+WRITE SHOP ROBERT Posted June 9, 2007 Share Posted June 9, 2007 I was doing a little poking around, and discovered a list at Trimbleoutdoors website which contains waypoint, title, ratings and location of 500 SF area caches! surely they have other lists as well? Are these authorized? they're billed as POI with no explanation of the game, could this be causing some "stolen cache" outbreaks? can't put a link with this PSP, but if you Google "SF Downtown 500" Quote Link to comment
+msrubble Posted June 9, 2007 Share Posted June 9, 2007 This one? SF Downtown 500 Quote Link to comment
+WRITE SHOP ROBERT Posted June 9, 2007 Author Share Posted June 9, 2007 Yes, thank you. Quote Link to comment
+WRITE SHOP ROBERT Posted June 10, 2007 Author Share Posted June 10, 2007 OK, at the first look I didn't realize that it's a user posted list (just one in a list 7 pages long) The biggest problem that comes to mind is the harm that could come to some of those Caches when the locations are handed to some hiker/tourist who has only heard enough about GeoCaching to know that something will be hidden there, but not enough to know that it should stay. A half dozen or more could easily go missing before they realize what they've done. Quote Link to comment
+WRITE SHOP ROBERT Posted June 10, 2007 Author Share Posted June 10, 2007 This could be one cause of some localized outbreaks of missing caches. If you search the site for 'trips' by activity 'geocaching' you'll get a 7 page list. Since the trips are posted by users I guess the website cannot be blamed, but those posters are violating the geocaching.com user agreement. Quote Link to comment
+Team Perks Posted June 11, 2007 Share Posted June 11, 2007 I would think someone who intentionally goes out looking for a geocache, even if they don't know what it is, will be less likely to walk off with the cache than someone who randomly stumbles across it. I mean, once you open the container I would think it's pretty obvious that it isn't something you just take home and keep. Anyone with a GPS, a list of geocache coordinates, and an interest in seeing what they were all about would also probably have the foresight to do a quick Google search of geocaching before they actually ventured out to look for one. Not that there aren't exceptions, but I don't see how it's that much of a risk. Quote Link to comment
+WRITE SHOP ROBERT Posted June 12, 2007 Author Share Posted June 12, 2007 I would like to believe that, but most times I have talked to others about the game one of the first questions is " after you find it do you get to take/keep it?" Quote Link to comment
+WRITE SHOP ROBERT Posted June 14, 2007 Author Share Posted June 14, 2007 Surprising lack of response here. How about a word from TPTB? Quote Link to comment
+benh57 Posted June 14, 2007 Share Posted June 14, 2007 Surprising lack of response here. How about a word from TPTB? Pretty clear violation of Groundspeak's TOS. Quote Link to comment
+briansnat Posted June 14, 2007 Share Posted June 14, 2007 Surprising lack of response here. How about a word from TPTB? They don't always lurk here. Maybe a heads up e-mail to Bryan or Jeremy might be in order. Quote Link to comment
+cache_test_dummies Posted June 14, 2007 Share Posted June 14, 2007 (edited) Groundspeak has a corporate relationship of some kind with Trimble (re: Trimble Geocache Navigator), so maybe this is all legitimate. But I think briansnat's suggestion is a good one. edit: missing word Edited June 14, 2007 by cache_test_dummies Quote Link to comment
+Isonzo Karst Posted June 14, 2007 Share Posted June 14, 2007 a heads up e-mail ditto that. I'd probaby use the all purpose address, contact@geocaching.com Quote Link to comment
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