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Goldenwattle

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  1. In small and larger caches with note pad log books, I do find it bad form when someone misses lines or turns the page, as if they don't want their signature to share a page with other people. It reflects badly on them. As for ink stamps, they are fine in a good sized cache log. They shouldn't be used on a micro log though, as they do take too much room...unless it's a letterbox cache. Letterbox caches should have big enough logs for people to stamp with their stamps, but I have found a number of caches being listed as letterbox caches, but only supplying micro sized logs in micro sized container. As letterbox logs should be big enough for stamps, in those cases I would say go ahead and use your stamp and fill up the log quickly with ink stamps to give the CO the message they should not use small logs in a letterbox cache. However in non-letterbox caches with small logs I wouldn't stamp it and I try to use a small area for my signature, so the log lasts longer. That's being thoughtful. However, if the log is say micro sized, I would ask the question, isn't there room for a bigger cache? Then a stamp is no problem. I find too many nanos and micros these days, even when a small or larger cache would have worked. Why put a micro cache (say a mintie tin or a film canister), when a small container would also work. If not in that exact spot, look around for another hide where a bigger cache would go. Small and larger caches also then allow small trinkets to be swapped and place to leave a TB, as well as allowing space for a larger log where ink stamps are usually not a problem.
  2. I like that too, which eliminates for me most nanos and many micros from getting favourite points. A wrongly rated cache (D/T and size) also lowers its chances of getting a favourite point from me.
  3. That's a curious reason to give a Favorite Point. It's saying thank you, although I wouldn't give it if I found the cache and log needed maintenance. I think it's no less weird than giving a random cache in a series a favourite point for the series. Giving favourite points is a personal thing.
  4. I give favourite points for a variety of reasons; the location; the imaginative cache; one cache gets a favourite point for the whole series; the CO gave some assistance; it's the only cache for a hundred or so kms and I'm grateful it's there even if it's only a boring mintie tin...
  5. Both my guard rail caches have been awarded some favourite points. One is running at 40%. Depends how they are set up.
  6. I see lots of caches by beginners allowed, even if they have no finds, and they haven't shown any commitment to geocaching, except for the 'five minutes' they thought it would be fun to try. These caches don't sound different than that. These caches, with a few exceptions, are often crap and commonly with wrong coordinates. After all they don't know what a good cache looks like, as they haven't found any, and have no experience with coordinates, unless they are the rare individual who uses coordinates in their job. Nothing wrong with that, except by the sounds of it, maybe the length of the writing.
  7. Thanks. So NMs are included. Seems strange then when caches get several NMs and no action appear to occur over many months. Maybe the CO was sent an email, but they have not done anything to respond to it, unless a private message was sent to the reviewer. That wouldn't assist the people searching though, as they wouldn't be privy to that. The Help Centre doesn't give the information of what score is given to each and how this varies with the D/T. That would be interesting to know.
  8. I had to measure a section of path once for a multicache with no measuring tool. I counted number of shoe lengths (a lot) and went into a shop where they had a tape measure so I could find out the length of my shoe. I didn't get the correct answer but I was close enough to make the find. Needing to measure something in the field is tricky if you have nothing to measure with. With an earthcache I wonder how some COs would accept say five hands wide. Hands do vary in size, so not an accurate measurement.
  9. Is it true that NMs are not considered in the algorithm? If this is the case I find this very strange, as a NM should have more weight than a DNF; be worth two or more DNFs. I have seen caches with a string of NMs and nothing ever happens.
  10. In some rare cases (I know of one, possibly two), a cache might have a long string of DNFs because the cache doesn't even exit. No has found it because there is no cache there. (I am not claiming this is the case here.) So it gives some reassurance if the CO goes and checks on the cache regularly and posts it is okay. Not of course that necessarily guarantees anything. In the case I know of the CO made claims (almost certainly from their armchair) they had checked the cache and it was still there. They archived it when the reviewer came in and asked for a photograph of the cache in situ. I had to smile when it appeared someone might have made a throw down and the CO got 'upset' about this . After all, they knew there shouldn't be a cache there.
