Return of virtuals on GC, well sot of
Return of virtuals on GC, well sot of
By the look of it GC is returning virtuals in the form of Challenges, Action & Photo
Action
http://blog.geocaching.com/2011/08/geoc ... neak-peek/
Photo
http://blog.geocaching.com/2011/08/geoc ... neak-peek/
Action
http://blog.geocaching.com/2011/08/geoc ... neak-peek/
Photo
http://blog.geocaching.com/2011/08/geoc ... neak-peek/
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Re: Return of virtuals on GC, well sot of
There has been a bit of discussion about these on this post.
http://forum.geocaching.com.au/viewtopi ... 25&t=16396
http://forum.geocaching.com.au/viewtopi ... 25&t=16396
Re: Return of virtuals on GC, well sot of
Thought it might have been there somewhere
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Re: Return of virtuals on GC, well sot of
Thirty minute interview on Podcacher http://www.podcacher.com/2011/08/show-3 ... adventure/
Sounds interesting, but I know it won't be for all.
Sounds interesting, but I know it won't be for all.
Re: Return of virtuals on GC, well sot of
Isn't this what waymarking is for?
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Re: Return of virtuals on GC, well sot of
Here's the link to the iOS app http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/challeng ... 44525?mt=8
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Re: Return of virtuals on GC, well sot of
For everyones amusement.
This is all the "challenges" that are listed on there ATM.
This is all the "challenges" that are listed on there ATM.
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Re: Return of virtuals on GC, well sot of
Dear God! What a joke!!
All these 'completed' logs for challenges that don't even have clear instructions... Shows how 'seriously' people are taking this... It's just a quick way to grab some numbers..
There goes the value of a smiley out the window, down the path, and under a passing bus...
Definitely not letting my stats get contaminated by this nonsense. It's like mixing the worst parts of geocaching with the worst parts of facebook.
All these 'completed' logs for challenges that don't even have clear instructions... Shows how 'seriously' people are taking this... It's just a quick way to grab some numbers..
There goes the value of a smiley out the window, down the path, and under a passing bus...
Definitely not letting my stats get contaminated by this nonsense. It's like mixing the worst parts of geocaching with the worst parts of facebook.
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Re: Return of virtuals on GC, well sot of
I think that out of all the grandfathered cache types that locationless are the worst. Don't get me wrong, I enjoy a good locationless cache, but there is so much scope for crap that it makes a micro hidden in a rock wall next to a sewerage works look good.
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Re: Return of virtuals on GC, well sot of
The first one in Melbourne is up - (although I notice it doesn't tell you who put the challenge out there - more room for mischief). Do a cartwheel in Fedaration Square
And I see it's first log is already a fake. By someone in the US. Who posted a picture of a car....
Geez. I think it's fair to say that most of the logs on these challenges will be fakes. I do however notice that they've changed the stats layout for peoples profiles and logs so the difference between caches and challenges is a bit more detectable, which makes this malarky mildly less appalling.
And I see it's first log is already a fake. By someone in the US. Who posted a picture of a car....
Geez. I think it's fair to say that most of the logs on these challenges will be fakes. I do however notice that they've changed the stats layout for peoples profiles and logs so the difference between caches and challenges is a bit more detectable, which makes this malarky mildly less appalling.
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Re: Return of virtuals on GC, well sot of
I'm going to hide a PHYSICAL cache at a location on the weekend, less than 161m from an exisiting cache and list it as a challenge. No reviewer approval needed. Wheeeeeee, open slather on listing physical caches now in place.
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Re: Return of virtuals on GC, well sot of
WTF?
http://www.geocaching.com/profile/?u=caughtatwork
Where the hell did my profile information go?
Challenges Completed 0
Get this the flock off my page.
I think Groundspeak have gone completely mad.
It's not April first anywhere is it?
http://www.geocaching.com/profile/?u=caughtatwork
Where the hell did my profile information go?
Challenges Completed 0
Get this the flock off my page.
I think Groundspeak have gone completely mad.
It's not April first anywhere is it?
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Re: Return of virtuals on GC, well sot of
Except no one will bother to go find the cache... instead you'll just get hundreds of logs from people in the US and elsewhere 'completing it'.... and nothing you can do about policing it. This is such a friggin joke it makes OpenCaching look like the sensible alternativecaughtatwork wrote:I'm going to hide a PHYSICAL cache at a location on the weekend, less than 161m from an exisiting cache and list it as a challenge. No reviewer approval needed. Wheeeeeee, open slather on listing physical caches now in place.