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Alerts

Post by FurfacesLL » 15 December 12 9:32 pm

How do you set the alerts to ignore the ones that I have already found?

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Re: Alerts

Post by Papa Bear_Left » 15 December 12 9:59 pm

Hmm... I think you need to explain what you mean by "alerts"

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Re: Alerts

Post by mtrax » 15 December 12 10:29 pm

Yes you might be watching a. Cache?

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Re: Alerts

Post by caughtatwork » 15 December 12 10:45 pm

FurfacesLL wrote:How do you set the alerts to ignore the ones that I have already found?

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Alerts are used for new cache publications. Existing caches shouldn't be alerting. The possible exception are Moveable caches. Can you explain a little more on what you are seeing.

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Re: Alerts

Post by blossom* » 16 December 12 7:24 am

I have the same thought on the moveables. If you get alerts for a new cache, then moveables are considered "new" when they move, even though you have previously found them. Because after all, they are in a new spot where you haven't been before (except in the current game where they seem to turn up at the same spots often!)

But it's a bit complicated I expect because lots of people want to know when a moving cache turns up in their area, especially for this game , even if they have found it before. And then others don't want to find it a second time.

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Re: Alerts

Post by FurfacesLL » 16 December 12 4:08 pm

sorry I should have clarified, yes I mean the moveables...I am getting notified each time they are moved and some of them I have located and chosen not to move them on from their hiding spot. I thought the alerts or notifications were only for the new caches. So this is normal?
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Re: Alerts

Post by caughtatwork » 16 December 12 5:06 pm

It is normal. We haven't got anything that tells us whether you are no longer interested in a given cache when it moves.

I've added it to the development list for then the cold weather stops us getting out and about.
http://wiki.geocaching.com.au/wiki/Geoc ... pment_List

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Re: Alerts

Post by FurfacesLL » 17 December 12 1:10 am

Thanks for the response Caughtatwork. Good to know that it is not me this time.... :)

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Re: Alerts

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