OHL Hockey Guy

If you're worried about your special prize being the victim of theft by an over-zealous FTF hound, don't put it in the cache. Give it to the true FTF (the first person to complete the challenge) at an event, or over coffee, or at lunch. I will have to do that... The changes have been made and the cache is published... Texas Area Code Challenge (GC1PHTD)

I have made changes to the page so it is now at the posted coordinates so hopefully it will now get approved so that everyone can enjoy the challenge.

That is an interesting comment because the reviewer said that updates aren't made to teh "rules" very often because then people wouldn't pay attention to all the updates, but if these have beem around for a while then why aren't they "published" for all to see?

I am currently having a problem getting a challenge cache approved and wanted to know what the public thinks... First the basic premise of the cache is that a number of caches have to be found before the final can be completed. The idea is that after completion of the challenge post a note to the cache page and I would send the coordinates. I rated the cache a 5/2.5 and asked that a bookmark list be created for the caches found for the challenge so that completion could be verified, similar to GCRX6F. Items the approver has problems with... 1. Cache wasn't at the posted coordinates - I find nothing in the guidelines for a challenge cache that says it has to be at the posted coordinates. 2. Emailing the final coordinates to the cacher upon completion of the challenge - The only thing about this in the guidelines says that this may not be allowed. The approver says this is only allowed for DeLorme, All Counties, and USGS quads challenges. 3. My difficulty/terrain rating - the approver says that these should be for finding my cache and not the challenge in general. Reason I do not want to post the coordinates on the page is that I would like to put a reward in the cache for those who complete the challenge and I do not want cachers to just come an take that reward. I was told to just try and use the "honor system" for cachers and if someone finds the cache without completing the challenge to just delete the log. I was also told the following by the review... "There is no point in bringing this to the other reviewers, as we have been given explicit, written instructions from Groundspeak on this issue. It's not something that's open to interpretation. I know it's frustrating being given 'unwritten' rules." How are we as cachers to follow "rules" when (A) they are supposed to be guidelines and ( we do not even know what they are. Please give me your opinions.

My streak is currently at 432 days in a row.

Reading these posts makes me proud to be a cacher. Please let me know when coins are available so that I can purchase some. As a husband with a sick wife myself my prayers go out to Ladycacher and her family.

I was just wondering how hard it would be to be more detailed in the geocaching stat facts. Currently it lists the number of caches and countries. Is it possible to have stats for each country? Maybe even for each state/provence of a country?