Ecylram
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I had the same issue on one cache. I had it tucked in a sneaky spot but kept finding it left out in the open. I finally moved the cache which solved the problem.
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The latest straw is the archival of a great Virtual. http://www.geocachin...&log=y&decrypt= is one of the best cache locations and not suitable for a physical cache. The local reviewers are disabling caches because they say the FTF prize is a McDonalds coupon. Even though the listing is 4-5 years old.
It seems a group of elitists want to disenfranchise a large segment of the community and play this game by their rules. They have decided what is a good cache and what is a bad cache. Even though many of the caches they object to, have a find ratio of 200 per year.
I think the virtual process needs to be reviewed and some exceptions need to be made. Adoption of classic Virtual should be permitted. Containers and locations and even strict rules about naming companies need to be relaxed.
I don't see any blatant animosity toward virtuals. If anything, I've seen reviewers keep their hands off the virtuals unless an issue is brought to their attention.
In this case, a cacher noticed that this cache was receiving armchair logs and that the CO was absent in their duties to police the bogus logs. They filed a NA which got the reviewer involved. Until then, the reviewers had let the virtual stand for 3 1/2 years after the CO disappeared.
As for a 4-5 year old cache being disabled because the McDonalds coupon was a FTF prize...Sorry, don't buy that story but would love to know what the GC code is on that cache so we can see for ourselves.
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Because it would add nothing to the game.
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Favorite points are expected to appear in Pocket Queries starting August 2nd.
Is that what that means? Heck, GPX, XML, XSD, CDATA, it's all Greek to me.
Whatever it is I can't hardly wait to see it in action!
Yes, it's 'geek talk'. Pocket queries have to provide their data in a consistent manner so other programs such as GSAK can read them properly. This announcement is telling the creators of those programs that the pocket queries will be done differently starting 8/2 and one of the changes will be the addition of Favorite point information.
The creators of the programs will be issuing updates to their programs so they will be able to display the new information.
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I grew very tired of lame TFTC caches, so I went out of my way, and archived many of my easy access caches. This has reduced my lame log emails tremendously.
This comment got my interest, so I decided to check log lengths vis-a-vis the difficulty of the cache placement. Here are the average log lengths for selected cache ratings in my state:
1.0/1.0 caches average 18.3 words.
Caches up to 1.5/1.5 average 18.8 words.
Caches 2.5/2.5 or more average 41.6 words.
4.0/4.0 or more average 77.2 words
5.0/5.0 caches average 99.8 words.
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Favorite points are expected to appear in Pocket Queries starting August 2nd.
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This may not be my favorite log entry (there's a local cacher who writes incredible logs) but it is definitely a great log. Lots of information and detail that told a story about the caching adventure.
Sure beats a TFTC! log entry any day!
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It is the owner's responsibility to maintain a cache. Period. I have no problem with people performing minor maintenance as as favor to the owners, maybe replacing a Ziploc, patching a crack, adding a logbook, but though it is nice to do it never should become expected. Organized volunteer teams will just create more lazy cache owners who expect others to take care of their caches.
If an owner is unwilling or unable to maintain his cache and it falls into disrepair, the appropriate response is to post a NA. If the spot is so great then someone who is willing to maintain a cache can put one there.
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My opinion has changed on this as I've gained more experience. Brian's right, there are cachers who place caches and do no further maintenance. This results in missing, broken, nasty, unimaginative caches that provide a poor caching experience and block the placement of typically better caches in the area.
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Unoriginal cache in an uninteresting place hidden in a place that makes me look for 20 minutes. What a waste of time.
This would be my first choice, followed closely by anything involving a Juniper or a Spruce.
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What do you think a business is? It's really just one or more individuals working to provide goods/services to others.I find the comparison between any individual's finances and a business frankly obnoxious.The people who run companies have an obligation to provide financial information to the company's owners/investors. In the case of a public company, that includes potential owners/investors, which includes pretty much anyone, so they have to make such information public. That isn't the case for private companies like Groundspeak or the Chinese take-out place down the street. They're under no more obligation to make such information public than you and I are.
Feel free to ask people (whether individuals or private companies) for private financial information. You have the right to ask. Just don't be surprised if they don't comply.
And regarding the "support the site" comments:
I don't support the site the way I support non-profit charities. That is a gift, and I receive no tangible value in exchange for my gift.
I support the site the way I support local stores, by giving them my business. It isn't a gift. I'm paying for goods/services. But when I like what the company does (whether Groundspeak or the Chinese take-out place down the street), I'm happy that they profit when I do business with them, because that means that they will continue to run their company, and they will continue to provide the goods/services that I enjoy.
Thank you for this post. I probably deleted four attempts at a response yesterday. Your post made the point much better than any of my attempts.
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Log it Dano!
Cacher who had a problem with it, well...there are all types.
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/snip/ ...snobbery of .../snip/
/snip/ ...elitism... /snip/
/snip/ ...elitist snobs... /snip/
/snip/ ...you snobs... /snip/
I get the impression you're more interested in name calling than having a meaningful dialog on the subject.
When you feel you've vented sufficiently, I suggest you read the other threads on premium caches and why people use them.
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If you can convince the Reviewer that you have an adequate maintenance plan, it will likely get published.
