Guest glenn95630 Posted March 1, 2002 Share Posted March 1, 2002 Pasted from another thread: "My TB Bowley`s Sigil someone has taken a picture showing the stamped number another geocacher has raised the question as whether this was OK to do." One of the replys: "The tag # should NEVER be made public. You should only know it if the bug has passed through your hands so you can enter logs against it." I assume the reason that the number is kept 'secret' is so people won't make false logs. There are different ways to get tag numbers (one approach involving a lot of time and guessing). Question: Has there been any false logs made? I suggest that if a tag number is shown in a photo that the chance of false logs being made is very small. So small that it isn't worth worrying about. Glenn95630 Quote Link to comment
Guest Mr. Snazz Posted March 1, 2002 Share Posted March 1, 2002 At least false logs would still be *logs* - its really annoying when people pick up travelbugs but either don't log them, or can't figure out the proper method for logging them. hopefully some day the Groundspeak site will be more clear about exactly what to do. Currently a user must click in a few places and read through the instructions to figure out the process. Imho, the default should be a step-by-step 'log the bug you found' page, which can then be bypassed to the current 'normal' system. Quote Link to comment
Guest CR Posted March 2, 2002 Share Posted March 2, 2002 In another thread someone is talking about making their own tags and using the info from their travel bug tags. You could do something like make the bug number black with dark red numbers or put it on a field with lots of wavey lines behind it. Something to try and trick a camera in to not recording the numbers correctly. Quote Link to comment
Guest Hawk-eye Posted March 2, 2002 Share Posted March 2, 2002 quote:Originally posted by CR:In another thread someone is talking about making their own tags and using the info from their travel bug tags. You could do something like make the bug number black with dark red numbers or put it on a field with lots of wavey lines behind it. Something to try and trick a camera in to not recording the numbers correctly. Or ... how about just not having the number face the camera when the picture is taken? Quote Link to comment
Guest Hawk-eye Posted March 2, 2002 Share Posted March 2, 2002 quote:Originally posted by CR:In another thread someone is talking about making their own tags and using the info from their travel bug tags. You could do something like make the bug number black with dark red numbers or put it on a field with lots of wavey lines behind it. Something to try and trick a camera in to not recording the numbers correctly. Or ... how about just not having the number face the camera when the picture is taken? Quote Link to comment
Guest CR Posted March 2, 2002 Share Posted March 2, 2002 verything idiot proof. Not because the people we are dealing with are idiots but because a lot of them are underinformed and very new to the idea. Like myself. Quote Link to comment
Guest glenn95630 Posted March 4, 2002 Share Posted March 4, 2002 The point I was trying to make is.. Who cares if the number is public? There have been no reports of false logs. Quote Link to comment
+Five Cache-ka-teers Posted March 9, 2002 Share Posted March 9, 2002 We dont seem to have too much trouble with False Logs in South Carolina, but if you are concerned about it turn the tag around before making the Traveler Photo. Quote Link to comment
+Hawk-eye Posted March 9, 2002 Share Posted March 9, 2002 quote:Originally posted by Five Cache-Ka-teers: We dont seem to have too much trouble with False Logs in South Carolina, but if you are concerned about it turn the tag around before making the Traveler Photo. Wow ... is there an echo in here? Quote Link to comment
+Hawk-eye Posted March 9, 2002 Share Posted March 9, 2002 quote:Originally posted by Five Cache-Ka-teers: We dont seem to have too much trouble with False Logs in South Carolina, but if you are concerned about it turn the tag around before making the Traveler Photo. Wow ... is there an echo in here? Quote Link to comment
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