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Gan Dalf

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  1. When I visit Seattle from Ontario, I bring several trackables with me to clock on mileage and to leave in caches. Why do they ALL disappear? What's with that?

     

    Unfortunately that has been a problem in this area. There is one particular cacher who was grabbing and keeping all of the trackables they came across. I believe that an agreement of some kind was eventually reached between that cacher and GS.

     

    Yes but the person in question is still way behind in logging the trackables they have taken and is still actively taking ones they come across out of caches. I recently saw a back dated trackable drop by this person that was over a year old and so they are still a year behind on thier logs. If you've had a trackable come to the Seattle area and it has gone missing, it will probably be at least a year from the date of the last log on the trackable before it will come out again. The good news is that it will eventually be released, it's just a matter of when...

  2. It was pointed out to me that I failed to say whether or not chaces that a player owns are eligible to be used by them towards the 30 cache requirement to qualify for the challenge. The answer is yes and I have updated the ruls on the cache page to reflect the additional infromation. Thanks.

  3. Seen that blank logs has been mentioned. What about NO online log? Recently did maintenance on one of ours and noticed that it was about 50/50 written log to online log ratio. It's understandable that people get busy and don't log for awhile. It's beyond that though, and it's pretty clear they are never going to log it online. Heck, we would take a TFTC in stride! Lucky for us we get over such things quickly.

     

    some poeple don't post their finds online for a lot of different reasons. That is one thing I would not let get to you since there is absolutely nothing you can do about it.

  4. Like for writing anti-micro poems based on Dr. Seuss and stuff. :o

     

    Seriously? That sounds like standard OT fare. :blink:

     

    I'm not going there. The poem can be found. B)

     

    start here: http://forums.Ground...topic=59513&hl=

     

    Classic

     

    Ah yes, what could very well be the first ever "lame micro" thread, started way back in November 2003, like 3 months after I started. This is some seriously historical stuff here. :laughing:

     

    You can do it, go ahead finish your thought.

     

    No, that was a posting error. My statement "classic" was meant to fall outside of the quote box. Sorry

  5. Like for writing anti-micro poems based on Dr. Seuss and stuff. :o

     

    Seriously? That sounds like standard OT fare. :blink:

     

    I'm not going there. The poem can be found. B)

     

    start here: http://forums.Groundspeak.com/GC/index.php?showtopic=59513&hl=

     

    Classic

     

    Ah yes, what could very well be the first ever "lame micro" thread, started way back in November 2003, like 3 months after I started. This is some seriously historical stuff here. :laughing:

  6. You can find out by going to thisweb site but there are roughly 54,000 cachers in the US with more than 200 finds.

     

    the question is a bit hard to answer because as I said, that site only tracks people with 200 or more finds and includes many cachers with hundreds or even thousands of finds that are no longer caching, so it depends on what you mean by "number of cachers".

     

    It is safe to say that the US has more cachers than any other country in the world and it might even be true that the US has more cachers than all the other countries combined but that would take a little more digging to know for sure...

  7. I have a lot of Pet Peeves but my number one is not loggin bugs out of caches, whether they are being stolen or just because the user is new. The first trackbale I got was on my 4th cache find and when I took it, I made darn sure I knew what to do with it. Sure I had some hiccups along the way but at least the effort was there. It seems like most new cachers don't bother to figure out how the game works after hearing the cool human interest story on the 6 o'clock news...

  8. Well here in the Northwest, some have already mentioned Dayspring, whom places creatively constructive hides the often are mechanical in nature, and some have mentioned themselves as great cache hiders but for me, the far and away all time great is Eraseek, a Charter Member with a firm grasp of what geocahcing is, was and has become and that is happy to find the caches he looks for with a kind word (unlike me) and a word or two about his hunt. His caches are always well liked if not exonerated and he is a Charter Member that has been finding and placing caches since the game began and yet has a modest number of finds for someone that still actively hunts and hides and has been a cacher for so long. If ever there was a cacher that I would like to emulate it would be him. That however, continues to be my wish...

