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[Resolved] Checker Request oldest Cache in Germany per Type
May 25, 2016 09:51AM
Hi,
is it possible to create a checker for this Challenge:
http://coord.info/GC6JF6T

Find the oldest active cache of these Cachetypes in Germany:
Tradi, Multi, Mystery, WebCam, Virtual, Earthcache, WhereIGo, LetterBox
Find 6 of the 8 Caches (75%)

This is the list of all 8 caches: https://www.geocaching.com/bookmarks/view.aspx?guid=cec90e66-3db0-43a2-9da9-7d26c723fd59

I will hope that it is possible.
Many thanks
Lutz (Team-BO)



Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 05/25/2016 10:02AM by Team-BO. (view changes)
Re: Checker Request oldest Cache in Germany per Type
May 25, 2016 10:59AM
Hi Lutz,

It's no problem create a checker base on your bookmark.

But you must share it by other users. Please edit your list and chceck the "I want to share this list with others."

Thanks,
Dráteník
Re: Checker Request oldest Cache in Germany per Type
May 25, 2016 12:58PM
No bookmarklist is needed. There is API function for oldest caches
I have used it in my http://project-gc.com/Tools/Challenges?edit&addTag&scriptId=855 checker. It cant be used for this challenge. The API uses hidden date on the caches

But be careful and define what the oldest cache is i the challenge.
Just using the hidden date is a problem because there are caches that have strange hidden date
The "oldest" cache http://coord.info/GC5PCH1 has a hidden date 1900-03-14 http://project-gc.com/Tools/MapNESW?country=Germany&loop=7&submit=Filter
And publish date cant be used because there is no publish logs before ~2005
I would say to use hidden date and say that caches with fake hidden date <2001-05-03 are ignored. Fake hidden date after that will usually result in complains and change by rewievers.

The problem with a bookmarklist is that is has to be update when caches are archived. And when challenges cant include disabled caches you have in principal have to update it if one cache is disables.

And why cant I use finds on older caches that have been archived? It there a reason that i will go from qualified to not qualified if a cache is archived?
I have had complains one one of my challenge that it had to be ok if the user met the requirements in the past by rewievers. Because this is in principal the same as limitation on date found in the old guidelins.

I would change the requirement to that you have find the oldest active cache by hidden date with a hidden date <2001-05-03. And old finds on now archived caches are ok
Re: Checker Request oldest Cache in Germany per Type
May 25, 2016 03:23PM
Thanks for your fast replay!

The only reason that I wrote "active" caches is, that I thought, its easier to create the Checker. Because I need one.
The oldest cache ever in Germany is GC77 "First Germany" (2000-10-01), its archived and it would be fine if we can use archived caches.
With active cache I also mean disabled caches.

So I will change it to:
Find the oldest active cache (hidden Date > 2000-10-01) of these Cachetypes in Germany:
Tradi, Multi, Mystery, WebCam, Virtual, Earthcache, WhereIGo, LetterBox
Find 7 of the 8 Caches (>80%).
If you found an archived cache that is older than an actually active cache (e.g. the Multi Cache GC77 "First Germany" ) it's also applies.

Sorry for my bad english, I will write it in the listing in german. ;-) :-)

Can you create the checker?



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 05/25/2016 03:38PM by Team-BO. (view changes)
Re: Checker Request oldest Cache in Germany per Type
October 25, 2016 07:29PM
If noone is working on this. I'll take it.
Re: Checker Request oldest Cache in Germany per Type
October 25, 2016 11:59PM
Oh, that's perfect, thank you.
What a timing, yesterday I logged the 8th and last of the list. :-)
So I fulfill as the owner the conditions with all eight caches.

For me it would be quite sufficient if the checker would query my list.

And I will change the conditions to 6 of the 8.
Re: Checker Request oldest Cache in Germany per Type
October 27, 2016 12:23AM
Re: Checker Request oldest Cache in Germany per Type
October 28, 2016 12:22AM
This looks very good, but I found a problem.

There ist a Mystery of the year 2014 with a fake date 1.4.2001.
The Checker shows this cache as the oldest Mystery cache in Germany.
But the oldest Mystery in Germany is GC1F63 "AMD Duron"
Is there a possibility to check also the GC Code?
Perhaps the GC Code has to be lower than GC30000.

I sent a mail to the owner of the cache with the fake date. But I don't know his reaction.
Re: Checker Request oldest Cache in Germany per Type
October 28, 2016 12:25AM
I can move the date in the script to the original stash date in may.

Also in the tag individuals caches can be blocked.

These should be minor fixes
Re: Checker Request oldest Cache in Germany per Type
October 28, 2016 12:37AM
The main thing, the right eight are displayed, even if in the future one is archived. How I do not care.
Can you move the date only for one type?
Re: Checker Request oldest Cache in Germany per Type
October 28, 2016 01:43AM
The problem cache has been excluded. The system should autoupdate fine provided no-one else enters a funky placed date.If that happens, just ping me to have the tag changed.

Thanks for the detailed bug report. It made it easy to identify and fix the bug.
Re: Checker Request oldest Cache in Germany per Type
October 28, 2016 06:34AM
Great! Everything is ok.
Many thanks for that!
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