TB Stats Image Replaced by Generic

[+skramble]

Anybody have any insight as to why http://img.geocaching.com/stats/tb.aspx?guid=xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx no longer functions as expected?

[knowschad]

What were you doing to get that error?

 

Server Error in '/stats' Application.

 

Runtime Error

 

[+palmetto]

It seems to be working fine to me. If you use an actual guid, instead of a bunch of xxxx

Here's one for a TB of the original poster

 

http://img.geocaching.com/stats/tb.aspx?guid=4b5d274d-6648-4ee8-bb88-92b4921bf35a

 

[+skramble]

It seems to be working fine to me. If you use an actual guid, instead of a bunch of xxxx

Here's one for a TB of the original poster

 

http://img.geocaching.com/stats/tb.aspx?guid=4b5d274d-6648-4ee8-bb88-92b4921bf35a

 

 

That =isn't= working fine for me (I was using a valid GUID, just showing the format with the x's). I see a generic TB icon above the stats of the one you posted, do you actually see the TB's real image?

 

Just tried 3 browsers, 3 OSs, two computers and an Android... same thing.

Edited February 22, 2015 by skramble

[+NeverSummer]

It seems to be working fine to me. If you use an actual guid, instead of a bunch of xxxx

Here's one for a TB of the original poster

 

http://img.geocaching.com/stats/tb.aspx?guid=4b5d274d-6648-4ee8-bb88-92b4921bf35a

 

 

That =isn't= working fine for me (I was using a valid GUID, just showing the format with the x's). I see a generic TB icon above the stats of the one you posted, do you actually see the TB's real image?

 

Just tried 3 browsers, 3 OSs, two computers and an Android... same thing.

Any new luck? I'm not having any problems on 3 computers and an iPhone

[+skramble]

It seems to be working fine to me. If you use an actual guid, instead of a bunch of xxxx

Here's one for a TB of the original poster

 

http://img.geocaching.com/stats/tb.aspx?guid=4b5d274d-6648-4ee8-bb88-92b4921bf35a

 

 

That =isn't= working fine for me (I was using a valid GUID, just showing the format with the x's). I see a generic TB icon above the stats of the one you posted, do you actually see the TB's real image?

 

Just tried 3 browsers, 3 OSs, two computers and an Android... same thing.

Any new luck? I'm not having any problems on 3 computers and an iPhone

No, it still isn't working, and the shot that Palmetto pasted in showed the generic image, which is my whole issue. It does not show the correct image for that TB. To clarify further:

 

At http://support.Groundspeak.com/index.php?pg=kb.printer.friendly&id=10, section 2.2 list item 3. displays what you should see at http://img.geocaching.com/stats/tb.aspx?guid=96d16114-bebf-4d5d-a75f-6fbea5c0fab4 as being:

 

 

what I actually see when I hit that link is

 

 

See my point? Which one do you see? If you see the correct image, something =very= strange is going on at my ISP.

[Andronicus]

It seems to be working fine to me. If you use an actual guid, instead of a bunch of xxxx

Here's one for a TB of the original poster

 

http://img.geocaching.com/stats/tb.aspx?guid=4b5d274d-6648-4ee8-bb88-92b4921bf35a

 

 

That =isn't= working fine for me (I was using a valid GUID, just showing the format with the x's). I see a generic TB icon above the stats of the one you posted, do you actually see the TB's real image?

 

Just tried 3 browsers, 3 OSs, two computers and an Android... same thing.

Any new luck? I'm not having any problems on 3 computers and an iPhone

No, it still isn't working, and the shot that Palmetto pasted in showed the generic image, which is my whole issue. It does not show the correct image for that TB. To clarify further:

 

At http://support.Groundspeak.com/index.php?pg=kb.printer.friendly&id=10, section 2.2 list item 3. displays what you should see at http://img.geocaching.com/stats/tb.aspx?guid=96d16114-bebf-4d5d-a75f-6fbea5c0fab4 as being:

 

 

what I actually see when I hit that link is

 

 

See my point? Which one do you see? If you see the correct image, something =very= strange is going on at my ISP.

