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Adventure.AS

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  1. Note that it also says "you help call attention to the highest quality caches in your area". Unfortunately this information isn't presented on archived caches in a PQ or a regular member search of their area as archived caches aren't included. To bad that your thoughtful consideration and awarding of a FP to a quality cache, if it is archived, is not available to anyone put you and is therefore of moot value for the 'everyone' mentioned in your post above. Archived caches are still worth calling attention to. Their caches pages, logs, and galleries are still intact. Those cache owners are still worth rewarding for exceptional caches, even if those caches are now archived. With a favourite point for every ten finds, I see no need to claw back points that were thoughtfully assigned to now-archived caches. I never run out of points to give to deserving caches as I find them. I agree that Archived caches with lots of FPs still have value ... too bad no one can search for them.
  2. Every PM has the choice to add FP at there discretion. We also have ability to retract our FP - at any time. This is a function created by TPTB and they even provide the tool to manage your FPs. Whether you do so is your business. My point is that it is too bad that there isn't a mechanism, on only archived caches, to reflect the total number of FP that were present at the time of archival. I don't think that hording FPs or leaving them on Archived caches helps newcomers or visitors make informed decisions about the Favorite caches in a particular area.
  3. Note that it also says "you help call attention to the highest quality caches in your area". Unfortunately this information isn't presented on archived caches in a PQ or a regular member search of their area as archived caches aren't included. To bad that your thoughtful consideration and awarding of a FP to a quality cache, if it is archived, is not available to anyone put you and is therefore of moot value for the 'everyone' mentioned in your post above.
  4. I don't think that FPs are about me - but are used by fellow seekers to assess those caches that they may be interested in finding. In my area there are thousands of caches from which to choose and time is limited, so I like to use all of the tools that are available - favorite points, on-line logs, satellite views and photographs etc. to determine if I might want to find a particular cache. Why tie up a valuable guide, like FPs in archived caches that aren't available to new geocachers? My favourite points are about me. They are about my ten years of geocaching and the caches that were most memorable to me. I don't care if my favourite points help other people decide what to select. This feature would undo all the careful selections I made when I was given those points and spent time thinking about which caches deserved them, archived or otherwise. Why not create a private (or public if you prefer) Favorite List? That can be all about you. I still believe that the FP system was created, as result of suggestions on the forum, to be an aid to seekers - especially new members who may evaluate the number of FPs a cache has before spending their time on searching for it. Based on this premise, why tie up that useful information in archived caches?
  5. I don't think that FPs are about me - but are used by fellow seekers to assess those caches that they may be interested in finding. In my area there are thousands of caches from which to choose and time is limited, so I like to use all of the tools that are available - favorite points, on-line logs, satellite views and photographs etc. to determine if I might want to find a particular cache. Why tie up a valuable guide, like FPs in archived caches that aren't available to new geocachers?
  6. I don't thing that the FP is about me, but rather as a tool/guide for someone else to evaluate a cache that is available and that they may want to find. I keep a private bookmark list of the caches that are meaningful to me so I don't need a FP list in order to be able to go back and revisit those caches online.
  7. I don't feel that reclaiming FPs from Archived caches is re-writing history as the history is in the on-line logs. In my case, I was able to retrieve 6 favorite points or about 5%. I don't see that as a 'flood'. Why would you feel it is better to keep a FP on an archived cache that a new geocacher can't find and log as opposed to providing relevant information on available caches to keep things fresh and relevant to the presently available caches? To address your concerns 2 and 3, I don't wish to "penalize" the archived cache owner - that is why I suggested that the record of the FPs be maintained on the archived cache for posterity and let the retrieved FPs continue to act as they were intended - as an indication of a cache worth seeking. I was under the impression that the idea behind FP was to reward an active cache in a way that would make it possible for someone to search for caches with at least some idea, in advance, of the quality of the hide, based on the opinions of some PMs. (As a sidebar I could never understand why a Virtual cache is eligible for awarding a FP. The CO of a virtual did not need to do anything creative in the placement - just be first to publish.
  8. Recently I found a cache for which I wanted to award a FP, but I didn't have any left in my account. I went into the "Manage Favorites" function and retrieved the FPs from caches which I had previously awarded a FP, but were now Archived. This was done so that I could award them to active geocaches where the number of FP might influence finders to seek these particular caches, (Obviously, a FP on an Archived cache would not provide this same information to a seeker.) I would like to suggest to TPTB that when a geocache is Archived the Premium Member's account that awarded the point be automatically given the FPs back, but that the record of FPs awarded to the cache remain on the Archived cache as a permanent record of its popularity. What are your thoughts?
  9. I am not sure why GS has a ban on putting nails in trees, but I am certainly in favour of the ban. I expect that most geocachers don't have a lot of experience with chainsaws and/or have never hit a nail in a tree with a chainsaw or they would be against nails in trees too. When harvesting trees, hitting a hidden nail with a chainsaw can be very dangerous to the operator, not to mention destructive to the chain of the saw. Nails in trees can also cause problems in a portable saw mill too.
  10. Where do you get the letter/number dies to emboss the coordinates onto the tags; and where do you get the tags?
  11. I have used the negative "Needs Maintenance" (which I take to mean does not have) attribute to eliminate caches with that need maintenance from a PQ.
