Re: GC6V5T4 - find in all countries around the baltic sea

Hi there,

I would also like to have a checker for this challenge cache (it's a friends challenge)

you need to find at least one cache in all 10 countries around/in the baltic sea.
that would be: Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Germany, Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Russia and Aland Islands.

I know Aland Islands is special, but since groundspeak counts it as a country, I would like to include it as well.

If possible, it would be great to have also 8 different cache types (the 8 main ones which are available all time) for the country. so for example:
Traditional Cache: Lithuania
Unknown Cache: Finland
Multi-cache: Aland Islands
Letterbox Hybrid: Germany
Earthcache: Latvia
Wherigo Cache: Estonia
Virtual Cache: Russia
Webcam Cache: Sweden
Any type in: Denmark
Any type in Poland

would be a green checker.


thanks for your help.

A checker is possible but the cache must be created first and then you need to post the GC code and requirements on this forum

Hi,

The geocache Listing is created and the GC code is already in the subject line.

The requirements are:

- find at least one cache in the above listed countries.
- for 8 out of the 10 countries, there need to be a different cache type (valid cache types also listed above)

There is also an example above.

Thank you

Apologies.

I will do one now

Hi

I have a checker ready for testing. Do you have the name of a cacher that meets the qualifications for this cache?

Please note the requirements of paragraph 5 of https://support.groundspeak.com/index.php?pg=kb.page&id=206

I note that there are only 2 Virtual caches in Russia. You reviewer might not regard this challenge as "attainable by a reasonable number of cachers"

Let me know if you want to change the criteria

Here is the link:
http://project-gc.com/Challenges/GC6V5T4/22986

Please check and report back here if it works.

Are you aware that you have to fulfill your own challenge.

Please read http://support.groundspeak.com/index.php?pg=kb.page&id=206

6. Verification
Challenge cache owners must show that they have met the challenge. (new 2016)

I think the checker is not what the CO asked for
I read the request is one find in needed in each country and 8 different cache types has to be used.
There part with "Virtual Cache: Russia" is an example with a qualifying log not a requirement of a Virtual Cache in Russia

andre0707 have hidden his pgc stat from other users byt the one on gc.com only shows find in Germany and Russia from the list of countries above.
So he need to take a trip around the Baltic to be able to publish this challenge

I see now that the cache types are not linked to specific countries.

I will wait for andre0707 to confirm that owner of the proposed cache complies with the requirements of the cache.

Not to just complain but the checker does not check for the interpretation i wrote above
You checks for a find each country and then for the types with only 2 in the countries and the rest anywhere. I get ok on all except the countries I have not visited.

This challenge cant be done with my "Multiple test Checker" since all test are independent.

It would have been easy if the number of types and number of countries matched.
It might be possible with the "Easy Tagging Generic Checker" but I am not sure
I suspect that will be irrelevant since the CO have finds in to few countries

Agree. This checker was appropriate for the previous interpretation of the requirements.

I will delete and tag a new one if it is needed.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 10/09/2016 11:46AM by ChrisDen. (view changes)

Hi there,

thanks for your answers.

It's not my challenge, as mentioned in the first post.
james[dnf]black qualifies for the challenge.


Correct, virtual find doesn't need to be in Russia. It just needs to be in (at least) one of the listed countries, doesn't matter which one.

There is no script where you can use two wildcards for types x countries.
The easy tagging script can not be used because it only allowes one unique parameter ( type or country).

If you persue this challenge you need a new script and prove that there are sufficient cachers which have fulfilled the challenge. Or use the 8 x 8 solution with an existing script which works out likes this:

[james[DNF]black](https://www.geocaching.com/profile/?u=james%5BDNF%5Dblack) has used [Project-GC](http://project-gc.com/Challenges/GC6V5T4/22981 "Project-GC Challenge Checker") to see if he/she qualified for this challenge and he/she did.

GCcode - Country (10) / Type (13) / Cache name (738) / Found (163)
GC6E9BA - Aland Islands / Multi-cache / Öst till väst / 2016-06-30
GC60F99 - Estonia / Mega-Event Cache / GeoJaanipäev Estonia 2016 / 2016-07-02
GC6KQ75 - Finland / Event Cache / A little bit Finland / 2016-07-01
GC5ZZAF - Germany / Cache In Trash Out Event / T5 CITO Event Wettenberg, Samstag, 22. August 2015 / 2015-08-22
GCGCFM - Latvia / Virtual Cache / Virtual Kurtenhof / 2016-07-03
GC4VXZ0 - Poland / Traditional Cache / Deutschland - Oder - Polen / 2015-09-07
GC2XX9B - Russia / Earthcache / Floods in Saint-Petersburg / 2015-04-30
GC50A5 - Sweden / Webcam Cache / Keep an eye on the road / 2016-06-28

Ok thank you.

Preferring just the 10 countries then.

So challenge requirements:
Find at least 1 geocache (type doesn't matter) in all 10 above listed countries.

Thank you

Here is the checker http://project-gc.com/Challenges/GC6V5T4/22998

Perfect. Thank you!