Great Thanks again Timby Deepdiggingmole - ARCHIVE Checker requests (completed)
Hi thank you Yes that works. Still a couple missing but I am guessing that is because they are not attached to the relevant bookmarks. I can sort that out, as it isn't a fault of the checker But the checker works fine Thank you Vogelbird Timby Deepdiggingmole - ARCHIVE Checker requests (completed)
Hi Please note I have emailed the person whose name appears next to 'Script name' on the checker (who also happens to be the CO of the cache) - but have not had a reply - however they have not been online for 5 months, and have only found one cache in the last 3 years With regard to challenge checker - https://project-gc.com/Challenges/GC361N2/25873 I used this today and notedby Deepdiggingmole - ARCHIVE Checker requests (completed)
This appeared on the exception list I believe it'll have divided opinion and so I thought it is one of those for discussion My thoughts - This 'challenge' though pre-moratorium does not involve any other cache and does not require the finding of any other cache - you just need to write a log (for THIS challenge cache) of more than 100 words - technically you can not qualify forby Deepdiggingmole - Challenge checker exceptions
@Pleu - I am not disagreeing with you - however it was raised in discussion as I noted already that this has had a downvote as well as an upvote (it did when I added my vote) - I feel that when there is disparity then a discussion is not a bad thing :-) and may give clarityby Deepdiggingmole - Challenge checker exceptions
This one has been added to the exception list and having read it several times I believe this will have a split of opinion. My thoughts Everything is there to allow this to be passed as a challenge cache Challenge in title - yes Criteria to be fulfilled - yes...find a cache in Egypt (note this cache is in Switzerland) Challenge Attribute - yes Checker - yes So it does seem that this haby Deepdiggingmole - Challenge checker exceptions
Cheers - I did wonder about the gsak outputby Deepdiggingmole - Miscellaneous
Cheers - I did wonder about the gsak outputby Deepdiggingmole - Miscellaneous
I have also just noted that the list of qualifying counties as per the script output does show Conwy - which is not a county shown on my GSAK output - so it is probable that Conwy and Clwyd are the same - I take it the different programs use different mapping sources and hence the name disparityby Deepdiggingmole - Miscellaneous
I have had this challenge on my watch list for a while - I used the checker (in header) again today to note how many counties that qualify so far - says 23/24 - so I then went through my caches to see which counties were close - I noted that Clwyd (Wales) which I have listed as having found 140 caches in, did not come up on the list and so in theory I should already qualify. Is there a reason whby Deepdiggingmole - Miscellaneous
Nice one - thank youby Deepdiggingmole - ARCHIVE Checker requests (completed)
I have just been looking at updating my birthday cache list (caches I have found on the anniversary of their hidden date) and have used the above checker to assist with this - however I noted that it was missing at least 8 caches that I have found on their anniversaries (having checked this against a list created using the Happy Birthday macro with GSAK) Is there a reason this checker would misby Deepdiggingmole - ARCHIVE Checker requests (completed)
Have a great day everyoneby Deepdiggingmole - Challenge checker exceptions
I messaged the CO and all have been amended With challenge caches now being 'allowed' again as the criteria for challenges - I think it is important for COs and reviewers to get these things rightby Deepdiggingmole - Challenge checker exceptions
Tish, well spotted That'll be it Cheersby Deepdiggingmole - Challenge checker exceptions
This new challenge cache and 2 others by the same CO has appeared on the exception list Has something changed since it was added - as it seems everything that is required of a challenge cache (the word 'Challenge' in title - criteria - attribute etc etc) is there. was something missing and has now been corrected ?by Deepdiggingmole - Challenge checker exceptions
I hadn't realised an algorithm was used - I had always been under the impression the exceptions were added manually by members - you learn something new every day :-)by Deepdiggingmole - Challenge checker exceptions
"clearly added by the algorithm" What do you mean by that ?by Deepdiggingmole - Challenge checker exceptions
GC9FXQK - Raven Song I know its been quiet LOL This is a trad - no 'challenge' in the title - not even the challenge attribute How on earth did it end up on the exception list !!!!!!by Deepdiggingmole - Challenge checker exceptions
Hi Regarding the original request - it has been noted that the output result can be confusing and reads simply as 'you have found caches on 365 days' - this challenge required each of these days to have the parking attribute found but there is no mention of this attribute in the output. Can the output script read similar to 'you have found caches with the parking attribute on 36by Deepdiggingmole - ARCHIVE Checker requests (completed)
OK I have had a discussion with the CO and he has now added to the cache page the challenge criteria that were originally found on a linked .pdf This means there is no issue with this cache being a challenge cache - currently it stands as having a mixed vote and I feel that this should be re-considered by those that have downvoted Timby Deepdiggingmole - Challenge checker exceptions
"This is a test forum. Feel free to write whatever none abusive you can think about here. The forum will be removed once we feel the testing is done." Is testing complete ;-) ??by Deepdiggingmole - Test Forum
It is evident reading the log by the CO that the challenge itself was restrictive and one line "It was brought to the reviewers attention that according to the rules, we would need to count caches that were previously found prior to our cache being published" - that is interesting as back in 2012 I did not think that that was the case - several challenges I had completed If I recall corby Deepdiggingmole - Challenge checker exceptions
This proved an interesting one On first inspection it does look like a glorified multi and no criteria - certainly there is no criteria given on the cache page, though reference to them made. However I did find deep in one of the links given requirements to fulfil, namely finding 10 caches linked to alien activity (description is much wordier than that) For me this did mean that all the elemeby Deepdiggingmole - Challenge checker exceptions
I do what I can to help get things rectified - about 4 of the ones on the list have changed the cache name and added 'challenge' :-) Timby Deepdiggingmole - Challenge checker exceptions
Just a point of note - does the word challenge have to be in English ? Neues Attribut - Herausforderung - has this in German and Multikuntahaaste - Kulta - has it in Finnish but I thought it had to be in English Timby Deepdiggingmole - Challenge checker exceptions
Hi A whole bunch of caches have been added to the exception list About 2 dozen of these ARE challenge caches But they would not be in dispute They are challenges, they have checkers, they have the word challenge in the title Several of them were published in the last year So why would we need to vote on them ? Surely we should not be adding challenge caches that are not borderline ?by Deepdiggingmole - Challenge checker exceptions
OK New one has been added - I am sitting on the fence with this one The word Challenge not mentioned in the title and no indication that this is a challenge cache in the description. Despite there being a request to find a cache on the monopoly board - there is no statement to say that this is a requirement in order to claim the find - and reading many of the logs few have actually indicated wby Deepdiggingmole - Challenge checker exceptions
Reading the guidelines that were given to moderators and are noted in the wiki page regarding how we view the cache before voting - "Note that your vote shall not be based on today's Challenge guidelines but rather on the fact that the Geocache requires you to do something before/when logging it. You shall not take into consideration if it's a good challenge or not, neither if youby Deepdiggingmole - Challenge checker exceptions
I agree, I was second to vote, easy to tell if you toggle up and down votes, and it had been added on with an upvote. I know sometimes the system doesn't allow a new cache on the list with a downvote, so wondered if this was an error. That said it shouldn't have been added on the first placeby Deepdiggingmole - Challenge checker exceptions
