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  1. This has actually happened to me before! In my case it was the other way around....I had a multi published, and before someone had the chance to find it, the first stage got muggled. That was not a result of me hiding the cache poorly the first time, it was because of a few other issues. But due to that incident, I decided to change the listing from a multi to a traditional. The final stage of the former multi became the cache to find for the traditional type. In this case, the reviewer was more than happy to change it for me. It happened to me again another time, except it was a mistake on my part. I wanted it to be a letterbox, and I accidently listed it as a traditional. I contacted the reviewer about it, and it was changed in no time at all. In most cases however, if the cache has been active for an extended period of time.....I would strongly suggest just archiving the old listing and submitting a new listing with the new type.
  2. Unlikely to happen. As previously explained, what comes after onclick is JavaScript. While you only want to use innocuous JS, it's virtually impossible to analyze the string and determine automatically whether it's benign, so they have to prohibit JS. ... That makes sense, I suppose. But if there is little chance of JavaScript coming back and no alternatives, why are we left hanging for months? Why not tell us the ground rules for cache descriptions? I have to assume the site programmers have something up their sleeve; I'd just like a little hint of when we can expect it. I agree with this....I would like official word if JavaScript is going to be allowed anymore. I have a cache that requires Java Script (GC12TGV) and it has been disabled since April! I want to be able to do something with that location...whether it be archive and place a new cache. Or wait it out if Java Script is going to be allowed again.
  3. I don't want to get annoying with this, but I still have a cache that has been disabled since April due to the onclick, and ondblclick not working! I realize that we have very hard working people trying to get it fixed, but is their anyway that we can get an update from someone regarding a status?
  4. Make that a MySpace account So much nicer.... I got a geocaching account when I was 16, and I have logged over 2,300 caches since!
  5. I didn't have the time to read every single post to this thread, so if my points were already covered then I apologize. I think that finding 100 caches in a day is very doable! My record in a day is 84, and I spent longer than I should have with a dinner break plus getting delayed with a 20 minute downpour halfway through. So I could have very well made the triple-digit if I had pushed. To get 100 in a day I think that the cacher should spend the night less than a half-hour away from ground zero where the large cluster of caches are located. I once went on a cache run to Huntsville, and my mistake was starting from Chattanooga.....well, I wasted a few valuable hours of daylight driving to my intended goal which was Huntsville. I think caching as a team is the way to go in a 100 cache day. To have someone whos sole responsibility is to drive, then the other cacher can be looking up the next place, reading off the hints, and giving directions if needed. It is extremely hard for one person to do all the work. I think it is best to run with three people. One person drives, one person keeps the records/looks up the caches, and one person is the runner at the locations. If the runner has difficulty after 10-20 seconds, then the other two people come to the rescue. The person who finds the cache, signs for everyone present. It saves time to do it that way rather than the log being passed around to everyone to sign. While the finder is signing the log, than the other people in the team can be looking up the next cache/the roads to get there. Their are several other ways in which finding 100 caches in a day can be completed......these are just some of the ways that work for me. It may sound like work....but it is a lot of fun for me.
  6. Hmmm, I have a three stall garage. I could make the third stall a TB hotel cache. Pull in, make the exchange. I bet the wife would think that's a great idea! brb! ROFL.....you don't think I could use your idea do ya? I LIKE IT
  7. It is not a bug........the non-member logged your cache via the underground railroad!
  8. I know they are archived, but you should see the number of finds that locationless caches got!
  9. I think this is a very acceptable geocache idea. In fact, we need more caches like this one that has an interesting and imformative journey in order to log the smiley. I say go for it. Yes this does meet the guidelines. As long as you have a container with a log book to sign at the end you will be fine. You don't HAVE to include micros at each stage if you don't want to. You can have people obtain coordinates to another stage by gathering information from the plaque/monument. Really the only container that is REQUIRED is at the final stage.......however, it would be fun to find no matter how you do it. McMinnville is not to far away from where I live in Chattanooga, so I would probably find it sometime. It totally depends on how you are wanting to do it. You can set the entire multi up in a day if you wanted to. If you have a really busy schedule with little free time, then you may have a hard time getting it done in 2 months. If you are sitting around at the house all day, then it is going to be a piece of cake. Make the cache fun, but don't make it out to be harder than what it really is to set it up. The answer to your question is.....yes, caches such as the one you have described have been done before....and they are a lot of fun. An example of how to set a multi up without using a container at a stage can be found with my multi Recreation & Rememberance. Sure it is a two-staged multi, but this is the idea. Use your surroundings to compute numbers to plug into the coordinates for the next stage. I applaud your desire to construct a cache that has nice things in it. It will make your cache memorable for everyone who finds it.....they will remember how much fun it was to complete and the rewarding final container with cool things in it. My suggestion is go to the dollar tree and get nice, unopened toys to place in it. You don't HAVE to go as far as asking businesses for donations, but if you wanted to it would make it even nicer. A lot of people grin from ear to ear by finding contents that are not moldy, and pocket lent quality! Running an article in the newspaper on geocaching is always a cool idea. Make sure you let the head honchos at geocaching know about the article when it gets published, and you just might find yourself on that weekly cache notification email that gets sent out. A nitty gritty detail: Be sure to make special note of the coordinates for each stage of your multi, because you will need to include them in the additional waypoints of your new listing. This is for the reviewers reference on placement so other caches don't get published to close to yours. Remember, if you have questions on guidelines....then refer to this page. If you have additional questions that the guidelines can't answer for you, then post here in the forums, email myself via my geocaching profile, or email your local reviewer. Most of the time people are more than willing to help out.....especially when it comes to the placement of a potentially OUTSTANDING cache.
