BlueRajah
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I am in as well
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Continue sniping at each other and going off topic and we will get time outs. Some have been warned in the past and that could be extended time periods. Please stay on topic, and treat each other with courtesy. Warning given
Now back to your discussion.
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I usually shoot for 3, too many requirements may scare off some folks.
Same here. Occasionally 4, if there's some point to be made. My Logging Requirements usually fall into the following format:
1. Describe something at GZ and how it relates to the Description.
2. Compare and contrast.
3. Draw some sort of conclusion based on what's been read or observed.
I agree, I usually will number one or two more, but they are book-keeping not logging tasks. But if I do not put a number in front of them people miss them.
I will ask them who was in their group they are submitting answers for (if a person is submitting for a few people). Then I know who to attach the logs with, and I had a person saying "I was there with Ben". The catch was, I was there with Ben, and this person was not with us.
I also ask for them to include the GC code and/or cache name. If you start to get a number of EarthCaches, sometimes it can take a few minutes to figure out what they are writing about.
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Remember that the sign is not the EarthCache. The Earthcache is what you see. You can use information from the signs to educate and teach the people visiting. However they should use that information to perform the logging task. One of the biggest errors is to make them into old school virtuals and ask for a word off the sign, or a number off a post.
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Do forests, swamps, bogs, and marshes qualify as EarthCaches if there is something unique about them and I explain what processes created them? These are the ones currently on my mind, but what about floodplains, quarries, etc.? I'm just having trouble understanding what exactly is "geological" vs. what's not. Does it depend on the review or is there some comprehensive list of what "counts"?
Earthcaches are on the Geology. So the ecology of a site would not count. However the geology of why a marsh or bog exists and the formation would. However these are very difficult to create logging tasks for. Remember that you are showing and teaching someone about a unique feature. Often the geology or why a swamp exists is very difficult to do logging tasks for. Asking about the ecology, botany, or zoology that someone sees at the site would not work as a logging task.
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Forums hold a purpose, focused forums will have that purpose longer. There is no discussion of closing the forums or any groups here that I am aware of. So there is no need to fear.
However it is like when big box store moves in, the smaller stores need to change to be around. I think we see that now. Many users never come here to see the issues, pose questions or to browse.
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I wanted the May coin. but it tells me it is out of stock.
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Japan - help
in Asia
Moved to Asia forums.
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In my first three years of caching I had about 30 caches in late December through the start of February, and most were one two days. I finished my caching calender, and hated wandering in the snow.
I want everyone to continue to post happy winter photos of themselves caching. I will, of course, live through you vicariously.
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I allow a person to submit answers for the group, but he needs to tell me the names of the people they are submitting them for. I have had people say... "I was with X, he submitted the answers for me" X was on a trip with his wife, not a group of cachers.
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I dont think that would work. That is fuzzy science at best and not geology related.
From the Help Center
EarthCaches focus on the solid earth and the processes that shape it.Acceptable:
Geological materials - Rocks, minerals, fossils, sands, soils, etc.
Geological processes - erosion, weathering, deposition, volcanic activity, glacial action, etc.
Geological land form evolution - glacial valleys, reverse topography due to rock properties, waterfalls with geological explanations, use of geological materials - building stones, etc.
Geological phenomena (not included above) - impact craters, geysers, mineral springs, etc.
Tools used by geologists - index fossils, rocks, historical geology sites.
Not Acceptable:
Biology, Botany, Zoology, Ecology, Atmospheric observations, Oceanographic observations, Geodesy (unless specifically linked to the location), Archeology, History (unless it has a geological theme), a building (unless it has a geological lesson), Engineering (unless it has a geological theme).
Please note that the lists provided here are a guide and are not all-inclusive. Your EarthCache reviewer will address any concerns about a suitable choice of topic, location or lesson.
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As a general rule of thumb I would say three logging tasks. Some go overboard and ask for too many.
As mentioned one or two can work if they are good. I don't count "who are the cachers you are submitting answers for" a logging task. That and a few like them are bookkeeping tasks for the cache owner.
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Closing thread at the request of the thread starter.
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Not trying to beat a dead horse here, but if you don't do puzzles, and seldom do multis, how would I know what I was getting into if the cache has a letterbox icon, and is a puzzle cache?
This seems counterproductive, as the icons are suppose to give us an idea what we are looking for.
I have found a couple letterbox hybrids, and have enjoyed them. However, I usually will ignore puzzles on my search for caches to go for. (have no problems with them being there for those that want them, but don't usually do them myself.)
I am just stating what the rules are.
As for the rest a quick review of the cache page should tell you.
I don't do most puzzles, however I do challenges and a few simple puzzles. So I review the page to see what I should expect.
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They can be puzzles, multis, letterbox style (if there is enough gps use) or traditional. Just add a stamp and you can call it a letterbox.
If they are a puzzle or multi, do they have the puzzle/multi icon, or do they get a letterbox icon?
Yes if you have a stamp and you wish to, you can have the letterbox icon.
The only exception is a Wherigo. If you use a cartridge it is a werigo. Otherwise any cache type with a container can be a letterbox.
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They can be puzzles, multis, letterbox style (if there is enough gps use) or traditional. Just add a stamp and you can call it a letterbox.
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Buy a travel bug and use that code. If you only need one.
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As a moderator I am tossing a flag on this discussion.
I have no complaints with discussions on letterboxes and how people use them, however many people are bordering on attacks of this cache owner. That will stop or people will get time outs from the forum.
Geocaching is not letterboxing. All that geocaching requires is a stamp. Some people want more, or something different. It is no different that people that do not want city LPCs. However neither is against the rules.
Discuss the topic, stop attacking people.
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Does attending or hosting an EarthCache event on that day qualify one to receive the souvenir? If not, I would expect fewer events this year, since many cachers would prefer going to an unlogged EC and getting the souvenir vs. attending an event at an EC they have already logged.
I'm not trying to be whiny or ungrateful - I just want to plan ahead for that day.
The descriptions is specifically for logging an Earthcache. I would plan for that unless there is a change.
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No the cache type was retired and is no longer available for reviewers.
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Lackeys did not attend most of them. It was the cache owners that had to request them to be Lost and Found events. As it was not selectable by the cache owners.
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This is timely for me because I maintain a list of active old caches. I have a few people that are upset that I will not include some caches with dates that are wrong, or were archived for 5 to 6 years and were lucky and had them unarchived.
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No, I am pretty sure it is set up for finds only.
Did not get notifications this week 2/17/2015
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I have not had that issue. Sorry.