Re: Create Challenge Checker

2/01/2017
I would like a checker that verifies and show the missing areas for:
Challenge - find a cache on the same date that a cache was PUBLISHED consecutive for 365 days. The 365 consecutive year can be any year starting with 2000 so the geocacher may already qualify.
EXAMPLE:
Caches Published on 1/15/2017
Geocacher must Find on 1/15/2017 at least one of the caches Published on 1/15/2017
Do this for each of the 365 consecutive days following 1/15/2017.
Therefore, the cacher must have found a cache on the same date it was published on 1/16/2017, 1/17/2017, and each day thereafter until 1/14/2018 inclusive to qualify. Of course the beginning date can start at anytime but the publish and find days must be consecutive with the start date for a total of 365 consecutive days.

I think making the 365 days a calendar year(1/1/XXXX - 12/31/XXXX) might be quicker to program but in this case a cacher would have to wait until 1/01/2018 to begin to qualify. So this is why I chose any 365 consecutive days.

TheView

I have a feeling that this is seen as time limited caching please ask your local reviewer if this challenge is acceptable.

In that case a special script needs to be writtten as far as I know

Ok will do.

Please be aware that you have to fulfill you own challenge before you can publish one.

Read http://support.groundspeak.com/index.php?pg=kb.page&id=206#verification
Challenge cache owners must show that they have met the challenge. (new 2016)

With the checker I could see if I have met. If not I will start trying

You have no publish date == visitdate in sequence
You have a total of (53) publish date == visitdate
You have a total of (49) calendar days where publish date == visitdate

I can not see any point in pursuing your challenge as it is at this point

Will wait until I qualify. Thanks for checking my finds. I meet the requirements in 12/2016, 1/2017 and 2/2017 so will try to keep this streak going. There are lots of Event caches within a 100 mile radius that will help. Is your checker available for online use. Thanks Ed

Agreed.

Also, what happens if no cache is published in the area on a particular day? That happens for many reasons: reviewer busy/ traveling, bad weather means no caches were hidden, etc.

Tough challenge. Would have to travel to find one. I have met challenges that require traveling to many other countries. Will give up on this one becausee I don't qualify yet.