Reading the cache owner's logs

[Neos2]

We have a few caches out, solo and as a team, and I love to read those logs, but I've wondered...

 

What's it like to read all the cache logs on 50, 100, or more caches?

I imagine that many of the caches that have been out a couple of years have slowed down a bit (a couple of mine have), but surely the newer ones generate some serious email. How much does the logging affect your decision to place new caches?

[+StarBrand]

Never really enters my mind. I read all of the emails and resond to some of them. I love reading what people thought of my caches and the locations that I was sharing. Some summer weekends I get as many as 100 - 125 logs a day but most days and times of the year I get no more than 15 or so a day. I placed another one today and am looking forward to the logs!!

 

I don't understand the folks that complain about the volume of log email they get. All very cool to me to know that folks actually went somewhere based on something I hid. Much fun to see where they are from and how they got here.

[+Cpt.Blackbeard]

Volumes of mail? I wish. I have three placed, first one, GCX1RW, Hidden: 7/8/2006, 13 finds.

Second, GCZ7D0, Hidden: 11/5/2006, 5 finds, two DNFs.

Third, GCZ7D2, 11/5/2006, 8 finds.

I love reading the mail, ust wish I got more of it.

[+Kit Fox]

I have 82 active caches, and look forward to "found it" logs. I derive great pleasure from people who really enjoy my caches. Long cache logs equate to someone who had lots of fun. I don't expect everyone to write novels, but they can atleast write an actual sentence, or two. A success to me is when cachers who where caching on a "marathon tour," actually take the time to write a descriptive log. This tells me that they enjoyed the cache, and it actually stood out against there other finds.

 

There is only one thing that bugs me as a cache owner, finders who are too busy to write anything more than "One of 100 found today with so and so, TFTC." It only "irks" me when the cache they found is one of my higher quality caches. I make it a point to hand type each and every "found it" log even if I found more than 20 caches. Back in my old caching days, when I tolerated lame caches, I remember times when all the caches "ran together," and none really stood out. I still tried to write at least one sentence.

 

Either way, I try not to let it bother me. The most emails I received in a day was over 100, but that was because we had big event in town.

[+briansnat]

I have 150+ active caches. During the week I rarely get more than a handful of logs. Even on weekends there aren't very many. Most of my caches require a hike, that and there are so many other caches in the area so there is a of "competetion", which means most of my caches are hit only sporadically. Even my newer caches don't get hit that often.

 

On a nice weekend I get maybe 10-15 logs for all of my caches.

 

The only time I get a lot of logs if there is a group hike that hits an area where I have a lot of caches. In those instances my mailbox will be full of logs and I usually just delete them without opening them and go directly to the cache pages.

[+Isonzo Karst]

The only time I get a lot of logs if there is a group hike that hits an area where I have a lot of caches

 

Yep, exactly - only I read the logs as email generally and don't visit the cache pages. From time to time I'll look at the gallery on a cache of mine, especially when someone who tends to post nice pics has visited.

[Neos2]

I have 82 active caches, and look forward to "found it" logs. I derive great pleasure from people who really enjoy my caches. Long cache logs equate to someone who had lots of fun. I don't expect everyone to write novels, but they can atleast write an actual sentence, or two. A success to me is when cachers who where caching on a "marathon tour," actually take the time to write a descriptive log. This tells me that they enjoyed the cache, and it actually stood out against there other finds. ...

 

I like it when the marathoners write nice descriptive notes, too. I've noticed that they tend to do that more often if we've met recently at an event, which is also nice, as it make me feel that they have remembered my name out of all the names they heard that day at the event.

 

(Or maybe that just impresses me because I have a kind of dyslexia that makes it hard for me to remember names).

[+Rockin Roddy]

I have something like 50 active caches, I love to get those emails!! I answer everyone, I feel this is a great way to make friends even if we never meet in person!! I have a great time reading through the emails I get, some around here can be quite descriptive in their writings, almost like I'm with them on the hunt!!

 

I probably average around 10 emails a day, but there may be as many as 15-30 if someone were to come out to do a Team Rod & Tod marathon...we have 27 or so hides in 2 parks that are 4 miles apart!!

[The Vargman]

There is only one thing that bugs me as a cache owner, finders who are too busy to write anything more than "One of 100 found today with so and so, TFTC." It only "irks" me when the cache they found is one of my higher quality caches. I make it a point to hand type each and every "found it" log even if I found more than 20 caches. Back in my old caching days, when I tolerated lame caches, I remember times when all the caches "ran together," and none really stood out. I still tried to write at least one sentence.

 

As a bit of a noob, (with 0 caches placed) I'm glad to hear my longer logs aren't thought of as "blah blah blah". I try to talk a bit about the day and the location of the hide (even if I didn't care for it, which I've thankfully only encountered 1 and a half of these). And I've learned the etiqutte of posting cache conditions. But I'm glad to hear you look forward to those wordy logs, cuz I think about my experience when I log and it's good to know it's appreciated.

Edited January 27, 2007 by The Vargman

[+Snoogans]

I don't mind doing cache maintainence, but I don't like to HAVE to do cache maintainence, so I place most of my caches pretty remotely, and out of the way. They don't get hit too often, but when they do get hit the logs are usually a pleasant read. Not too many TNLNTFTC logs there. The ones that aren't remote are pretty old and they don't get hit very often either. Finds on my caches seldom add up to a half dozen a week if that.

[+mgoose]

I wish everybody would right a log and NOT abbr., cut and pasted if they do over ten caches . I like to ready every log and see them pic's. I have a 123 caches up and going most of the time. I have had over 100 logs in a weekend and I take the time to read them. I know my caches are not great but I take the time to build and place them and maintain them some are better then others .I like to read them storys, they don't have to be a novel. The most I have done in a day was 43 and I wrote every log , some more then others But did not cut and past!

So keep them logs coming !!

[+flask]

most logs aren't worth reading. mostly i just scan them for irregularities and that's that.

[+Sioneva]

On days I plan to hit a lot of caches, I carry a small notepad with me, and jot down a few unique things about each cache to jog my memory. Then when I'm logging, I usually have a generic 'header' paragraph about the day in general, then a second bit regarding that cache in particular. I've noticed that I'm not the only one in this area to do that. I think there was only one cache I left a 'Logged. TFTC' type log on, but it was really uninspiring and dull.

[+Deermark]

I have 150+ active caches. During the week I rarely get more than a handful of logs. Even on weekends there aren't very many. Most of my caches require a hike, that and there are so many other caches in the area so there is a of "competetion", which means most of my caches are hit only sporadically. Even my newer caches don't get hit that often.

 

On a nice weekend I get maybe 10-15 logs for all of my caches.

 

The only time I get a lot of logs if there is a group hike that hits an area where I have a lot of caches. In those instances my mailbox will be full of logs and I usually just delete them without opening them and go directly to the cache pages.

 

Me Too.

[+mamid]

I've been having fun calling the kids "rabid wolves" or describing the walk I had for another cache. I think the owners like creativity. I know I do.

[+OzGuff]

With close to 600 active caches I usually get a decent amount of email every day. I tend to scan them for cache irregularities, but I read all of the emails that look like some thought was put into them. I check the photo gallery on my caches every few months to see if new photos have been added.

 

One of my pet peeves is the cut-and-paste logs. But I have mentioned that in threads gone by so won't rehash that here.

[+SixDogTeam]

Your nice walk in the woods to a scenic vista regular caches will get much better logs that your lampost micros, but only about 20% or less visits....