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I like that simple idea of a "Warning" log type. If there were lots of "Found" logs that I didn't want to read thru, I can look for just the "Warning" log to see what others may have found to be worth watching out for. Warning logs like that would serve to keep some people away from the cache while attracting others. I think you'd very quickly see the law of unintended circumstances in action. Yes, warnings WOULD keep some people away from that cache, perhaps those that have no business doing a difficult cache. Better yet...it would raise a flag to watch where you are going, or look out for certain dangers and make us more aware. I don't see how a "Warning" log would attract more people. For Example..."Warning: there are many steep, slippery slopes near the GZ zone" "Warning: Don't reach into any holes in the ground, lots of snakes in the area", etc.

I like that simple idea of a "Warning" log type. If there were lots of "Found" logs that I didn't want to read thru, I can look for just the "Warning" log to see what others may have found to be worth watching out for.

My condolences as well to his family and friends. Sure, I'm a noob to the sport so I do try to pay extra attention to reading descriptions, looking at attributes and reading logs before setting out. I suppose when you have 5000 finds under your belt, you get a little too comfortable with your skills and may not read everything. Unfortunately, I can see this sort of tragedy even happening in your city caches...reading a GPS, step out in front of a car, or other ground hazards. I think other than the CO maybe posting any possible warnings that they know of in the description, I can't see what more can be done. The terrain level also gives you and idea of difficulty and that caution may be needed. It's up to us cache hunters to keep ourselves safe and maybe take a pass on some caches.

HA! I think you have it! My family and friends that know I cache (and even have gone with me to see what the big deal was) don't want to actually get an account, actively seek them on their own, but if I need a companion to hunt with (many cache's near me are in wooded areas...it feels safer with a partner). They respect the game, would never tamper with a cache, but know I enjoy the hobby. They even get a little thrill out of it too.

That is just awesome! My son (16 y.o. and on an "alien kick" right now...reading/watching/youtubing about aliens) will find this hilarious.

I got caught by a muggle coming out of the woods, so I initially ignored him and walked partially down a dead-end path, then back out again. He was just standing there at the top of the hill waiting for me. I thought "uh oh...I'm caught". Instead of asking what I was doing, he asked about if I knew where the "walking path" was for the park. He was actually standing on it, so I told him he was on it and that I was also just looking for alternate paths thru the woods, but couldn't find a way across the creek. He just said "oh" and walked off. Luckily, that was the only one I've encountered so far.

+1 on the first part (Can't speak for the second part...I'm a white woman ) But I'm not condoning calling people names...or saying it's ok to bully (a whole other subject matter). But sometimes it's better to repeat that phrase to ourselves to get past something we didn't want to see/hear.

You apparently had a much different childhood than I did. There wasn't much we didn't know by that age, and that was during the "Leave It To Beaver" era (connection to the cache name is purely coincidental). I wasn't speaking about myself at 9 or 11 but my children now. Perhaps my wording is what caused the confusion and could have been stated better... I think I know what you meant. My parents had no idea I knew what I knew at that age, either. Kids are great secret keepers when it comes to older people. Ok...slightly off the subject matter, but it does sort of pertain to interpretation of adults vs. children content...do the easily offended watch any of the newer Pixar Movies? Shrek? Cars? There has been so many lines in those movies that the adults were hysterical over, yet the kids looks very confused. What do the easily offended do then? (BTW, I love the fun in names, love "in" jokes in movies. I guess I'm just not intelligent enough to be offended, because I hardly every am...and I am a woman)

there are so many people that use this site that it would be impossible to make everyone happy. you need to think that what is questionable to you might not be to someone else and there could be things that others find questionable that you don't. the only way to keep from publishing caches with names that others might find questionable is to stop letting cachers name their own cache and go with something generic like the GC#. If you are worried about taking you family to a cache that you find questionable then the best thing you can do is filter out the caches that don't fit your perception of a good family oriented cache and put the others on ignore. I was about to post something similar to roundnround. Some folks, depending where and how they grew up, may not find something "questionable" in wording as maybe someone raised in a city, socially saavy, etc. Heck, I was raised in a big city and some phrases or slang for body parts still fly a little over my head. Very saavy people (INTERPRET: slightly twisted minds...muahahahaha) might be able to find something offensive in almost any phrase. So, basically, all Groundspeak can do is (as someone already mentioned), is assign only a number to every cache and ditch the fun in naming.