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Check it is dog and child friendly
Sticky labels and a thick felt pen for name tags
I already checked for dogs: fine for the walk, not fine coming into the pub.
Sticky labels for name tags ... *eek* ... really? Do people do that? Maybe just if it's a big gathering.
See you there, mollyjak - the first "international" visitor to our event!!
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Jointly with another cacher, I'm running my first event cache. The basic plan is already set: a nice walk taking about 75 minutes with a stiff climb at the end to reach a viewpoint, then a gentle 15-minute amble back to the pub. I've done the basics like making sure the pub will be open (and will reserve tables as necessary), plus checked bus times, and got the cache published well in advance of it happening. I don't plan on setting any new physical hides to go with it, but I might pop across to the next county a week or two beforehand and snaffle some trackables for recycling in the pub
Preparation seems to have gone OK ... so now what about some top tips for making the event run smoothly on the day?
Thanks
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1. To make my caches as enjoyable as possible for visitors. (Doing okay here, but I need to be more creative.)
2. To achieve Uranium membership and use it to nuke the angstmeisters off the face of this forum!
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It's got to be Achaos, or someone purposely impersonating him. Just google lindinis+geocaching.
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Tee-hee ... I think I worked out this new reviewer's secret identity
(now there's an idea for the GAGB's next monthly competition)
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Ditto!If anyone is planning a group visit to these, I would definitely be interested :-) -
OP can learn from this that rubbish logs aren't appreciated, but should not pander to the stroppy CO. Repost "TFTC". Or cut 'n' paste a long foreign log and give the CO a headache working out what the heck's going on - e.g. ゴジラには惹かれました。近隣のキャッシュを見つけてから来たので、あそこかな？と察しがつきました。キャッシュを有難うございます。 (something about Godzilla, apparently).
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If I were the CO, I'd be disappointed by this (and by the short online logs) but would be pleased to see that the cache was still in play. Obviously I'd prefer my caches to be found by tupperware-obsessed poets laureate, but if on occasion a normal walker passes by and tells me the cache is still there then I suppose I can cope.in most cases, I soon as I saw the cache I marked it as found and moved on to the next. The only time I’ve been open a cache anymore is if my 8 yr old is along to trade swag.Now what's this rubbish about grasshoppers?
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Difficult is okay, crummy puzzle is not.
OK, I'll say it. To my taste, this isn't a good puzzle. I look at it and don't see any hint of a way in. I want a puzzle that gives me something to get started on; one where I can feel I'm gradually making progress (like solving a crossword ... or tackling a multicache) rather than waiting for one big flash of inspiration.
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Suggestions and critiques are more than welcomed!
Ten minutes later and I can't see it. I'd stick this on the watchlist and wait for spoilers in the logs.
fwiw: there should be no apostrophe in "somehow found it's way" - unless that was a clue!
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The more I think about it the more I have to wonder why someone would (puzzle or not) intentionally create an uninspiring cache
That'd be "evolution" of the game, just like the "upgrades" of the IT at work!
Seems there are some people that like setting puzzles and - wahey! - have found a free, high quality, web service to showcase their work. Being good citizens, they comply with the requirement to put out a physical container but, unlike many of us, don't see the point of adding a geographical/geological thrill into the bargain.
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OS maps are fantastic. A few moments gazing at a 1:25000 map of rolling countryside and I'm itching to get out there!
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the English definition of a game includes the qualifier that it MUST be competitive
Bzzzt - wrong. Thank you for playing.
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No, I think the OP has your sarcasmIt must be terrible to be in the situation where somebody's forcing you at gunpoint to go and find a cache as soon as it's published. You have my sympathy.....
I prefer groups of caches to be laid down together where possible, and I don't particularly relish going back to the same place over and over and over again as has been the case for example on Chosen Hill.Which would you prefer? -
Weirder still, it was dropped off by a cacher on their first ever find (log).
Rather makes you think ... how did they get hold of the coin in the first place?
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Can we have some angst about logging geocoins too? Who dares log a geocoin without any colour/font adornments, graphics, video clips or even (for heaven's sake) subtle references to Chaucer. He frieth in his own grease!
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According to http://www.travelinesoutheast.org.uk, and assuming that you can get to the centre of Wantage easily enough:
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Surely there's a bus service that takes you close?
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Prime examples are the FDR Memorial, (I made it harder when I adopted it)
Glad you reminded me of that: I had a really great day visiting virtuals in D.C. They added some purpose to my wandering and it was far more satisfying to study a particular site to answer the cache question than it would have been to find yet another plastic box / film container / nano / *yawn*
TFTC
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someone made an effort and spent some money to put out a cache for you to find, all you have to do is show some respect and make a comment in your log, nobody is asking for a novel size log just something showing a bit of appreciation or suggestion or criticism
Apart from the caches that are quite obviously dumped in a bush purely for rosy glow the CO gets from publication, sure, I'd agree that non-trivial logging is the polite thing to do. Polite but not, unfortunately, mandatory.
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Coincidentally, I removed an abandoned cache last night (log). It was small enough that I was able to place it, with plenty of room to spare, in another cache hidden by the same person. Now where do I pick up my Signal's Little Helper badge?
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If I log "TFTC" it means I think the cache is ill-thought-out and I wonder why the cache setter bothered. I am seriously considering deleting logs that say less than that.
The guidelines don't let you do that without a good reason. Soooo... perhaps you might consider putting together some officious text to be sent to lazy loggers, to get you some semblance of the justification you need, like this:
Dear geocacher,In order to maintain the quality of the cache description page, the 'found' logs are examined periodically with a view to confirming that the finds are genuine. Your log dated 99-Zogtember-1999 for cache GC9ZYXWV leaves room for doubt and will be DELETED in three days if proof of visit is not provided, for example by updating the log with a little descriptive text.
Thank you,
<cache owner>
But is it worth it for grudge that may ensue?
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Hmm. I've written my Northern Planisphere's tracking code on the physical log sheet of one of my caches (edit: this one - http://coord.info/GC1YJ4N). I wanted to reward anyone that visits the cache with the icon, see. Setting aside the fact that no visitor thus far has been so morally corrupt as to take advantage of this, I'd like to know how strongly BlueDeuce and others feel about it.
I'm losing intrest in souvi's.
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