[GeoStL] What are "Additional Waypoints" and How Do I Add Them To My Cache Page?

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I have a request that will greatly help me review your caches quicker.
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What are "Additional Waypoints" and How Do I Add Them To My Cache Page?

Since January 2006, it's been possible to record Additional Waypoints on 
your cache pages. Cache reviewers are beginning to require all 
multicaches and puzzle caches to have their coordinates posted as hidden 
waypoints using this new feature. I have resisted REQUIRING this but 
many are. I think I will start asking folks to add these points to all 
new caches.

 Reviewers have features available to work with the additional 
waypoints, making the processing of reviewing your cache far more 
efficient for us.  It also helps you from losing the scraps of paper 
where the coordinates for your multicache are scribbled!   Also,  cache 
seekers will really appreciate having publicly posted coordinates for 
parking spots, trailheads, and points of interest.

IF POSSIBLE I would like everyone to take a look at this feature and add 
the waypoints for each step and final for your existing multicaches and 
puzzle caches.   To keep them hidden from view select the "KEEP WAYPOINT 
HIDDEN" choice when making your waypoint. If you mark a waypoint as 
HIDDEN, NO ONE will see it.  

There are over 400 multi and puzzle caches in Missouri.  It will save me 
tons of work if everyone could add the waypoints to their own caches.  
Many thanks in advance your everyones help.
Glenn

Here are step by step instructions for placing Additional Waypoints on 
your cache page:

1. Sign in to your account on Geocaching.com.
2. Display your cache page.

3. There is a Navigation section at the top right of the cache page 
where a "waypoints" link will be seen; click on that link.

4. First, you may choose a waypoint type - Final Location, Parking Area, 
Question to Answer, Stages of a Multicache, and Trailhead.

4a. For a complex cache, you could have entries for the parking area, 
trailhead, questions to answer, stages of a multicache, as well as the 
final location.

4b. For a traditional cache, you might want to enter the parking area 
and/or the trailhead.
4c. For a puzzle/mystery cache or a multicache, it will be necessary to 
make an entry for each stage and for the final cache location.

5. After choosing a waypoint type, you may enter a name for it. This can 
simply be parking, stage one, stage two, final, or whatever you choose.

6. Next is an entry field for a waypoint lookup code. As it says on the 
Waypoint Collection page, STAGE1 or FINAL are good names for the lookup 
code. You may use anything you want, but each entry must be unique - you 
cannot have two waypoints with STAGE1 as the lookup code.

7. After that there is an entry field for a prefix code. This could be 
an abbreviated version of the lookup code, like S1 for STAGE1.

8. Next are the entry fields for the waypoint coordinates, which are 
completed in the same manner as the coordinate entries on the edit cache 
page.

9. Finally, there are three choices for how the waypoint should be 
displayed.
9a. Show all information for this waypoint, including coordinates - this 
should be chosen for parking waypoints, trailheads, and in those cases 
where the geocacher is being sent to a location to gather information or 
to answer a question that may be required to determine the final cache 
location.

9b. Show the details of this waypoint but hide the coordinates - perhaps 
to indicate how many stages a multicache has, without giving anything away.

9c. Hide this waypoint from view except by the owner or administrator - 
this should be chosen for intermediate stages of a multicache or a 
mystery/puzzle cache, as well as for the final cache location.

10. When you're finished inputting all the waypoint information, press 
the "Create Waypoint" button. Do not press the "Archive Waypoint" button 
unless you want everything to disappear. To hide the information from 
public view, follow instruction 9c.



Many thanks to Volunteer Cache Reviewer gpsfun for developing these step 
by step instructions!
 

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