The GCcode you're referring too is a cache named "Everyday Alabama Challenge - June" it doesn't look like it's supposed to check for May? The cache linked on the cache page for GC3M0A5 ("Everyday Alabama Challenge - May") does check for May: https://project-gc.com/Challenges/GC3M0A5/13964 To me this looks like a mixup of GCcodes and names/challenges.by Pleu - ARCHIVE Checker requests (completed)
I think you have a bug in the checker. My understanding of the challenge is that it has to be a streak, seven days in a row, with no days between the finds. If you run jtcoffee the result you get for her name is that her first day is 2012-03-10 and the second is 2019-05-14. After that it's an actual streak but that gap of over seven years in the beginning doesn't look right.by Pleu - ARCHIVE Checker requests (completed)
I've seen continent challenges that have the whole list of countries in the cache description, it's not uncommon (since it's an old rule).by Pleu - ARCHIVE Checker requests (completed)
Most people just copy the definition from the checker for the cache page instead of creating a specific definition to use in the checker. The rule is not new.by Pleu - ARCHIVE Checker requests (completed)
No. The closest thing is to look at other peoples challenge-tab and see what they have logged. You probably also want to know that the challenge difficulties will change over time and disappear after a while if the cache is archived so you probably don't want to spend too much time/money on trying to fill that grid. More info can be found here: https://project-gc.com/w/Challenge_difficulby Pleu - Miscellaneous
The title is added automatically shortly after the cache is published, the description is not necessary.by Pleu - ARCHIVE Checker requests (completed)
Sounds like you need to change to "source-mode", the button labeled "</> Source" should be green with white text, then you can copy/paste the code you have in this post in your cache description. Click the source-button again to get the other kind of editor.by Pleu - ARCHIVE Checker requests (completed)
None of this is possible. You can't check the stats of a checker and you can't reset it.by Pleu - Miscellaneous
For "your own awareness" you can use NeededFoundDates and don't need a checker. For example you have 360/366 days in Canada. https://project-gc.com/Tools/NeededFoundDates?profile_name=SouthLakers&country=Canada&submit=Filterby Pleu - ARCHIVE Checker requests (completed)
Regarding "learn how to build checkers" there is relevant information in the FAQ-section, for example: https://project-gc.com/Home/FAQ#49427817by Pleu - ARCHIVE Checker requests (completed)
CO doesn't care to get this checker fixed I've already talked to him about what he would need to do (clarification: He's not against it, he's just not interested in taking the time to write a post in the forums or updated the cache page or anything like that), technically you should contact Target. but since he's not active anymore that wont help either. I believe thisby Pleu - Miscellaneous
Hey, look at us agreeing on something for once. ;) Since it only has two down-votes I would guess some people are still voting based on "does the cache follow the current guidelines" even though the information says that should not be relevant for the vote.by Pleu - Challenge checker exceptions
The "find checker"-search also searches the script and the tags. Searching for "Mystery streak" gives me lots of hits of caches that don't have the word "mystery" or "streak" in their name. I do want to mention that your example is not publishable under the current guidelines since you're not allowed to specify cache types during a streak.by Pleu - Miscellaneous
The guidelines are set by Geocaching HQ and are not something Project-GC has any say in. There are multiple souvenirs for things that you're not allowed to make a challenge for so I don't see what's different with the hiders souvenir.by Pleu - Miscellaneous
Here's a challenge for 8 types in all 12 months that you can use to find your qualifiers: https://project-gc.com/Challenges/GC86RQV/47725by Pleu - ARCHIVE Checker requests (completed)
Is this really something people would want? This would mean CO can't validate your qualifications in the checker and you would have to prove your qualifications in the log. Even doing so CO might delete the log when they can't confirm with the checker.by Pleu - Miscellaneous
It's a radius. You log one cache and then have to log an other cache outside of the specified radius. The easiest way to get an answer from Geocaching HQ is to make an appeal, but you'd need a relevant challenge for this or let the CO do it. You could try asking the appeals-team a general question based on "need to know due to beeing a script writer". "Chain challengesby Pleu - Miscellaneous
I believe that the reason that this old pre-moratorium challenge does not have a checker is because the list of allowed qualifiers is to long to fit in to the limited space of a tag in the checker system.by Pleu - ARCHIVE Checker requests (impossible)
I don't think this is a valid GCcode. Currently we're at GCA****, caches starting with GCJ is a long time in the future.by Pleu - ARCHIVE Checker requests (completed)
It's possible to use the top lists for this too. First you use the Top Elevation (https://project-gc.com/Statistics/TopElevation) to make a virtual GPS of caches that are high enough and then you use the virtual GPS as the filter on Top Finders (https://project-gc.com/Statistics/Top). This will give you a top list of the need requirement, everybody with over 50 on the top list fulfills tby Pleu - Miscellaneous
You're just punishing your local community by removing your already published challenges, Geocaching HQ don't get punished by that. It's definitely still possible to be creative, it's just harder and requires that you actually read the guidelines and work within them.by Pleu - ARCHIVE Checker requests (impossible)
The issue is that the challenge checker only checks for physical caches and for Macon County you do not have any physical finds since your only find is GCGMJY. Since the cache page says "Only physical caches with logbooks count as finds for the Challenge; event, locationless, virtual, and web cam caches will not count toward the Challenge." I see no reason to change the checker becaby Pleu - ARCHIVE Checker requests (impossible)
An easy way to check number of caches in a county like this is to use the MapCompare, just use your own name and show both ”one found” and ”none found” to show all caches. https://project-gc.com/Tools/MapCompare (I’m thinking there’s a benefit that you learn to do it yourself so that you know how to check for future challenges. :) )by Pleu - ARCHIVE Checker requests (completed)
This sounds like a challenge checker with a map component, this is not a standard tool on Project-GC but might exist for a very old challenge (pre 2016).by Pleu - Miscellaneous
Yes it's possible but if you've already cloned a checker with the requirements you want that seems like unnecessary extra work.by Pleu - ARCHIVE Checker requests (completed)
The name is added when your challenge is published. The comment shows it's a clone and should not be edited.by Pleu - ARCHIVE Checker requests (completed)
I don't think you understand my point or my example here. It was published as a challenge, it was a challenge when people logged it, it should be in the challenge-tab. The instructions from Project-GC is to not make a judgement about if the cache follows the challenge guidelines or not, only if it's a challenge or not. You're clearly making a judgement about if it follows the guideby Pleu - Challenge checker exceptions
The voting should be based on if it's a challenge or not. Your example has a task so it's a challenge. My opinion is that Project-GC should report the actual stats, not try to "cover up" things that shouldn't have been published. If you've logged a traditional that shouldn't have been published and is later archived it's still a cache you've loggedby Pleu - Challenge checker exceptions
Please read the guidelines for challenges: https://www.geocaching.com/help/index.php?pg=kb.chapter&id=127&pgid=206 ABC-challenges are not allowed based on 10. Source of Criteria. QuoteNot Acceptable These cache page elements: cache titles, cache owner, GC Codes, publishing Reviewer, or cache page text.by Pleu - ARCHIVE Checker requests (impossible)
Please read this post: https://project-gc.com/forum/read?8,8362 Your requests are incomplete and you will not be able to get any checkers until you've completed the requests with the needed information.by Pleu - ARCHIVE Checker requests (completed)