Re: GC6XZRC - Wer ist ein Schriftsteller? (new cache, checker required)

Hi,

I need a checker for the mentioned new cache.

The requirements are quite simple: At least one Found-Log with at least 500 words (according to the PGC statsitics "Log length, number of words, longest" ) .

Thanks and kind regards,
swissnatho

I'll do it

work in progress

I've tagged it
http://project-gc.com/Challenges/GC6XZRC/23813
please check it and if you found it useful, please add the following code to the listing:

<a href="http://project-gc.com/Challenges/GC6XZRC/23813"><img src="http://maxcdn.project-gc.com/Images/Checker/23813"; title="Project-GC Challenge checker" alt="PGC Checker"></a>

Sorry but I'm wondering if this is acceptable under the guidelines http://support.groundspeak.com/index.php?pg=kb.page&id=206
10. Source of Criteria - Acceptable
Challenge cache criteria must be based upon the type of log, not on the log content.

I got an answer from a Swiss reviewer: This challenge cannot be published as vogelbird said: The counting would base on the log content, which contradicts rule 10.

Sorry for the unusable request, yet thanks anyway for your efforts!

Ohh, I missed that one - I'll check with our local GC Reviewers.

However, in my opinion it is not the content itself (as e.g. requiring to use any of the 26 letters in a log), but only the number of words used - no parsing of the content itself. I'll come back after I have the answer from a reviewer.

In the meantime, thanks for the checker (tu), which seems to work perfectly >:D<

It means that what the text in the log cant be used in any way.
I suspect the reason is that groundspeek don't like challenges with meaningless logs just for the challenge. That challenge would encourage a long meaningless log that it.
That is also the reason i dislike the author badge. Long logs of primary copy&paste are meaningless.

You challenge would alos have the problem with guideline 4 and 5
4. Source of Criteria

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Challenge cache criteria must be verifiable through information on Geocaching.com.

5. Standard for Criteria

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The challenge requirements should be simple, and easy to explain, follow and document. A long list of rules or restrictions may prevent publication.

The word counting algoritm that pgc uses is not public and the challenge has to be possible to verify with information only gc.com. You would have to describe how to count word in the listing.