My DNF log didn’t say it was missing and didn’t say it needed maintenance because I don’t know that either of those cases are accurate. 18 months of logs preceding mine were FOUND logs and noted deteriorating condition (container broken, log wet, cover broken, cover missing, log missing...) Mine was just the first DNF log, then a string of several DNFs followed mine, but my log was the only one deleted. Since there were 1-1/2 years of prior FOUND logs noting problems and no maintenance check from the owner, I didn’t word my DNF more gently than “SEEMS to be missing“ and “PERHAPS needs to be checked”. The DNFs following my log were worded essentially the same way (e.g., “nowhere to be found”; “searched a 50+ ft radius”; “Needs maintenance from the CO”) but those logs were not removed ?♂️ Again my question was about cache owner etiquette on deleting DNFs. I would have considered this action a cleanup after a maintenance check, however the DNFs by cachers after me - even ones with the same words - were not removed
