøysund<br />
  Orkland<br />
  Os (Innlandet)<br />
  Porsáŋgu<br />
  Senja<br />
  Stad<br />
  Sunnfjord<br />
  Ullensvang<br />
  Voss herad<br />
  Våler (Innlandet)<br />
  Våler (Viken)]]></description>
            <dc:creator>magma1447</dc:creator>
            <category>Checker news</category>
            <pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2020 10:28:38 +0000</pubDate>
        </item>
        <item>
            <guid>/forum/read.php?6,40609,40610#msg-40610</guid>
            <title>Re: Norway</title>
            <link>/forum/read.php?6,40609,40610#msg-40610</link>
            <description><![CDATA[ Regions only in Norway:<br />
  Akershus<br />
  Aust-Agder<br />
  Buskerud<br />
  Finnmark<br />
  Hedmark<br />
  Hordaland<br />
  Oppland<br />
  Sogn og Fjordane<br />
  Telemark<br />
  Troms<br />
  Vest-Agder<br />
  Vestfold<br />
  Østfold<br />
Regions only in _tmp_Norway:<br />
  Agder<br />
  Innlandet<br />
  Troms og Finnmark<br />
  Vestfold og Telemark<br />
  Vestland<br />
  Viken]]></description>
            <dc:creator>magma1447</dc:creator>
            <category>Checker news</category>
            <pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2020 10:28:28 +0000</pubDate>
        </item>
        <item>
            <guid>/forum/read.php?6,40609,40609#msg-40609</guid>
            <title>Norway</title>
            <link>/forum/read.php?6,40609,40609#msg-40609</link>
            <description><![CDATA[ After a lot of work, it seems like we can finally update the polygon data for Norway. They have merged a lot of counties, also the regions will change.<br />
<br />
The reason it has taken time is that the site used to use (<a href="https://wambachers-osm.website/boundaries/"  rel="nofollow">https://wambachers-osm.website/boundaries/</a>) doesn&#039;t exist anymore. An old version of his existed at GitHub as open source and our initial plan was to try to use that. But everything needed wasn&#039;t there and I realized that it was easier to just implement it from scratch than trying to provide his source with data in a correct format.<br />
<br />
That&#039;s how <a href="https://osm-boundaries.com/"  rel="nofollow">https://osm-boundaries.com/</a> was born! It&#039;s still in development, but it has gotten far enough for us to be able to download data and import it into Project-GC.<br />
<br />
The changes for Norway are huge though, so that&#039;s the next challenge (pun not intended). The difference was so huge that the old compare-new-vs-old-polygons tool wasn&#039;t even close to good enough, so I have patched that up a bit as well. Besides better formatting of the output it now matches more properly. I hope I didn&#039;t miss any case.<br />
<br />
A real case is that county &quot;Re&quot; will be removed. That matches a lot of scripts saying &quot;Region&quot; for example. Now it only matches things that looks like strings, on other words, when the name is surrounded by quotes or double quotes.<br />
print &quot;Region&quot; - won&#039;t match Re<br />
regions = [ &quot;Re&quot;, &quot;Skodje&quot; ] - will match Re<br />
<br />
In the next post I will add data for everything that will change and everything that will be affected. The changes are not live yet.<br />
<br />
My plan is this:<br />
* Go through all potentially affected scripts. If they seem to be affected, I will disable them.<br />
** Related Challenges will then be without a challenge checker.<br />
** If they don&#039;t get a new one or the script is fixed, the Challenges risks getting archived.<br />
* I will disable all potentially affected tags, without going through them.<br />
** The idea is that we will go through them one by one. Fix them if needed, and then enable them one by one.<br />
* After fixing the scripts and disabling tags we will add the new polygon data to Project-GC. This will then be done before fixing the tags themselves.<br />
<br />
This is something I plan to start on at Thursday this week. If there are objections/suggestions I surely will listen to them. This leaves quite a lot of work regarding the Challenge checkers, but I can&#039;t figure a better way. If there are feedback saying we should postpone, we will postpone.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>magma1447</dc:creator>
            <category>Checker news</category>
            <pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2020 10:27:27 +0000</pubDate>
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