paganfrog Posted August 7, 2009 Share Posted August 7, 2009 (edited) that they dont follow simple mission instructions? all i want is that my travellers do more than just travel, i really do like to have something interesting to show for their journeys by having good logs and pictures, but instead of that these so called geocacher losers just post a boring brainless one line log. whhhhhhhhhhhyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy???????? Edited August 7, 2009 by paganfrog Quote Link to comment
+BlueDeuce Posted August 7, 2009 Share Posted August 7, 2009 Well mainly because the only time people are prompted to post a log is when they Retrieve it and they probably haven't had a chance to do much with it. Quote Link to comment
+webscouter. Posted August 7, 2009 Share Posted August 7, 2009 (edited) Or maybe because they picked up the bug and never had an opportunity to take the picture. Then they got harassed for holding on to the bug so they put it back in a cache. Edited August 7, 2009 by webscouter. Quote Link to comment
paganfrog Posted August 7, 2009 Author Share Posted August 7, 2009 well i dont harrass anyone to move the bug on, unless its been many months. im quite happy to let the bug travel at almost any pace as long as it doesnt sit in someones possession for ages and ages. it just annoys me that the missions are never read for info. even when you use a little info tag attached to the traveller no one takes any notice of it. ive had people take them out the country even when it clearly states not to, and like my op mentions, at least give us something nice to read about when it visits different caches. Quote Link to comment
+pissedfish Posted August 15, 2009 Share Posted August 15, 2009 ive had people take them out the country even when it clearly states not to, I have a bug that is in a race with my brother's bug. We are racing from Alabama to Arizona, and someone picked up my bug and took it too Germany!!!! Quote Link to comment
+Eartha Posted August 15, 2009 Share Posted August 15, 2009 Why? Because no two people are alike. It isn't everyone. Some will go out of their way, some just want to rack up numbers, some are creative, and have the technology, some are lucky they figured out how to log it, some own cameras, some do not, some only log from their phone, some log from home, some have good intentions and no time, some have all the time in the world and no intentions. No two people are alike. You'll have those that take travel bugs on tours, and those that forgot they ever grabbed them and dropped them to the bottom of backpack. There is no accounting for why people do things. Quote Link to comment
+Count Fartula Posted August 16, 2009 Share Posted August 16, 2009 ive had people take them out the country even when it clearly states not to, I have a bug that is in a race with my brother's bug. We are racing from Alabama to Arizona, and someone picked up my bug and took it too Germany!!!! Good Grief! Quote Link to comment
+coleminers Posted August 16, 2009 Share Posted August 16, 2009 furthermore...doesn't the random nature of the travelling make it just as interesting? The fact that you cannot predict where it will go, or if the goal is quickly accomplished or occurs occassionally and in bits and pieces makes it part of the fun, IMO. In addition, sometimes when a traveller is retrieved, you have no idea there is a specific goal until you log it. In other words, chill out and enjoy the ride. Quote Link to comment
+Shadowraven Posted August 16, 2009 Share Posted August 16, 2009 Before I set out my first two (and still only two) travelers years ago I noticed that not many cachers "engage" in the missions. So I vowed that I would try my hardest to participate when I picked up a bug that had a real mission. I'm NEVER the quickest when it comes to moving along TBs... but when I can, I take as many pics as possible and log about how I helped them in their mission. My favorite one so far: We took this one to 2 major places as well as stopped for a bite to eat for it's mission. All I can do is abide by the same mantra as other parts of caching. I trade up or not at all, or sometimes don't trade but put in good swag. I replace caches the same or better as when I found them. And I try to do well by TBs on a mission. Quote Link to comment
+Indotguy Posted August 16, 2009 Share Posted August 16, 2009 that they dont follow simple mission instructions? all i want is that my travellers do more than just travel, i really do like to have something interesting to show for their journeys by having good logs and pictures, but instead of that these so called geocacher losers just post a boring brainless one line log. whhhhhhhhhhhyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy???????? WHY? BECAUSE you can't expect everyone to play the game the way you would like. By giving your TB a mission you are setting yourself up for disappointment. You should just be happy when someone grabs it from a cache and actually moves it and logs it. Consider yourself lucky it's not lost or stolen like so many travelers. Quote Link to comment
