+GeoDiver/GeoGrammy Posted September 19, 2006 Share Posted September 19, 2006 (edited) A "new" cacher that goes by yellowjacket992 has been logging caches in the Seattle/Tacoma area. Most of his logs are either derogatory or just plain "TFTC". His profile self-claims his high IQ and how this game will be really easy for him. Several of us who have taken exception to his logs have chcked our caches that he claims to have found and so far, no yellowjacket992 signatures in the caches. If he has found any of your caches, you may want to check the cache for a signature and then delete his log if there is no signature. Just thought I'd let folks know this guy doesn't appear to be legit. GeoDiver OOPS! I noticed I spelled his name wrong in the topic header...it should be yellowjacket992 Edited September 19, 2006 by GeoDiver Quote Link to comment
+J10fly Posted September 19, 2006 Share Posted September 19, 2006 That's messed up. But looking at it he did find some coins somehow so he had to do some i would think. Guess no one will ever see those coins again. There's always gotta be one in the crowd i guess. Jayman11 Quote Link to comment
+Lizzy Posted September 19, 2006 Share Posted September 19, 2006 Well....after looking at some of the logs, etc., there could be lots of scenarios taking place. He or she could be pre-teen, i.e. under 13 years old (from the level of maturity exhibited in his logs for puzzle caches). Or, this person has very low self-esteem (shown by his/her extreme need to impress his/her intelligence to anyone that will listen) - kind of a contradiction though, since most people with high IQ's tend to downplay their intelligence to others...in that case, this person needs sympathy and needs to realize that not everyone judges others poorly simply because they have average or below average intelligence. Anyone that manipulates their stats by logging illegitimate finds really does have low self-esteem and needs to impress anyone that will notice. Anyone that will slight a cache owner's puzzle making ability shows the need to feel superior to others, i.e., another indicator of low self-esteem. So sad ....frankly, I feel sorry for the little fellow/gal (there are no emoticons for "tongue in cheek"). Quote Link to comment
+CENT5 Posted September 19, 2006 Share Posted September 19, 2006 That's messed up. But looking at it he did find some coins somehow so he had to do some i would think. Guess no one will ever see those coins again. There's always gotta be one in the crowd i guess. Jayman11 Yes and he seems to have targeted Shebear & Storminn's coins. 4 out of 5 of them are theirs and based on the logs it doesn't look like he's going to let them go despite the rather prominent large font red post on the coins page. "Thanks for the coin" INDEED Quote Link to comment
+GeoDiver/GeoGrammy Posted September 20, 2006 Author Share Posted September 20, 2006 That's messed up. But looking at it he did find some coins somehow so he had to do some i would think. Guess no one will ever see those coins again. There's always gotta be one in the crowd i guess. Jayman11 Yes and he seems to have targeted Shebear & Storminn's coins. 4 out of 5 of them are theirs and based on the logs it doesn't look like he's going to let them go despite the rather prominent large font red post on the coins page. "Thanks for the coin" INDEED And I believe someone generously left all those coins in one cache. yellowjacket992 took them ALL...not just one, leaving the rest for other cachers. That's in the spirit of geocaching...NOT! Quote Link to comment
+Prying Pandora Posted September 20, 2006 Share Posted September 20, 2006 It's a pity that he can't use some of that untapped mental energy for learning how to spell. Quote Link to comment
+Right Wing Wacko Posted September 20, 2006 Share Posted September 20, 2006 Might have to put one of these near our caches then! Quote Link to comment
+Dgwphotos Posted September 20, 2006 Share Posted September 20, 2006 Sounds like this yellowjacket has stung some cachers! Love the trap, RRW! Can we get some links? Quote Link to comment
+Dgwphotos Posted September 20, 2006 Share Posted September 20, 2006 He seems to be very pedantic. I hope he leaves mine alone, as I see he has "found" some of the caches that I have found. We probably should not let him have any attention. Quote Link to comment
+Team Jac'd Posted September 20, 2006 Share Posted September 20, 2006 He seems to be very pedantic. I hope he leaves mine alone, as I see he has "found" some of the caches that I have found. We probably should not let him have any attention. He seems to be without wit or intelligence. He finished the Cemetery Quest without having logged any of the 10 caches necessary to find the final. http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_detai...75-c48e0b545ea4 cheers, Poppa J Quote Link to comment
Team Misguided Posted September 20, 2006 Share Posted September 20, 2006 (edited) We probably should not let him have any attention. Good idea. I'm not comfortable with this thread, but not sure if it crosses the line or not. Trolls like this usually just want the attention such behavior is designed to cause. Don't feed the Trolls!! Edited September 20, 2006 by Team Misguided Quote Link to comment
