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Challenges have become a part of Geocaching, and although they are a unknown cache type they are a very particular unknown cache type. I would like to see a BadgeGen badge for them (Perhaps a question mark superimposed on a pile of traditionals?)

I appreciate we should get Kyle's permission/approval, or even get him to add it to his GSAK macro. Also it does require another piece of work that is already in the PGC pipeline to be completed first - a way of seperating out caches that have "challenge" in their name but are not actually challenge caches.

I think this is a great idea - do you?
in Feature requests by the Seagnoid (Expert) (46.3k points)
https://www.geocaching.com/geocache/GC6GE04_challenger-challenge
This has challenge in the name but is not a challenge cache.

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All innovation with BadgeGen is provided from Kyle, we have the permission to use it and re-implement as well as we can. We are not allowed to modify or add content. Removing those badges where we had technical difficulties is ok though.

I then doubt that BadgeGen will implement such badge, since they will have an issue determining what a challenge cache is. Besides this, I wouldn't mind such badge. Though I  think it's hard to design, the amount of challenges are increasing rapidly.
by magma1447 (Admin) (241k points)
selected by the Seagnoid (Expert)
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The best (and only ?) way to separate real from false challenge caches would be at geocaching.com level, so I fear that is not possible.

But I agreee with you that would be a nice badge, I like these challenges too.
by TofLaBeuze (5.4k points)
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How about creating a series of challenge caches based on the BadgeGen?  Maybe they already exist and I'm just not aware of it.  This might just have given me an idea!
by Go-pher-It (1.0k points)
Well, that is a side issue, not related to my topic. Incidentally - I have done a well rounded cacher challenge, Qualify if you have 25 badges, at least 5 of which are gems.
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