+WyattEarp Posted September 8, 2006 Share Posted September 8, 2006 Hello everyone - this is my first thread/post - so be gentle I think I know the answer to this question but here goes. Is there a way to archive travel bugs that have been pilfered? I know that sometimes you can't be sure that a travel bug is really gone for good. However, if it disappears from a cache and is never loged as retrieved then it's gone. If it's logged out then there is always a chance it will reappear. Anyway, if this can't be done now then why not add it as a feature? The reason I'm interested is that I have hit a couple of caches specifically to grab the geocoin (not steal it) only to find it MIA. Maybe the best thing is for the owner the verify it's missing then he/she could remove it from the cache listing. Again this probally can't be done now but maybe in the future. That's all for now. Quote Link to comment
+IV_Warrior Posted September 8, 2006 Share Posted September 8, 2006 Both the owner of the bug/coin and the owner of the cache it's listed in have the ability to "mark as missing" which takes it out of the cache's listing and "moves" it to an "unknown location". Quote Link to comment
+WyattEarp Posted September 8, 2006 Author Share Posted September 8, 2006 (edited) OMG youv'e got 2531 times as many post as me. I feel so small and insignificant Thanks for the info. I guess many folks don't know this or are not paying that close enough attention to thier caches/bugs. Edited September 8, 2006 by WyattEarp Quote Link to comment
Clan Riffster Posted September 8, 2006 Share Posted September 8, 2006 Well, look at it this way; now he's only got 1175.5 times as many posts as you. Quote Link to comment
+IV_Warrior Posted September 9, 2006 Share Posted September 9, 2006 Heh....wait until he sees Briansnat's post count.... Quote Link to comment
+WyattEarp Posted September 10, 2006 Author Share Posted September 10, 2006 Heh....wait until he sees Briansnat's post count.... Like there's really a guy named BrainSnot! Quote Link to comment
+NetDrummer Posted September 11, 2006 Share Posted September 11, 2006 Both the owner of the bug/coin and the owner of the cache it's listed in have the ability to "mark as missing" which takes it out of the cache's listing and "moves" it to an "unknown location". I need to mark my only TB as MIA also. I don't see the "mark as missing" option though. Is it on the TB page ? Quote Link to comment
+Cache Heads Posted September 11, 2006 Share Posted September 11, 2006 There's always The Travel Bug Graveyard....... Quote Link to comment
+BlueDeuce Posted September 11, 2006 Share Posted September 11, 2006 Both the owner of the bug/coin and the owner of the cache it's listed in have the ability to "mark as missing" which takes it out of the cache's listing and "moves" it to an "unknown location". I need to mark my only TB as MIA also. I don't see the "mark as missing" option though. Is it on the TB page ? It's inder owner option in the pulldown menu labled Recalculate Distance. Quote Link to comment
+Quiggle Posted September 11, 2006 Share Posted September 11, 2006 Heh....wait until he sees Briansnat's post count.... Like there's really a guy named BrainSnot! Please read the Forum Guidelines on respect. Moving to TB forum. Quote Link to comment
+NetDrummer Posted September 11, 2006 Share Posted September 11, 2006 Both the owner of the bug/coin and the owner of the cache it's listed in have the ability to "mark as missing" which takes it out of the cache's listing and "moves" it to an "unknown location". I need to mark my only TB as MIA also. I don't see the "mark as missing" option though. Is it on the TB page ? It's inder owner option in the pulldown menu labled Recalculate Distance. aah. There it is - the only place I didn't look. Thanks, BlueDuece. Quote Link to comment
+WyattEarp Posted September 11, 2006 Author Share Posted September 11, 2006 (edited) Heh....wait until he sees Briansnat's post count.... Like there's really a guy named BrainSnot! Please read the Forum Guidelines on respect. No disrespect intended, at all. When I first read the post that's what I thought his handle was - just thought it was funny that I missread it - I guess I was too subtle. Edited September 11, 2006 by WyattEarp Quote Link to comment
+Eartha Posted September 11, 2006 Share Posted September 11, 2006 The best way to handle a Travel Bug that has gone AWOL is to mark it missing. Travel Bug graveyards were first made because we didn't have that option. It added false mileage and they aren't real caches as far as I am aware. Marking it missing makes it simple to bring back to life when it appears again and they do appear again. Many times, and most recently AuntieWeasel had a TB reappear after three years of being missing. Like I've said, there is always hope. Quote Link to comment
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.