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Followed by: The "Massive warning signs in green" on the cache page that the first log mentions is a large green block containing the following text: PLEASE NOTE - THIS IS A LOVELY LOCATION BUT IS USED BY THE LOCAL ARCHERY CLUB ON THE 3RD SUNDAY OF THE MONTH, SO IT IS NOT ADVISABLE TO ATTEMPT THE CACHE ON THOSE SUNDAYS OR IN THE DARK AS MARKER POSTS ARE ON THE GROUND AND COULD BE A TRIPPING HAZARD SO PLEASE WATCH YOUR STEP. WE WOULD RECOMMEND YOU STAY TO THE PATHS AS THE ARCHERS COULD BE PRACTICING AT ANY TIME.THEY WILL PUT A SIGN UP AT THE ENTRANCE SO YOU WILL KNOW TO BE EXTRA CAREFUL. PLEASE KEEP YOUR CHILDREN AND DOGS WITH YOU AS WE WOULD NOT WISH ANYBODY TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT. THIS CAN BE A DANGEROUS AREA SO TAKE CARE AT ALL TIMES. So we didn't have all of the facts after all... Well at least it's looked after.

Your "lawyer" told you wrong information: http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/2864/does-it-matter-if-you-sign-a-contract-with-a-name-thats-not-your-own

The drunken bee dance and glazed look is a tell-tale sign for me every time. I own a cache that is a block from my house and have often been thanked in the logs as "the phantom geocacher that helped us with where to look".

Why is it that the women in our lives always assume that WE are to blame and that WE need to change... ...honestly the last time a woman said "ether YOU change or I'M leaving" I warned her not to let the door hit her *cough* on her way out...

DNDC - NMP (Don't Know Don't Care - Not My Problem)

I don't personally deserve the gift (or for that mater need it) but I applaud your generosity.

The term "muggle" (which does NOT have its origins in Harry Potter, by the way) was used simply to refer to those that are not a part of the secret of geocaching. There is nothing arrogant about it, and you are taking it way too far with your explaination. I have never been particularly fond of the word, myself, and rarely use it, but I'm not arrogant enough to think that I stand a snowball's chance of changing a word that has been in common use for over 10 years. Good luck with that. This

Doesn't effect me so I don't care...

Sour grapes maby? That would be my first thought.

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Sounds about as cheesy as logging your own hides. Wonder how many pages this argument will last...

So put a button that says: Trackable is not in the cache. Doesn't do anything except remove the trackable from the cache inventory. If you found the cache but there were no trackables in it (that were supposed to be) then just hit the button instead of the log saying "xxx trackable isn't in cache" (which does nothing as CO seem very reluctant to mark trackables as missing). Would save tons of "phantom trackables" on cache listings.

This is my feeling on the subject as well but I have to include the following: I have found, in my personal experience, that those in the Geocaching community that are anal about FTF are usually anal (and draconian)about everything else to do with Geocaching. Again this is my personal experience - YMMV.

That comment was uncalled for. No it wasn't - some Co's ARE power tripn' jerks. I know because I dealt with one recently.

Some CO's are power tripn' jerks

Of course, when you do that, you also don't claim a smiley, right? I really (and I mean REALLY) don't care about "smiles". The ONLY use they have for me is to show me on the map which caches I've found. I know it sounds cliché but I could care less about the numbers (or FTF for that mater). If I had a good time finding your cache you'll hear about it in my log... ... if your cache is uninspired then it's TNLNTFTC. PS What does a mediocre cache have to do with a smiley and if I "claim" it or not?

If I have a story to tell I tell it. If your cache is cool or unusual I say so. If it's just another LPC then "TNLN TFTC" is how I log it.

Did your swag get better? (sorry to hear it was sick)

Some people are just jerks.

I have a cache that looks like a (fake) severed arm.

I drop promotional pens. I have a business card as a trackable.

I'll chime in and say that they aren't showing up for me too...

Depends on what the SWAG is and your reason for doing it. Like for example is the swag expensive (thus you don't want to leave it in the cache)?

I assume you posted the DNF's. Look on your list of caches (under not found) and see if they were disabled or not.

I have one "soft" cache. It wasn't on purpose and after another cacher found it and posted their quads I went out to try to correct mine... ... unfortunately 4 GPSRs all gave me the same reading (which is off by about 10-15'). I've posted in the hint that the quads are off and my plight with trying to fix them, I've also given a fairly "gimmie" hint and (because the cache is close to my home) if I see fellow cachers poking around in the wrong area I go and help them out. If someone reported this cache to a reviewer because my quads are "soft" I would not be happy about it.