geezfools Posted August 16, 2009 Share Posted August 16, 2009 I was just gonna say as well, at least it's moving along. I'm new to the game but I'm already seeing caches where it says there are 12 TB's and you get there and find only two. Where are the other ten, who knows. Wonder how their owners feel... Quote Link to comment
+Benchmark Blasterz Posted August 17, 2009 Share Posted August 17, 2009 (edited) Before I set out my first two (and still only two) travelers years ago I noticed that not many cachers "engage" in the missions. So I vowed that I would try my hardest to participate when I picked up a bug that had a real mission. I'm NEVER the quickest when it comes to moving along TBs... but when I can, I take as many pics as possible and log about how I helped them in their mission. My favorite one so far: We took this one to 2 major places as well as stopped for a bite to eat for it's mission. All I can do is abide by the same mantra as other parts of caching. I trade up or not at all, or sometimes don't trade but put in good swag. I replace caches the same or better as when I found them. And I try to do well by TBs on a mission. All those are good values to live by as TB movers and cachers, Shadowraven! Thanks for articulating them so well. Bugzie is our favorite TB we have moved so far. The whole family really got into playing with Bugzie. We kept him a long time -- WITH the owner's permission because we were doing so much with him. We also mailed back 2 packages to the owner with stuff Bugzie collected on his adventures with us. I don't know how to post a link here without exposing Bugzie's unique tracking number -- sorry! If you are interested in reading his log, just search for him by name on the Trackables page on geocaching. Edited August 17, 2009 by Benchmark Blasterz Quote Link to comment
+Renegade Knight Posted August 17, 2009 Share Posted August 17, 2009 (edited) that they dont follow simple mission instructions? all i want is that my travellers do more than just travel, i really do like to have something interesting to show for their journeys by having good logs and pictures, but instead of that these so called geocacher losers just post a boring brainless one line log. whhhhhhhhhhhyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy???????? Boring brainless TB's generate boring brainless logs which as it happens matches the boring brainless background mosiac that define most of our lives. Boring and brainless is, as boring and brainless does. Only rarely do things and moments stand out. Find them, create them, enjoy them. I have a TB/Geocoin placed with a storyline, and clues to find it outside the normal cache. The cache is now archived, the TB is still there. Unfound, Unmoved. Boring and brainless or a challenge nobody has figured out that may generate at least 1 good log before it moves into B&B land? Beats me. I had fun placing it. Edited August 17, 2009 by Renegade Knight Quote Link to comment
+NevaP Posted August 17, 2009 Share Posted August 17, 2009 ive had people take them out the country even when it clearly states not to, I have a bug that is in a race with my brother's bug. We are racing from Alabama to Arizona, and someone picked up my bug and took it too Germany!!!! Good Grief! Was the bug accompanied by a tag or print out with it's mission? If so there is no excuse for taking it overseas. But if there was no mission statement with the bug then the person retrieving may not have had Internet access and may not have discovered the mission until the bug was logged in Germany. Quote Link to comment
+JATurtle Posted August 17, 2009 Share Posted August 17, 2009 Why? Because no two people are alike. It isn't everyone. Some will go out of their way, some just want to rack up numbers, some are creative, and have the technology, some are lucky they figured out how to log it, some own cameras, some do not, some only log from their phone, some log from home, some have good intentions and no time, some have all the time in the world and no intentions. No two people are alike. You'll have those that take travel bugs on tours, and those that forgot they ever grabbed them and dropped them to the bottom of backpack. There is no accounting for why people do things. I have been all of these people. Tractable items are a frustrating hobby. Most of my tractable items have disappeared. It just seems to be the way things are. Quote Link to comment
