+scavok Posted March 23, 2006 Share Posted March 23, 2006 Probably not, but I would like to ask anyway. I just posted a reply to another thread where someone was having problems solving a puzzle to find a cache. I didn't solve it yet, just replied... But anyway, it brought up a question. Hypothetically speaking (typing) if I were to solve a puzzle that enabled another cacher to find the cache do I get to count it as a find? Considering I did half the work (or more depending on the puzzle) and the person who 'found' it wouldn't have done so without my help, does that person get to claim the find simply because they were able to sign their name in the logbook? Its not like I'm desperate to get my numbers up or anything so don't start yelling, its just a question Quote Link to comment
+Yamahammer Posted March 23, 2006 Share Posted March 23, 2006 A 'find' is something you log personally. If you didn't log it, no claim to fame. You asked. Quote Link to comment
+StarBrand Posted March 23, 2006 Share Posted March 23, 2006 You found the solution to a puzzle - not a geocache. You must actually find the geocache to log a found. Otherwise folks could just go through the site and solve puzzle caches to get a smilie. Quote Link to comment
+robert Posted March 23, 2006 Share Posted March 23, 2006 (edited) You get to log it if you go to wherever the cache is and put your name in the logbook. I know of a series that requires you and a partner in a "twin city" (in this case Aberdeen, MD and Aberdeen, WA) to work together to find the cache. In this case you both get to log it, but there's a cache in each spot that needs to be found. Edited March 23, 2006 by robert Quote Link to comment
+BlueDeuce Posted March 23, 2006 Share Posted March 23, 2006 If you solved the puzzle all by yourself, would you claim it as a find without going out and finding the cache? In this case you only helped. Quote Link to comment
+clearpath Posted March 23, 2006 Share Posted March 23, 2006 Solving the puzzle cache is only part of the job. The other part involves signing the logbook ... Quote Link to comment
+budd-rdc Posted March 23, 2006 Share Posted March 23, 2006 You can always post a note proclaiming your contribution. You probably don't want to log a find unless you have physically visited the cache and signed the log. In our area, there are cachers (well, notably one fizzymagic) who'll post a note claiming "FTS" (First To Solve) on puzzles. It's a "battle of wits" based on an honor system, and no one has a problem with that, since he'll fix puzzles for you if it's broken without asking for favors in return. Quote Link to comment
+Robespierre Posted March 24, 2006 Share Posted March 24, 2006 Yeah, when YOU sign the log, YOU can claim it. Quote Link to comment
+NoClue-Opp Posted March 24, 2006 Share Posted March 24, 2006 So, Does this mean it has to logged as a DNF ?? Quote Link to comment
+robert Posted March 24, 2006 Share Posted March 24, 2006 So, Does this mean it has to logged as a DNF ?? Nope, "DNS". Did not seek. budd-rdc gave good advice: "You can always post a note proclaiming your contribution. You probably don't want to log a find unless you have physically visited the cache and signed the log." No need to log a DNF if you never looked for it and only solved the puzzle. Quote Link to comment
+scavok Posted March 24, 2006 Author Share Posted March 24, 2006 just as a reply to the comments about just going through cache pages and solving puzzles to claim finds... I was meaning more along the lines of me living in Colorado and solving a puzzle cache in Chicago. Then I give the answer to a friend-cacher who lives in chicago to go and find it, then the friend is the only one who gets to claim the find? Even if there was more work in solving the puzzle than getting the park-n-grab result? I'm not arguing though, I like the idea of posting a note at least stating my contribution. Quote Link to comment
+robert Posted March 24, 2006 Share Posted March 24, 2006 just as a reply to the comments about just going through cache pages and solving puzzles to claim finds... I was meaning more along the lines of me living in Colorado and solving a puzzle cache in Chicago. Then I give the answer to a friend-cacher who lives in chicago to go and find it, then the friend is the only one who gets to claim the find? Even if there was more work in solving the puzzle than getting the park-n-grab result? Correct. You didn't find the cache, you solved the puzzle. You can't log a find on the puzzle. Quote Link to comment
+sbell111 Posted March 24, 2006 Share Posted March 24, 2006 just as a reply to the comments about just going through cache pages and solving puzzles to claim finds... I was meaning more along the lines of me living in Colorado and solving a puzzle cache in Chicago. Then I give the answer to a friend-cacher who lives in chicago to go and find it, then the friend is the only one who gets to claim the find? Even if there was more work in solving the puzzle than getting the park-n-grab result? I'm not arguing though, I like the idea of posting a note at least stating my contribution. The good news is that if you ever get to Chicago, you would be able to find the cache and sign the log. Then, you could claim your find. Quote Link to comment
+Yamahammer Posted March 24, 2006 Share Posted March 24, 2006 Your question compares to taking a test. You give the answers to a friend, they score higher. You don't get the credit, they do. ... No good deed goes unpunished. Quote Link to comment
+scavok Posted March 24, 2006 Author Share Posted March 24, 2006 lol sounds good. Quote Link to comment
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