A well thought out cache (or series of caches) that take you to a nice place. If it's a single cache then it needs to be somewhere meaningful otherwise I just won't bother.
In your mind, what is a low quality geocache?
One in a lousy location, or of low significance. A cache that is poorly maintained - full log, damp, bad container, or just plain missing... Poor quality (or non-existent) hints.
What steps can the community take to improve geocache quality?
Don't be embarrassed or feel you somehow shouldn't leave DNF logs. These are a vital part of the story of a cache. Log needs maintenance too. Don't leave rubbish in caches and clear out any rubbish that is in there.
What steps can Geocaching HQ take to improve geocache quality?
Progress caches (especially when they are low difficulty) to reviewer intervention more quickly after a few DNFs or NMs so that bad caches are weeded out more quickly.
If several caches in a series are clearly needing maintenance / missing then put the whole series on risk of archive...
Don't allow caches to be submitted with a blank hint. I find this very frustrating! Hints should be meaningful - saying it is by a tree in the middle of a forest does not help!
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A well thought out cache (or series of caches) that take you to a nice place. If it's a single cache then it needs to be somewhere meaningful otherwise I just won't bother.
One in a lousy location, or of low significance. A cache that is poorly maintained - full log, damp, bad container, or just plain missing... Poor quality (or non-existent) hints.
Don't be embarrassed or feel you somehow shouldn't leave DNF logs. These are a vital part of the story of a cache. Log needs maintenance too. Don't leave rubbish in caches and clear out any rubbish that is in there.
Progress caches (especially when they are low difficulty) to reviewer intervention more quickly after a few DNFs or NMs so that bad caches are weeded out more quickly.
If several caches in a series are clearly needing maintenance / missing then put the whole series on risk of archive...
Don't allow caches to be submitted with a blank hint. I find this very frustrating! Hints should be meaningful - saying it is by a tree in the middle of a forest does not help!