  10. I agree with everyone here! Contact the owner of the travel bug and tell them what you just told us here. Trackable owners always have access to their tracking numbers on their respective pages so in case the owner forgot the number, they can look it up with ease. Thanks for putting forth the effort to get this travel bug back out in the wild.
  11. 1) date of birth - May 15 2) time of birth - 8:46am 3) official weight - 6 lbs 15 ounces 4) geocaching motto for our new baby girl - Born to Cache (Since mm/dd/yyyy) --Fill in the actual birthdate in the blanks
  12. Some travel bugs......like, say an automobile......cannot fit in caches! In those cases, they will visit events! If you think your travel bug will not fit into most caches, I am willing to bet it WILL fit into most events. I say release it!
  13. START RANT: well, if you want to be able to find every cache out there, then you might as well get a Garmin Colorado. END RANT
  14. You may find that on occation you will decypher the hint, and it will still look scrambled. This is because some cache owners will write their clue backwards. So instead of: "Look under the rocks" It will be written as: "skcor eht rudnu kool"
  15. I am a hop, skip, and a jump away from 20!
  16. I was starting to see visions of changing our license tags to da big peach......but since the head-honchos discovered the Atlantic Ocean I don't see my humble abode belonging to Georgia anytime soon.
  17. Funny how this topic came up because I was planning to go on a cache run today, but the gas prices resulted in me pecking away at the forums. BLASTED GAS! If only my taco bell supper could contribute to da gas mileage on da car.
  18. I am currently experiencing a problem with Matchmaking via Geocaching.com The blue buttons are supposed to reveal numbers when you single-click on them. Then when you double-click them they are supposed to say "MATCHED" These buttons are no longer working. I hope this is not one of the HTML codes that is going to get blocked.
  19. Well, looks like I missed this one! Thanks for putting it on anyhow...
  20. Outstanding cointest! Thanks for putting it on.
  21. How about TWO random facts? Unlike any other place in Canada, Nova Scotia has a tidal power plant. On April 15, 1923, Nova Scotia officially decided to switch from driving on the left-hand side of the road to the right-hand side of the road. Knock Knock! Who's there? Eye! Eye who? Eye know who you are Skylark Four!
  22. My best power caching run sofar was 84 back in late-July 2007 The previous record before that one was 74 in early-July 2007 So I had a pretty busy summer! It was a blast.
  23. Most caches have what we call "stashnotes" that are usually placed in the zip lock bag along with the log book (or journal). It explains geocaching in detail for somebody who may stumble across the container. This cache may not have had one, which is a prime example of why EVERY cache should have them.
  24. Okay this is funny.....because a couple days ago I went through and checked my finds and made sure the numbers add up. I am a person that only logs one find per waypoint code. So I DO NOT double-log. Every page of caches on my finds list equals a total of 20 finds. So I multiplied 20 times the number of pages that I currently have...the resulting number I added however many caches were on the last page that is not quite filled. With that resulting number I added the 3 locationless caches that don't show up on your found list....and when I came up with the result, my numbers say that I have one more cache then what my math seems to come up with. Is their a glitch in the system, or did I accidentally double-log somewhere and I can't find it? If I double-logged, where can I find it so that I can delete it?
  25. I thought this was an outstanding story. Gives geocaching a different perspective, because I can't tell you the dozens of times I have been signing the log on a cache only to have someone come from out of nowhere and stare be down like I was exchanging illegal drugs or something (I actually got accused of getting dope once, but after showing the guy the childish knick-knacks and various assortments of crap inside the container, I think he understood...as least remotely) This blog entry actually did me a purpose, and that was learning about a new motivational speaker that I have never heard of before. If I ever hear of a time that citizennobody will be in the Southeast Tennessee area, I will be sure to come hear the story. I just have to hear "The Process" told in real life.
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