  12. I'm not sure why this discussion is becoming obtuse. IMHO some differences: 1. New container 2. New camouflage 3. Different satellite constellation (pointing GPSr to a different GZ) 4. Different location (perhaps due to original migrating or CO intentionally moving it) (As an aside, I have sometimes had a hard time finding one of my own caches because of migration.) 5. Different season (perhaps) 6. Different time of day (perhaps) 7. Different lighting conditions (perhaps) The only thing similar is the drive or walk up to within 12 metres of GZ, the search is different. You have led me to believe that for some people they can only say "if you have seen one geocache you have seen them all".
  13. IMHO, that is like saying watching a recording of a great game is the same experience as when you watched it live, without knowing the outcome. The excitement of anticipation of what the outcome will be is missing in the re-run. While I agree that a nice walk with a scenic view is a good each time you take it, but the final search and find of a new listing could be a rewarding addition making the walk even better. I'm not seeing how the search experience is any different whether the old listing is used or a new one created. If someone just gave you the coordinates (plus size, D/T and hint) and you didn't ever see the cache page, would the search experience be any different? According to the OP the cache would be a new container and new camouflage, making it a different searching experience. Also, my experience has been that most cache placements tend to migrate a bit around GZ and a find that I make may not be where the cache was originally. Therefore, the search, most likely, would be different than the first time I went to seek the cache. You might want to reread the posts that you are responding to. The issue was whether it would be the same search experience to find the altered cache using the old cache page or a new cache page. Either way, you are searching for the new container with new camo. The only difference really is the GC#. It boils down this: IMHO it would be a different search experience, not a re-run, so would be better with a new GC#.
  14. IMHO, that is like saying watching a recording of a great game is the same experience as when you watched it live, without knowing the outcome. The excitement of anticipation of what the outcome will be is missing in the re-run. While I agree that a nice walk with a scenic view is a good each time you take it, but the final search and find of a new listing could be a rewarding addition making the walk even better. I'm not seeing how the search experience is any different whether the old listing is used or a new one created. If someone just gave you the coordinates (plus size, D/T and hint) and you didn't ever see the cache page, would the search experience be any different? According to the OP the cache would be a new container and new camouflage, making it a different searching experience. Also, my experience has been that most cache placements tend to migrate a bit around GZ and a find that I make may not be where the cache was originally. Therefore, the search, most likely, would be different than the first time I went to seek the cache.
  15. IMHO, that is like saying watching a recording of a great game is the same experience as when you watched it live, without knowing the outcome. The excitement of anticipation of what the outcome will be is missing in the re-run. While I agree that a nice walk with a scenic view is a good each time you take it, but the final search and find of a new listing could be a rewarding addition making the walk even better.
  16. As a CO with several nano caches in a large urban area (Toronto) I would prefer that the log is signed (initials are OK.) I don't mind changing the log if it becomes full (as I did today.)
  17. Forum posters with ten times more posts than their find count.
  18. English: I like the idea of writing a log in both English and the language of the country that I am visiting. However, I have been told that the translation programs often leave a lot to be desired. I am not sure if you would like to have the translation (even if not 100% correct.) Translation done with iTranslate for Mac русский: Мне нравится идея написания журнала на английском и на языке страны, которую я посещения. Однако мне сказали, что перевод программы часто оставляют желать много лучшего. Я не уверен, если вы хотите иметь перевод (даже если не 100% исправить.) Перевод сделали с iTranslate для Mac
  19. Not everyone uses a PC and GSAK doesn't have a Mac version.
  20. is there a strict definition of them? 200 caches about 550 feet apart by the same owner? Okay what about if its 20 caches by same owner all the same hide? what if its 50 caches by the same owner but all the hides are different? what if its 200 caches in a row but its different COs? what if there are caches between someone's 25 and 25, are they all power trail? how about 10 caches in a row in the desert but all the same hide? what if its geo art puzzles but all are on the same road? what if they are all challenges but there are 100 in a row on a trail? Sounds probably difficult to define. Why worry about defining it? Let the CO use his/her own discretion. If locals feel a PT needs the use of the attribute they could drop the CO(s) a friendly note asking them to use the attribute to make PQs more manageable.
  21. Too bad TPTB didn't just convert them to Virtuals (even though new Virtuals aren't allowed.)
  22. As a cache owner, I have received some short 'found it' logs. In general I am just happy that a cacher has found the cache. Even though my hides are in urban parks (with wonderful scenery and views) I have attempted to place the cache with the main goal of bringing people to places that might not otherwise know exist. So, even though the log may be short, I know that the finder would have had a nice excursion. As an aside, I have noticed that many times the short log that I receive when the finder posted their initial log has been expanded when they got home. Unfortunately we don't receive another notification from GS when a log has been edited. I am also like the nice photos that are posted which are often a surprise when I check the logs online as we don't get a notification of these postings either. When I post a find with my iPhone I usually attach one photo, but add others when at home and on the website.
  23. Have you considered making all of your caches Premium Member Only? You would have an audit log and your 'trouble maker' would need a PM account to log them.
  24. I have hidden many ammo cans, but every one has been stolen - most likely by a geocacher. I now usually only hide small and micro as they seem to last longer.
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