Challenge Caches which are not really challenges but puzzle or bonus caches

Question

Can members, who have in their list of challenges, caches which are really puzzle or bonus caches, please report them here.

Situation 2018-05-27 09:54:43 UTC

Added challenges: 416 Removed challenges: 1,404

Comments

How about challenge caches that do not have "Challenge" in the title? For example: GC59MW8 - Plane Challenging

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You can report this gccode here
https://project-gc.com/qa/?qa=16848/mystery-caches-really-challenge-caches-missing-challenges

Answer 1

GC2T2PY - Bonus PA Challenge Cache FIVE-CHURCHED STONE
- this is bonus cache, not challenge cache

GC1F6NF - Cisarska silnice Brno-Viden 7: Challenge u Bobravy
- this is puzzle, not challenge cache

GC3JYWW - The Vroengard Dragon Rider s challenge
- this is mystery, not challenge cache

GC6F746 - Challenge cache
- this is mystery, not challenge cache
- archived

GC46A68 - Cipher challenge
- this is mystery, not challenge cache

IMHO the word "challenge" should be used only for challenge caches, but it is not possible.

Comments

Thank you for submitting those GCcodes and they will be processed immediately

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The GC1F6NF is a challenge according to the listing -- it requires you to find some amount of caches mentioned in the list

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Thank you, the GCcode is being processed

Answer 2

GC313QY

GC2NKVD

GC4V836

GC4W498

GC4W42G

GC4W49P

GC4KJPF

Comments

Thank you, the GCcodes will be processed

Answer 3

Here are two that should be deleted...

https://coord.info/GC3PJBX

https://coord.info/GC3PJA2

Comments

Thank you, the GCcodes will be processed

Answer 4

These four are mysteries. Not challenges.

https://coord.info/GC3YMN0

https://coord.info/GC3YMN1

https://coord.info/GC3YMN2

https://coord.info/GC3YMN3

Comments

Thank you, the GCcodes will be processed

Answer 5

Three more mysteries that are not challenges.

https://coord.info/GC5BZ1W

https://coord.info/GC7DY1P

https://coord.info/GC2NZKK

Comments

Thank you, the GCcodes will be processed

Answer 6

Ok here's a few I've found...

GC4EFRE - https://coord.info/GC4EFRE (Field Puzzle)

GC4VBK7 - https://coord.info/GC4VBK7 (Puzzle)

GC4VBKG - https://coord.info/GC4VBKG (Puzzle)

GC4DPEB - https://coord.info/GC4DPEB (Field Puzzle)

GC4NNEA - https://coord.info/GC4NNEA (Field Puzzle)

Comments

Thank you, the GCcodes will be processed

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added one more.

I'll add future ones in a new answer.

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https://coord.info/GC5E1B2  A Challenge cache but you need only one unspecified cache. So if you found thi - you have solved the challenge

https://coord.info/GC5FQDZ 01 Bilderrätsel

https://coord.info/GC5FZGF 02 Logigmonster

https://coord.info/GC5G0Z8 03 Zahlenschwarm

https://coord.info/GC5GWA2 04 Hokus Pokus

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Thanks for reporting but these are already on the exclusion list

Answer 7

All the caches in my series "Geo-poker" are essentially puzzle-caches:

https://www.geocaching.com/bookmarks/view.aspx?code=BM2MKFM

Comments

Thank you for reportng, I will report them to the group of moderators to vote on.

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The group of moderators have given up votes to the serie with the challenge names and only downvotet the bonus

Answer 8

Hope these are not yet in the exclusion list:

https://coord.info/GC7GB0B  2018 Dartmoor Challenge Bonus

https://www.geocaching.com/geocache/GC5WJJC_dc41-dartmoor-challenge-the-final-trek

https://www.geocaching.com/geocache/GC68VVZ_2016-seven-tors-challenge-hollow-tor

https://www.geocaching.com/geocache/GC5T7DK_dc25-dartmoor-challenge-north-moor-mystery-2

https://www.geocaching.com/geocache/GC5GV0W_dc13-dartmoor-challenge-north-moor-mystery-1

https://www.geocaching.com/geocache/GC5NWVV_dc09-dartmoor-challenge-south-moor-mystery

https://www.geocaching.com/geocache/GC5J3HB_2015-six-tors-challenge-huccaby-quarry

https://www.geocaching.com/geocache/GC5J3KV_2015-six-tors-challenge-buckland-beacon

https://www.geocaching.com/geocache/GC5FGV7_cc13-connors-challenge-bonus

https://www.geocaching.com/geocache/GC31MQA_map-and-compass-challenge-no-1-broad-down

Where do I see the exclusion list?

Comments

All of the submitted GCcodes are already on the exception list as a none challenge.

Unfortunately this list is not in the public domain section, please submit the GCcodes only when seen on the challenge map
https://project-gc.com/Tools/Challenges?map

Answer 9

Possibly GC316Z3

While finding 10 caches is technically required to log, the main objective is to create a log in which you list your favorite 10 caches found, so I'd consider it an ALR rather than a challenge.

Comments

Thank you for reporting, I will report the GCcode to the group of moderators to vote on.

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Same for this one: https://coord.info/GC4Y95DÖ

Requires a log in which you use 20 cache names of caches you found

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Is also reported

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GC316Z3 - technically all challenge caches have ALRs they are the criteria, but allowed due to type of cache challenges caches are.
In this one you are required to find 10 caches  - and then list them as your top 10 favourite - that's the criteria.

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GC4Y95D - Under the current guidelines requiring a list of caches using the names of the caches is not allowed - however this was placed in 2014 and so grandfathered. Many older challenges required you create list using the names of caches as the source.
Find 20 caches where the name of food is in the title
Find 20 caches where the name of a famous person is in the title
This one is no different - use the names of 20 caches that you have found to create a story

Answer 10

I think challenge cache aren't a type of cache on geocaching.com... the only things that make it a challenge cache are the name and the challenge checker, no?

Comments

I am not referring to a type.
A challenge cache is "Mystery Cache" (type) with the word  Challenge in the title.
However there are a lot "Mystery Caches" (type) with the word  "Challenge" which are really "puzzle" and "bonus" caches. But with the new "Challenge" tap in the profile of PGC members, We are trying to separate them from the real "challenge" caches