I am glad I found this post because I am one of THOSE people. I stopped looking for caches because: 1) some people refused to know and follow the rules of hiding caches properly ie: not putting the cache in the same spot they took the coordinence from, putting caches in very inappropriate places ie: private property or dangerous places. 2) stopping my workout (hiking/mountain biking) to look for a cache that was hidden ten feet up a tree or not in the area it was supposed to be was counter productive for my cardio fitness.
I stopped hiding caches because: 1) some people refused to know and follow the rules of re-hiding caches ( I have found mine sitting in plain sight more than once) 2) some people would take things out of my cache and put nothing in (one woman took an interesting small dollar coin and left nothing. When I kindly called her on it, she became annoyed with me for pointing out the rule.) I hope this helps people understand why some people leave this hobby for something less dependant on other people doing their part. Before replying realize that I understand that these issues would seem minor to someone that is wholly devoted to this hobby.
