From Geocaching.com site update 10/05/10

Greetings Geocachers! The following is a list of cases resolved in the latest website update. Please let us know in this thread if you notice anything unusual happening as a result of the fixes detailed below. All unrelated issues should be reported on our feedback site located at: http://feedback.geocaching.com. Thanks!


New features:

17909: Show an RSS feed of the Blog on the Geocaching.com Home Page
Added RSS feed of the blog to the Geocaching.com home page.

20292: Personal Notes for Cache Listings
Added personal notepad for cache listings for Premium Members (eventually will allow syncing in the field)

11362: Create a Difficulty/Terrain rating scale on our own site.
Added Difficulty/Terrain rating determination tool to cache creation page. Same rules apply (Thanks to Clayjar for hosting all these years!)

17908: Change Event Section on Front Page to provide more useful information
Updated Event Section so that users can see more upcoming events, and see them by location.

14139: Activation Code Retrieval
Added new facility to obtain lost activation codes for purchased Trackables

21750: Replace Get Satisfaction
Moved the feedback site to UserVoice

21130: Forgot username tool
Added a user name retrieval tool to the website.

21789: Require CAPTCHA for search results .LOC download
Added CAPTCHA for downloading search results in a .loc, no CAPTCHA for Premium members

21502: Text Change: Adding alternate email address confusion
Changed text when adding alternate e-mail address for greater clarity.

20340: Bad password captcha
Added a captcha after three failed log in attempts to prevent brute force attacks on user's accounts.

16090: Add the What is Geocaching?" video to the Getting Started page
"What is Geocaching?" video added to the Getting Started page.

18376: Replace Loki on Home Page with a more generic location tool
Geocaching.com now has access to more ways to determine a users location.

19860: Shrink secondary validation email so email to text message conversion is not split
Validation e-mail is now formatted in a way that is friendlier to use on cell phones.

18824: Referral Field on Membership page
When creating a membership there is now a field to enter the username of the user who referred you

22338: GeoCrush Landing Page
Added a GeoCrush page to www.geocaching.com/geocrush/ (Seattle-area arts promotion)

21404: Update to Coord.info splash screen
HOTFIX: Opening a coord.info link on the iPhone will give you the option of opening in the app

22073: Update Magellan Communicator
Updated plugin to latest version from Magellan



Bug fixes:

22497: Setting trackable to its last known location is not working properly
Marked as missing logs are excluded when determining the last known location.

16713: Pocket Query consistently not available for download after generation
Removed ability to delete My Finds PQ to insure it is always available

10583: Cache listing is not rendering in HTML properly on Garmin Oregon/Colorado.
Fixed issue that was causing cache listings to not render HTML properly on Garmin Oregon and Colorado devices.

19795: Dipped trackable does not show in cache history
Enabled the "View past Trackables" link if the only travelbug logged against the cache is a Visit

19213: No break between "X users watching this cache" and "You found this on" text on cache page
UI fix

22281: Marking trackable as missing fails to work when language preference not English
Fixed

16076: Polish Provinces
Added

22113: Text Change: Tracking code instead of number
Replaced five instances of "number" with "code"

22019: Obfuscate cache coordinates to anonymous users on /map/ page.
Cache coordinates now using same logic as KML generator.

20408: Clicking the "Event Cache" subclass of all events on cache tab of user profile returns all event cache types
Fixed

16143: new text at "Archive" logtype
Clarified warning text when attempting to archive a geocache

21853: Text change: Include Android app on /waypoints software faq
Added

21524: small text change for Home Coordinates
Clarified text on cache submission to ensure users their home location will not be shared

21860: Add 'Evince' to the Web-Based Applications List on gc.com
Added

22246: New Geocoin Vendor
Added www.strikezoneinc.com to list of vendors

21446: Text change: Online map link on cache page
Fixed text of Open Street Map URL on cache page

2019: Pocket query giving some logs but not all
Fixed issue where Pocket Queries weren't giving all logs.

20827: Link Refund Policy to Android App Page
Refund policy for the Android App now posted on the Android App Page.

