Ambient_Skater

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I always decrypt the hint before printing the listing so the decrypted hint is printed on the listing. On the rare occasion the hint is actually useful that's just a bonus.

There was a cache near me that had been disabled a while, yet it was still in place. Archiving was the exact opposite of what the cache needed-- it needed to be enabled. I knew this was when a Needs Archive log to alert the reviewer was appropriate and logged one, but it's another example of why the name is incorrect.

I've done that before (not on a lawn). It makes sense since the vehicle is already with you, so why not utilize it?

It's more like two techniques you combine rather than choosing between them. The urine is a deterrent and the ammo can resists damage if the urine is ineffective.

Folks have issues with being lied to. Why not? You said you were the host. Now you're just refusing to provide details?

I don't understand.

I agree, changing rules in the middle of a game is not a wise idea. If I was one of the people showing up at 2 only to find the event was wrapping up I'd be upset as well, not because of the prizes but I'd feel I was left out, forgotten and neglected. I agree too. This isn't so much about the attitude of the attendees, it's about the host stating one time and ending the event at another. In other words, you lied to the attendees. If I was told to be somewhere at a certain time for something and arrived to find out everyone decided to leave early, I'd be pretty annoyed as well. Are you sure? There are a lot of things people can complain about in regards to those.

Now can you help get the peanut butter out of my mouth after I eat a sandwich?

Event caches held just to go looking for caches are not permitted by the Guidelines. Some events consist of a portion where attendees cache together, but this cannot be the main purpose of the event. You can organize a group hunt through your regional forums or forums on another site.

Depending on the age of the finder, couldn't that be illegal? Setting up a camera inside a cache container to take pictures of a finder is not feasible and could upset the people who find the cache in the meantime. Setting up a camera in a tree to capture vandals is much more effective, although you may need multiple cameras to achieve the correct angle.

I'm having a bit of trouble following this discussion. But I don't think what they're doing is too different from phone or cable companies offering a free iPad, Xbox 360, or similar item for switching to them. Except maybe the phone/cable company is offering something that someone might actually want.

The icons indicate if a cache has been found or not found. If a cache has been searched for and not found it's still not found, so there's no need to add more icons.

There are already lots of flashlight apps available. The more expensive ones have a red and blue mode. These are the most fun to install on an iPad and stick under your windshield at night.

Does it matter? The OP wanted to know how to, even if the site accepts coordinates without the symbol. I've always entered them with the symbol, since it always takes several tries before the system accepts my coordinates no matter how many times I check the formatting and leaving the symbol out would give it one more thing to complain about.

I never understand why people tell new cachers not to use the degree symbol when they want to. Even if the site doesn't require it, it's simple enough. Hold down Alt and type 0176 on your number pad (not the row of numbers above the letters.)

I believe Apple locks down the dock connector and restricts what apps can use it for. If your iPad was jailbroken a non-App Store geocaching app could possibly use the port for this purpose, but I don't know of an app that can do this.

Yes, I did. Fix it. Thanks. In this case, the correct term is "fixed it." You have not addressed the other points I made in my post. Subsequent finders should not be blamed for the actions of one irresponsible cacher.

While you may consider deleting a log if you can tell from the contents that the writer found the throwdown, I wouldn't actively ask other cachers to jump through hoops for something that they couldn't have prevented. Do you realize that the person who throws down a cache and the finders afterwards are separate people? The finders of a throwdown did not leave it there, someone before them did, and no amount of harassing emails can keep them from repeating something that they didn't do in the first place. They are the collateral damage of the war against throwdowns. Also, your usage of the term "peer pressure" in this context is not correct. (That whole sentence is wrong actually. I think you meant "keep them from throwing down again.")

While you wouldn't contact them, a lot of people would. Some people are highly protective of their caches and will email anyone who watches their cache to discover their motives, if they knew who they were. If you made your cache Premium Member only, you would have a tool to see which members have viewed it. I don't think it's worth it to restrict a cache like this just to see who's looked at it, but it's your cache so it's up to you.

Don't feel bad. The restriction is on providing help, not asking for it. Although some people might post later and throw around the term "bad form" a lot, but you don't need to worry. I've never been able to figure out puzzle caches myself. Hopefully you will be better at it than me

Same. That's not entirely outrageous.

Make sure you remove what they left as soon as possible. Otherwise other searchers will find it first and log a find, assuming it's the cache. Then you end up with a real dilemma: delete the logs of some finders who signed a logbook and did nothing wrong, or keep the logs knowing that they never found your cache. As for the person who dropped the new container, I'd delete their log now. There's no point in emailing them-- they knew what they were doing.

I'm still suggesting a gunfight

Why do users need to be "prevented" from posting in old topics? Displaying a date doesn't prevent them from posting in it, locking the topic does. I don't understand. The forum software, your browser, and your operating system are all computer software.