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    in How do I...?

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    hello sunset,

     

    I'd say it's really up to you. If you're wanting it to be a little bit more of a surprise, keeping it listed as a micro would be fun. If you want the description to be more specific then you could list it as a regular. It's really up to you.

     

    I love the ammo can in the woods that's a micro. Very deceptive :)

    Does your caching name still suit you?

    in General geocaching topics

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    My caching name still fits me perfectly. fuzzy, is because I sell carpet, and belly is for my six pack abs :)

     

    You can check them out at Geocachealaska.org, click on the "photo Gallery" above the picture, I'm number 7 in the " 2013 whimsy" section. If you dare, that is. And to think, I almost made the cover of the 2014 calendar, I was almost a cover model :)

    owners who don't maintain thier caches

    in General geocaching topics

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    The point some missed was that the owner in question has many caches with a maintenance notice on them. I think Bamboozles suggestion that 5 or more NM notices trigger a block on any more new caches by that owner. Is that something Groundspeak could put in place?

    I agree that there are way too many caches out there that need maintenance. There seem to be more of those around today then when we started caching 7 years ago.

     

    The problem of triggering a block on placing new caches is that anyone can post a NM notice. It could be used maliciously.

    From the OP, it also sounds like the hiding privilege is being used maliciously :)

    owners who don't maintain thier caches

    in General geocaching topics

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    Not to forget - a lot of people don't even watch their own caches close enough to notice negative feedback without NA/NM logs.

    Hello web,

     

    Are you saying that they don't even get e-mail notices from posts on their caches? How could they then ever know when one of them need maintaining, other than a site visit.

     

    If so, I would think it should be required to get e-mail notices of visits. Even If it's a bunch of NA, NM notices. It could help nudge the owner to do maintenance.

     

    Even if every visit generated an email message to a cache owners email address, it won't guarantee that the owner will ever read it. Consider cache owners that create big power trails with hundreds of caches. Oh, that's right, they don't do maintenance on those caches and expect the community to do it for them.

    Well I guess it's just beyond me why someone would hide a cache and not even ever want to know if it where found. Maybe they watch the first 3-4 posts then just forget it? That's just odd. I could see it happening a few times in an area when kids get into the game, but the case the OP states is just weird. That cacher shouldn't be hiding caches.

    owners who don't maintain thier caches

    in General geocaching topics

    Posted

     

     

    Not to forget - a lot of people don't even watch their own caches close enough to notice negative feedback without NA/NM logs.

    Hello web,

     

    Are you saying that they don't even get e-mail notices from posts on their caches? How could they then ever know when one of them need maintaining, other than a site visit.

     

    If so, I would think it should be required to get e-mail notices of visits. Even If it's a bunch of NA, NM notices. It could help nudge the owner to do maintenance.

    What does the "Winter" attribute mean to you?

    in General geocaching topics

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    I believe to the majority of the Geocachers, Winter Friendly means the cache is accessible in the winter without the aid of special equipment and not located on the ground where it could be covered with snow.

     

    "Not located on the ground" is, to me, the critical criteria for a cache that is "available in winter". I also think that the attribute is really only relevant in places that have "real" seasons.

    This is what I was looking for. Good job Paddle and Golfer. The differences of geocaching around the world is amazing to me, and just what I was hoping to hear. Thanks everyone :)

     

    To me, even if the cache is on the ground and it's a large container with a few feet of snow on the ground, that tells me it's an ammo can that can be probed for with a stick. I would consider this winter friendly. I wouldn't hesitate to put a "winter accessible" attribute on it.

     

    Although todays probing for the can didn't work :) I'll probably try again this season.

     

    Yesterdays winter caching outing was fun though(as if todays wasn't, ya right) GCV6Z5 Lily and I had a great time in our winter wonderland. And a few photos so you can see the season here in Anchorage, Alaska, in a nice local park.

    Quality vs Crappy Caches

    in General geocaching topics

    Posted

     

    I agree with most of that, but there are plenty of cachers who strive to find every last cache they can to make their find count increase. Finding hundreds of identical, unimaginative, film canisters placed .10 mile apart along a highway makes many players giddy with excitement because of the large number of smilies they can possess and tell their friends about.

     

    Eliminate the find tallies in players profiles and there will be far less motivation for hiding and seeking 'crappy caches'.

    I'm not a true numbers chaser. Never been to a lower 48 power trail, and only grab a few at a time on the one we have here(the HELP series, it's on a beautiful trail I like camping near GC3W3X8), but I love having the find totals.

     

    And I don't brag about my total................BTW, I have 2015 smileys :) sorry, couldn't help it :)

    What does the "Winter" attribute mean to you?

    in General geocaching topics

    Posted

    For me (and probably for many cachers in areas where winter with snow is the norm), if the cache description shows a large container, and it has a winter accessible attribute with it, AND there's 3 feet of snow outside. It's probably is an ammo can buried in the snow under some log or tree root.

     

    In that case I'm bringing my walking stick for probing and my snowshoes, or a small shovel, for digging. There really is no more beautiful sound than the deep "bonk, bonk" of an ammo can being struck with a walking stick :) and no greater feeling after digging it out to get that smiley :)

     

    Then there's the small container That is well hidden in the branches of a snow covered pine. Better have your neck covered so snow don't find it :) but still sounds fun.

     

    The winter attribute is so important here. For 5-6 months of the year you rarely even search for caches that don't have that attribute.

    Quality vs Crappy Caches

    in General geocaching topics

    Posted

    When a cache receives say 5-10 crappy votes then the reviewer has to archive the cache.

    Unless you're willing to pay fair value for renting out my spine, I'd want no part of this.

    There could be a separate "archiver of crappy caches" reviewer. ;) His forum name would be "The Executioner," & he would have an Intro account - so no one could email him! :lol:

    HA! good one :) That had me smiling

    What Happened?

    in Northwest

    Posted

    I for one think change is over rated. And that face booky thingy.....well I think there's something fishy about it, I'll never join that's for sure.

     

    I'm new here so I don't know of the slowing down, seems pretty busy to me. I can't keep up that's for sure.

     

    But do you really think the folks who used to post here moved to FB or Twitter, I don't. I think of FB and twitty as for the young'uns.

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