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New cache type: 'Lab cache'
By: Griff Grof Date: August 18, 2013, 2:33 am
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HTML http://blog.geocaching.com/2013/08/geocaching-labs-faq/
HTML http://blog.geocaching.com/2013/08/geocaching-labs-faq/
HTML http://forums.groundspeak.com/GC/index.php?showtopic=314497
HTML http://forums.groundspeak.com/GC/index.php?showtopic=314497
What do you all think ???
I think it's ridiculous :D ::) :o
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Re: New cache type: 'Lab cache'
By: walktall Date: August 18, 2013, 2:58 am
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Why don't they fix what they have already got - wherigos are in
desperate need or are they going to grandfather these - Garmin
has dropped wherigo from their new GPS's :(
Why don't they bring back a virtual type that the community
wants - no, we don't want to listen to the community on this
even though they ask for the community to give ideas
Wonder how long it will take to find a Lab Cache outside the
USA?
I see Groundspeak are not answering some of the very good
questions asked :o
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Re: New cache type: 'Lab cache'
By: Griff Grof Date: August 18, 2013, 3:20 am
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Totally agree.
It seems to me that some Lackey's are, almost, being rude to
such people's good points :o
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Re: New cache type: 'Lab cache'
By: SangueG Date: August 23, 2013, 1:32 pm
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I have been quite preoccupied with things the past few days.
Thank you for pointing this new type cache, I think that's what
it is? I have only had the briefest of looks at the geocaching
blog, so I will take a proper look later on and have a read
through before I make a comment.
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Re: New cache type: 'Lab cache'
By: SangueG Date: August 23, 2013, 4:55 pm
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I have read through now the blog article and the forum update
link and comments. I have to say that I struggled to concentrate
on what was written throughout because my mind kept dwelling on
some of the first lines I read in the blog:
[quote]What is Geocaching Labs?
This is our R&D department. This team is always working to
create new and innovative ideas that make geocaching more fun
and exciting.[/quote]
So they have a department for this. Not just one person I would
guess by the use of the word 'department'. I wonder how much
groundspeak pay their employees for a role in that team? I would
be interested in taking a role of being paid for a subject that
I enjoy, and not actually having to do very much work. I hope
that does not sound too unkind, but honestly in the past year,
or longer even, what new and innovative ideas have been
implemented to make geocaching more fun and exciting by
groundspeak?
I can understand what they are trying to do with lab caches. But
as you say walk tall, they should fix what they have already.
I don't want to compare their implementation methods of this new
cache type to their now deleted challenges, but one similarity
has struck me already which is that it has been released
unfinished, it is flawed, and so implemented poorly once again.
Viewing of found lab caches on other peoples profiles is only
working for some people. Here is one example
HTML http://www.geocaching.com/profile/?guid=ab44802c-2b1c-4a12-9989-4543f92a09cb<br
/>of someone's profile who has found some. I can see that there
are seven lab caches, but I can't view them.
I have also read that lab caches are logged by entering a code.
A bit like CC codes on TerraCaching and OpenCaching I would
imagine. I can only imagine until I get to log one myself. I
have read that people have already given these codes to others
so that they can log the caches. You would of though that they
would of of scripted the new caches so that the codes could only
be entered at specific locations to cut the log cheating of
these new types. Or maybe that's just me that thinks that would
of been a good idea. Maybe some of you can think of an even
better idea. But they don't really need our ideas, because they
have a department for this.
If I am sounding catty this night it's because I have been left
with the housework whilst the better half is out enjoying
herself at a stage showing of the Rocky Horror Picture Show ;D I
did have my day out on Wednesday though :D
One other thing I noticed through the above articles was
something I had not seen before on event caches. This might not
be new, but if it is I think it is a bit strange.. I looked up
the Block Party
HTML http://coord.inf
o/GC3X684 cache page, and I saw it had 1273
attends. That's pretty impressive, but nothing unusual about
that, there was sure to be quite a few people there. But there
are also 15 finds. How does that work, does anyone know? Attends
and finds on the same event cache. Confused.
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Re: New cache type: 'Lab cache'
By: walktall Date: August 24, 2013, 3:44 am
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[quote author=SangueG link=topic=391.msg5504#msg5504
date=1377294950]
I don't want to compare their implementation methods of this new
cache type to their now deleted challenges, but one similarity
has struck me already which is that it has been released
unfinished, it is flawed, and so implemented poorly once again.
Viewing of found lab caches on other peoples profiles is only
working for some people. Here is one example
HTML http://www.geocaching.com/profile/?guid=ab44802c-2b1c-4a12-9989-4543f92a09cb<br
/>of someone's profile who has found some. I can see that there
are seven lab caches, but I can't view them.
[/quote]
Well found. I can't view the seven lab caches either :(
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