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Post by TheFirefly on Sept 10, 2013 20:29:24 GMT -9
Is there a way to determine which one it might be when a smiley goes missing? I went to log in the one measly cache I found while in OR and discovered that my smiley count was down by one. A quick glance didn't reveal an obvious recent one missing...
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Post by SSO JOAT on Sept 10, 2013 20:42:31 GMT -9
Perhaps you had "double logged" a cache sometime in the past and the CO deleted the duplicate log? There is a website that will live analyze your find count stats and tell you if you have any duplicate logs out there. I'll have to root around to find that site again.
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Post by NorthWes on Sept 11, 2013 11:50:28 GMT -9
Sometimes an earthcache owner will upon review of their caches delete a log which doesn't appear to comply with the cache requirements. My wife had this occur with an earthcache she logged recently during a drive up the Columbia Gorge. Turns out the cache owner deleted her log after missing her timely email with answers...
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Post by NeverSummer on Sept 11, 2013 13:40:06 GMT -9
Sometimes an earthcache owner will upon review of their caches delete a log which doesn't appear to comply with the cache requirements. My wife had this occur with an earthcache she logged recently during a drive up the Columbia Gorge. Turns out the cache owner deleted her log after missing her timely email with answers... I'm SHOCKED! That never happens! <looks at ceiling and walks away sheepishly> (shy)
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Post by TheFirefly on Sept 11, 2013 14:13:26 GMT -9
I suppose a double log is possible...though my phone app tells me that they are all unique finds. :-)
And I discovered the change when I went to log my FIRST Earthcache, so that wasn't it.
With as few smileys as I have, every one counts, dangnabbit. But really, I'm just curious as to which one disappeared.
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Post by ladybugkids on Sept 11, 2013 14:16:01 GMT -9
If you keep a "My Finds" database in GSAK, it's real easy to overlay a new "My Finds" pocket query and determine which cache dropped out.
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Post by fuzzybelly on Dec 6, 2013 22:14:32 GMT -9
I've got 1984 finds but only 1981 distinct finds. I found one double smiley I logged but that only changed my distinct finds but not my total finds.
How do I find the other two miscalculations?
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Post by ladybugkids on Dec 7, 2013 6:08:03 GMT -9
How do I find the other two miscalculations? One can upload their "MyFinds" pocket query into GSAK and then filter for caches with two or more logs. I know you don't use GSAK, but if you send me your "My Finds" pocket query, I can run the check real quickly on your behalf. Log onto the geocaching.com website, click on "Your Profile" at the top of the page > Pocket Queries > scroll down to near the bottom of the page to the "My Finds" section and click on "Add to Queue" and then forward the resulting e-mail with file to me. If one wants to filter their own results, then save the e-mailed Pocket Query to your hard drive > Open GSAK > Database > New (enter database name and then click "create") > File > Load GOX/LOC/ZIP file > click the folder icon on the first row of the pop-up window and select the pocket query file on your hard drive > click "OK." > The file then uploads into GSAK > Search > Filter > Logs tab > At "Logs to Search, uncheck "Not Found" and "Others" > "Required Count", Greater than or equal to, 2 > GSAK will display the caches for which you have two or more "found it" logs > click on a GC number in the filtered list in the top GSAK window and then scroll down the cache page in the bottom GSAK window to see your duplicate logs > switch to geocaching.com > navigate to the cache page (use the GC number from GSAK), and delete the undesired log. Alternatively, you can log into your geocaching.com account, click on "Your Profile," > Geocaches > Found it > "Control A" to select all the text on the page > right click, copy (let your computer think for a while) > open Excel or another spreadsheet or database program > right click, paste > (subsequent directions are for Excel) > delete the rows above the first "Found it" log (I had to delete ~80 rows when I tried this on my profile) > "Control A" > Data > Filter > Click on Column D's Filter arrow at the top of Column D > Sort A to Z > scroll down the list and look for any double listings (you will need to expand the width of the column (right click, column width, or drag it wider) to see the full cache name) > switch to geocaching.com > navigate to the cache page (use the GC number from GSAK), and delete the undesired log.
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Post by SSO JOAT on Dec 7, 2013 8:06:40 GMT -9
Easy online methods... Go to project-gc.com/Profile/FindBadLogs and enter your (or anyone else's) cacher name in the box and click the filter button. You'll get a list of duplicate finds you've made, finds you've logged on your own cache, and a list of your own hides that have duplicate logs on them. (This site may require you to authenticate your geocaching.com login so it can access your account; if you are not comfortable with that, try the 2nd method below). For example, project-gc.com/Profile/findbadlogs/?profile_name=fuzzybelly&submit=Filter shows that fuzzy has logged GC1ZEEK and GCM53A twice each and has logged 2 of his own caches with finds (those might be adopted caches, which would be OK). Further, fuzzy has 14 caches that other people have logged more than one find on. Or, if you don't want to have the previous site's scripts accessing your GC account, go to www.mygeocachingprofile.com/ and sign up for a free account. Download your latest MyFinds Pocket Query from geocaching.com and follow the directions to upload it to the mygeocachingprofile site. It will chew through the numbers and tell you where you've mis-logged. With GSAK, all you have to do is make sure your PQ data is current and sort your data by the "fcount" field. It will put any caches with more than one find log at the top of the list. You may have to add the fcount column to the layout, as I don't think its a default. But that's pretty easy to do in the add fields menu item.
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Post by ladybugkids on Dec 7, 2013 8:19:40 GMT -9
Thanks, Scott...looks like a "how to" topic for the newsletter.
I'd taken a quick look at project-gc.com and missed the menu buttons at the top of the page that easily deliver what Scott is asking for. I looked at things for my own profile and found that 14 cachers have duplicate "found it" logs on my caches and that I've logged two of my own caches, which, at the time I logged them, were owned by others and I subsequently adopted them when the Owner left the state.
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Post by fuzzybelly on Dec 7, 2013 11:02:09 GMT -9
You where right JOAT and hit the nail square on the head. Those two caches where the ones I double logged and there are two caches that I found and then adopted.
I really appreciate the help on that, I'da never made through the steps required, I'd hopped it would be easier. thank you.
So now my stat pages shows correct 1982 finds and distinct finds, also my profile page shows the correct # of smiley at 1982, but my little profile box on my own profile page still shows 1984 finds. I wonder if that will adjust later.
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Post by fuzzybelly on Dec 7, 2013 11:22:21 GMT -9
It fixed itself. I was reminded of a TV commercial I think is funny. An IT guy is strolling down an isle in a room filled with desks where everyone is working away on their computers. As he goes by one desk a fella says "hey Sam" intending to ask him a question about where he could by a new laptop. Somewhat startled, the IT fella quickly answers, before he even gets the question, "did you try un plugging it?" I logged out and logged back in and now everything matches. thank you again JOAT.
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Post by SSO JOAT on Dec 7, 2013 13:15:54 GMT -9
Thanks, Scott...looks like a "how to" topic for the newsletter. I'm on it. Just have a couple more pressing matters to finish up first.
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Post by ladybugkids on Dec 7, 2013 15:15:43 GMT -9
Thanks, Scott...looks like a "how to" topic for the newsletter. I'm on it. Just have a couple more pressing matters to finish up first. Wasn't necessarily intending that you write it up. Cathy doesn't need it for a couple more weeks and the forum thread has all the content. Understand the priorities at this point of the year.
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Post by SSO JOAT on Feb 22, 2014 20:09:23 GMT -9
The stats that are generated by Project-GC are pretty amazing. A stat data junkie can waste hours pouring through the various stats generators available on that site. To that end, I've come up with some ideas for publishing some Top Ten lists for GCAK! For instance, the Top Ten Alaskan cache hiders with the highest Favorite Points ratings of their Alaska caches are... Ladybug Kids = 383 NorthWes = 239 scobey = 238 jackcat14 = 222 cavyguy = 210 fuzzybelly = 191 blazingpathways = 185 AheaKali = 163 davidaknz = 155 akvoyager = 129
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Post by SSO JOAT on Feb 22, 2014 20:27:54 GMT -9
I wonder if people would be interested to know that of the Top Ten most Favorited caches in Alaska, that 3 of them are Virtuals, 1 is an Earthcache, 1 is a MultiCache, 5 are Traditionals, 1 is a Premium Member Only, and 1 of them is even archived (yet still appears in the Top Ten list). Also interesting to note that most of these caches are down in SouthEast Alaska's Panhandle!
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Post by NorthWes on Feb 23, 2014 16:23:04 GMT -9
The stats that are generated by Project-GC are pretty amazing. A stat data junkie can waste hours pouring through the various stats generators available on that site. "WASTE" hours looking at geocaching stats? Oh no - that's personal enrichment time! I do think it speaks highly of Ladybug Kids to note that his caches receive over 60% more approval (LIKE) points than the next two-closest cachers in the state. That 'LIKE' approval rating is a resounding validation of LBK's personal statement about cache placement preference: Geocache placement should be all about location. Please take me to an area that features a great view, a historic site, an oddity, a cool geological feature, an area of special interest, or a pleasant walk through an area I wouldn’t have otherwise known about. It doesn’t have to be a place of outstanding beauty, but it should be a cut above the ordinary and will make me say "cool!”
Yup - the numbers show it - visitors to Alaska (despite all the 'love' shown caches along the cruiser routes in SouthEast) approve highly of the LBK Cache Placement Philosophy!
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Post by ladybugkids on Feb 27, 2014 17:41:50 GMT -9
New Jersey Cacher, Groundspeak Forum Moderator, and Volunteer Reviewer, briansnat, is much more succinct: "When you go to hide a cache, think of the reason you are bringing people to that spot. If the only reason is for the cache, then find a better spot."
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Post by akgh519 on Feb 27, 2014 20:42:29 GMT -9
Words to hide by....
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