The lost treasure of Mary Hyde: no points for webcam caches?

Question

I've just logged a webcam cache and was wondering whether they are deliberately not counting for scoring in the "The lost treasure of Mary Hyde" friend league as it says you have to log a "found it" and with webcam caches you log a "webcam photo taken" or if it's a mistake.

Answer 1

According to Annika (who wrote the FAQ's for the scoring) they should be counted. Below is a question on the FAQ page (https://www.geocaching.com/blog/2017/07/faqs-the-lost-treasure-of-mary-hyde/)

2dad • 3 days ago

It seems like webcam caches are not being awarded points, but I didn't see any specific exclusion on them, only lab caches.

Annika • 3 days ago

That's a good thought :) For now all cache types (besides lab caches) should count at least 5 gold coins. j2dad could you message us through the HelpCenter with the link to the webcam cache log you logged, so we can take a closer look?

Answer 2

This is really a question for Geocaching.com, since Project-GC has nothing to do with "The lost treasure of Mary Hyde".

That said, I think it might be a deliberate omission. The type of cacher who would be likely to log a webcam cache would also be likely to be the type who would have no trouble meeting the conditions without it counting.

Answer 3

On the other hand, you get extra points for attending events, and you log those with "Attended" instead of "Found it". My guess is that any successful cache log will count.