Vintage San Diego Cache in Jeopardy
My name is Hid Pro Quo. Some of you may remember meeting me and my girlfriend, Kathleen, at event caches, etc. over the years. I have been far less active in the San Diego caching scene ever since I began teaching computer classes on Holland America cruiseships. However, I still consider San Diego home.
Anyway, I need some advice. My cache, OB Offshore mystery cache (GC37FD), has been around since February 2002. This week, a cacher from the Vegas area posted a "Needs Archiving" post on the cache's page. This was quickly followed by Marko Ramius archiving it.
The issue seems to be the virtual nature of this multi-cache's final location. You see, after having trouble with maintenance of a physical cache at the site of the final, I decided to allow a photo or emailed proof of a visit (i.e. a password) to suffice. After consulting with several area cachers, I left the cache type as a multi-cache. There weren't many multi-caches back then.
So, I made this change in September of 2002. Subsequently, as you are no doubt aware, the "no new virtuals" rule was implemented.
I have never had any trouble with it as labeled and no one has ever complained. In fact, quite the opposite has occurred. It has been found by many over the years. Heck, it has been found several times in the last month and was even found earlier this week! It appears on a number of "favorite cache" lists and many people have told me it is one of their favorites in San Diego.
I think every sport benefits from some history and tradition. As such, I believe that, as one of the older active caches in San Diego, OB Offshore is worth preserving.
What are your thoughts? Is preservation of this cache worth pursuing or should I just let it go?
If you feel that it is worth pursuing, then any advice on how would also be greatly appreciated.
Thanks in advance for you thoughts.
John Roberts
Hid Pro Quo
SEAingtheworld.com
