just drop the dang GC from the waypoint name which is taking up a crap
load of number spaces..... it could go way up to FFFFFF which is like
16,777,215 million caches!!!! would last a long freaking time!!!!
and he wouldn't have to change anything!!!
DUH!!!!
jason
ken@highpointer.com wrote:
> /know they were planning on separating out the locationless due to the
> number crunch. I assume they'll be rolling that out soon since numbers
> are almost used up. I'm sure a number of us would be willing to help
> update azgeocaching.com./
>
> What is going to happen when the numbers are used up? The waypoint of
> the most recent cache placed is *GCE5C6*. At the current rate of new
> cache placements (which is obviously going to increase as geocaching
> continues to add new adherents, and the weather gets warmer at higher
> latitudes and elevations), we should reach the cache with waypoint
> *GCFFFF* before the end of April.
>
> Then, what will Geocaching.com do to increase the number of waypoint
> numbers? Is it possible to add another digit, thereby making the next
> waypoint number *GC10000*?
>
> *Ken* (a.k.a. */Highpointer/*)
>
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