[GeoStL] Re: Pocket Query enhancement

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There was a topic about a statewide query recently on the groundspeak forums. Someone brought up being able to run it once a week too. 
I was able to find this thread at 
http://forums.groundspeak.com/GC/index.php?showtopic=182986
but I thought there was a more recent request, too.

Here's a slightly older thread with a better dialog 
http://forums.groundspeak.com/GC/index.php?showtopic=188561
Some possible reasons why groundspeak wouldn't want a statewide query to happen as brought up in the thread 
- Ease of sharing PQs with wide range of non-premium members
- Ease of competitor websites copying gc.com database
- Server load (questionable)

Having a team of cachers work together sounds like a good idea.
Another problem with the one statewide query is that I like to have my queries run with my found caches excluded. Not having this option would be no problem for people with GSAK, but what about people with Apple computers? I guess they're in the minority, and its not like they're losing the old method if this new feature is introduced. I actually just installed Parallels on my mac so I could run GSAK :D 

FInal note: Found the new thread hahah 
http://forums.groundspeak.com/GC/index.php?showtopic=223013
I don't think there's been a post from a groundspeak developer, yet. Hmmm wonder why? 

ben


On Jun 18, 2009, at 9:05 AM, Kirk Yates wrote:


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Reply: Thursday, June 18, 2009, 7:13:33 AM

I wonder if part of the problem would be the size of the attachment.
A lot of email servers have some attachment size limit.

Maybe Geocaching.com could run all the active caches in a state, zip
them up and put them on a ftp server and premium members could go out
and download the state they wanted.


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Maybe if we all send a note to the forums they will see the
Benefits?







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