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Early on I was caching about 40 miles from home one day and when I bent over I heard a big riiiiiip. Yep my pants had given way in the back. I wasn't going to let that send me home early. So after the find I pulled up the nearest sport store and got a nice new pair of hiking pants. Last February we were caching on this great granite outcropping on the side of a mountain. Well it was really cold and there was plenty of ice. My friends were being all crazy and I was just doing mild rock climbing. I thought I was in a pretty good spot just standing but I put too much weight on my right foot which had a small patch of ice under it. I took a semi sharp piece of granite to my backside. Luckily I wasn't too high and I didn't break anything, well other than a rip in my pants and little blood from a small cut.

I would think that a digital cam would be more susceptable to moisture than the disposable ones and thus it could mess up quickly. I guess if you were just going to trash it it's no different but if it was me I'd find it a loving home with someone who isn't able to afford a camera and go the cheap disposable route with the cache.

I've completed the challenge, but that's too far away to go log. There are 2 geo-art series near me that total like 90 puzzles and each is a very simple solve. One is a baseball south of Greenville, SC (http://coord.info/GC2QAJF) the other is a smiley face on Lake Lure, NC (http://coord.info/GC2MDGP). The baseball are all easy finds but not a power trail they are spread out over town. The smiley is a little more like a power trail and were all easy. Add other puzzles between the two and it's a long day but can be accomplished EDIT: I do find it bad form that the hider hasn't found 100 Unknown caches period (much less 100 in a day).

Contact the local reviewer. Explain the situation. Most reviewers will only move it if it is within 2 miles of the original placement.

Classic Traveling Salesman problem. Computer programscan only reasonably do a few caches at a time. I grab a PQ of that area. Upload to Google Earth and manually plan. It's not too hard and with practice you get better at it.

How about let's start by banning all LPCs all park and grabs and all powertrails? I agree with Viajero Perdido if all your local puzzles deal with hours of googling then I feel sorry for you. Puzzles are as varied as traditionals. Some are straight forward with info on how to solve on the page, some are complex ciphers, some require research, and some require decoding obscure clues to even get started. I enjoy the challenge of puzzles. Yes some do end in boring park and grabs and those are a little less exciting. I try to make mine at least end in interesting spots, in parks, or along trails.

I have one (first geocoin I bought), but it is activated and there's only one coin I would ever consider trading it for and even then it owuld be tough for me to let go. I also checked the usual places and see nothing at this time.

So I looked at my caches. I believe my caches are average to above average in terms of quality in my area. 36% are micro 28% are small 32% are regular and 4% are large. Most of those micro caches are along walking trails that could not maintain anything larger due to muggles. http://coord.info/GC2CG1E I think that is a good example of a cache where the location of the final outweighs the cache size. It does vary hider by hider and in different areas.

If they only want locals doing their cache then that is fine. But if they want to draw visitors from all over then they need to give some hints at what you need or a full on list. I've done some extreme caches that were a few hours drive away. If the owner had not mentioned we needed something (climbing gear) we would have not gotten to enjoy that cache. In the end it is their decision but if I have a cache that requires something out of the ordinary you can bet it's listed on the page somehow.

I've seen several owners who place caches with little or no description. It is a bad practice but it is allowed. If they have nothing to say about their own cache then I know I'm not going to enjoy finding it.

OH I found that cache last summer. The bad thing is that was 2000+ caches ago and it was on a day where we did like 105 caches. So no memories. My guess is that it was indeed once on that payphone and moved slightly (maybe the base is still there?) Look around. There is no reason to assume it's missing. I don't know that owner but if you're desperate the most recent finder should get back to you.

Without solving the puzzle you are very unlikely on finding the cache, so yes. Most my puzzle finals are a 2 difficulty at most. I've seen a few cachers who add a part to the description that let's you know how they rate the difficulty of the hide so you know.

