EpicGuy

Done. I'm 14.

Seeing as I have found it difficult to edit my previous post, I will state most of how I truly feel, and where I'm coming from, here: Most of my caches are on trails and hills, twenty miles from my home, overlooking a beautiful lake in Southern Oregon. I hid them, so that others may enjoy the views of nature, as I have for all 14 years of my life. This game is a treasure hunt, right? You will always have a goal, no matter what. Some do it for the numbers, for others, just getting outdoors or to exercise. I cache for fun, and for entertainment... for the experience. Extra requirements are for the experience. They make caching fun, and offer a detour from the tiresome "lamp-skirt" hides You make them optional, the population of ALR caches will dwindle. There won't be much of a reason to write them, because there won't be much of a reason for others to complete them. I will oppose this new "Guideline" for as long as it is labelled as such. The only reason that I am going to rewrite my caches, is that odds are they would be archived, and I would be banned from the site.

I don't like this change at all. If you don't want to fulfill the requirements, then don't go after the cache. If it is made optional (as it already has) then the hider will just say "Why bother doing it in the first place?" Quite frankly, I get sorta tired of just; drive up, get out, search, find, sign, move on. It's nice to have an extra challenge once in awhile, if you don't want such a challenge, don't look for it. Plain and simple. That is why I am not likely to comply with this. It doesn't make sense, and I feel that there is no need for it. And if you want me to follow the rules, make the line between Requirements and Guidelines a lot less blurred. I have stated my opinion in the nicest way that I know how. Apologies, if I came across as a jerk.