+drsolly Posted October 1, 2011 Share Posted October 1, 2011 When you sign a cache log, you put name and date. But do you put name and then date, or date and then name? I put name and then date. Quote Link to comment
+factotem Posted October 1, 2011 Share Posted October 1, 2011 I have stamp so its name then date, but even without the stamp thats what I would put. However if it was small piece of paper I would follow the style of the previous logs. What is the controversy? Quote Link to comment
+MartyBartfast Posted October 1, 2011 Share Posted October 1, 2011 I put name and then date. You are perverse, any sane person puts date then name! Quote Link to comment
+redsox_mark Posted October 1, 2011 Share Posted October 1, 2011 Usually I put date first. But sometimes I have a mad moment and put name first. Quote Link to comment
+tarmacjohn Posted October 1, 2011 Share Posted October 1, 2011 Sometimes I put date 1st and sometimes I put my name 1st, just to keep people guessing. Sometimes when I feel really naughty, I don't put the date at all. Quote Link to comment
+simplysup Posted October 1, 2011 Share Posted October 1, 2011 Oh, it's certainly Date --> Name. Anything else is just weird. The real controversy, however, is what format should the date take. I'm a DD/MM person myself (writing the year as well takes one or two seconds longer, so is not an efficient use of my caching time). Quote Link to comment
+Red Duster Posted October 1, 2011 Share Posted October 1, 2011 I don't find caches so I don't put either. But if I were to find caches in a split personality sort of way, it would have to be date first Andy Red Duster Volunteer UK Reviewer for geocaching.com UK Geocaching Information & Resources website www.follow-the-arrow.co.uk Geocaching.com Knowledge Books Quote Link to comment
+Delta68 Posted October 1, 2011 Share Posted October 1, 2011 Date then name Sometimes miss off the year though I very rarely write cheques out these days but when I do, I have to make a real effort not to put Delta68 after the date! It just doesn't feel right putting just a date.... Mark Quote Link to comment
+Legochugglers Posted October 1, 2011 Share Posted October 1, 2011 Always name, then..... Whats the date?....then put the date, then correct the date, then wish I hadnt bothered with the date as I cant read what ive put anyway. Then, bearing in mind who checks the date what does it matter anyway. Quote Link to comment
+drsolly Posted October 1, 2011 Author Share Posted October 1, 2011 I put the name first because I can usually remember that, then I try to remember what the date is, which is more difficult, because it changes every day. Quote Link to comment
+Red Duster Posted October 1, 2011 Share Posted October 1, 2011 because it changes every day. Could someone write a script for that? :lol: Quote Link to comment
team tisri Posted October 1, 2011 Share Posted October 1, 2011 When you sign a cache log, you put name and date. But do you put name and then date, or date and then name? I put name and then date. Being something of a radical free thinker I usually do whatever the people on the log before me have done. Unless I'm in the US where sometimes I log caches writing the date in US format and sometimes just to confuse people I write it in English format. That's more fun when the day is less than 12 so people can guess for themselves whether 8/6 means August 6 or June 8. If I'm FTF I do whatever I feel like on the day, secure in the knowledge that as other people copy me I'll come to be seen as a radical trend setter rather than a timid follower. Unless it's a nano, when being FTF means I get to write "Thanks ever so much for such a fun cache. I found it on the twenty third day of October in the year two thousand and eleven at about half past three in the afternoon" which means I get to log FTF and immediately log it as Needs Maintenance because the log is full. Quote Link to comment
+Bobbinz Posted October 1, 2011 Share Posted October 1, 2011 Half the time I don't even know what the date is so often right the date for a few days a go in. What is the best thing to do if you have done a series of say 10 come home seen it was the 28th but then remembered you had written the 26th in all the logs? Quote Link to comment
