Basic member owners can't verify Challenge checkers with PolyChecker because of Premium caches

Question

I have a challenge cache where you have to find caches in certain map regions. The challenge checker uses the genericPolyChecker https://project-gc.com/Challenges/GC58381/18168.

I wanted to verify a cacher that logged my cache and saw, that when I use the checker with his name it shows the challenge as not fulfilled. With some cross reference and checking different users I found, that the checker won't show a region as fullfilled, if there only was a premium cache found, as I am only Basic member. I am pretty sure, that worked before.

Since basic members can log premium caches, this seems off and especially as I am the owner of the cache and I wanted to verify a log.

Answer 1

The rules for the API-agreement says that Project-GC is not allowed to show premium caches to basic members so how you're supposed to verify a log under these circumstances is something you would have to discuss with Geocaching HQ.

Comments

I mean, I don't even want to see the cache they found. I only want to know, THAT they found a cache there. And currently the checker says, they didn't.

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Sure, but because of how the api and the checker system is set up this suggestion isn't really possible/reasonable.