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Great option! I only do caches I like and ignore the rest (which is about 85% of the ones within 10 miles).

Who do you think puts out caches, magical gnomes? You've involved in a social game whether you like it or not. I don't think much of people who find caches and don't log them online. It's creepy at best. Someone took the time to put the cache there and maintain. The least you can do is log a 'Thanks'. That must mean I'm a creepy TB Thief, I suppose! I do have to say it must be pretty sad to have such a low opinion of others when they don't conform to your view of the way things should be.

What irks me? People who think they are entitled to be notified if they are not going to be FTF on a cache. Part of the FTF side game is not knowing if you are first and feeling the rush hit you when you find out you are. I cannot understand how such self-entitlement can motivate a person to think that they must be placated by an immediate FTF log, lest they actually be disappointed if they come in second. So true! I use various listing sites for my caching pleasures. I sign the log of caches I find, but don't make any online entries (just not my thing). I track all my finds and such in GSAK. I don't play the FTF part of the game, but I have found a few that had no other signatures in the log (normally posted on other sites). A few years ago, I found a cache listed on another site which at the time wasn't cross posted on GC.com. About a week later the CO published on this site, probably not more than 2 or 3 hours after it was published I received an email from the next to find upset that I didn't log it online in a timely manner! He said he wouldn't have bothered to run out and look for it if he had known I had already found it! He then proceeded to accused me of cheating (being with the CO when it was placed) as the date on my signature was the week prior! :/ You know, if you are not going to log your finds, most of us cache owners appreciate at least a simple note, ("found your cache, everything's good"), when someone finds our caches. You can delete it afterwards if you wish. I could, but I won't. May I then suggest at least a "thank you for placing the cache" email to the CO if you don't want to log online, don't you think they deserve at least that for taking the time and trouble to place the cache in the first place? I do thank them in the cache logbook. Why should I duplicate that in an email? As mentioned, with caches getting muggled, soaked, burnt, etc, there is a strong possibility that the cache owner will not see your hand written note in the cache log. This is a highly social game which would die overnight if digital logging did not take place. A found it log from you lets the owner know someone out there cared enough to look for their cache. Since many of my hides take months to create, pecking a few characters on a keyboard seems like the least you could do. It is the height of rudeness to not log your finds online, regardless of some past issue you've had with the practice. Guess you'll just have to consider me rude then. I don't cache for the social aspect, and could really care less about giving a CO a warm fuzzy about his cache.

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What irks me? People who think they are entitled to be notified if they are not going to be FTF on a cache. Part of the FTF side game is not knowing if you are first and feeling the rush hit you when you find out you are. I cannot understand how such self-entitlement can motivate a person to think that they must be placated by an immediate FTF log, lest they actually be disappointed if they come in second. So true! I use various listing sites for my caching pleasures. I sign the log of caches I find, but don't make any online entries (just not my thing). I track all my finds and such in GSAK. I don't play the FTF part of the game, but I have found a few that had no other signatures in the log (normally posted on other sites). A few years ago, I found a cache listed on another site which at the time wasn't cross posted on GC.com. About a week later the CO published on this site, probably not more than 2 or 3 hours after it was published I received an email from the next to find upset that I didn't log it online in a timely manner! He said he wouldn't have bothered to run out and look for it if he had known I had already found it! He then proceeded to accused me of cheating (being with the CO when it was placed) as the date on my signature was the week prior! :/ You know, if you are not going to log your finds, most of us cache owners appreciate at least a simple note, ("found your cache, everything's good"), when someone finds our caches. You can delete it afterwards if you wish. I could, but I won't. May I then suggest at least a "thank you for placing the cache" email to the CO if you don't want to log online, don't you think they deserve at least that for taking the time and trouble to place the cache in the first place? I do thank them in the cache logbook. Why should I duplicate that in an email? Some people who don't log caches on-line do it to steal TBs. If you aren't stealing or defacing, etc., you can do what you want. Even if you were stealing, etc., no one could do anything about it. It is just a game. We can't control the way anyone plays. However, it is a game that thrives, because people are considerate and, mostly, play by established norms. It, certainly, seems rude to find a cache and not let the CO know in a timely manner. The fun for the CO is getting the feedback on the cache. The CO won't see the log for months, sometimes a year or more. Sometimes the CO will never see the log, because the cache gets muggled, damaged or defaced in some way. Love how you slipped in the insinuation that since I don't log online, I might be stealing TBs or defacing caches! I use to log on line with a team account until we split a few years ago. A few bad experiences with COs made me decide to stop that practice. I see many of the same examples in the forums today, so won't change my mind anytime soon. Plus, I like to have one way to count all my finds for all the various listing sites.

