I only deal with the statistics. Any other problem, e.g. a missing cache or a cache without the numbers in it, should be referred to the cache owner or, if they don't reply, to one of the below contacts.
I know there have been / are / will be issues with the series. Please stop contacting me about them - I can't help you.
That said, I will make one concession. If you have found all the feeder caches, i.e. you are showing 47 finds on the Statistics table, if you are missing numbers and have been unable to obtain them from any other source, contact me and I will email them to you.
PopUpPirate, the series owner, should be the guy to sort out issues but he can be very slow in responding to emails.
Y6GST (previously known as gaz_zippy) is a series supporter, is likely to give you a faster response and will try to get the issue addressed. However, there is no guarantee he will be successful.
The Facebook group Little Quest Geocaching (UK) was set "for those interested in the Little Quest (LQ) series". This is another place you can report issues. How effective the group will be in resolving these issues remains to be seen....
Welcome to my Little Quest statistics page! When I first created this page I'd no idea whether I'd ever finish but I did know that I was interested in how people were getting on. And I figured that if I was interested then so might other people and hence these pages. It is my intention to update it about once a week, though obviously this won't happen those weeks when I'm on holiday. I subsequently finished the quest on 27th December 2011 but intend to continue to compile the statistics.
Feedback is welcome. Thoughtful criticism and constructive suggestions will be responded to and may result in me changing/enhancing the page. No promises though! Please contact me through me profile BaSHful.
I no longer use pocket queries. Instead I use the GSAK "Refresh cache data" API to capture the last 30 logs. Unless the cache has been found more than 30 times since I last ran the API I should always capture all logs. However, if you notice that the statistics are not showing all your finds then please contact me and I will endeavour to sort it out. Again, no promises.
The 47 Counties
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Note: Current is not equivalent to "Active". A "Current" cache may be temporarily "Disabled" for any number of reasons.
The Final
When you have collected the information from the 47 feeder caches there's:-
GC154N9
LQ:FINAL - Little Quest Challenge
Unique finds
If you have done more than one cache for a county, as defined in the above table, then congratulations. However, it only counts as one. I.e. It's about how many different counties that you've found a Little Quest cache in. Similarly, should you log the same cache as found more than once (not that I think you would!) then it still only counts as one.
Cache owners
The owners of the LQ caches have a very slight advantage over the rest of us - they get counted as having found their own cache(s).
Finder ranking table sort order
The primary sort, as you would expect, is on number of unique finds in the series. Within each subset of people on the same number of finds I have sorted by the 'last find' date. I.e. You are ranked higher if the have achieved the same number of finds by an earlier date. If you achieved the same number of finds on the same date then the person who started later get the higher ranking on the grounds that they've achieved their finds quicker. If you're tied on all three criteria then I reckon you're working as a team! You'll be listed in reverse alphabetical order of finder name. However, you do get the same ranking.
Setting a Little Quest cache
This will only be required rarely, when an existing cache in the series is archived. The series Home page has instructions but they have never been revised and are now significantly out of date. Instead, please use these instructions.
Some Links
Little Quest creator PopUpPirate
Little Quest Home. Note: The instructions for setting a new cache are out of date.
Little Quest Checker Excel spreadsheet to check you have the correct codes. Also adds them up for you. Note: This version dated 30 Dec 2017 and is a copy of the one in the files secion of the facebook group (link below).
Little Quest Bookmark List maintained by PopUpPirate and not guaranteed to be up-to-date.
Little Quest database Bookmark List maintained by me (BaSHful) and guaranteed to exactly match the GSAK database used to generate the LQ statistics.
Setting a Little Quest cache. Note: Only required when an existing cache archived.
Facebook group: Little Quest Geocaching (UK)
Little Quest Trackables
LQ:RACER - Tyrolean Maid's Casino Geocoin
LQ:RACER - Pharisee's Groundspeak Lackey Geocoin
LQ:RACER - XL5's Thunderbird 2
Zippy's LQ (Little Quest) Challenge TB