  9. I know... heck of a first post, but I'm sitting here with my wife going over some stats and the #1 finder on this site lists 990 finds in a single day... how is that legal? Obviously you cannot visit 900 caches in a single day. The only way I could see you getting your name on that many logs is by proxy through other people. But then what's the point? That's not really finding what you're claiming.

     

    Am I missing something here?

    First, why worry about it?

    Second, they may have logged them on the same day, but had simply not changed the date from previous finds (Say, like on a vacation or similar...)

    Third, why worry about it?

     

    First, who said I was worried? It was a legitimate question from a new cacher.

    Second, 990 is ridiculous no matter what way you twist it. My wife and I happen to look for caches in which treasure can be found... you know... the game listed Here

    Third, did you really just repeat yourself? It's ok... if you really like spending a day running from one film canister to the next to stamp a piece of paper every 528 feet, then good for you! Personally, we have better things to do with our time.

     

    Then why get so worked up over it? I don't like power trails either, but I know a lot of cachers who do. When you sit around and talk to them about it, you find that they have a lot of fun doing them. In fact, they've just about talked me into doing one. B)

     

     

     

    (ok, so it's a series. I still can't stomach the idea of doing a power trail)

     

    HA! You funny! <_< Almost bit on that one being a 14 cache "power trail" until I hit the quote button and saw your (not so) hidden text. :laughing:

  10. Update: Logs now showing at bottom page. Five minutes after previous post, and I changed nothing. Thanks for whatever you did, or didn't do!

    LOL... same here, logs suddenly started showing now, hope it will last!

     

    Maybe it's working for you but it ain't for me. Came to the site update thread just to see if anyone else was reporting this issue. somehting isn't right because logs are not loading on any of the cache pages I've tried to view (about 10 or so...)

  11. Found it! The Bookmark list is Called "Bomb Scares and other fun stuff" Doesn't look like it is maintained anymore. Newest cache is from 2007 and most of the caches on it have been archived for obvious reasons.

     

    That bookmark list was originally created by a now banned member, and he let someone adopt it who dropped the ball, and abandoned it.

     

    Soooooo.... who was the memeber that was banned? :unsure:

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    the link provides good info on how to do it. Another tip:

     

    When wrting a cache page, I will often attach a photo to a reviewer note before the cache publishes. When the cache is realeased, the reviewer note will be deleted and the photo will disappear from the note along with it but since it is maintained in the database, the link to the photo in your description still works. This gives a less clutered look to the page without all of the photo icons at the bottom which is nice when you have a whole bunch of photos you want to use in the description.

  13. It's a little asinine to run around and stamp a piece of paper every 500 feet for a meaningless point value, but it's even more asinine to be concerned if other people are doing it, and if they are doing it correctly :rolleyes:

    Being concerned or judgmental about it actually validates it.

    Actually now that you mention it, it seems silly to hike a couple miles or so across a snake and scorpion infested desert or through a bear infested forest to stamp a piece of paper for a meaningless point value.

     

    And isn't it great that there are options for those like to do either, both or neither? :rolleyes:

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    It's certainly not my cup of tea. I love to hike but I doubt I would have enjoyed the Bataan Death March. To me this would be the geocaching equivalent. But as others said here, to each his own.

    Really? equating caching on a Power Trail to the "Bataan Death March" How many service men were killed? and you compare it to that even with the problems that the ET Trail had I don't believe anyone was forced to do it and I don't think anyone was killed! That's definitely worse than the stupid cheese head comment!

     

    Hyperbole ( /haɪˈpɜrbəliː/ hy-pur-bə-lee;[1] Greek: ὑπερβολή, 'exaggeration') is the use of exaggeration as a rhetorical device or figure of speech. It may be used to evoke strong feelings or to create a strong impression, but is not meant to be taken literally.

     

    Hyperboles are exaggerations to create emphasis or effect. As a literary device, hyperbole is often used in poetry, and is frequently encountered in casual speech. An example of hyperbole is: "The bag weighed a ton."[2] Hyperbole helps to make the point that the bag was very heavy, although it is not probable that it would actually weigh a ton.

