I get passionate about this - I see the beautiful geocoins (in fact, all TBs) as an extension of the "trust" and "responsibility" that is inherently given to all who geocache ... it's such a basic concept, log it and move it along or leave it - but log that you saw it! My blood boils when I find a cache listing TBs, regardless of what kind they may be, only to find that thieves have been and taken the TB. It is theft if you fail to LOG the TB in to your possession. Fairly simple definition there. Sure, have a day or three grace but after that? There's no excuse why you've not logged it out of where you found it and in to your hands. You can have a TB waaaaay over any time limit that others may see as suitable, in my opinion - SO LONG AS YOU ARE LOGGING IT.
It's not yours!
I hunt shiny TBs to protect them!
I monitor reasonably local caches and when a TB of interest turns up, I beeline to rescue it.
It's pretty sad that it feels like a rescue operation when these game pieces are meant to be free to roam, hey?
I feel like if I don't get there asap - the nearest thief will. I carefully log all TBs seen or retrieved and I am as diligent as possible to make sure I "visit" caches, dipping all of any current TBs I have in my care so that their owners may track their whereabouts - that's the whole idea, along with moving them forward for their goal aspirations. I go fetch a TB to then make sure I move them forward by placing in a beneficial and safe cache to see them onwards - normally a monitored cache such as those in the yards of the CO, events or tricky and well hidden puzzle caches. I'm not a hog by any means - if someone wants a TB I have, I encourage them to speak up and I will gladly sign it over if you want to move it along.
After all it is about respecting people's special things and thus respecting the goals of the TB. Soooo simple THIEVES SUCK
