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But they should go and review the cache or get volunteers under them to

So basically you come up with an idea and it is somebody elses responsibility to implement it. And you expect people to take you seriously. If it wasn't for most of the "old timers" you wouldn't be playing this game. hahahahaha so true. Could be an Olympic sport

100? I got over 500 and it was one of the best days I ever spent with my kids. I'm glad you got 500 did that make ya feel all warm inside when they were all nanos most likely and this is for another discussion but to me power trails just trash up the park for a good cache. I agree its competitive but I can see how you wouldn't want it to be takes some of the fun out of it

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I have been looking at you tube at extreme geocaches in Sweden and Germany and wondering why don't we have sweet stuff like that here and do we have any extreme other than union bay mine on Vancouver island. I'm hoping to put out a few caches you have to think to do they have given me a lot to think about those swedens!!

More correctly, it's an unofficial side-game of geocaching. There are no special codes, despite Roman!'s attempts at introducing them. You sometimes need to be alert, but if you're breaking speed limits to get a FTF, you're doing it wrong. Geocaching is not an excuse to do something illegal. Ah I thought there was cause there was ftf ft log I've seen quite a few weird ones

Why do you ask? Just curious who started it always been a question in my mind d

I agree power trails make it feel cheap getting 100 in a day and there usual just nanos

Where are you from? Victoria bc

Its a game. You have special codes you have to write down like ft ft log etc. You have to be alert and ready to break speed limits.

Who invented this game ? Was it started in the beginning or later

How true.

Well well I'd love to start my new one somewhere awesome if anyone's interested

Absolutely. In fact, just such a scenario played out about a month ago. Someone in the forums publicly stated that they were planning on hiding something that was unequivocally against the guidelines (and possibly illegal, too). I brought that information to the attention of the primary reviewer in this area, and they thanked me profusely for letting them know. The cache in question hasn't yet been published. I've also read in the forums before that reviewers in different regions will give each other a heads-up if they come into such information. I wouldn't be at all surprised if one of the reviewers that's active in the forums has already notified the California reviewers of the OPs post here. It doesn't matter how a reviewer finds out about a guideline violation. If a cache violates the guidelines, it violates the guidelines. so should we take a look at half the caches that violate including the military base caches that were taken awayIf he is coming back once every six months that's taking care of it more than half the people caches in my area are big ?????

EGADS, MAN! Surely you jest? A blank area on the map? Something MUST be done! Seriously, if someone who CAN maintain caches there hasn't/didn't/won't place them, there is probably a good reason. Perhaps you can get your friend interested by taking him on a trip to an area that already has some caches. Someone did not place caches in a park beside my house for awhile now. so I went over there and did it there may not be a bad reason as to why no ones put them there

Might as well just place some nanos and have small logs show your friend and tell him when the times right to take them down

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Has anyone ever created a site or some way you can send your Geo bug to a different geocacher in a different country and start it off there ?

Im sure it would be fine considering half the garbage I find out in the woods that shouldn't be there and weird stuff oil etc glue nails sounds fine

I don't expect everyone to appreciate the cache, not even all adults. There are plenty of puzzles I haven't solved. It's easy to ignore them. My wife and I have created numerous caches specifically with kids in mind, and they have received many favourite points. I have no problem with kid-friendly caches. I also have no problem with caches aimed at adults, including puzzles that require calculus or advanced trigonometry. Or caches on cliffs, in tall trees, on clothing-optional beaches, events in pubs, etc. I agree with you on some points. I don't think caches should be published on nude beaches and I disagree with events in pubs as well. I argued with my reviewer early on about events being held in places that exclude a portion of the geocaching population, however, the response was that it can be really hard to find an affordable venue so it's allowed. However, you can't compare swearing to calculus. One is likely to be offensive, the other is not. I think maybe your definition of "family-friendly" is different than Groundspeak's. What they mean, I think, is that the cache page and the links contained on it must not contain offensive material. Can have kid friendly events outside doesn't always have to be a bar just it seems when we grow up we automatically wanna have drinks at the bar when wee hang out. I agree caches should not be published neare nude beaches for kids sakes or make a warning on the cache page about it

It may be different where you live, but up here in Western Canada (where the OP is from), minors are not allowed in pubs (there are a select few exceptions). Events held in pubs around here are expressly for adults only. I would think these would fall under "family unfriendly" because children are not allowed, but they keep getting published. I think that's part of why the OP is so confused about the policy (or lack of). Whatever Groundspeak decides, they need to document it. This seems to be yet another undocumented guideline. If a cache listing or a website being linked to needs to be family friendly, and caches will be denied on that basis, the guidelines should say so. Currently, they don't. Well we have already established that caching is for adults not children it seems. So having it at a pub seems normal

I agree a long hike and you have to work to get the ftf that's a real ftf. I agree with you

Only the military would be playing with the GPS at that time

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You're not the first person to suggest that method, but as Toz pointed out, it just doesn't work. Really, there's only one way the FTF can be determined accurately across-the-board: An impartial 3rd-party has to camp out at GZ for every new cache and record who was the first to find the cache. Any other method has the potential to fall victim to bias or shenanigans by the owner or finders. Anyway, why is now the time to make it "legit"? Myself and the other FTF hounds in this area are just fine with the way things are right now. Did you get snubbed at a FTF attempt or something? we are adults here why would we need to camp out at the site you lost me there.and its determined by you going there and writing in the log first it seems and has worked so camping out????Yeah the first to find hounds in the area... that are all the same and can't share and your just fine with it because your winning if you weren't well I'm sure you'd be in here wanting something done