TB Race Problem

[+gtsally]

I am participating in a travel bug race among GeoGeorgers. All of the TBs have SLIXGGR2013 in the title. One of the participants is having trouble getting his TBs to show on our list of travelers:

 

http://www.geocaching.com/track/search.aspx?k=slixggr2013

 

This is one of his unruly Bugs:

 

http://www.geocaching.com/track/details.aspx?id=3868119

 

Any ideas/suggestions?

 

He also reports that even though the TBs show in his inventory, they do not show in his "Trackable Items(Yours)".

[+The Blorenges]

Interesting...

 

I did a search for trackables with SLIXGGR2013 in their name and got the list of 19, and the Canada Key one is missing. But, by following your second link, I looked at rileyjackson's profile and I do see his trackable Canada Key TB listed on his 'Trackables owned' tab.

 

Odd.

 

 

MrsB

[+irisisleuk]

I think he meant that it shows in his trackables owned tab, but not in his inventory. Because when you have your trackables in your collection you can see them in the trackables owned tab, but they won't show in searches on name and your inventory.

 

He has to move it from his collection to his inventory and then you will be able to search on its name.

[+gtsally]

When he does a Quick View of his profile, his TB are listed in his "Trackables Inventory"; he has them in his possession. But, when he looks at "Trackable Items(Yours)" they do not show; as if they are not his. Yet, when I look at his profile they are listed under "Trackables Owned".

 

Of the 19 listed, we have different "Collectible" chosen. There are TB that say "This is collectible", "This is not collectible", and "The owner hasn't set their collectible preference".

 

Hope this clarifies our problem.

[+irisisleuk]

I've just activated a coin to try to realize the same situation. But I can't create a situation where I can see it in my inventory but not on my trackables owned tab. So that is really strange.

 

But to solve the other mystery: I couldn't find my coin yet with the search function, so that might explain why you can't find those coins uing the search function as well.

It probably takes some time (days?) before it is searchable, since his trackables are also just activated yesterday.

[rileyjackson]

They are now showing up in my (Yours) page, so maybe I was doing something wrong yesterday. They still are not showing up under the search with the rest of the races even though I put the code (SLIXGGR2013) in the title for all 3 of my racers.

[+gtsally]

I've just activated a coin to try to realize the same situation. But I can't create a situation where I can see it in my inventory but not on my trackables owned tab. So that is really strange.

 

But to solve the other mystery: I couldn't find my coin yet with the search function, so that might explain why you can't find those coins uing the search function as well.

It probably takes some time (days?) before it is searchable, since his trackables are also just activated yesterday.

 

The inventory problem has been resolved.

 

The situation remains the same for "Search for a Trackable by Name". What we have discovered, though, is that if a trackables name is changed, it will not show up in a search by name with the new name. It will show up, with the new name, in a search by name with the old name. Go figure!

[+kunarion]

if a trackables name is changed, it will not show up in a search by name with the new name. It will show up, with the new name, in a search by name with the old name. Go figure!

Yes, I tried a whole bunch of things, and arrived at the same conclusion.

 

I'm guessing that the new TB name eventually gets indexed, and then search will work. TBs I changed as late as Jan 2013 are searchable by the new name:

 

http://www.geocaching.com/track/details.aspx?id=3317695

 

http://www.geocaching.com/track/details.aspx?id=2151831

 

I changed one from the name "Flying" as a test. Now I can't search either the old or the new:

 

http://www.geocaching.com/track/details.aspx?id=3317717

Edited August 2, 2013 by kunarion

[7rxc]

 

The inventory problem has been resolved.

 

The situation remains the same for "Search for a Trackable by Name". What we have discovered, though, is that if a trackables name is changed, it will not show up in a search by name with the new name. It will show up, with the new name, in a search by name with the old name. Go figure!

 

Good on the resolution... BTW did you notice that your #1 TB only has GGR2013 in the name and still showed on your search... maybe that on had the whole thing in the original name.

 

Doug 7rxc