Good day to all
I recently placed a new cache in the hope of getting it published. It is a strip of magnetic numbers and letters that I have stuck onto a steel power pole near a new Community Centre in my home town. There is a waterproof paper log stuck to the back side of the magnetic strip.
The publisher is refusing to publish the cache as it does not have a container, which is a breach of the Geocaching Guidelines. His comments are cut and pasted below:
"In the section about traditional caches, the original cache type and the one that spawned all others. The section begins "This is the original cache type consisting of (at a bare minimum) a container and a logbook"
All caches have to meet the guidelines for a traditional cache as well as any additional requirements for the specific cache type.
also, in the section headed Guidelines that Apply to all Cache Types you will find:
"For all physical caches and waypoints, think carefully about how your container and the actions of geocachers will be perceived by the public."
reiterating the need for a container.
Are you telling me you didn't read and don't understand the guidelines?
Just because you bought something from a store doesn't make it suitable.
As for other caches, I don't know of any others that use magnetic numbers, and if there are, they may be covered by the phrase near the top of the guidelines:
"there is no precedent for placing caches."
I totally understand the need to have containers for trackables and swaps but nano and micro caches are not suitable for swaps. He mentions that all new caches have to meet the guidelines for a traditional cache as well as any additional requirements for the specific cache type Why? Where is the scope for different and unusual caches? Virtual Caches don't have containers. In this instance there appears to be no flexibility given to release my new cache.
The Guidelines also mention that I can post a message on these forums to see what the wider caching community thinks about my issue. Please post your thoughts and if most people think that my magnetic strip cache may be suitable I may be able to have the decision reviewed.
Thanks
Jumpedin2it (1172 finds, 12 hidden)