However, I don't recommend it. You're asking that a stranger maintain a cache that you get credit for. That scenario is not always going to turn out well.
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I ran the numbers for my state...
Less than 3% of the caches have not been found in the last year. In the VERY cache dense metropolitan area, the number dropped to 1.8% of the area caches or about 1 cache per square mile.
In other words, automatically deleting caches that haven't been found in a year wouldn't make much difference.
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Can you give any insight into the average workload in Texas versus other areas such as Florida with more reviewers?
I'm confident Prime Reviewer is able to keep up with the queue. But isn't it possible there is more work than one reviewer should have to be responsible for? Isn't it also possible that PR is too proud to admit to it. I respect the Superman mentality, but that often leads to burn out.
Are there any guidelines setup for how much work load any 1 reviewer should be responsible for?
In short, isn't it possible PR needs help whether he realizes it or not?
Since we are speculating...
It's possible, if not probable that Prime Reviewer is doing just fine. The work is getting done and the state of Texas gets the benefits of continuity and consistency. Biggest issue in Texas is a very small, but vocal, group of geocachers that spend too much time gossiping about "problems" that don't exist in reality.
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Hi guys, i am the mate Ash mentioned. Thanks for both the replies , we have tried them both but no joy . I have version 4.5 on the iphone, and am definately a premium member as i checked on the web.
What makes this more bizarre is that when we logged bigbadash on via my phone , pocket quieries appeared so clearly its not the app thats the problem.
Anybody else care to suggest a fix to me ?
Thanks in advance
Steve
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If you updated to version 4.5, go to the front screen and click on 'Pocket Queries'.
BUT...
I can't accessed the "Saved GPX" files. They don't seem to show up any where in the revised app.
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These are storm drains not sewer drains. Storm drains don't have the dangerous gas issues that sewers have. ....
Not generally speaking - but the very design and enclosed space certainly allows for the rapid buildup of gasses. Rotting plant matter swept into the system alone could possibly create a serious issue. Just not worth the risk.
Generally speaking, I disagree. Storm drains are designed to drain water and, therefore have numerous "holes" that drain water into the drainage system.as a result an airflow develops due to cool air dropping. that's why you'll notice a "wind" at the entrance of these tunnels.
Having been in several drainage tinnels, I can confirm the air exchange and the lack of sufficient decaying matter to create gas problems.
In Las Vegas, hundreds of people live in these tunnels without gas buildup issues (note the mention of the 'breeze' in the tunnels). http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/features/2651937/The-people-living-in-drains-below-Las-Vegas.html
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Yes, allow them on the forums.
Ban users based on their behavior, not their age. Some of the 'kids' have behaved very well and some of the adults haven't.
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Run pocket queries for the area in which you regularly find geocaches. In the course of a week you can download the nearest 35,000 geocaches. Load the files into third party software such as GSAK, and sort by the Hider/Owner column. (Caution: the "hidden by" field may be different than the actual account name.)
If you don't feel like downloading all that data, ask someone who maintains such an offline database for help. As a cache reviewer, I maintain an up-to-date database for several states. I am happy to help geocachers in my territory find that elusive "X" or "0" cache owner.
Good idea, and what would you suggest for parameters for downloading w/o a lot of overlap? There are 1000 caches that I haven't found within 13.2 miles from my home location. So, how would I get caches beyond that?
In your pocket query, set a radius around a point and then split the search into date ranges (when placed) to get each PQ under 1000.
(Edited, because the first version didn't make much sense.)
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The iPhone 4 does pretty good if you understand it's limitations. I was 6 feet off on a properly surveyed point yesterday. However I use an Oregon 450t for placing caches. The 3GS isn't as accurate.
As for the original question, I've experienced poor coordinates from all ages of caches. Outside of three specific cachers, I generally see good coordinates. Those three...ouch. One uses a Garmin Nuvi to place caches.
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Just THIS thread?
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These are storm drains not sewer drains. Storm drains don't have the dangerous gas issues that sewers have.
I am familiar with a very hard storm drain cache that was created by the person who designed the storm system.
The most dangerous elements to these caches is slip & falls and bumped heads. There hasn't been an issue with cachers trying these during thunderstorms.
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It's an agenda, admirable, but an agenda just the same.
You can count me as one of those who support the no-agenda guideline. Why? Because not all (any?) agendas are universally supported. There would be drama and angst that would take away from the enjoyment of the game.
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This demonstrates that there are people out there who, no matter how well you might "know how to use one", will be able to disarm you pretty quickly.
This kinda makes me laugh, reminds me of the Movie Indiana Jones when he gets into the city and this guy about 7 Ft tall pulls out these huge swords and demonstrates his talent with them, and Indiana, looking unimpressed just pulls out his gun and shoots the guy "GAME OVER" well unless she learned how to dodge bullets in her numerous Martial arts classes she may have wasted her money regarding guns.
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That comment bothered me as well. I grew up with guns and have studied/trained in several martial arts. In close quarters I think I'd rather disarm a gun than a knife.
Having said that...
Real life is different than the dojo and disarming someone with a gun quickly becomes impractical with distance and a properly trained gun holder.
My best defense is knowledge, observation, and situational experience.
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An article I wrote on the subject: http://www.geocachingcolo.com/news/viewer.php?artid=9