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RichardMoore

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  1. So you're saying that 99% of your "finds" you didn't actually find? Someone else found the cache and showed you were it was? And yet you still called logged it as a find? I'd say about 90-95% of my finds were found while caching alone. Before you start to get defensive, I don't have a problem with everyone in the group logging the find. But there are some who would call this cheating because you didn't find the cache.
  2. On the other hand the first page of the Forums says that their are over 154,000 members. Have you tried e-mailing Jeremy or Hydee to see what they say?
  3. Honestly.. I've never actually met a geocaching cheater yet. Perhaps they don't exist? If I met someone who was truly a cheater, I wouldn't hesitate to let them know that it's not right for them to do that. Personally, I think the vast majority of cachers don't cheat... I was trying to be humorous in my above post, but you seem to have taken offense. Have something to share? You can start with "My name is ......" To answer your question: The majority of people I hang out with aren't morally bankrupt, so I don't have to confront anyone about these types of things. If a friend of mine was cheating, I certainly would say something to them, yes.. The tone of your message has a bit of a "threatening" tone.. I do believe this is against forum guidelines. Let's see now, so far you've implied that I'm a cheater and morally bankrupt, and you feel threatened? Probably because you know that you're wrong. How I keep track of my finds is my business, although I'm sure that by now you are carefully perusing my logs in search of what you consider to be cheating. I don't play the game by your interpretation of the guidelines, you self-righteous little busybody.
  4. Just out of curiousity, have you ever called someone a cheater while standing right in front of them? Or are you only that rude from the safety of the internet?
  5. And then it snickers. In that nasal nasty cartoon character snicker.
  6. "You are within 12 feet of the cache. With an accuracy of 186 feet." This has happened to me.
  7. And that's the part that has all the guys checking her profile page for pictures.
  8. When your cache gets listed and the two cachers log their "find", you can delete their logs and tell them that they have to find it in the real location.
  9. But, what if we like the nastiness and angst? Isn't that just about everyone, about something, eventually? Where's the fun in that?
  10. But you'd need to define exactly what a lame cache is. Then you would get the "lame cache numbers whores" who will try to find or place more lame caches then anyone else. Followed shortly by the "lame cache purists" who will insist that a cache isn't lame because it doesn't follow their definition of "lame", and complain that some people are cheating by calling caches lame that aren't. Finally the obligatory dozens of threads, anger, angst, name calling, threats by moderators, death and destruction in the forums. Oh, the humanity!
  11. Always stocked with cute, fluffy hamsters Devoid of McToys, golf balls and expired coupons What about golf balls stuffed into hamsters? Of course, they're not much good for golfing (You can't get much distance on the drive, and they're almost impossible to putt accurately.), but the kids would enjoy bouncing them.
  12. You had a valid reason for not signing the logs. You also are prepared to present alternate proof if the cache owner demands it. I would consider your finds to be good. The cacher that the OP is talking about apparently simply refused to sign the logbook because he didn't like the cache or the cache owner. His logs should be deleted.
  13. Thanks, Keystone, you know I value your advice, even if we don't often agree. But, as you acknowledge, it does in fact remain in dispute. Every cache listing, by having the checkbox checked, states in part that "By submitting a cache listing, you assure us that you have adequate permission to hide your cache in the selected location." when in fact we know that most caches do not have ANY permission. How is it determined whether permission is required? Often by a geocacher being confronted by authorities, or a complaint being lodged after the listing is placed. In only rare cases are landowner's regulations published so that geocachers know up front what they are. How does one discover whether the permission that was gained is adequate? Unfortunately, the same way - in hindsight, usually by some unfortunate circumstance. I hope you don't mind that I edited your post so the proper person was credited for the quote.
  14. I buy the new Breyer's A&W Root Beer Float Ice Cream! But you can't drink it and eat it at the same time. And you don't get that foam at the top. The Root Beer Float Ice Cream is okay in it's place, but I'm an old-fashioned kinda guy who likes the old-fashioned way of doing it.