Well that is anoying. Mine also are now generic. Maybe we need to change the image address to something new.

[Andronicus]

I see they have changed the method for selecting the trackables default picture. You used to selected by editing the picture you wanted, and checking the "Make this Picture Default" box. Now there is a drop down selection on the travel bug's edit page.

[knowschad]

I see they have changed the method for selecting the trackables default picture. You used to selected by editing the picture you wanted, and checking the "Make this Picture Default" box. Now there is a drop down selection on the travel bug's edit page.

 

Are you thinking that something (perhaps the GUID or other ID to the default picture) isn't getting set right? All of my TBs that I checked on look good, but I haven't set up or changed the default picture on any of them.

[+skramble]

I see they have changed the method for selecting the trackables default picture. You used to selected by editing the picture you wanted, and checking the "Make this Picture Default" box. Now there is a drop down selection on the travel bug's edit page.

 

Are you thinking that something (perhaps the GUID or other ID to the default picture) isn't getting set right? All of my TBs that I checked on look good, but I haven't set up or changed the default picture on any of them.

 

Actually, it doesn't work for yours either... for e.g., going to http://img.geocaching.com/stats/tb.aspx?guid=9e9eaa6e-cfda-4652-b146-ab36b418a266 shows me:

 

 

(the generic bug again, instead of that nice patchy eye image you have set for its default image)

 

It's the image in the "stats" link, not the TB's page, that's broken.

[+skramble]

I see they have changed the method for selecting the trackables default picture. You used to selected by editing the picture you wanted, and checking the "Make this Picture Default" box. Now there is a drop down selection on the travel bug's edit page.

 

Thanks, but I've tried toggling the "Bug Image" dropdown to no avail.

[+skramble]

I see they have changed the method for selecting the trackables default picture. You used to selected by editing the picture you wanted, and checking the "Make this Picture Default" box. Now there is a drop down selection on the travel bug's edit page.

 

Thanks, but I've tried toggling the "Bug Image" dropdown to no avail.

 

...Is there a lackey in the house?

[+palmetto]

I think you ought to pm a moderator, and ask them to move this to the Website section of the forums, which is where a Lackey would see it as a bug report.

 

I'd ask the moderator if it's possible to edit the title to -> "[bug] TB Stats Image Replaced by Generic, see post #6"

 

Post #6 clarifies the issue. There it becomes apparent what you were expecting, and what is actually happening.

 

At some point,images on Geocaching.com were ported to a new address.

All or many now have "cloudfront.net" in the URL. At the time this happened there were reports of assorted images bugs, I seem to recall it killed the use of moving Gif images. I expect this is the basis of this problem.

 

If it's not going to be fixed, then the Help Center needs to have that article removed. Or, if there's still a way to do it, the article needs to be updated.

[+skramble]

I think you ought to pm a moderator, and ask them to move this to the Website section of the forums, which is where a Lackey would see it as a bug report.

 

I'd ask the moderator if it's possible to edit the title to -> "[bug] TB Stats Image Replaced by Generic, see post #6"

 

Post #6 clarifies the issue. There it becomes apparent what you were expecting, and what is actually happening.

 

At some point,images on Geocaching.com were ported to a new address.

All or many now have "cloudfront.net" in the URL. At the time this happened there were reports of assorted images bugs, I seem to recall it killed the use of moving Gif images. I expect this is the basis of this problem.

 

If it's not going to be fixed, then the Help Center needs to have that article removed. Or, if there's still a way to do it, the article needs to be updated.

 

Done, thanks for your insight and for the suggestion.

[+skramble]

Just got a reply in "Website" forum... bug has been fixed now.

[Andronicus]

Just got a reply in "Website" forum... bug has been fixed now.

Confirmed. I see on my profile now that my TB images are back.

 

Good work skramble and Groundspeak