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Rustynails · Geocacher Joined: 27 Oct 2009 Posts: 665

This afternoon I went after a cache Teeny Tiny Ox http://coord.info/GC2J2GT that I saw on the GC.com map. After a 45 minute search I came up empty Evil or Very Mad

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When I arrived home after the pizza event and checked my email I see Lord Sterling published it at 6:30 PM. It looks like I wasted my time looking for a cache that was not ready.

Question

Now, how was I able to see this cache BEFORE it was published? Question

I did email Lord Sterling and I am waiting for a reply.

TheGilby4 · Posted: Sat Nov 13, 2010 11:04 pm Post subject:

Oooohhhhhh Yeahhh! Looks like a new way to get the Brute Squad up and running again!!! Wahooo! Razz

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Moe the Sleaze · Posted: Sun Nov 14, 2010 8:17 am Post subject:

I would assume that the cache was published and then something was brought to the reviewer's attention that caused him to retract publication (such as the cache was not yet actually in place). Once the issue was sorted out, the cache was re-published. That's just one of the risks of trying to be first to find.
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pfalstad · Geocacher Joined: 02 Feb 2006 Posts: 967 Location: Edina

It was published before that, but the notification was delayed a few hours. The email notifications often stop working temporarily. Yesterday morning they weren't working.

Rustynails · Geocacher Joined: 27 Oct 2009 Posts: 665

pfalstad · Geocacher Joined: 02 Feb 2006 Posts: 967 Location: Edina

The same thing happened with GC2EX60. I saw it on geocaching.com many hours before I got the email notification. Email notifications had stopped working temporarily.

Bad_CRC · Geocacher Joined: 02 Oct 2006 Posts: 207

Tropicalloon · Geocacher Joined: 22 Mar 2009 Posts: 97

I was also wondering what was going on. Last night I received a notification shortly after 6PM for GC2J37C "Lite Brite" and figured we had a good chance to get FTF on our way to the Pizza Event at Broadway Pizza. Surprised to see there were already two found logs. At 6:24PM, I recv'd notification for another new cache. FTF was shown as 14:35 in the log. How often do notifications stop working?

Arcticabn · Posted: Sun Nov 14, 2010 1:35 pm Post subject:

You all are making a very bad assumption. That is that when a cache is published that it immediately triggers the e-mail notification. GC.com does not state that the e-mail notification is immediate. It states that you can get a notification of newly published caches. It doesn't say that it is immediate.
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rosebud55112 · Geocacher Joined: 03 May 2008 Posts: 97

pfalstad · Geocacher Joined: 02 Feb 2006 Posts: 967 Location: Edina

Moe the Sleaze · Posted: Sun Nov 14, 2010 5:20 pm Post subject:

spinowner · Posted: Mon Nov 15, 2010 8:41 am Post subject:

Is this really a big deal? Why is being FTF is so important? I guess it must be one of those things where if you have to ask you'll never understand. (Kind of like when I'm asked why I like geocaching in the first place, I suppose.)
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EPMinnesota · Past MnGCA Board Joined: 13 Apr 2006 Posts: 1908

It's not that it's such a big deal (although it is really fun for some) but the point being made was that Moe the Sleaze was THE Minnesota reviewer so could never have gone for FTF. He knew where they ALL were and when they would all be published. Now he's not the reviewer so he can go after FTF's just like anyone else!

timewellspent · Posted: Mon Nov 15, 2010 9:54 am Post subject: