+harraps Posted August 19, 2011 Share Posted August 19, 2011 (edited) Hi from Europe. As this concerns both coins as well TB = trackables in general, but a double post in both main topics wouldn't make much sense, just here. No idea if it is the same for all of you, but I experience more and more geocachers, especially those who discovered this game fairly recently, use a "grab"-log instead of a "retrieve"-log when taking a trackable out of a cache and with them. The reason for this might be the confusing advice on "How-to": Picking up a Travel Bug A Travel Bug is usually a dog tag that is attached to a "hitchhiker," or an item that travels from place to place. If you found a Travel Bug the first thing you need to do is "grab" it online so you can add your own story to its journey. Step 1. Get the Tracking NumberIn order to log your find and "grab" the Travel Bug, you first need to locate the Bug's tracking number. Step 3. Found it? Log it!Once you reach the Travel Bug listing, you will need to write a log to let the owner know that you found it. By logging the find you are also 'grabbing' the Travel Bug and putting it in your account's online inventory. Conclusion: So if I find a trackable, the first thing I have to do is "grab" it = write a "grab"-log instead of a "retrieve"-log? REALLY??? Edited August 19, 2011 by harraps Quote Link to comment
+t4e Posted August 19, 2011 Share Posted August 19, 2011 i believe its been noted before and no action was taken by GC to correct it, but yes, you're absolutely right its not only confusing but rather misleading GC doesn't monitor the forums so i suggest you start a topic in the FEEDBACK section Quote Link to comment
+harraps Posted August 19, 2011 Author Share Posted August 19, 2011 (edited) GC doesn't monitor the forums so i suggest you start a topic in the FEEDBACK section Actually already did so over the past year: Started a feedback thread of it's own as well as having added this information to several other threads, dealing with trackables / logging of trackables / ... . Some of them have been deleted by Groundspeak ("not interesting"). So I added the info (again) today, e.g.: Could you please correct the trackables how to Are you sure you want to grab this tb Improve trackable logging New cacher must pass an online "Groundspeak" course to be approved to hide their first geocache. Exchanging one word for another cannot be so extremely difficult, can it? Edited August 19, 2011 by harraps Quote Link to comment
+harraps Posted August 20, 2011 Author Share Posted August 20, 2011 Another idea Quote Link to comment
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