+daddyof5greatkids Posted August 19, 2009 Share Posted August 19, 2009 Before I set out my first two (and still only two) travelers years ago I noticed that not many cachers "engage" in the missions. So I vowed that I would try my hardest to participate when I picked up a bug that had a real mission. I'm NEVER the quickest when it comes to moving along TBs... but when I can, I take as many pics as possible and log about how I helped them in their mission. My favorite one so far: We took this one to 2 major places as well as stopped for a bite to eat for it's mission. All I can do is abide by the same mantra as other parts of caching. I trade up or not at all, or sometimes don't trade but put in good swag. I replace caches the same or better as when I found them. And I try to do well by TBs on a mission. I have noticed that some attach a TB to any old piece of crap and put it out there just to put it out there. I came across one the other day that had an plastic army man attached to it. It was not logged into the cache I found it in. Later, I found the mission was to find the person's car and then to log another TB magnet on their car. The only hint......."My car is red". Holy crap. There are almost 5 million people in my city! Another thing is there are no stinking "mission" notes attached when I come across an "unlogged" TB which I seem to find often enough. I make sure my TB is in a plastic bag with a copy of a printed mission log so people know what its mission is even if it isn't logged into a cache. Are cachers just putting out TB just to have a TB out there? Quote Link to comment
+daddyof5greatkids Posted August 19, 2009 Share Posted August 19, 2009 ive had people take them out the country even when it clearly states not to, I have a bug that is in a race with my brother's bug. We are racing from Alabama to Arizona, and someone picked up my bug and took it too Germany!!!! I would have sent the cacher an email asking them if they were smoking something they shouldn't have....... I guess you need to change the mission to get it back to the US! Quote Link to comment
+Gitchee-Gummee Posted August 19, 2009 Share Posted August 19, 2009 ive had people take them out the country even when it clearly states not to, I have a bug that is in a race with my brother's bug. We are racing from Alabama to Arizona, and someone picked up my bug and took it too Germany!!!! Ha! The long way to Phoenix, eh? Quote Link to comment
+BlueDeuce Posted August 19, 2009 Share Posted August 19, 2009 I have noticed that some attach a TB to any old piece of crap and put it out there just to put it out there. I came across one the other day that had an plastic army man attached to it. It was not logged into the cache I found it in. Later, I found the mission was to find the person's car and then to log another TB magnet on their car. The only hint......."My car is red". Holy crap. There are almost 5 million people in my city! Another thing is there are no stinking "mission" notes attached when I come across an "unlogged" TB which I seem to find often enough. I make sure my TB is in a plastic bag with a copy of a printed mission log so people know what its mission is even if it isn't logged into a cache. Are cachers just putting out TB just to have a TB out there? You print the mission and stick it in a baggie? Talk about stinking pieces of...Hey! Do what I do- Self laminating plastic tag, customized information, attached with a steel cable. That's a travel bug. I don't see anything wrong with an army man. It travels well and it's certainly better than a hummel figurine. Hang on, I'm looking for a photo of a bug you will enjoy. Quote Link to comment
+Gitchee-Gummee Posted August 19, 2009 Share Posted August 19, 2009 I have to (kind of) agree with the question/statement. I guess it's just a fact of life. "It takes all kinds....." ya know! Now, one of my bugs did not go off track to Germany (tho it would've been OK) -- but a caching crew going RIGHT TO (according to their cache log) one of its' objectives, left the darn thing laying in the cache they checked enroute to the objective. I won't tell you what I thought of that maneuver, just to keep it civil. Oh well, life goes on. BTW -- that bug is now up and travelling... it does have multiple missions Quote Link to comment
+EscapeFromFlatland Posted August 21, 2009 Share Posted August 21, 2009 The OP reminds me that I have a bunch of pictures to post to TBs and coins. Sometimes we take pics and forget or get busy. So far this year I've had the brain of someone with ADD. Hey- look a squirrel! And I agree, with a TB traveling, its fun to get pics showing where its at/has been. I have a TB in Germany that I wish had more pics to the logs. Quote Link to comment
+TEAM HARTSOCK Posted August 21, 2009 Share Posted August 21, 2009 ive had people take them out the country even when it clearly states not to, I have a bug that is in a race with my brother's bug. We are racing from Alabama to Arizona, and someone picked up my bug and took it too Germany!!!! Das ist nicht sehr gut! Quote Link to comment
+hudsonfam Posted August 24, 2009 Share Posted August 24, 2009 Das ist nicht sehr gut! ROFL!!! Quote Link to comment
+hudsonfam Posted August 24, 2009 Share Posted August 24, 2009 Das ist nicht sehr gut! ROFL!!! Quote Link to comment
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