I'm really glad I read this thread and maybe my experience as a newbie will be relevant. I was introduced a while ago and my interest has been ramping steadily. Since going premium... actually, some of the fun's gone out; instead of a map showing a few green dots of promised adventure, there are hundreds of dots of stop-and-grab roadside caches. Nothing against people who want to play that kind of game, but it's really different from what attracted me. And it seems to conflict with what I read in the hiders' guide, to paraphrase: "ask yourself why you are bringing people to this spot; if the only answer is for the cache, it's probably not a good place."
I've been learning by imitation. Maybe there's something I should've read somewhere that explains logging as an important part of the fun of hiding a cache, and the importance of leaving meaningful logs. But I've just been imitating what I see from other cachers... and that's meant mostly short unmemorable logs. Well, I know better now and it makes perfect sense!
