[GeoStL] Re: Pocket Query enhancement
- From: MBG <martin@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 18 Jun 2009 10:13:11 -0400
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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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