+FuzzyBears Posted October 2, 2011 Share Posted October 2, 2011 Date first then if they're any good I would get their name .....but when geocaching name then date like DS I can never remember the date Quote Link to comment
+t.a.folk Posted October 2, 2011 Share Posted October 2, 2011 I put the name first because I can usually remember that, then I try to remember what the date is, which is more difficult, because it changes every day. That is the reason we put the date first. Once we've discovered the date, on the thingy that led us to the cache , on a good day we can then just about remember who we are . Quote Link to comment
+mollyjak Posted October 2, 2011 Share Posted October 2, 2011 If we are doing a few caches I am so sad as I write the date on the back of my hand - saves me asking Mr MJ as I always sign the logs(unless there is a bit of a scrabble up and then I 'allow' him the important job of signing LOL') so date then name from me as I can just about remember that Quote Link to comment
+Stuey Posted October 2, 2011 Share Posted October 2, 2011 I have no idea what I do! I don't think about it, I'm usually on autopilot, but probably log in the style of the previous finder. Quote Link to comment
+Hawkins2.5 Posted October 2, 2011 Share Posted October 2, 2011 I have no idea why but I put date then name and almost always have to ask Mr H what the date is. It would really save time if I was writing the name while asking what the date is but then I'd probably forget what he said and have to ask again! Being a teacher who writes the date out in long and short forms 5 out of 7 days every week you'd think I would be able to remember what is was, but no. Some days I have to ask on every cache because I've forgotten by the time we get to the next one! (Yesterday, however, I did manage to remember after only having to ask once.) Quote Link to comment
+Simply Paul Posted October 2, 2011 Share Posted October 2, 2011 The date, a few words about the cache, a TNLN note (or a rare TSLS one), a TFTC and a happy face (thus: ) and then the whole log is signed Simply Paul. Micros, less. Nanos; SP and short date (eg '2/10') if there's room. Just SP if there's not. So, date first, unless it's a nano, oddly! Quote Link to comment
I! Posted October 2, 2011 Share Posted October 2, 2011 Why is anyone even replying to this except to call you a nutter, Dr Solly, for asking in the first place? Quote Link to comment
+stanolli Posted October 2, 2011 Share Posted October 2, 2011 Always name first then date (when I remember) ever since my pen ran out when doing it the other way lol. Quote Link to comment
Degucacher Posted October 2, 2011 Share Posted October 2, 2011 Date, name then comments. Any other way is just weird! Quote Link to comment
+drsolly Posted October 2, 2011 Author Share Posted October 2, 2011 Why is anyone even replying to this except to call you a nutter, Dr Solly, for asking in the first place? I did warn that this is a controversial issue. Quote Link to comment
+Simply Paul Posted October 2, 2011 Share Posted October 2, 2011 Also solly is financially secure enough to be eccentric, not a common-or-garden nutter. Quote Link to comment
+Lydford Locators Posted October 2, 2011 Share Posted October 2, 2011 Feeling a bit unique now as our stamp that has: LYDFORD (date) LOCATORS Quote Link to comment
+Bear and Ragged Posted October 2, 2011 Share Posted October 2, 2011 Depends. I have several ways of writing in the log! Date. Time (often) Name. or Date. Name. or Name. Date. Then a comment, if there's room. Quote Link to comment
+mellers Posted October 3, 2011 Share Posted October 3, 2011 Oh gosh, I can't even remember how I signed the last log, let alone remembering to do it the same way each time! the only thing which seems to stay the same for me is writing mellers with a lower case M... except when I don't... I think MOSTLY I put the date first, as it's the key thing for so many challenges etc, but I really like to ring the changes ("Hey, don't pigeonhole me, man - I'm a free spirit."). Not only do I often write things in different order, but I often like to write the date in long-hand e.g. 2nd October 2011 (if it's a big log book) as opposed to the quicker 2/10/11. Loving the silliness sorry, seriousness of the thread...! Quote Link to comment
+ivanidea Posted October 3, 2011 Share Posted October 3, 2011 I usually write the date before my caching name. Fortunately, I have a watch which also tells me the date, so I don't have to remember it Quote Link to comment
