Old vs new map icons

[+Hynr]

I would post this in the Release notes for Dec 5 2017 but that thread appears to be locked now. With that release the geocaching icons on the maps at geocaching.com changed to be similar or identical to the icons that were being used in the mobile phone app.

 

I felt, at the time that while I did not particularly like or dislike the new icons, that on the whole the change was not particularly problematic for me. With many feature changes I find that sitting back and getting used to them just takes a little time.

 

With regard to the geocaching icons, however, I am feeling more and more that the change made in the December release was counterproductive. Getting the icons to be the same on web pages and in the app certainly makes sense, but what should have been changed is that the icons in the app should have been changed to be similar to the icons that were used at the web site. The current icons relegate geocaches to the collection of obscure locations which others considers to be “of interest” (ie. POIs which do not interest me). The old geocaching map icons elevated geocaches to be things of interest, and the current ones seem to me to do the opposite.

[+TeamRabbitRun]

 

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The current icons relegate geocaches to the collection of obscure locations which others considers to be “of interest” (ie. POIs which do not interest me). The old geocaching map icons elevated geocaches to be things of interest, and the current ones seem to me to do the opposite.

 

I'm interested in what you're trying to get across, but what does this mean? Can you please explain, with examples?