Geocaching.com Web Site Discussing new features (or feature requests), bugs, etc. specific to the Geocaching.com site. http://forums.groundspeak.com/GC/index.php Sat, 21 Nov 2009 03:29:48 -0800 30 Temporary Event Caches http://forums.groundspeak.com/GC/index.php?showtopic=236378


I would like to know if there is a way to upload a large number of temporary waypoints to a Event Cache page.

Some history, reason behind this quezstion.
For the past few years the Geocaching group, that I'm a member of, has put on two event. A fall event (around the middle of October) and a winter event (around the first of February). So far each year we have put out more and more temporary caches for these events. Our last fall event we had 170 temporary caches. Thus far our events have been really successful and fun. We always have a GPS loading station at our events and generally have at least two club members loading participant's GPS with the temporary caches coordinates. The problem we ran into at our fall event is with the ever growing number of GPS units on the market and it seems each and every one has a little different communication protocol, we had problem loading the temporary caches (Didn’t have the right cables, didn’t have the specific software loaded, etc.).
It would be nice if there was a way to upload the temporary waypoints to the event’s Geocaching.com page say the day before the event so people can down load and install the waypoints themselves before coming to the event. We would still have our GPS upload stations available but we could them list on our page the GPS models we know we can upload to and suggest users of GPS units not in the list download the waypoints and load their GPS units before coming to the event.

Thank you!
]]> Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:53:43 -0800 236378 Account renewal with firefox a no go? http://forums.groundspeak.com/GC/index.php?showtopic=236377
I tried to renew my account with firefox 3.5.5 severeal times. After pressing "go to next step" (or something like that) the website always redirected me back to the page where I had to enter all the credit card infos.
After switching to IE (hoping that god would forgive me, but I was desperate to renew my account!) there were no problems.

I'm sure, Groundspeak don't want to only let IE users pay their bill wink.gif

Ciao,
Haferle]]> Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:44:29 -0800 236377 Fix Lightbox or get rid of it. http://forums.groundspeak.com/GC/index.php?showtopic=236374
It's bad enough that the Lightbox image display script is an unbelievably bad user interface (try using the back button when viewing an image to see how it doesn't work like it ought to), but now it is preventing me from using the site!

Could we please have some way to disable the stupid Lightbox thing? Please?

ETA: I figured out another way past it. Disable Javascript. Still needs to be fixed.]]> Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:18:45 -0800 236374 How do I delete my account? http://forums.groundspeak.com/GC/index.php?showtopic=236368 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:11:42 -0800 236368 <![CDATA[Create / Edit a route doesn't work.]]> http://forums.groundspeak.com/GC/index.php?showtopic=236358 ]]> Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:36:24 -0800 236358 change userid? http://forums.groundspeak.com/GC/index.php?showtopic=236345
j]]> Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:44:20 -0800 236345 PQ on my Colorado shows all caches as traditionals http://forums.groundspeak.com/GC/index.php?showtopic=236343
I have now switched the name option off, and rerun the query. I get the same thing.

I have run another PQ without changing it in any way, and that one is fine, I can see all the different icon types on the GPSr.

Has the "renaming" of the file corrupted the PQ for ever? Do I need to recreate it from scratch?]]> Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:52:34 -0800 236343 <![CDATA[Wasn't sure who to ask]]> http://forums.groundspeak.com/GC/index.php?showtopic=236326
Need a lead please]]> Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:18:35 -0800 236326 Linux Subforum http://forums.groundspeak.com/GC/index.php?showtopic=236310

Support and geocaching apps are not as hot for Linux and I have to spend a good deal of time searching the forums or using Google doing a 'site:' filter to find possible posts for Linux support.

Would it be too much to have a subforum where Geocachers who use Linux could specifically post help and topics to do running Linux and interfacing with Geocaching.com.

I can think of sereveral uses for this off the top of my head:
  • Geocaching apps
  • Using PQs
  • Updating GPSr
  • Netbooks in the field
  • Website and browser support
  • Reduce load on forums searches for "linux" etc...