  11. Or use "stump" for a fallen down trunk of a tree. That's a log, not a stump.
  12. Quite a few. Some even call Australian native trees, such as a Casuarina a 'pine.' And we have other native trees which some people call pines too. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casuarina
  13. That can be annoying when the CO takes no action. Maybe the CO didn't want to upset the person who didn't sign the log (and who might never even have found the cache), but in so not wanting to upset them, they could upset the next logger, who like you is collecting unloved caches, perhaps for a challenge. I reported a couple of caches that were logged online, but there was no signature in the log. I wanted them for a challenge. One cache was a multi with several stages and the online log said something like, "Found the first point," which was an admittance that the logger had never found the final GZ with the cache. I think that log was left. It was disappointing for a couple of us who wanted it for a challenge. Now if I find a missing log I often take a photograph of the log and include that with my log. I may or may not say anything and leave it for the CO to work out; if they care at all . If I say anything it will be simply something like, "First signature in five months." and leave it up to the CO to check. The loneliest cache I have made a note of was GCRN95. I found it after a gap of 1364 days. It was over two years after me to the following finder.
  14. I have no wish to continue discussing this. I placed this in 'What irks me'. Well, it irks me that you lifted it from there and placed it under another heading, so you could continued the argument. Well I am not taking the bait and arguing this further. Over and out.
  15. Foreign geocachers are not uncommon here, so I think it's better not to use hints that are only understood by locals.
  16. Depends on the situation. If I had a cache hidden where lots of muggles could see someone hunting for a cache, I would make the hint simple, precise and accurate to allow the finder to find the cache quickly and not draw too much attention to themselves and therefore the cache. The cache might stay safer then. A CO gives a vague hint, if any, and might think it's funny that a searcher spends ages embarrassingly searching in front of witnesses, but have they considered this puts their cache more at risk? I had one well hidden cache that due to building work has become muggle central. It was marked 3D. I didn't want the builders to see people hanging around and then later go to see what they were looking for, so I added exact, precise instructions in the hint to make the find quick and the finders don't need to delay their time there. Safer for the cache. I left it 3D because of the muggle factor. When the building is finished I will reconsider the hint.
  17. I've had similar from a CO, who had several caches that needed new logs. They said they expected finders to maintain their caches. When I reported that here, I also got lots of criticism from some people here for also not maintaining their cache, by replacing all the missing logs, rather than log NMs. For those that criticised me, I still don't intend to replace a heap of logs on another COs power trails, and I don't expect anyone, or even want them to, to replace full logs on my caches, without checking with me first. Log a NM please and I will fix the problem. I maintain my caches, and don't leave it up to others to do this for me. Yes, that irked me, both that CO and then some people (not everyone) here saying how they maintain other CO caches and suggesting I should do the same for a CO who couldn't be bothered. It wasn't one cache, it was quite a few in the power trail. It would have used up a lot of logs. The CO did end up replacing the full logs, after the reviewer came in and said there was nothing "malicious", as the CO called it, in logged a NM.
  18. I can only remember finding one nano cache in bushland in Australia.(Possibly I have found more, but they would be very rare and they were obviously unmemorable.) And the one I do remember, I thought how very, very silly is that. So many places to hide a decent sized cache and they attach a nano to a metal fence. The log was also full, wet, unreadable, and unwriteable on by many pens. A real rubbish cache. But thankfully NOT a "classic cache" here in bushland.
  19. I also have never heard of a Heras block, and don't get ‘Yo, Adriaaan”. I hate those non-hints that presume too much.
  20. I am more used to if the cache is a small or larger, most will be small or larger inside. The log will be in a plastic bag. A few might be more elaborate designs, but not most. I have a couple of those myself of externally small size, but internally micro. However, I list those as 'Other' sized, as they aren't a small, as they don't have the expected internal size to hold TBs and trinkets, and they aren't a micro either, as the object is much bigger. But in a normal small, regular or large, if the log was inside a micro cache inside the larger cache what does it matter, as basically the cache will still fit TBs and trinkets. It's not a micro.
  21. Example: "Red" After searching around and not seeing anything red as per the hint, I open up an access hole in the ground and find a..."red" box and it's obvious it's a cache. Useless hint.
  22. Agreed. Why oh why would someone hide a micro even (let alone a nano) in the woods? Fortunately nanos in the woods are rare here, so we haven't got the "classic nano in the woods." Thank goodness!
  23. Sorry I wasn't clear enough. Are there any bans on using (or possessing) a GPS in China, as there is in Cuba?
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