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Night-owl
Em done that before gone along a road and while you're there you think this wasn't a good idea no footpath and drivers like its Brands Hatch
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Flatlander
Winniefree, there was a discussion a while ago about inaccessibility.

If something is not safely accessible by one means (as a pedestrian your no pavement on a busy A road qualifies) and you have no other means (e.g. cycling) of reaching it, it is permissible to mark it as inaccessible. If a Fetchpoint playing Fetchie subsequently cycles through that marked spot, that spot becomes accessible again, as George Smiley mentions.
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Nellers
So ethically then, FLatlander, that bit of wooded area that is in my circle. It's accessible on foot when it's light (I won't do off-road in the dark) so it's fine in the summer but for 6 months of the year, give or take, it's only accessible at weekends for me.

If I get bugs in there in the winter can I class it as seasonally inaccessible and mark them? Or is that pushing my luck and stretching a point? I haven't in the past. I've just lived with having the penalties until they expire or I get out there to kill them.
Aug 2020
12:38pm, 9 Aug 2020
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ITG 🇮🇸
I have similar problems, Nellers, with a lot of spots accessible now but inaccessible in winter. I would not mark them inaccessible because they aren't really.

Having said that, once I get another badge, or maybe two, I'll probably head back to WSW for the winter ;)
Aug 2020
12:39pm, 9 Aug 2020
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ITG 🇮🇸
which leads to my next question: if I fail to get a bug, will it still be there the next day? and until when? This could get pricey...
Aug 2020
12:47pm, 9 Aug 2020
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Nellers
Yes, the bugs hang around for 30 days or until you squish then ITG. They cost 4 points each day, unless someone else runs through then when they get 4 points more added to their penalty.

(Won't apply in your case where you are but if a bug appears on a rival's regular route and I can't get to it quickly I can easily be having 24 or more points penalty from the single bug. I've had one cost me 48 points while I was injured and just cycling.)
Aug 2020
12:49pm, 9 Aug 2020
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CumbriAndy
Will it still be there tomorrow? - Yes. It will 'cost' you 4 points per day until it's gone and, obviously, you won't get your 200 point daily bonus either.

How long will it stay there? - 30 days or until squished whichever is the sooner.
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12:51pm, 9 Aug 2020
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TBR (TheBeardRunner)
The benefits of doing a half decent long run. Planned the 7 mile route yesterday and yielded 495 points today 😁
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12:51pm, 9 Aug 2020
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Ultra Sparkly Bridget (USB)
Nellers - most of my bugs fall into areas that are accessible all year round but there are occasional ones that are more seasonal and I do report them.
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1:49pm, 9 Aug 2020
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eL Bee!
We are semi-rural:
Anything that is not accessible by a right-of-way or requires trespass gets "Inaccessibled"

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