Difference between revisions of "Tag the hash achievement"

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(RIBBON TO BE ADDED)

Similar to a childhood game of tag in which the goal is to tag the nearest person, your goal is to reach (or "tag") the nearest hashpoint.

This achievement can be earned by visiting the geohash closest to the geohash you visited the day before multiple days in a row. You do not have to reach the geohashes, but a genuine attempt must be made for each one. A minimum of three consecutive days are required to earn the achievement, and you may attempt multiple geohashes on each day. Using personal motorised vehicles is forbidden, as this greatly reduces the difficulty of the achievement - public transport and human-power only. An example of geohashes which could be used for this achievement can be found in the image below.

Frequent geohashers may notice similarities between this achievement and the Consecutive geohash achievement. The main difference is that you are not free in choosing the geohash and instead must go to the one closest to your previous one. You are also restricted by your transport, and reaching the geohashes is not required.

As the number of days increases, the achievement gets more difficult (and more impressive). It is possible to combine this achievement with the Endurance Geohashing achievement, which requires you to stay overnight near the geohash points and forbids returning home during the achievement attempt, but it is not required to do this.

Proof

As reaching the point is not necessary, the standard proof of success is not required. However, there are a few things needed to validate the achievement:

A screenshot of https://geohashing.info (or similar) showing that the points were the nearest to each previous one.
A photo (or detailed account) of each mode of transport taken.

Proposed achievements
2000s	Geocashing · Nanny
2010s	Fibonacci · Hunter gatherer · Mapillary · Networking · Ninja · Tag the hash
2020s	Guard Dog · Holiday · Namesake · With the dead

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-Look at some children playing tag: they don't care where they run to, they just want to reach the nearest person. On the other hand I love to go on unplanned holidays. Just start and follow your nose. So you won't get where you want to be but where you have to be.<sup>[citation needed]</sup> And so just another multiple day hashing achievement came to my mind.
+{{Proposal talk|date=2015-11-27}}
-The idea is that you have to visit the hash that is closest to the hash you visited the day before. You must not use any individual motor traffic (like car or motorcycle or motorboat) but use only the force of your own muscles and public transport. You must visit (or attempt) at least three hashes on three consecutive days. You can start the achievement where- and whenever you want, but you must not use a car to get there either.
+''(RIBBON TO BE ADDED)''
-The difference to the [[Consecutive geohash achievement]] is that
+Similar to a childhood game of tag in which the goal is to tag the nearest person, your goal is to reach (or "tag") the nearest hashpoint.
-* you are not free in the choice of the hash but have to go to the one that is nearest the hash you visited the day before (or at least one of them, if you are into multihashing).
-* you must not use a car.
-* you don't have to reach the hashpoints.
-The achievement gets more worthy (and difficult) the more days you follow. It is recommended (but not necessary) to combine the achievement with the [[hashholiday achievement]] (if this will be accepted).
+This achievement can be earned by visiting the geohash closest to the geohash you visited the day before multiple days in a row. You do not have to reach the geohashes, but a genuine attempt must be made for each one. A minimum of three consecutive days are required to earn the achievement, and you may attempt multiple geohashes on each day. Using personal motorised vehicles is forbidden, as this greatly reduces the difficulty of the achievement - public transport and human-power only. An example of geohashes which could be used for this achievement can be found in the image below.
-Of course you can reach this achievement by luck if the hash is close to your home on three or more consecutive days, but the original idea is to fix the time for the achievement in advance and having no idea where you have to go to tomorrow.
+[[File:TagTheHashExample.png|center|300px]]
+Frequent geohashers may notice similarities between this achievement and the [[Consecutive geohash achievement]]. The main difference is that you are not free in choosing the geohash and instead must go to the one closest to your previous one. You are also restricted by your transport, and reaching the geohashes is not required.
+As the number of days increases, the achievement gets more difficult (and more impressive). It is possible to combine this achievement with the [[Endurance Geohashing]] achievement, which requires you to stay overnight near the geohash points and forbids returning home during the achievement attempt, but it is not required to do this.
+== Proof ==
+As reaching the point is not necessary, the standard proof of success is not required. However, there are a few things needed to validate the achievement:
+* A screenshot of https://geohashing.info (or similar) showing that the points were the nearest to each previous one.
+* A photo (or detailed account) of each mode of transport taken.
+[[Category:Needs discussion]]
+{{proposed achievements}}