+keehotee Posted October 3, 2011 Share Posted October 3, 2011 (edited) It depends what name or account I'm using, whether I'm being followed, and the size of the log. And sometimes, just for fun, I'll mix up date formats too so people think I'm 'merican or from ancient Rome Edited October 3, 2011 by keehotee Quote Link to comment
+Delta68 Posted October 3, 2011 Share Posted October 3, 2011 Sorry if this is going off topic as time wasn't mentioned in the original question , but we usually put the time in as well if it's an FTF so the next person will be either kicking themselves for missing it by a few minutes or consoling themselves in the knowledge that they were hours off the pace anyway... Mark Quote Link to comment
+dfx Posted October 3, 2011 Share Posted October 3, 2011 What if somebody else found the cache on the same day and has already put the date in the log? Do you write the date again, or do you just write your name? Quote Link to comment
+Madyokel Posted October 3, 2011 Share Posted October 3, 2011 OO thats got me thinking.. Logged a cache today but do it on auto pilot.. Think its date then name.. date always day/month/year.. None of thar merrican gubbins Quote Link to comment
+Legochugglers Posted October 3, 2011 Share Posted October 3, 2011 Oh Noooo! Thats got me thinking. Sometimes I dont put the date at all, especially if there is not a specific column. Does that mean it doesnt count?... Do I have to go back and check?... Quote Link to comment
+drsolly Posted October 3, 2011 Author Share Posted October 3, 2011 Feeling a bit unique now as our stamp that has: LYDFORD (date) LOCATORS You cannot be "a bit unique" Quote Link to comment
I! Posted October 3, 2011 Share Posted October 3, 2011 You cannot be "a bit unique" At last, a controversial issue. Commonly acceptable or not, I quite like "a bit unique". It indicates uniqueness with respect to small details (that, hey, could have unique realisation by chance) rather than by coarse-grained macro features (twelve heads?! - that's really very unique!). Now please argue among yourselves while I sleep. Thank you. Quote Link to comment
+The Bongtwashes Posted October 3, 2011 Share Posted October 3, 2011 I often put the wrong date, then my name. Sometimes I actually put the right date then my name, but that's probably less likely as there are more wrong dates than right dates. Sometimes I just copy the format of the previous cacher (if there was one ) Quote Link to comment
+Simply Paul Posted October 3, 2011 Share Posted October 3, 2011 Not so long ago I wrote the right date, but the wrong name... ...on a cheque. Not sure if a bank would honour one signed Simply Paul so I ripped it up and started again... One step worse than the old Cache/Cash slip-up Quote Link to comment
+drsolly Posted October 3, 2011 Author Share Posted October 3, 2011 Not so long ago I wrote the right date, but the wrong name... ...on a cheque. Not sure if a bank would honour one signed Simply Paul so I ripped it up and started again... One step worse than the old Cache/Cash slip-up Banks don't actually check your signature as a matter of routine. I know this, because the signature I use for signing cheques is completely different from any specimen I've ever given them, it's just a squiggle that could be anything. If you think about it, the labour cost of routinely checking each cheque would be immense. But when I sign a cache log, it isn't just a squiggle. Squiggle. Squiggle. What a lovely word. Excuse me, I think I just digressed. Quote Link to comment
+steviep Posted October 3, 2011 Share Posted October 3, 2011 The date, a few words about the cache, a TNLN note (or a rare TSLS one), a TFTC and a happy face (thus: ) and then the whole log is signed Simply Paul. Micros, less. Nanos; SP and short date (eg '2/10') if there's room. Just SP if there's not. So, date first, unless it's a nano, oddly! I sign SP too! so which one of us is SParticus, I'm SParticus!!!!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment
+redsox_mark Posted October 4, 2011 Share Posted October 4, 2011 Sorry if this is going off topic as time wasn't mentioned in the original question , but we usually put the time in as well if it's an FTF so the next person will be either kicking themselves for missing it by a few minutes or consoling themselves in the knowledge that they were hours off the pace anyway... I do the same (not that I have many FTFs). I've noticed in some countries people routinely put the time as well. Quote Link to comment
