+JABs Posted May 28, 2008 Posted May 28, 2008 Who is responsible for disable caches? There seems to be alot of disable caches out our way that some have been for for several months now. All with will replace soon or words of will fix.(some are in a bad case of needing repair). How long should they be aloud to sit there and not be fixed, repaired, replaced? Look at GC10ZYP and at a 10 km radius from that cache is there is no less then 8 disabled caches. Without going through all 80 odd caches within that radius I count several that are in need of maintenance. Yes I do understand that our reviewers are busy people that have a life outside of caching. Is there any way that these caches can be reviewed or added to a review list say 6 weeks after been disabled and or needs maintenance is activated?
Keystone Posted May 28, 2008 Posted May 28, 2008 Cache owners are responsible for their temporarily disabled caches. They should either fix the problem or provide an explanation for why the cache must remain disabled (construction, seasonal closure, etc.). The Cache Listing Requirements / Guidelines document says: As the cache owner, you are also responsible for physically checking your cache periodically, and especially when someone reports a problem with the cache (missing, damaged, wet, etc.). You may temporarily disable your cache to let others know not to hunt for it until you have a chance to fix the problem. This feature is to allow you a reasonable time – normally a few weeks – in which to arrange a visit to your cache. In the event that a cache is not being properly maintained, or has been temporarily disabled for an extended period of time, we may archive or transfer the listing. If you see a cache that violates this guideline, contact the owner by e-mail or a log to the cache page and ask when the cache will be back in action. If that doesn't work, log a "needs archived" which will attract the attention of a volunteer cache reviewer. (We are NOT notified of "needs maintenance" logs.) In addition, volunteer cache reviewers may choose to help nudge cache owners into compliance with the cache maintenance guideline. This is optional and practices vary from one reviewer to another. For example, I sweep through the disabled caches in my review territory once a month or so, and I leave reminder notes on caches that have been disabled for more than two months without explanation. If there's no response, the cache is archived two weeks later. This is quite easy to do, using a pocket query that returns only disabled caches in the relevant country, province or state.
crawil Posted May 28, 2008 Posted May 28, 2008 Remember that just because a cache is disabled on GC.com, it can still be actively listed on another service!
+tozainamboku Posted May 28, 2008 Posted May 28, 2008 Remember that just because a cache is disabled on GC.com, it can still be actively listed on another service! If the cache is active and the owner just doesn't want it enabled on GC.com anymore, they should archive the cache and not just disable it. Disabled means the cache is not there to be found or temporarily unavailable (e.g. area closed after a fire). The cache owner should at least put a note giving their plans for reenabling the cache. If they can't reenable the cache after a reasonable time it should be archived. If the cache owner has simply abandoned the cache after disabling it, it should be archived. If the cache owner has stopped visiting GC.com, the cache should be disabled on GC.com even if the owner is maintain the cache listing on another site.
crawil Posted May 28, 2008 Posted May 28, 2008 Toz, you are correct. I was thinking of disabled caches, and typing about archived ones.
+tozainamboku Posted May 28, 2008 Posted May 28, 2008 Toz, you are correct. I was thinking of disabled caches, and typing about archived ones. Quite an easy mistake to make too If the cache is active and the owner just doesn't want it enabled on GC.com anymore, they should archive the cache and not just disable it. Disabled means the cache is not there to be found or temporarily unavailable (e.g. area closed after a fire). The cache owner should at least put a note giving their plans for reenabling the cache. If they can't reenable the cache after a reasonable time it should be archived. If the cache owner has simply abandoned the cache after disabling it, it should be archived. If the cache owner has stopped visiting GC.com, the cache should be disabled archived on GC.com even if the owner is maintain the cache listing on another site.
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