Comments on: Geocaching.com “Action” Challenges – A Sneak Peek

By: Rugburn

Rugburn — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 19:28:00 +0000

I wonder if eating 10 burgers in a row will be valid.

By: Geohatlat

Geohatlat — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 18:55:00 +0000

I guess I’ll buy a new phone and toss away my cache containers. So much easier. Never have to leave my chair really.

By: HatLat

HatLat — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 18:46:00 +0000

Why not have a separate website for this type of thing. You don’t need a gps. I am starting to feel an app or two will be needed to use this site pretty soon.

By: redhead3434

redhead3434 — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 02:16:00 +0000

I still don’t understand how someone can verify that they completed the action. Do they have to upload a video/photo of themselves doing whatever it is or is it on an honor system?

By: redhead3434

redhead3434 — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 22:09:00 +0000

How is it going to be verified that the challenge was completed?

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 17:19:00 +0000

Virtual caches were in the early days of geocaching, so this isn’t a new concept.

By: blacksox2005

blacksox2005 — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 15:53:00 +0000

This sounds like a dumb idea to me and I will be surprised it is popular.

By: WaG!

WaG! — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 14:32:00 +0000

Geocaching is well defined (since May 2000 already) and the definition is on the front-page of our favourite website: “Geocaching is a real-world outdoor treasure hunting
game. Players try to locate hidden containers, called geocaches, using
GPS-enabled devices and then share their experiences online.”
I must say, this is going more towards flash-mobs and has nothing to do with geocaching itself. But may be fun for a few people though.

By: MotorBug

MotorBug — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 13:27:00 +0000

I liked original virtuals and locationless caches for that matter, but the video clips don’t make it clear for me that these are similar. Challenges look to me like more of a smart phone game than geocaching. Naming them Challenges also makes them confusing, at least to me, with traditional challenges such as the DeLorme, county, fizzy, etc.

Maybe I don’t get it yet. I will try and keep an open mind but I just don’t see Challenges as geocaching at this point.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 12:31:00 +0000

In this blog entry, it says (asterisks added by me): “The smileys for Challenges will appear separate from geocaches in user
profiles, ***but will be part of your found/completed count.***”

However, other people seem to be saying that they aren’t included in the total count. Can you clarify this statement? Is it a part of our total of all geocaches, or like Benchmarks, will be a separate number that’s given, but not included in the total?

Thanks!