+Blue Power Ranger Posted September 22, 2006 Share Posted September 22, 2006 (edited) It appears the coins he took where from one of my caches. My condolences to the coin owner. Hopefully he still intends to release them. At least he actually found my cache so I guess not all of his logs can be phony. Thanks for the warning about this guy Geodiver. One of my other nearby Pt. Defiance caches was muggled on the same day as his "legit" visit. Draw your own conclusions. Edited September 22, 2006 by Blue Power Ranger Quote Link to comment
+nikki9093 Posted September 23, 2006 Share Posted September 23, 2006 ya know...i went to see if he signed one of the caches i have done close by and the darn thing has gone missing (but AFTER his visit)...grrr...so im going to see if the other one up the hill from me has his john hancock on it...that would be a bummer if it turns out to be a fib. im so sorry to hear about the coins too. Quote Link to comment
+WRASTRO Posted September 25, 2006 Share Posted September 25, 2006 I just noticed that all of the coins he grabbed were logged into the Marriott Reloaded cache today. Quote Link to comment
+Right Wing Wacko Posted September 25, 2006 Share Posted September 25, 2006 I just noticed that all of the coins he grabbed were logged into the Marriott Reloaded cache today. September 24 by Solar Flare (235 found) Quick find. NO coins present Quote Link to comment
+bccruiser Posted September 26, 2006 Share Posted September 26, 2006 Yep, Looks like they just dropped them in the cache to make it look like they are playing nice. Quote Link to comment
+Anonymous' Posted September 30, 2006 Share Posted September 30, 2006 Yah, he falsely logged one of my caches the other day, I deleted it. Quote Link to comment
+brodiebunch Posted September 30, 2006 Share Posted September 30, 2006 I have never cross referenced finds posted online vs finds posted in the log book. I have encountered a few geocachers who claim to never log them online. Quote Link to comment
+Blue Heron Posted September 30, 2006 Share Posted September 30, 2006 He "logged" three more today. We've contacted all whose caches he has hit, urging them to check their logbooks and delete online logs if they see fit. More than that we can't do. If this is the only way this poor schmuck can entertain himself, then I guess we just feel sorry for him and ignore him. Quote Link to comment
+Blue Power Ranger Posted September 30, 2006 Share Posted September 30, 2006 Has anyone tried contacting this guy? Quote Link to comment
MarcusArelius Posted October 1, 2006 Share Posted October 1, 2006 Go for it. YellowJacket992 Quote Link to comment
+Blue Power Ranger Posted October 2, 2006 Share Posted October 2, 2006 Go for it. YellowJacket992 Thank you. I did. Quote Link to comment
+Lizzy Posted October 2, 2006 Share Posted October 2, 2006 This would probably qualify as a new topic, but it does relate so I'll ask the question here (don't beat me up please). If I was to delete an online log because the finder didn't sign the physical logbook, does the "finder" get a notification that his log has been deleted? - Just curious... Quote Link to comment
+Allanon Posted October 2, 2006 Share Posted October 2, 2006 This would probably qualify as a new topic, but it does relate so I'll ask the question here (don't beat me up please). If I was to delete an online log because the finder didn't sign the physical logbook, does the "finder" get a notification that his log has been deleted? - Just curious... Yes. If you delete a log, the person that posted the log gets a notification. Quote Link to comment
+GeoDiver/GeoGrammy Posted October 2, 2006 Author Share Posted October 2, 2006 This would probably qualify as a new topic, but it does relate so I'll ask the question here (don't beat me up please). If I was to delete an online log because the finder didn't sign the physical logbook, does the "finder" get a notification that his log has been deleted? - Just curious... Yes. If you delete a log, the person that posted the log gets a notification. I believe I was the first to delete one of yellowjacket992's logs, knowing he would get an auto-notification. I received no response from him questioning why I deleted his log. Since then, many other cache owners have deleted his logs after verifying no signature in the cache. His find numbers have fallen from over 50 finds to currently 35 finds. To my knowledge, he has not responded to or questioned any of those deletions. Quote Link to comment
+Dgwphotos Posted October 3, 2006 Share Posted October 3, 2006 Go for it. YellowJacket992 Thank you. I did. So what happened? Quote Link to comment
+Blue Power Ranger Posted October 3, 2006 Share Posted October 3, 2006 (edited) So what happened? Not surprisingly, no reply. I simply invited him to participate the right way and offered a helping hand with properly logging trackables etc. I figure everyone deserves a second chance to do the right thing. Edited October 3, 2006 by Blue Power Ranger Quote Link to comment
+Prying Pandora Posted October 3, 2006 Share Posted October 3, 2006 We probably should not let him have any attention. Good idea. I'm not comfortable with this thread, but not sure if it crosses the line or not. Trolls like this usually just want the attention such behavior is designed to cause. Don't feed the Trolls!! 'nuff said. Quote Link to comment
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