This is just to help me answer a Q for someone else Challenges involving finding resus caches ( caches found where the previous found log was some time earlier - generally a year) are no longer acceptable. However I need to point to the guidelines on GC to help identify why I can not find anything in the "What makes an acceptable challenge cache?" list that refers to resus caches/cby Deepdiggingmole - Miscellaneous
sumbloke Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > The relevance of the exception list is because > there are: > > Several (old) challenges which are not unknown > caches or don't have the word "challenge" in the > title (such as French ones with the word "Defi") > Several caches which are unknown caches with the >by Deepdiggingmole - Miscellaneous
Then what relevance is the exception list to the list of challenges in the challenge tab on PGC site - I was hoping that the list of challenges found under that tab were ALL deemed to be compliant challenge caches I was under the impression that there was a direst correlation between what is up and down voted in the exception list and what then appears on cachers lists of challenge caches foundby Deepdiggingmole - Miscellaneous
I would agree in what you say regarding the date - I am well aware that many of the caches that are added to the exception list are older ones and so do not require a checker and I do take that into consideration - though when I assess the cache I look at the content and the requirements and vote on that This particular set were published after the moratorium (so arguably this is relevant as a cby Deepdiggingmole - Miscellaneous
arisoft Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Good question. I have upvoted it because it states "This cache is a CHALLENGE CACHE." and there is word Challenge in the title. > Sorry, but surely this is why there is a team of us who look through these caches because 'they state they are challenge caches' and/or 'there is the word challby Deepdiggingmole - Miscellaneous
Interesting ! I have just looked at the checker exception list and noted that GC7WDPH - OIIIIIO 31 - Yellow Jeep trackable Challenge and four other associated caches were ones that I seemed to vote against the trend When I checked it seems the majority upvoted that this and the other 4 were good as challenge caches - yet (and the reason I downvoted) none of these had a checker (a requirement tby Deepdiggingmole - Miscellaneous
Oddly I did exactly this only a couple of weeks ago with 10 types found on a 2 week holiday to Spain However as already mentioned this is suggesting a time limit to the challenge as the majority of people go on holiday for only a week or 2 weeks. If the challenge were to be to find 10 types in a country other than your own with no time limitation that would probably be acceptable (though I am qby Deepdiggingmole - ARCHIVE Checker requests (impossible)
Hi Any update on this ?? thanksby Deepdiggingmole - ARCHIVE Checker requests (completed)
Hi Any luck with this one thanksby Deepdiggingmole - ARCHIVE Checker requests (impossible)
I am aware of that This cache page is written in English not French (as far as I can see - it was not translated for me when I went to it ) and the word in the title is Definitions not Defi définition in French is definition in English ! the other three puzzles in this COs series are linked and are all puzzles based on words as is the one above So a bit of a jump to see how this wasby Deepdiggingmole - Miscellaneous
https://coord.info/GC7WQG8 Why did this even make the exception list ??? No 'challenge' in the title - nothing to indicate this was a challenge cache, it is simply a puzzle - yet submitted for the exception list for voting on ???by Deepdiggingmole - Miscellaneous
With respect to these 4 challenges I have tried the checkers and have the following issues :- Above there is a discussion around whether The Canaries are part of Africa or Europe and the feedback from the Reviewer was - "I would not worry about debating the right geography characterization of Islas Canarias. It is just a country on a list and, as such, it's fine to include with Spain (by Deepdiggingmole - ARCHIVE Checker requests (completed)
CO has just replied and advised that she will use the new checker Many thanks Timby Deepdiggingmole - ARCHIVE Checker requests (completed)
I have noted that this checker does include locationless caches was this intended ? Timby Deepdiggingmole - ARCHIVE Checker requests (completed)
