BassoonPilot
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Cache maintenance is not the responsibility of cache hunters; it is a courtesy we extend to cache owners. I do not think we should absolve cache owners of the responsibilites of cache ownership.
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does anyone know what happened or if we can do anything to help?
Don't visit the site on Saturday or Sunday evenings, and log all your finds on Tuesday or Wednesday.
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Wouldn't it be better if you contacted the cache owner via e-mail with your question?
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As I see it, there are only two possibilities: The ultimate geocache would be either the very last geocache placed, or the very last geocache in existence.
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Just adding my vote to what Brian and others said.
What Carleen says (which means I also agree with Brian, but Carleen's avatar is cuter then Brian's).
Ditto!
But I have nicer legs.
And you shave them more often?
Back to the serious conversation, I would rather read ten DNFs from a cacher who was determined to find a cache on his/her own than one "Found it" log where the log reads something like: "Couldn't find it after looking for 15 seconds, so I called XXX on the cell and s/he told me exactly where it was."
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Wow. I just looked at robertlipe's link. I always find it amazing how over-bloated Microsoft can make new versions of formerly simple, elegant programs.
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Since when is that the only criteria? I have seen/attended many events where the only caching activity was verbal; and most of that lies and exaggeration
The primary activity was to drink beer.
I think you are on to something here ... I for one would pay to go watch a bunch of drunken geocachers wandering through the woods, attempting to shoot at each other while seeking a cache ... which would preferably be hidden 30 feet up a skinny tree.
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You handled it very well. Another option you have is to simply not log online at all, but believe me, people get on your back about that, too.
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I use an older version of the Microsoft "Streets" product, so I'm not sure if a newer version works in exactly the same way, but make sure you have the "Location Sensor" set to "Degrees/Minutes." I've used Streets and Maps for plotting geocaches for over three years with very few problems.
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As cache maintenance (and removal if necessary) is the cache owners responsibility, including your own contact information (at least an email) does cut out the middleman.
Just as it is the cache owner's responsibility to abide by the guidelines of the listing service, it is the listing service's responsibility to field correspondence related to the caches it lists. They know where and how to contact the cache owner if an issue needs to be addressed.
Edited to include the pertinent reference from the stash note available on geocaching.com:
... Visit our website if you want to learn more, or have any comments:Of course, anyone who wishes to "cut out the middleman" can delete that section from the stash note they use and provide their personal information.
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... There was enough tree cover nearby to make GPSr reception uncertain, so you couldn't really zero in on where it was. That one took me 3 attempts - the final time I obtained a PHOTO of the container from the owner, and it was still pretty hard to spot, at least for me. In fact the photo didn't really help. I never found it visually until I was right on top of it - I thought about how the cache owner would find it to check on it, and that led me close enough to it to find it.
Ha ha ... these are among the category of caches that have a tendency to get rehidden in a slightly different spot each time. I've read many a cache note where the owner had a problem finding his/her own cache!
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It is just a shame that the places are made available for hiking, etc., and people are relucant to walk past the signs.
Yes, but some areas posted with "no trespassing" signs are open to hikers with the proviso that hikers will remain on the "official" trails at all times, or the trails are open to hikers only during certain hours, days and/or seasons.
I suppose people should be reluctant to walk past the signs if they are not familiar with the regulations. Unfortunately, finding out exactly what the regulations are is often quite difficult or time-consuming.
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Don't know for sure, but perhaps the signs are left in place as a reminder that use of the area is limited to specific activities during specific hours and/or seasons, and all other activities are considered trespassing. Or perhaps locating and removing all those old signs is simply too time-consuming/labor-intensive for the available work force.
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Actually, I think any/all information should be displayed on the outside of the container. Who in their right mind would look inside a sealed container they had found concealed somewhere expecting to find an explanation?
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Sure you can grab numbers off a sign or a building; it's done all the time. And since it's so easy to set up a multicache this way, PLEASE ask yourself this question about the spots you choose for the clues: Why am I asking people to come here?
Choosing a good cache location is more than choosing a sign with numbers. If you're gonna pick a number off a house, select one with unusual architecture or a funky piece of art in the yard. If you choose a 3-bedroom ranch on a suburban cul-de-sac, I will be wondering "why am I here?"
I couldn't agree more.
... And in certain areas of Pittsburgh, where I live, I will get the "evil eye" just from driving down the street in an unfamiliar vehicle. I have refrained from hiding caches solely because people might not feel comfortable driving and parking in the area -- even though doing so is completely legal.All the better the reason to hide the cache. The residents of such areas need to learn a lesson, and the more outsiders that drive/park on their street, the better. I hope they suffer the worst fate of all ... an orthodontist opens up shop on their block.
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Just because a TB has a goal sheet attached doesn't mean it will always travel in the proper direction.
I would go so far as to say few TBs with a goal sheet attached travel in the proper direction or achieve their goal.
But there's no harm in trying.
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Changes usually bring the contrarians and negative people out of their holes. Being that we saw a recent policy change (the shutting off of Buxley's and similar sites) and a website design change (the search page), they will rear their ugly heads, spit and rant and poision other threads for a few weeks, then disappear for a few months until the next change comes along. It seems to be cyclical.
"We report, you decide." How'd that "fair and balanced" comment slip through uncontested?
Actually, I agree that the percentage of codgers, curmudgeons, grouches, rebels and "chronic malcontents" remains about the same. So has the percentage of "unquenchable do-gooders." The percentage of sockpuppets seems to have gone way down, but the percentage of "trolling" threads seems to have gone way up. And hardly anybody seems to have learned to take advantage of that "search" feature yet.
So what is the fastest growing part of the community?
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In simplest terms, heading is the direction you're going, and bearing is the direction you want to go.
Nah, heading is the direction your nose is pointed.
Sometimes they have to diverge, for obstacles, to follow trails, or for whatever reason ...Like those pesky "winds aloft." Or that unfordable river.
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Yeah, there are actually people who enjoy making their way through a garbage strewn lot to find a cache among the feces, discarded syringes, used condoms and empty liquor bottles next to a homeless encampment.
Hey Brian, have you been following the series of articles in the Bergen Record this week about the Passaic River? A writer kayaked the entire length of the river, and has had some pretty interesting observations.
In today's article, he writes about his experiences from above the Great Falls to below Dundee Dam. He even included a map showing the locations of all the homeless encampments ... lots of cache-hiding territory just waiting to be exploited!
OT: (Exploited by lazy hiders using ammo cans, of course.)
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Can we go back to talking about less controversial subjects like caches hidden between active railroad tracks or ammo boxes hidden within superhighway overpasses now?
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Isn't the "sameness" of caches one of the factors that increases their "lameness?"
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Please stick to the topic.
Let's see ...
... Activity logged to caches over the past week is greatly reduced from the seasonal peak a few weeks back.
... We were told that "scrapers" were (in large part) the root cause of the gc.com access/speed issues.
... The scrapers are now being "throttled."
... Access/speed issues are at least as bad as they were.
What has the "throttling" accomplished, from the average user's perspective?
(For the record, I have never used Buxley's, but I did make use of other third party websites that "scraped" data, like Dan Miller's Leaderboard.)
Waiting On Nj Cache Approval For A Week
in Northeast
Posted · Edited by BassoonPilot
It's really amazing how some caches in NJ get approved almost instantly while others remain "unreviewed" for a long time.
After having waited patiently for several days for my latest three submissions to be approved, and having noticed that other local caches "hidden" several days after mine had been submitted had been approved the same day they were hidden, I said "to hell with it" and archived the submissions here ... and listed them elsewhere.