Discussion about the Geocaching Australia web site
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quiet1_au
- 5500 or more caches found
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by quiet1_au » 10 December 12 9:16 pm
GJMMelb wrote:Oh that is
priceless, s_mc500!!
There should be a prize for the best moveable "awkwardness photo" lol
Good idea - except if you go solo like me. Juggling cache, GPS, backpack, camera, argh!
Today was the first time I logged but left one in place - struggled to get to it, suspected a retrieval would end up with me taking a dunking... Luckily I didn't need the number for my Bingo cards.
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caughtatwork
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by caughtatwork » 10 December 12 9:20 pm
Trimbletas wrote:C@W, Help please. I have had a a couple of DNF's on one of my moveables.
Hopefully the last hider can go and confirm that is still there.
Can you let me know what happens if it becomes MIA forever?
If it goes missing, you place an "Archived" log against. That archived the cache. If it turns up again you place an "Unarchived" log against it to reactivate it. Your place in the game is not affected by any archived caches.
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caughtatwork
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by caughtatwork » 10 December 12 9:23 pm
LouiseAnn wrote:SeabreezeOZ wrote:whitewebbs wrote:Before they show up they have to be moved 1 kilometre from where they were found. Good luck
Ok, they will show up after i log where i have placed them!!!!! ?
Yes! Provided its more than 1km
LouiseAnn is correct. You move the cache and this website will calculate the distance. On the hour (each hour) the games website gets the data from GCA and updates the moves. It can take 10-15 minutes to update the game card. i.e. Don't panic if they don't show up in the first few seconds. With 600 caches to update it takes a little while. They should then show up green on your cards.
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caughtatwork
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by caughtatwork » 10 December 12 9:37 pm
Only 7 caches to go to fill all 5 of your cards
What are you going to do for the rest of the game?
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whitewebbs
- 6500 or more caches found
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- Location: Sandford
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by whitewebbs » 10 December 12 9:41 pm
caughtatwork wrote:
Only 7 caches to go to fill all 5 of your cards
What are you going to do for the rest of the game?
Catch up on sleep I reckon!! Well done.
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nutwood
- Posts: 393
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- Location: Tasmania
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by nutwood » 10 December 12 9:42 pm
Our pleasure, and thank you for the numbers you've relocated! Still seven numbers to go though for a clean sweep.
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Tassie Trekkers
- Posts: 18
- Joined: 01 February 11 9:23 pm
- Location: Launceston Tasmania
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by Tassie Trekkers » 10 December 12 10:17 pm
Sleep would be good, but we would like to know if 82 and 85 are in Tassie or in draft form.
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nutwood
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by nutwood » 10 December 12 10:58 pm
Tassie Trekkers wrote:Sleep would be good, but we would like to know if 82 and 85 are in Tassie or in draft form.
We have both 82 and 85 in draft form and will have out ASAP. Also #25, so you can sleep easy. All is provided for.
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FelixII
- 10000 or more caches found
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- Location: Pearsall WA
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by FelixII » 10 December 12 10:59 pm
GJMMelb wrote:
Oh that is priceless, s_mc500!!
There should be a prize for the best moveable "awkwardness photo" lol
Lol....... just showed Mr Felix the photo and he wants to know which one is the moveable
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FelixII
- 10000 or more caches found
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by FelixII » 10 December 12 11:02 pm
Ummm seems to be another typo
Anyone seen 54471
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DaFiChNi Team
- 1950 or more caches found
- Posts: 41
- Joined: 20 September 09 10:06 am
- Location: Near Here
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by DaFiChNi Team » 10 December 12 11:12 pm
Just a comment for future games. I see (and share) a big big frustration in people looking for moveables that have already been found. Maybe for next year's game, a general guideline could be about logging a FOUND within say an hour (it's not that hard with mobiles/ipads/tablets/free wifi). Quite a few people in the Launceston region today have been looking for caches that weren't there. I understand this is part of a moveables game, but a time limit /guideline for logging a found would be nice (just out of courtesy) to save people long drives and wasted time and effort.
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Richary
- 8000 or more caches found
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by Richary » 10 December 12 11:17 pm
While I generally dislike writing short logs, I do have the technology to log a found straight away (as long as I am in a mobile service area) so I do tend to on a moveable. But the downside is I won't write a long log on the iPhone keypad.
At the same time I recognise that not all cachers have mobile data available, and especially if out of area may not be able to log in a hurry. It's part of the game I guess, and if I hit an area and start getting a few DNFs I will assume someone has been through before me. OTOH if I have another with me, I will just do a swap so the next person has something to find.
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SeabreezeOZ
- 200 or more found
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- Joined: 27 June 10 12:40 pm
- Location: Margaret River WA
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by SeabreezeOZ » 10 December 12 11:19 pm
FelixII wrote:Ummm seems to be another typo
Anyone seen 54471
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DaFiChNi Team
- 1950 or more caches found
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by DaFiChNi Team » 10 December 12 11:23 pm
Last I knew Launceston had good internet coverage. Obsessed with finds to the detriment of others is no excuse as far I am concerned!