PinkDreams

I believe the things you mention fall within obvious guidelines that we have to have. And by the way, if you are worried about being naked on camera, then you have the right to not attempt that challenge.

I agree, there are far too many restrictions and rules. One of the first things that attracted me to Geocaching, was that fact that there were all levels of difficulty and I could do whichever I wanted, whatever difficulty I wanted. I liked the diversity and the fact that you had a choice. A challenge cache is just that....”a challenge”. Either you want to or are able to attempt it or not, the way the person designed it. If you don't want to do it, then don't, but GC should not take away my right to decide what is right for me. Everyone should be able to create a cache in whatever manner they want. The seekers then decide what they want to do. Limiting the creators ability to create in his own way (of course within the bare minimum guidelines that we have to have in society – legal etc) is not helpful or necessary. We are all capable of deciding for ourselves what we want to do or can do, after we see the requirements. A large variety and various difficulty levels is a good thing. I have to agree with the person who stated we are dealing with a bunch of "whining babies", who demand more rules are made (squeaky wheel gets the grease), but by trying to keep these people quiet with more rules, we just enable them to do it more, because it works. GC has unfortunately decided to try to pacify the whining masses when what they should have done is allow people to create as they want and then encourage the whiners to be proactive with the creator themselves if they personally had a problem with a cache or challenge. If they worked it out, great, if not, they should be told to move on, and that be the end of it. There are many caches and challenges out there. That is the great thing about Geocaching, there is something for everyone. To use one more cliche, “Live and Let Live”

The examples noted and some that I have seen locally, tell me that Challenge caches are spiraling out of control, just like the virtuals and the ARLs. I just wonder how long until we get the news from Miss Jenn. I don't agree. Good challenges have always been difficult; what I notice now is that more people complain when new ones are not instantly possible for somebody with 10,000 or more finds. For example: I will never finish the CA Delorme challenges. Just not going to happen. No big deal; I just don't worry about it. I don't post a note berating the hider because I cant do it. Likewise, the Fizzy challenges are probably impossible for most cachers to ever get. Does that mean they shouldn't exist? The biggest change I have seen is not in the difficulty of the challenges but in the attitudes of the seekers.