    That's funny! While missing my point I guess you don't support the power trail either and name calling, moral equivalence, and hyperbole are acceptable when discussing one's dislike of them, cool got it!

     

    Who's missing the point? briansnat's post did not condone or even refer to the aforementioned comments regarding cheese... ball, head or otherwise. He was merely offering his opinion of Power Trails after clearly stating how he knows they have been done in the past. I serioulsy doubt that briansnat really thinks that Power Caching is liek the Bataan Death March. I was merely pointing out that your overreaction to his comments and now extrapolation that I must not like Power Trails either is somewhat misguided.

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    It's certainly not my cup of tea. I love to hike but I doubt I would have enjoyed the Bataan Death March. To me this would be the geocaching equivalent. But as others said here, to each his own.

    Really? equating caching on a Power Trail to the "Bataan Death March" How many service men were killed? and you compare it to that even with the problems that the ET Trail had I don't believe anyone was forced to do it and I don't think anyone was killed! That's definitely worse than the stupid cheese head comment!

     

    Hyperbole ( /haɪˈpɜrbəliː/ hy-pur-bə-lee;[1] Greek: ὑπερβολή, 'exaggeration') is the use of exaggeration as a rhetorical device or figure of speech. It may be used to evoke strong feelings or to create a strong impression, but is not meant to be taken literally.

     

    Hyperboles are exaggerations to create emphasis or effect. As a literary device, hyperbole is often used in poetry, and is frequently encountered in casual speech. An example of hyperbole is: "The bag weighed a ton."[2] Hyperbole helps to make the point that the bag was very heavy, although it is not probable that it would actually weigh a ton.

  16. Boring, tiring or least creative? If you're bored you should probably pick a different hobby or only pick caches that you know will get your adrenaline going. LPC's, gaurdrails and Rock Walls I feel are the least creative but in certain circumstances can be far from boring.

     

    I find "evil" hides to be the most tiring unles done creatively. A bison tube tied to some fishing line and thrown into blackberry bushes or a snarly bramble may be difficult to find but I don't find them particularly appealing. Likewise, a fake rock placed in a 100 sq ft area full of other rocks or a film canister hidden in a wooded area full of large stamps and logs are not on my list of favorites either. It just becomes a needle in a haystack search at that point and finding them is more a matter of luck than anything else.

  17. Whenever I create a Challenge Cache, our local reviewer asks if I've met the conditions myself - which I have - so I don't find it necessary to log a find on it - but that's just me and YMMV.

     

    What i fyou hadn't, would the reviewer refuse to release the challenge?

     

    From the Knowledge Books, "Reviewers may ask the cache owner to demonstrate that they have previously met the challenge and/or that a substantial number of other geocachers would be able to do so."

     

    Haven't had one refused because I've been able to demonstrate that I've met the challenge (except for the ones that I have created that take a year to complete, e.g. Ontario's Public Holidays Challenge Cache), and that others have expressed an interest in my challenge.

     

    I am aware of what the guidelines say, it doesn't say you have to have already done it yourself, it is simply meant to imply that the challenge should be achievable. I can see asking this for some obscure challenge where the requirments seem unachievable but for a fairly stragiht forward challenge (like the ones that I looked at that you've published) it seems an unreasonable requirement to me (assuming that the reviewer would have refused to publish were you to have said no).

     

    I am the CO of two challenges, have not completed the requirements for either one and was not asked if I had by the reviewers who published them. The same was true of the owners of the Fizzy, Delorme and Counties challneges in our state. I don't think any of them had the requirements complete when the caches published although they might have done them by now.

     

    It is my intent to complete the requirments for both of my challenges someday but when I do, I will not be logging them as finds. I'll simply add my name to the list of cachers that have completed it on the cache page.

  18. Whenever I create a Challenge Cache, our local reviewer asks if I've met the conditions myself - which I have - so I don't find it necessary to log a find on it - but that's just me and YMMV.

     

    What i fyou hadn't, would the reviewer refuse to release the challenge?

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