+maxkim Posted February 17, 2007 Share Posted February 17, 2007 Anybody logged a cache on holiday only to find the owner has permanently archived it before you get back home to log it? It has happened to us in Rome. Is there a workaround to allow our log or just a down side of the game? MaxKim. Quote Link to comment
+scottpa100 Posted February 17, 2007 Share Posted February 17, 2007 Anybody logged a cache on holiday only to find the owner has permanently archived it before you get back home to log it? It has happened to us in Rome. Is there a workaround to allow our log or just a down side of the game? MaxKim. I understand that you can still log archived caches. Give it a go. Quote Link to comment
+The Bolas Heathens Posted February 17, 2007 Share Posted February 17, 2007 You can indeed - we've done it a few times, where we know the cache is still there and findable. I understand that you can still log archived caches. Give it a go. Quote Link to comment
+maxkim Posted February 17, 2007 Author Share Posted February 17, 2007 Thanks for that, I have tried but all it says is the cache is locked and available for viewing only. It is perm archived not just temp... Quote Link to comment
+Simply Paul Posted February 17, 2007 Share Posted February 17, 2007 Sounds like a mod felt there was something seriously wrong with the cache and it had to be properly locked-down. I'd drop him or her an email explaining the situation and trying to claim the find. Good luck. Quote Link to comment
+Haggis Hunter Posted February 17, 2007 Share Posted February 17, 2007 Thanks for that, I have tried but all it says is the cache is locked and available for viewing only. It is perm archived not just temp... Sounds odd!! Unless there has been a change that we haven't been told about, an archived cache that can be viewed, can still be logged!!! Quote Link to comment
+Jaz666 Posted February 17, 2007 Share Posted February 17, 2007 (edited) Thanks for that, I have tried but all it says is the cache is locked and available for viewing only. It is perm archived not just temp... Sounds odd!! Unless there has been a change that we haven't been told about, an archived cache that can be viewed, can still be logged!!! The option has always been there, hence why you can't log locationless caches anymore, but it seems to only be used for archived caches if the local mods feel there's a bit of ****taking going-on. A quick look down your own Armchair booklist shows a few recent examples. Maxkim: I'm guessing it's this cache http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_detai...158c8&log=n Other nearby archived caches seem to be loggable, and I can't see anything in the logs that indicate anything untoward. Edited February 17, 2007 by Jaz666 Quote Link to comment
+Haggis Hunter Posted February 18, 2007 Share Posted February 18, 2007 The option has always been there, hence why you can't log locationless caches anymore, but it seems to only be used for archived caches if the local mods feel there's a bit of ****taking going-on. A quick look down your own Armchair booklist shows a few recent examples. So it does, Änglamarken which I have left on for prosperity doesn't accept any logs. You learn something new every day. Quote Link to comment
+maxkim Posted February 18, 2007 Author Share Posted February 18, 2007 Yes Jamie it is that cache. I have emailed the owner and he is happy for me to log it. Anybody know the mods for Italy? Quote Link to comment
+Simply Paul Posted February 18, 2007 Share Posted February 18, 2007 Yes Jamie it is that cache. I have emailed the owner and he is happy for me to log it. Anybody know the mods for Italy? erik88l-r looks a likely person as they've suspended that cache in the past - Feb 4th 2005. Quote Link to comment
+Jaz666 Posted February 18, 2007 Share Posted February 18, 2007 Yes Jamie it is that cache. I have emailed the owner and he is happy for me to log it. Anybody know the mods for Italy? erik88l-r looks a likely person as they've suspended that cache in the past - Feb 4th 2005. Ahh, hadn't scrolled that far back. It's obviously a holiday cache, that the owner never maintained himself. The reviewer disabled it and asked for it to be moved due to its location, but the owner just re-enabled it. I guess as it was visited so frequently that the reviewer decided to leave it be, but then decided to lock the listing once it was archived. Quote Link to comment
+maxkim Posted February 18, 2007 Author Share Posted February 18, 2007 As I read it the owner requested the archiving... so don't understand the locking... unless its the norm nowadays????? Quote Link to comment
+riviouveur Posted February 18, 2007 Share Posted February 18, 2007 Most reviewers don't lock archived caches. I know of one who does it more or less systematically, but that's an exception. The Italian reviewer is new; perhaps he's decided to lock caches systematically for some reason. Quote Link to comment
+Simply Paul Posted February 18, 2007 Share Posted February 18, 2007 Owners have two options when they archive a cache - to archive it, but leave it possible to log, or to archive it and lock it. The way it's worded on the cache page it's not hard to pick the wrong one. Quote Link to comment
+maxkim Posted February 19, 2007 Author Share Posted February 19, 2007 Thanks, Email sent... will update on progress. Quote Link to comment
Alan White Posted February 19, 2007 Share Posted February 19, 2007 Owners have two options when they archive a cache - to archive it, but leave it possible to log, or to archive it and lock it. The way it's worded on the cache page it's not hard to pick the wrong one. They do? I didn't know that. Where are these options? I can see only "Archive listing"? Quote Link to comment
Deceangi Posted February 19, 2007 Share Posted February 19, 2007 Owners have two options when they archive a cache - to archive it, but leave it possible to log, or to archive it and lock it. The way it's worded on the cache page it's not hard to pick the wrong one. Sorry Paul but the drop down list for log actions has been updated. Cache owners now only have the option of Archiving their caches. Only Reviewers can lock an Archived cache. On a quick glance at the cache in question, I'd hazard a guess that this was locked for several reasons. Quote Link to comment
+Simply Paul Posted February 19, 2007 Share Posted February 19, 2007 Owners have two options when they archive a cache - to archive it, but leave it possible to log, or to archive it and lock it. The way it's worded on the cache page it's not hard to pick the wrong one.Sorry Paul but the drop down list for log actions has been updated. Cache owners now only have the option of Archiving their caches. Only Reviewers can lock an Archived cache. On a quick glance at the cache in question, I'd hazard a guess that this was locked for several reasons. Sorry my info was out of date. I should archive my caches more often Quote Link to comment
+maxkim Posted February 19, 2007 Author Share Posted February 19, 2007 erik has temp unarchived the cache to enable it to be logged..... but it remains locked???? .... more updates soon I hope. Max Quote Link to comment
+Bear and Ragged Posted February 19, 2007 Share Posted February 19, 2007 Get in there, quick!!! Temporarily unarchived so maxkim, who found the cache while on vacation before it'd been archived, can log a find. There is a apparently still a microcache there, so it might be premature to archive the listing. I'll reactivate it, and ask that the next finder please remove the cache if it is in poor shape and then log a "should be archived" note for the cache owner. Thanks, erik - geocaching.com admin Quote Link to comment
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