  15. I don't believe that anyone on these forums has the right to speak for "the community". So I'm speaking for myself. Who says that I'm not upset about it? There are caches all over the place that I know have no permission to be there. But that "knowledge" is not proof, and unless I want to interrogate every cache owner in the area I'll only get proof if I'm unlucky enough to be cornered by the property owner or police. On the occasions that this has happened I SBA'd the cache and/or e-mailed the cache owner. Are caches being placed without adequate permission? Yes. Does it upset me? Yes. Can I do anything about it? Technically, yes. Realistically, no. Am I going to loose sleep over it? No. Am I going to have a root beer float for dinner? Yes. Oooh, Barqs or A&M? I love the A&M stuff, Barqs is OK, but not really a 'float' root beer. A&M has that sweeter taste that mixes so well with teh ice cream. MMmmmm! This time I have Mug, it's what was in the pop machine here at my apartment. A&M is definitely better, though. I've seen some people pour the root beer in the glass, then add the ice cream. I prefer to pour the root beer over the ice cream, it softens the ice cream faster and gives the root beer the unique taste that I prefer. How do you do it?
  16. I don't believe that anyone on these forums has the right to speak for "the community". So I'm speaking for myself. Who says that I'm not upset about it? There are caches all over the place that I know have no permission to be there. But that "knowledge" is not proof, and unless I want to interrogate every cache owner in the area I'll only get proof if I'm unlucky enough to be cornered by the property owner or police. On the occasions that this has happened I SBA'd the cache and/or e-mailed the cache owner. Are caches being placed without adequate permission? Yes. Does it upset me? Yes. Can I do anything about it? Technically, yes. Realistically, no. Am I going to loose sleep over it? No. Am I going to have a root beer float for dinner? Yes.
  17. I'll jump in here with my opinion for what it is worth. I cache mainly with my wife. She really likes the searching part of geocaching, not the techie end of it. I do all the upfront work, run PQs, GSAK, Cachemate, loading in the GPSr and afterwards I get to log the entries for both of us. She wants them logged so she can keep count of how many she has done. Again I get stuck with logging for both of us and because of that her logs tend to be a lot of cut-n-paste cuz I have a hard enough time writing something nice about a lamp post micro in a mall parking lot. I am sorry that the cacher owner gets these less than wonderful logs, but that is just the way it is going to be. So if you're logging under your wife's name, as your wife, why not put in the logs how wonderful a husband you are and how she never could have found the cache without your help. Granted, you could be charged with fraud under that "truth in advertising" law, but after she reads a few of those logs she'll want to write them herself.
  18. 8 months at this sport with almost 500 finds hardly makes her a noob. But yeah, Vinny was out of line there. I think someone might have peed in his Wheaties this morning. I agree with your "Wet Wheatie" hypothesis. The OP did not say specifically that she wanted to utilize the suggested feature. It's possible that, as a cache owner, she's getting tired of multiple notifications that just say "Me, too". Those things being said, I agree with AZcachemeister's original post.
  19. Congratulations on joining the addiction! But there are a few things you might want to know: ~ The cache that you found (and I'm not knocking the type of hide) is not the only kind of cache. What you found is called a "micro-cache". Most caches are larger than a key case, and contain trade goods. You might want to find a few more before you start placing them. ~ If you found the cache within ten feet of where you're GPSr said it should be, you were right on target. The GPS is accurate to within yards, not inches. Being 20 to 30 feet off is normal. ~ Attend a geocaching event. You'll meet a whole lot of other geo-addicts who will be glad to guide a "newbie". Once again, congratulations and welcome. Now quit reading this and go out to find another cache!
  20. I see that it's up already. Aren't these reviewers amazing? And someone's found it. This would be a good opportunity to thank the volunteer reviewers for all their hard work.
  21. There are occasional time warps in my apartment. I have yet to determine a pattern to their appearance, only that they seem to happen most often when I've expended a large amount of energy. I'll be laying on the couch watching a movie when suddenly, literally in the blink of an eye, I am transported into the future. Sometimes it will just be a few minutes, sometimes an hour or more. I wouldn't have a problem with a cache being placed in my apartment, as long as all of the finders CITO'd. Uh, CITO includes vacuuming and washing windows, doesn't it?
  22. I'm seeing this in your signature line: Is that what you're looking for? Or was there something else?
  23. You could e-mail the owner of the cache, or someone who has already found it, and ask for help. Quite often the owner of a cache will give someone an additional hint. They might even offer to meet you at the cache location.
  24. "Bump Bump, Bump Bump, His horn went Bump, Bump, Bump..." Okay, so that's not exactly how the song goes, sue me. Or charge me with fraud.
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