TrailGators

I agree and wish they would do that...

Then, I think you'd be surprised. I use it and know many people that use it all the time. One of the most common uses is when someone won't check on their caches after many DNFs. There are some people that are terrible at maintaiing their caches. I'd ignore all the cache hidden by these people if I could because they waste people's time.

I agree with the first statement that very, very few people whould ever use this feature. But I'd still like it. The 2nd statement I used to agree with, but then less then a year ago someone not terribly far from either of us came along. I'd love to ignore those now more than 100 placements, (with no end in sight I'm sure) with one click. Other than that, I agree. I can think of someone with about 90 hides, and I only see 7 of them. But there are indeed 7. And boy, double spacing and white space aside, the new release really really hides ignored caches. Now I don't even see them if I were surfing someone else's finds!! That's a first right there. I'm not sure how you guys can draw a conclusion that not many people would use this feature without any providing any data to support that conclusion. The small sample in this and other threads clearly shows the opposite to be true. I also think that as areas get flooded with caches, parsing tools will be something that will be in higher demand. IMO not finding caches hidden by certain people that are playing a different version of the game than you are is a great way to parse.

LITTLE GIRL ON A PLANE A stranger was seated next to a little girl on the airplane when the stranger turned to her and said, 'Let's talk. I've heard that flights go quicker if you strike up a conversation with your fellow passenger.' The little girl, who had just opened her book, closed it slowly and said to the stranger, 'What would you like to talk about?' 'Oh, I don't know,' said the stranger. 'How about nuclear power?' and he smiles. OK, 'she said. 'That could be an interesting topic. But let me ask you a question first. A horse, a cow, and a deer all eat the same stuff - grass - yet a deer excretes little pellets, while a cow turns out a flat patty, and a horse produces clumps of dried grass. Why do you suppose that is?' The stranger, visibly surprised by the little girl's intelligence, thinks about it and says, 'Hmmm, I have no idea.' To which the little girl replies, 'Do you really feel qualified to discuss nuclear power when you don't know $hit?

"Are you out of your Vulcan mind?"

After finding ten 'low budget' (former food container) caches with bad co-ordinates and in pointless locations hidden by one particular hider... I would find this feature helpful. As it is I can search for new caches hidden by them and ignore the caches individually, but since I have no intention of EVER seeking any of their caches, an owner-based ignore feature would be helpful. Exactly, plus it's much easier to un-ignore a few caches versus ignoring hundreds hidden by some of these people I'd like to ignore...

Reminds me of McCoy's quote in Star Trek: "Are you out of your Vulcan mind?"

Don't you mean punny? Yes, that would have been punnier.

Those were funny! 21. She was only a stableman's daughter, but all the horse manure.

BZ on 9K! Congrats Tom!

Great name! I had some Bangers and Mash at the local pub for my birthday dinner last week. Mmmm! Here is the local thread that most check for group caching. Now that the weather is cool I'll hope to join you one of these weekends, but I'm not ready to do brutal hikes like El Cap quite yet. I'm slowly getting back in shape after being lazy for too long...

As helpful as ever. Yes, thanks Kit Fox! I am still hoping for this feature. Doing it on the site would allow our PQs to be free of tons of caches that we never want to find...

A swing and a miss is a DNF...

Y' get five-stars for this one. Kirk never had it so good. Nice one!

Congrats CG!

Chuy!, you are amazing. The wonderful thing about you and the other local front-runners is that you cover the tough trails and mountains and so often in the dark. Applause-applause! I'll just bet that Ginger! is barking down from dawg-heaven in celebration of your grand achievement. Note to Self: Gawd, that Yrium-card layout is terrific. Chuy! is amazing! A true pioneer among the San Diego caching community! We have always admired Chuy and one day hope to go to most of the places that he has already explored! We love the photo of you and your family and are glad that others had the opportunity to witness this awesome milestone!

Yep. I've hosted a lot of events and I've attended every one of them..... Errr.... Except the one I DNF'd due to havin' car trouble on the way to the event. Looks like an EX-Terra....

Stuff happens. You get sick. A family member has an emergency. Your boss sends you out of town that weekend. You get a better offer. I think he meant why not log that you attended even if you are the host. I agree with him. The key word is "attended." I don't look at logging what you did at the event as "credit." Credit for what? If you go to a party do you get "credit?" Yeah...if you go to a party you get cake!!! Or a hangover.....

Great idea! Can you make a giant logbook for it?

I think that if that were to happen, I'd have to log a DNF! Rats! DNF not available for events! I wonder why not??? But wouldn't that be a DNA?

Stuff happens. You get sick. A family member has an emergency. Your boss sends you out of town that weekend. You get a better offer. I think he meant why not log that you attended even if you are the host. I agree with him. The key word is "attended." I don't look at logging what you did at the event as "credit." Credit for what? If you go to a party do you get "credit?"

Not exactly a gauge. You have to take into consideration other factors including cacher population in the area, weather, accessibility and presence other caches in the area. But I think you already knew that. Yes, i already knew that but there is still a point to be made. If people really preferred larger containers then they would be willing to drive longer distances, brave more severe weather and not cache just for the numbers (ie accessibility and presence to other caches in the area) The point is people prefer whatever is closest and what is closest is usually micros. Hence, they must prefer micros over regular caches. Though, if a cache were a regular and close I doubt a cacher would pass it up because it isn't a micro. Thats a pretty cool picture on the page. I would definitely go out there to find it if I was nearby. Me too!

Nice one, Tom!

That sounds like an area that I would love to explore! The caches are just a bonus...

Merry Christmas everyone!