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Re: Challenge checker request GC8JQ56 cache finds spelling

[Resolved] Challenge checker request GC8JQ56 cache finds spelling
January 29, 2020 06:15AM
GC8JQ56
Hi
I would like to have a checker that identifies caches that spell STEVENAGE.
So 9 caches.
Thank you
Re: Challenge checker request GC8JQ56 cache finds spelling
January 29, 2020 10:26AM
I'm sorry but since the introduction in 2016 of the challenge guidelines this type of challenge is no longer allowed.

Please read https://www.geocaching.com/help/index.php?pg=kb.chapter&id=127&pgid=206#criteria

Not acceptable
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These cache page elements: cache titles, cache owner, GC Codes, publishing Reviewer, or cache page text.
Re: Challenge checker request GC8JQ56 cache finds spelling
January 29, 2020 01:44PM
This could be an alternative

Spelling STEVENAGE.with county names

Your score is
S - Staffordshire (United Kingdom) - GC3FG8M - SF (MISSION 1- ESCAPE AND EVADE AGAIN)
T - Torfaen (United Kingdom) - GC36RMG - No 3 Butterflies & Bunnies
E - Essex (United Kingdom) - GC11B2J - Kings Weir
V - Ville de Bruxelles - Stad Brussel (Belgium) - GC1KTFA - Bee-sy bee-lding (ex Niagara Falls in Brussels)
E - Eure-et-Loir (France) - GC6C1TM - Autostop - A11 - Aire de la Poële Percée
N - Nottinghamshire (United Kingdom) - GC4B9D4 - Turbine View Bilsthorpe
A - Amsterdam (Netherlands) - GC6ZQ9N - Oude kaas langs de trekvaart 2
G - Glasgow City (United Kingdom) - GC2XA45 - King's Theatre II
E - Elvas (Portugal) - GC3FXBF - Forte Santa Luzia

The link to the checker is https://project-gc.com/Challenges/GC8JQ56/48590

Please test and reply
Re: Challenge checker request GC8JQ56 cache finds spelling
January 29, 2020 03:30PM
I tested this
That checker included a locationless cache ? I would suggest they need to be excluded

Tim



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 01/29/2020 03:34PM by Deepdiggingmole. (view changes)
Re: Challenge checker request GC8JQ56 cache finds spelling
January 29, 2020 04:26PM
Hi
Thanks for the feedback, I had seen in the rules but have seen (and am working towards some that are like that.
The counties one is great and I agree with the exclusion of locationless caches.

Thank you
Re: Challenge checker request GC8JQ56 cache finds spelling
January 29, 2020 04:47PM
Config adjusted, Locationless is excluded
Re: Challenge checker request GC8JQ56 cache finds spelling
January 29, 2020 04:58PM
Have you a link to the above (with locationless excluded) as the one above still produces a locationless cache answer

thanks
Tim
Re: Challenge checker request GC8JQ56 cache finds spelling
January 29, 2020 06:01PM
@ Deepdiggingmole
The link is still the same
Which cacher is still showing a Locatiosless?
Re: Challenge checker request GC8JQ56 cache finds spelling
January 29, 2020 06:49PM
Ha - all good now
I tried it several times after you posted the update and it kept showing a find for 'V' in America - up to now I have not found any caches in America so I know it would be one of the several 'locationless' caches logged way back when.

However just tried it again and now shows a 'V' in Belgium - so all good

I'll add that I do think it useful getting checkers checked by someone who has logged locationless caches as it will only get picked up that way

That may be an issue when the 'new' locationless (not really locationless) cache with the frog becomes logged !!!
Re: Challenge checker request GC8JQ56 cache finds spelling
January 29, 2020 05:31PM
That's brilliant
Thank you
Re: Challenge checker request GC8JQ56 cache finds spelling
January 29, 2020 01:15PM
In addition - although you may have seen many challenges which require you to find caches that spell out names or places etc - these were all published prior to 2015.

Following a review of challenges by HQ at that time the guidelines as highlighted in the link above (particularly rule 2.15) were formulated and so a lot of the creative challenges like spelling are no longer allowed as it requires the searching of cache names.

Tim
Re: Challenge checker request GC8JQ56 cache finds spelling
January 29, 2020 01:30PM
It goes even further than that: very easy to qualify by getting a few buddies to quickly change their cache names so you can qualify; and you can go from qualified to non-qualified due to someone changing a cache name.
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