Any other geocachers here who uses Linux and would like to see this?]]> Fri, 20 Nov 2009 03:19:43 -0800 236310 Germany Geocaching leading nation? http://forums.groundspeak.com/GC/index.php?showtopic=236307 Give us a german version of www.geocaching.com.

http://www.websiteoutlook.com/www.geocaching.com

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geocaching.com Rank By Country
Click Here To View More
Country %User Rank
GERMANY 36.0% 775
UNITED STATES 27.5% 3855
UNITED KINGDOM 6.1% 2991
CZECH REPUBLIC 4.1% 461
CANADA 3.5% 2258


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Thank you

Henny-r]]> Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:17:29 -0800 236307 Site down? http://forums.groundspeak.com/GC/index.php?showtopic=236246
1. Go to http://coord.info/gc215n0
=> get redirected to http://www.geocaching.com/error/error.aspx...he_details.aspx

I'm on a T-Mobile Sidekick browser.

I am able to load the home page.]]> Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:33:52 -0800 236246 center geocaching maps around home coordinates http://forums.groundspeak.com/GC/index.php?showtopic=236240
everytime I try to access the geocaching map (http://www.geocaching.com/map/default.aspx) the map is centered around a lake in Seattle. Since I, not unlike many other cachers out there, live and cache a long way from Seattle, the displayed information is basically worthless for me.

I would love to see the geocacing map to be centered around my (respectively every other geocachers) home coordinates. To top even that it would be great if we could get some sort of option that allows us to set our own default map settings, like center point, zoom level, cache types displayed, etc.

I'd love to read some comments on my idea (even though I can't believe no one else thought of it before)

thanks
llama-power]]> Thu, 19 Nov 2009 05:52:35 -0800 236240 Cache Attributes broken http://forums.groundspeak.com/GC/index.php?showtopic=236217 Anyone else having issues with the Attributes not working for new cache listings? Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:13:28 -0800 236217 Multiple Member Geocache Page Access/Ownership... http://forums.groundspeak.com/GC/index.php?showtopic=236216 cache with a friend of mine. He's a newbie in the field so I did the posting of it but he would like the same access, editing, adding and getting notifications of finds that I have. While he can follow it and get notifications whenever it's found or someone posts a note, how can he get the other access? I have posted multiple caches with a friend(s) of mine in the past but have never seen a way to allow others to edit or get notifications regarding the cache.
Am I missing something or should this become an upgrade? blink.gif]]> Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:49:33 -0800 236216 One to many caches hid http://forums.groundspeak.com/GC/index.php?showtopic=236208 I have only hidden 2 caches. It says I have hidden 3 caches. I hid a cache, I had to move it because of proximity issues, I hid it at another location, but filled out a new form for it. I archived the old location. It now says I hid 3, how can I change that? Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:25:43 -0800 236208 Zoomable google map http://forums.groundspeak.com/GC/index.php?showtopic=236203 When printing the cache page the zoomable google map does not print. Is there a way to make that happen? Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:34:41 -0800 236203 Pictures showing in Gallery for unpublished caches http://forums.groundspeak.com/GC/index.php?showtopic=236192 My thinking WAS that once the reviewer deleted the note, the picture would be deleted also.

So, I guess my question is, is there a way so pictures of caches in que, do not show in the owners profile?]]> Wed, 18 Nov 2009 06:56:10 -0800 236192 Google Maps trackables filter http://forums.groundspeak.com/GC/index.php?showtopic=236170 I know a user can search on PQ for caches with bugs. Could there be an option set on google maps page where a user can choice to filter out caches without bugs. This can make it easier for a user looking for bugs to search for them visually. Tue, 17 Nov 2009 20:52:28 -0800 236170 <![CDATA["Not in Cache" Log Option]]> http://forums.groundspeak.com/GC/index.php?showtopic=236169
This way the amount of clutter from bugs not being in caches is reduced. How's that sound?]]> Tue, 17 Nov 2009 20:50:06 -0800 236169 Feature Request: Second Off Topic Forum http://forums.groundspeak.com/GC/index.php?showtopic=236157 ]]> Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:19:36 -0800 236157