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Geocaching Message Centre
By: Griff Grof Date: April 7, 2015, 3:33 pm
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HTML https://www.geocaching.com/account/messagecenter
HTML https://www.geocaching.com/account/messagecenter
HTML http://www.geocaching.com/blog/2015/04/faq-your-new-geocaching-message-center/
HTML http://www.geocaching.com/blog/2015/04/faq-your-new-geocaching-message-center/
What do you think ??? Seems like a good idea particularly
having read the FAQ (blog link) - glad we still receive the
messages by email as well AND the old feature will remain for
those who don't like it :) (or for those who find bugs)
.... And it's not working for me ::)
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Re: Geocaching Message Centre
By: walktall Date: April 7, 2015, 4:36 pm
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emails will be going then :(
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Re: Geocaching Message Centre
By: walktall Date: April 7, 2015, 4:37 pm
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or am I just being cynical ::) :o
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Re: Geocaching Message Centre
By: Griff Grof Date: April 8, 2015, 3:08 am
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I think it says the old system will be staying and you can turn
on email notifications for the messages :)
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Re: Geocaching Message Centre
By: walktall Date: April 8, 2015, 3:47 am
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[quote author=Griff Grof link=topic=645.msg9238#msg9238
date=1428480536]
I think it says the old system will be staying and you can turn
on email notifications for the messages :)
[/quote]
I'm just wondering, knowing GS, if at a later date they will
shut off messaging emails (with the full message in it), keeping
it all 'in house' under their control and this new messaging is
the start of this process and all you'll get is an email saying
you've got a message but no content, forcing you to login :(
as I said:
[quote author=walktall link=topic=645.msg9237#msg9237
date=1428442639]
or am I just being cynical ::) :o
[/quote]
PS: They stopped sending the My_Caches gpx update via email and
you now have to login to get it - a right pain :(
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Re: Geocaching Message Centre
By: Griff Grof Date: April 8, 2015, 1:36 pm
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They probably will remove the old function eventually, since I
can see the new one developing more e.g read recipients (showing
when your message has been read), group chats, maybe even groups
like Facebook groups?
I just don't see why they can't put what's on the top dark green
bar on the far right of the white bar? It would save so much
space and it would look more streamlined, and so better :D
[member=3]walktall[/member], what's the My_Caches GPX update?
The file for GSAK?
What do others think of the new function?
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Re: Geocaching Message Centre
By: L8HNB Date: April 8, 2015, 2:46 pm
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On the face of it seems like they have done exactly the opposite
to what is being proposed here:
HTML http://forums.groundspeak.com/GC/index.php?showtopic=330993&st=0&gopid=5490989&#entry5490989
HTML http://forums.groundspeak.com/GC/index.php?showtopic=330993&st=0&gopid=5490989&#entry5490989
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Re: Geocaching Message Centre
By: SangueG Date: April 9, 2015, 12:24 am
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[quote author=L8HNB link=topic=645.msg9241#msg9241
date=1428522415]
On the face of it seems like they have done exactly the opposite
to what is being proposed here:
HTML http://forums.groundspeak.com/GC/index.php?showtopic=330993&st=0&gopid=5490989&#entry5490989
HTML http://forums.groundspeak.com/GC/index.php?showtopic=330993&st=0&gopid=5490989&#entry5490989
[/quote]
I have been out of the loop a bit this past week so wasn't aware
of this thread, thank you for pointing out. I haven't even
thought of ever needing any of those features before. At the
moment I don't itching to use any of them if they do integrate
into this new friend chat thingy, but maybe will change my mind
once I start to use.
On the chat as it stands at the moment, I have just had a quick
play. Someone else touched on this in the groundspeak forum, but
I find it a bit alarming too that anyone can a message to
anyone, and include a photo along with the message, that is open
to possible abuse.
[member=3]walktall[/member] I think you are right about keeping
it all in house eventually. With this new chat thingy I got an
email from someone who sent me a message, but it told me to log
in to the site to see the message. I have no ads on the chat
page at the moment, but if everyone has to log in to that to see
their messages then it could be a big money spinner for GS if
they did place ads on that page.
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Re: Geocaching Message Centre
By: Griff Grof Date: July 8, 2015, 1:22 pm
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Well, it's now out of beta.
Is it me, or not much has changed since it went into beta? :D
Odd how you can message through the Intro app but not the full
app?! :o ::)
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