canalcache

It appears that my presence on the lived... I will walk away and take my enthusiasm and excitement and knowledge and keep it to myself and my closest caching buddies. But before I go, I wanted to make everyone aware that you are taking your own credible caching name in your hands when asking questions about what peoples opinions are. After I posted this and everyone went wild, a fellow seattle cacher decided to post this cache with ill intent http://coord.info/GC2HBGX and to my surprise.... the reviewer published it.......with full knowledge of the forum post we are currently on. I have talked with Groundspeak HQ twice today, trying to make sense of the reason, I even asked to have the cache taken down...... and wondered why a DIRECT and UNDERHANDED cache with no good intentions besides making fun of me and my questions was being allowed to be published. I think I handled this , all things considerably, very well... I have been forth right in my apologies and clarifications towards those who have taken it personally... But to have someone with no guts to not post and use the forum here and DISCUSS my question and the technicality of said question, well... I have ZERO RESPECT for that person or anyone that thinks that cache is a good idea...and I have met a few of these people, big names in the local game... I just shake my head in disarray.. dont worry ... we WILL run into each other out there..... So hey, if you get hounded on the forums.... berated, made fun of, or anything that degrades you as a person and geocacher .......JUST GO HIDE A CACHE MAKING FUN OF THEM , STATING THE WRONG THINGS AND USE IT TO GET BACK AT THE FORUM POSTER... Come cache in Seattle, where geocachers think they are god and NO ONE IS SAFE!!!! Canalcache , 10-7, on the side , and definitely not out.. real men wear purple and gold ... GO HUSKIES!!!

good way of looking at it.. thanks for your reply!!!

I will also reply in a private forum... just so everyone knows... I am not meaning any ill intent towards anyone... My use of a number was an error and in no way signifies specific people.... I am sorry that I brought some emotion into the subject, and I should not have use phrases as BREWERMD so specifically pointed out. I am wrong in those words...and I apologize. I wanted this to be a forum of discussion about a TECHNICALITY I was interested in... I am a technical person... maybe not like some Trackable junkies we know... but alas... I like to feel like everyone had to do what I went through to achieve a challenge.. I am taking a backseat... my words have been said... I think I need to go find a cache... hope you all find a cache too:) Thanks.. Cancalcache

I would be willing to bet that it's more sloppiness than fibbing. Throw your challenges up and let them take their own course with respect to logging. If people cheat, they're only cheating themselves. Getting rabid and firing off emails seems a little over the top. And what's up with the all caps? Thanks for the input... The caps was a mistake... I am definitely not yelling at anyone.. I didnt even notice capslock was on.. lol Again.. .thanks to all for their comments.

THANKS FOR SEEING MY POINT... AND THANKS TO ALL FOR REPLYING..... I KNEW THAT NOT WORRYING ABOUT THEM WAS THE EASY THING... I DO LOVE TO GEOCACHE.... SOMETIMES MY COMPETITIVE JUICES KICK IN ( EX COLLEGE ATHLETE) AND WHEN I SEE PEOPLE FIBBING ON A CHALLENGE CACHE..... SUCH AS DATE ALTERING... ITS JUST FRUSTRATING... I REALLY THINK THAT PEOPLE WITH SAY ... 17,000 FINDS WOULD NOT NEED TO CHEAT... MAYBE AGE AND SINILITY KICKS IN WHEN YOU HAVE THAT MANY FINDS!! HAPPY CACHING FOLKS!!!

Worrying about what geocachers do is like herding cats, and as effective as nailing jelly to a tree. When you find yourself frustrated repeat Rambler's Mantra: The best thing about geocaching is that anyone can play. The worst thing about geocaching is...that anyone can play! I LIKE THAT... THANKS!

No. If it's not your cache, you shouldn't police it. Secondly, if they signed the log, they are not cheating. It is cheating if the cache that is logged is being used to FULLFILL a requirement , such as a streak or challenge of some sort... I have come across MANY MANY MANY undated signatures and notice that they log it with a date after I logged mine... AND THEY WERE THERE BEFORE ME... WHAT??? What is the point of a challenge if people are going to LIE about the dates that the cache was actually found.. Seems [potty language removed by moderator] and cheaterific to me.. Just sayin...

ok... i am relatively new to the world of Geocaching.... Be that as it may, i have quickly inserted myself into the very largely populated caching community in the Seattle area... One thing I have noticed, other that the "clickish" puzzle teams and other interesting "unions", is the few people out there in our region that have been signing log books , but leave no date... I am sure I could call the people out on the forum and start a whole debate... and trust me, those people in question will get an email... but really all I want is some feedback... Do i need to police people that I think are cheating? For instance... I was thinking about starting a few challenges, streak challenge... bakers dozens, etc.. and so forth... Most challenges require people to proclaim a start date and then it starts.... people not dating the log have the ability to peck and choose which date they NEED the cache for... Hardly a worthy move by a TRUE GEOCACHER I say BRAVO to all of you that ACCURATELY LOG ALL FINDS AND SL WITH A DATE OF FINDING... Thanks for your time.. Happy Caching !!!