This is a challenge I am working towards as a personal achievement - however FTF challenges are against the guidelines as mentioned - you wont even get a 'find one FTF' challenge through Timby Deepdiggingmole - ARCHIVE Checker requests (impossible)
Nice idea but as the theme is in breach of the current guidelines I doubt a reviewer would allow itby Deepdiggingmole - ARCHIVE Checker requests (impossible)
This checker works fine for me - have advised this particular CO but have not had a reply as yet Timby Deepdiggingmole - ARCHIVE Checker requests (completed)
https://project-gc.com/Challenges/GC7C6G6/36241 This checker is suited to this challenge - that CO never put up a checker so nothing needs to be amended on the cache pageby Deepdiggingmole - ARCHIVE Checker requests (completed)
Many thanks I have advised this CO with a link to the new checkerby Deepdiggingmole - ARCHIVE Checker requests (completed)
Thank you Timby Deepdiggingmole - ARCHIVE Checker requests (impossible)
In light of recent discussions around 'Continent based' challenges Does the checker for the above cache and all similar checkers (relating to finding physical x number of caches in 2,3,4 and 5 continents) have to be modified to allow for the use of the New World Encyclopedia list The one above is for 3 physical caches in 3 different continents - the checker says I only have 3 in 2by Deepdiggingmole - ARCHIVE Checker requests (completed)
pieterix Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > This checker was based on the list as per the > New World > Encyclopedia and sourced from the United > Nations Statistics Division, plus some minor > changes to make islands that's close to continents > part of those continents. I have read the above links - please supply the specific link tby Deepdiggingmole - ARCHIVE Checker requests (impossible)
With respect pieterix - I fully understood what has been said and why - you do not need to explain with drawings :( All I am saying is the checker is wrong and this will cause problemsby Deepdiggingmole - ARCHIVE Checker requests (impossible)
pieterix Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > The checker doesn't claim that Spain is part of > Africa. It says that the specific REGION where the > cache is located is part of the continent grouping > named Africa. "Africa Spain 2014-02-19 2.gif Mountain view Tenerife (GC2ZJZ0)" either way it is incorrectby Deepdiggingmole - ARCHIVE Checker requests (impossible)
Sorry Rubyshoos - the decision obviously is yours Timby Deepdiggingmole - ARCHIVE Checker requests (impossible)
Hi I have just read that thread - and you say the reviewer commented as well - actually what the reviewer said (in a nutshell) was 'challenges involving continents isn't allowed' However the person requesting those checkers (and they are similar to these requests) stated that GC had allowed those challenges (2,3,4 and 5 continents) But that will be a problem with the checkersby Deepdiggingmole - ARCHIVE Checker requests (impossible)
Checked Continent Country Found date type Cache Africa Spain 2014-02-19 2.gif Mountain view Tenerife (GC2ZJZ0) Europe United Kingdom 2004-04-24 2.gif From the Castle to the Friendly Woods (GCHT9R) I have qualified for this with another cache in NZ However - still the Spain - Africa issue ???by Deepdiggingmole - ARCHIVE Checker requests (impossible)
Tested Continent Country Found date type Cache Africa Spain 2014-02-19 2.gif Mountain view Tenerife (GC2ZJZ0) Europe United Kingdom 2004-04-24 2.gif From the Castle to the Friendly Woods (GCHT9R) Oceania New Zealand 2017-09-23 2.gif Coast to Coast (Waitemata) (GC67CCQ) Asia Cyprus 2010-09-05 2.gif Solomoni catacombs and viewpoint (GC156EN) Spain is not in Africa !! I am dubious abouby Deepdiggingmole - ARCHIVE Checker requests (impossible)
Knowing the CO of these caches I have tested this one - ? Continent Country Found date type Cache Africa Spain 2014-02-19 2.gif Mountain view Tenerife (GC2ZJZ0) Europe United Kingdom 2004-04-24 2.gif From the Castle to the Friendly Woods (GCHT9R) Oceania New Zealand 2017-09-23 2.gif Coast to Coast (Waitemata) (GC67CCQ) Spain - Africa ??? - Tenerife is a Spanish Island but should not coby Deepdiggingmole - ARCHIVE Checker requests (impossible)
Also note (to make this even harder (sorry) 3 different counties I will add my list to show how this pans out - this took a lot of research. Several of the claimants do not qualify because they have not uderstood the criteria properly Timby Deepdiggingmole - ARCHIVE Checker requests (impossible)