What features do you use most on GCA (Past and present)?

Geof · Post by **Geof** » 03 August 05 10:57 am

Thought it could be a good indication as to what people use most.

A poll wasn't used as it's you that should determin the answers.

Myself:

1 Forum post since last visit feature

2 Latest forum posts feature

3 The map links that were on the old site for GC caches

Cached · Post by **Cached** » 03 August 05 11:11 am

1. Posts since last visits
2. Stats, in several states
3. Cache information - logs, maps.

ideology · Post by **ideology** » 03 August 05 11:19 am

we mainly use the dreaded debugging screen!
seriously, our favourite thing is rss feeds. we use RSS to keep tabs on the forum, new caches in NSW and as of yesterday, we keep tabs on maccamob!

geof,

this is a good question! we often develop stuff and after the initial feedback dies down, we don't get much ongoing feedback so we assume that people aren't using it much. so thanks for asking.

#1 and #2 are available on the menu bar, so that should be okay. interestingly #2 is not a standard phpbb feature, but someone suggested it we wrote it and we find it quite useful too!

by #3 do you mean the links or the map itself? if you are after particular links, please let us know what they are (preferably in another thread so we can action it separately rather than in the middle of this discussion thread) if you are after the map itself, it's on the Development List]list

cached,
mind socket showed us some alpha stats last night and they seem pretty good. we aren't sure exactly when he will launch them, but it could be soon.

The Garner Family · Post by **The Garner Family** » 03 August 05 12:04 pm

1) State statistics;
2) State logs by date (to see who did what yesterday);

Keep up the good work.

Snuva · Post by **Snuva** » 03 August 05 12:12 pm

1) Latest logs to keep abreast of caching activity across the state (where is this available? I mean cache logs, not forum logs) 
2) Forum to read everyone's smartass remarks about the caching activity across the state

Post by **caughtatwork** » 03 August 05 12:43 pm

1 Forum post since last visit feature
2 Latest logs (but is gone at the moment)
3 Cacher pages
4 Stats (Australia, Victoria) including previous months (but is gone)

Since the move to the new server there have been improvements (such as the Google Earth kml) but there has also been a degradation of some of the previous features

which is a real pity.

crew 153 · Post by **crew 153** » 03 August 05 12:46 pm

1. Latest logs 
2. State stats 
3. Forum posting since last visit 
4. Maps especially now using Earth Google. 
 
Can we get new logs since last visit?

swampgecko · Post by **swampgecko** » 03 August 05 1:09 pm

Varuna · Post by **Varuna** » 03 August 05 3:48 pm

All including stats in several states.

riblit · Post by **riblit** » 03 August 05 4:50 pm

all of it.

The Garner Family · Post by **The Garner Family** » 03 August 05 4:54 pm

Oh... I should add:

* Searching (searching for caches/cachers is FAR easier on GCA than GC).

riblit · Post by **riblit** » 03 August 05 5:05 pm

caughtatwork wrote:....
Since the move to the new server there have been improvements (such as the Google Earth kml) but there has also been a degradation of some of the previous features which is a real pity.

Think positive, as i! said, a lot of the features have been turned off while they make sure the new back end is stable. I'm sure the features you know and love will reappear in the fullness of time.

Post by **caughtatwork** » 03 August 05 5:38 pm

In the fullness of time? Sir Humphrey, is that you?

GIN51E · Post by **GIN51E** » 03 August 05 6:53 pm

Forum,
Cacher information and searching for caches,
ect map google earth feeds ect.

but state states ect is my favourite

Geof · Post by **Geof** » 03 August 05 11:42 pm

Geof

3 The map links that were on the old site for GC caches

Ideology

by #3 do you mean the links or the map itself? if you are after particular links, please let us know what they are (preferably in another thread so we can action it separately rather than in the middle of this discussion thread) if you are after the map itself, it's on the Development List]list

Think I'v just found them again

. It was the "Multimap" link.

My number 4 item would have been state cache lists but that was a long time ago that we had state tabs.