Put your location. Whenever I get a log from a name I don't recognize I like to look at the profile and see where they came from. It's cool to see someone from far away do your cache.

By creating great caches in great locations and let word of mouth do the rest. Some cachers never leave their home area. Others (like myself) love to travel as long as we are rewarded with a fun cache in a great spot.

The problem persisted long before GSAK had the option to allow logging. I have used that function of GSAK but only when logging a powertrail. When a CO owns 100+ caches in a row that are exactly .1 apart then I see no need for a unique log. But it also allowed me to write unique logs for the others that we did that day (if I had to do each one manually that day the few unique cool ones I did may have gotten shorter logs due to exhaustion). Don't blame the tool, blame the user. Some people will never log more than TFTC unless they are told that we owners like to hear about their experience. And some will just log a TFTC because they like logging from their phone and don't care to give feedback. BTW I took a peek at a few of your caches and see some copy and paste logs, but I also see more good logs than bad. As a CO focus on the good and ignore the people who always log TFTC

That is false. I'd say a large majority would like to see virtuals return. It took GS years to give in and try to create a comprimise (challenges). A large majority still claim those are not what they want and they want the ghost icon back now. If GS was a bureaucracy we'd still have old school virtuals.

I see that says any, but then if you combine that with the other guideline posted below it confuses me. To me this says I can only delete a log that is bogus (i.e. A DNF logged as a find), off-topic (a note that is more of a discussion piece then relating to the cache), or inappropriate (bad language and the like?). From my understanding if I sign the log an owner should not delete my find. Again they can ask for an edit or encrypt, but should not be able to delete.

Speaking of old ALR puzzles that have not been modified. Yes I plan to eventually go find this cache and not do stage 3 or 4.

But one of Groundspeak's Terms of Use does prohibit spoilers in logs. Section 4(m) reads: I interpret that as a don't give spoilers for puzzles. Now if an owner asks me to change my log I probably would or if they choose to encrypt it then that is okay, but you just cannot delete a found it log if I found the cache.

I know what you mean, but more often than not, the replace-as-found comment acts as a hint that the hide involves the cache being in a very specific place and orientation, and that changes the way that I look for the cache. That's helped me enough times that I think COs sometimes include that kind of comment for just that purpose. Of course, some add it because they have unreasonable dreams that it will stop their arbitrarily placed hanger from wandering around in that big, fuzzy bush... This CO puts that comment on EVERY cache they hide. It doesn't help then

Here's one that I saw on an event Um no I do not need to be in the picture or sign the log to attend the event. I do both anyways, but a statemnet like this just gets under my skin.

I'm never a fan of statements like this: 1) There is NO guideline that says spoilers are not allowed in logs. 2) Why is there any need to mention replacing as found. The type of person to move a cache is the type who does not read cache pages.

I'm a teacher at a virtual school. I have 200+ students. When I get an email with a simple question I have 2 options. Take a minute or two to go searching and look at their profile to see what their grades are, how often they come to class, how often they call for help, etc. Or send a 'boilerplate' response. I send a boilerplate for general questions becuase it is quicker and easier and that efficeincy allows me more time to deal with more pressing issues. Your reviewer is trying to improve caching overall in the area by getting more info, they chose to send you a simple 3 questions (yes some of those questions may have already been answered). I'm sure your reviewer deals with lots of submissions and could have overlooked those answers (or maybe they saw them and just did not edit their boilerplate in the name of time management).

That's just uncalled for speculation. People who get picked to be a reviewer are well respected veterans of the community. They publish dozens to hundreds of caches weekly. I doubt any details stick in their brain. Could they pull up the reviewer note if they are hunting the cache, sure, but I expect most would not.

I have never seen an event that required a fee (other than maybe paying to get into the park). If I saw that I would probably mention it to my reviewer to make sure it wasn't a sneaky edit and that it was approved. I donate money and time to my group and if I have cash on me when I travel to other areas I'll usually throw in a few bucks.