What is the policy on logging a find of an archived cache? I have a reason for asking this. A cache in a nearby park was recently archived because the CO has apparently abandoned it and is no longer active. I still had the cache in my pocket query, so I hiked to the spot and found the cache in pretty good shape. I cleaned it up (had been disabled for over a year), signed the log and uploaded it as a find in my field notes. My log entry seemed to take and incremented my find count. I checked into adopting this cache but found out Groundspeak doesn't allow adoption of archived caches. I realize that I could just create a new cache at this location, but I had another idea and wanted to run it by the experts here.
I am thinking of creating a new cache on this trail at least .1 miles from the original and calling it something like "Twofer Surprise". The new cache would have its own log, and also a printout with coordinates of the original archived cache ... sort of making it like a 2 stage multi where you could log both stages. I would maintain both the new cache and the original one. If the original CO ever shows up, he can take it back.
So what happens if other users find this archived cache and log it through the "back door" (accessing the profile and finds of a previous finder of the archived cache, then adding a log entry)? I am not trying to break any rules ... that is why I am asking here before I do it.