20465: Text in email notification needs colon
Fixed URL formatting in cache submission confirmation email

22529: The difficulty /terrain rating with floating point values like 2.5, 1.5 dont show up on the display correctly
Fixed issue that was causing fractional d/t ratings to display improperly.

21508: Remove nearest benchmarks link when not logged in.
Removed link to nearby bookmarks on cache details if the user is not logged in

21344: Update "Password Reset Request for <username>" email to use shorter URL's
Now using coord.info URL for pw reset request

21217: Map Links: Rand McNally link not working
Fixed bad links on cache details

20993: Add new lackey icons to Groundspeak.com
Updated lackey icons on Groundspeak.com About page.

22131: Changing waypoint type anchors to top of page
Page no longer anchors to the top on postback

22341: Stat bar image broken
Fixed issue that was causing the stat bar to sometimes not display.

22031: Invalid email addresses in our system
Fixed issue involving users with e-mail addresses containing invalid characters.

19145: Remove Send Friend Request when email another user who is already a Friend
Users no longer have the option to send a friend request to a user who is already a friend.

21409: Form field in IE not grayed out
Forum title field made it appear as though basic members could edit their forum title

21959: Upgrade to recaptcha 1.0.4.0
Implemented upgraded recaptcha on the website.

quote:

20292: Personal Notes for Cache Listings
Added personal notepad for cache listings for Premium Members (eventually will allow syncing in the field)

I think I will like this. I see my self uploading the final coordinates to Puzzles and Stages. That way if I have a problem with GSAK or my HD crashes, I have a backup. And yes I do backup GSAK to an external USB Drive.

Why do you need the final coordinates to Puzzles and Stages after you have found them?

I like to call all my buddies and share!!

I keep them in the event a cool coin or PT shows up in inventory or the logs, or if a 'needs maintenance' shows up & I know the owner's away on an Alaska cruise or something, or if I forget my geo-challenge passport back in the truck, or whatever.

Oh Oh!! I think we found another method relevent to this thread

Sorry, I couldn't help myself

For me, after all the "leg work" is done this will provide a nice area for final coordinates and other information about a cache. When I get visitations from my family (who are not cachers) I take them to those momentous places I've discovered through geocaching.


This will also provide a purpose for special situations, like this cache.

quote:

Originally posted by ltblarg:

quote:

20292: Personal Notes for Cache Listings
Added personal notepad for cache listings for Premium Members (eventually will allow syncing in the field)

I think I will like this. I see my self uploading the final coordinates to Puzzles and Stages. That way if I have a problem with GSAK or my HD crashes, I have a backup. And yes I do backup GSAK to an external USB Drive.

You mean I won't have to lug around this 12-pound, 4" binder of Solved-But-Not-Found mystery caches anymore?



I just knew it would be a Best Seller some day ... provided someone can break my encryption.

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quote:

Originally posted by biker64:
Oh Oh!! I think we found another method relevent to this thread

Sorry, I couldn't help myself

hehehe

I'm just askin'... No finger pointing here.

quote:

Originally posted by Slayerette:
Why do you need the final coordinates to Puzzles and Stages after you have found them?

So I can stop posting them on Facebook...

PAPERLESS !!!

I can think of lots of reasons. I plan on using it before I find the caches. I have been in the area of a cache I knew I had solved but the coordinates were home in the computer. You could also put notes for puzzles you haven't solved yet, things you have tried, hints you might have heard at a GGA meeting etc. Like LZ33 said, going back to visit caches. Stages of multi-caches. I have a couple of caches were I found stage two and I put the second stage in as a waypoint but couldn't finish, etc. Then the next weekend I am loading another 100 caches so I wipe the GPSr and load new coordinates. Oh, oh, there goes the stage. Plus, not having to carry around a 12 pound puzzle book.... my solved puzzles list isn't that long.

BTW, A hundred dollar bounty for "Puzzler's Tome"

BTW, good to see people are actually visiting the forums. We pay for this each month, we need to at least use it.

This message has been edited. Last edited by: ltblarg,