I didn't see a rude reason there. There are plenty of non-PMO caches out there, why worry about the few that are? The entitlement mentality never ceases to amaze me. Why do folks believe that everything should be free to them, and when it is not it is because someone is an elitist or snob. Yep at 2 and a half bucks a month plus gas, not too bad - sure beats the price of golf! If your going to get the premium membership just for the PMOs, don't bother, there are more than enough caches out there you can do with the basic membership. The other benefits of PM make it well worthwhile, plus your helping to support the site (so basic members can use it without paying! )

What irks me? People who think they are entitled to be notified if they are not going to be FTF on a cache. Part of the FTF side game is not knowing if you are first and feeling the rush hit you when you find out you are. I cannot understand how such self-entitlement can motivate a person to think that they must be placated by an immediate FTF log, lest they actually be disappointed if they come in second. So true! I use various listing sites for my caching pleasures. I sign the log of caches I find, but don't make any online entries (just not my thing). I track all my finds and such in GSAK. I don't play the FTF part of the game, but I have found a few that had no other signatures in the log (normally posted on other sites). A few years ago, I found a cache listed on another site which at the time wasn't cross posted on GC.com. About a week later the CO published on this site, probably not more than 2 or 3 hours after it was published I received an email from the next to find upset that I didn't log it online in a timely manner! He said he wouldn't have bothered to run out and look for it if he had known I had already found it! He then proceeded to accused me of cheating (being with the CO when it was placed) as the date on my signature was the week prior! :/ You know, if you are not going to log your finds, most of us cache owners appreciate at least a simple note, ("found your cache, everything's good"), when someone finds our caches. You can delete it afterwards if you wish. I could, but I won't. May I then suggest at least a "thank you for placing the cache" email to the CO if you don't want to log online, don't you think they deserve at least that for taking the time and trouble to place the cache in the first place? I do thank them in the cache logbook. Why should I duplicate that in an email?

What irks me? People who think they are entitled to be notified if they are not going to be FTF on a cache. Part of the FTF side game is not knowing if you are first and feeling the rush hit you when you find out you are. I cannot understand how such self-entitlement can motivate a person to think that they must be placated by an immediate FTF log, lest they actually be disappointed if they come in second. So true! I use various listing sites for my caching pleasures. I sign the log of caches I find, but don't make any online entries (just not my thing). I track all my finds and such in GSAK. I don't play the FTF part of the game, but I have found a few that had no other signatures in the log (normally posted on other sites). A few years ago, I found a cache listed on another site which at the time wasn't cross posted on GC.com. About a week later the CO published on this site, probably not more than 2 or 3 hours after it was published I received an email from the next to find upset that I didn't log it online in a timely manner! He said he wouldn't have bothered to run out and look for it if he had known I had already found it! He then proceeded to accused me of cheating (being with the CO when it was placed) as the date on my signature was the week prior! :/ You know, if you are not going to log your finds, most of us cache owners appreciate at least a simple note, ("found your cache, everything's good"), when someone finds our caches. You can delete it afterwards if you wish. I could, but I won't.

What irks me? People who think they are entitled to be notified if they are not going to be FTF on a cache. Part of the FTF side game is not knowing if you are first and feeling the rush hit you when you find out you are. I cannot understand how such self-entitlement can motivate a person to think that they must be placated by an immediate FTF log, lest they actually be disappointed if they come in second. So true! I use various listing sites for my caching pleasures. I sign the log of caches I find, but don't make any online entries (just not my thing). I track all my finds and such in GSAK. I don't play the FTF part of the game, but I have found a few that had no other signatures in the log (normally posted on other sites). A few years ago, I found a cache listed on another site which at the time wasn't cross posted on GC.com. About a week later the CO published on this site, probably not more than 2 or 3 hours after it was published I received an email from the next to find upset that I didn't log it online in a timely manner! He said he wouldn't have bothered to run out and look for it if he had known I had already found it! He then proceeded to accused me of cheating (being with the CO when it was placed) as the date on my signature was the week prior! :/

So it seems they did not post a DNF! Tsk-tsk-tsk! Maybe they just don't log online, or they may log on another site.