+milvus-milvus Posted October 4, 2011 Share Posted October 4, 2011 Date first, definitely. Sometimes the right date, but otherwise generally within a month or so either side. If it's an FTF (which is getting rare these days), or even a near miss, then I put the time too. Then name. Unless it's a nano, in which case m-m or m2 will do. Or when I've forgotten a pen (this happens rather too frequently) - anything resembling an initial that I can manage to etch with a sharp stick. And hopefully, if it's bigger than a micro log sheet, then a few words about the experience too! Quote Link to comment
+Fianccetto Posted October 4, 2011 Share Posted October 4, 2011 Banks don't actually check your signature as a matter of routine. I know this, because the signature I use for signing cheques is completely different from any specimen I've ever given them, it's just a squiggle that could be anything. If you think about it, the labour cost of routinely checking each cheque would be immense. For as long as they have a steady stream of money coming in, yes. But try changing your bank, maybe closing the account or transferring to another branch and I'd recommend taking a good (long) read. Usually I sign our name (resisting the urge to sign my own name) then I put a comment if there is room, then I usually go back and fill in the date wherever there's space and try to conform to the set pattern. Quote Link to comment
+metal-bijou Posted October 6, 2011 Share Posted October 6, 2011 (edited) Now if the question is what do you write then it has to be date then name. Wait date then initials. No its ... oh it's never the same twice that's for sure. However like others, I now too use a stamp (because it really does save time!!!! So then it's stamp. Drat forgot pen so date goes out the window. One less thing to remember at least and if I can't even remember a pen how on earth am I to remember an ever changing made up concept??? So stamp it is then. Often the wrong way up since I had to have the stamp replaced. I can't even remember to put it the right way round. Edited October 6, 2011 by metal-bijou Quote Link to comment
team tisri Posted October 8, 2011 Share Posted October 8, 2011 Not so long ago I wrote the right date, but the wrong name... ...on a cheque. Not sure if a bank would honour one signed Simply Paul so I ripped it up and started again... One step worse than the old Cache/Cash slip-up Banks don't actually check your signature as a matter of routine. I know this, because the signature I use for signing cheques is completely different from any specimen I've ever given them, it's just a squiggle that could be anything. If you think about it, the labour cost of routinely checking each cheque would be immense. But when I sign a cache log, it isn't just a squiggle. Squiggle. Squiggle. What a lovely word. Excuse me, I think I just digressed. Digressing a little further, I always like squiggle as slang for squirrel. They are kind of squiggle-shaped. Quote Link to comment
+moose07 Posted October 9, 2011 Share Posted October 9, 2011 As this is turning into such a serious examination of caching habits, might I just add: Hold the Garmin in the left hand leaving the thumb free to operate the screen, at the same time sign the log with the right hand. When you have finished signing the date will be displayed on the calender page of the GPS. This has proved a real boon in high muggle areas as it saves so much time. The decision of date or name first is dictated by the whim of the cacher, if we where all the same the caches would all be easy to find! Just think....Nanos at the base of a tree! AHHHHH!! Returning to Periscope depth......... Cheers Moose07 Quote Link to comment
+drsolly Posted October 9, 2011 Author Share Posted October 9, 2011 Sometimes I write the date as 9.10.11 and sometimes as 9/10/11. The first form economises on ink, and that's the form I prefer, but sometimes I forget and use the second form. Consistency is the hobgoblin of small minds. Quote Link to comment
+moose07 Posted October 9, 2011 Share Posted October 9, 2011 Sometimes I write the date as 9.10.11 and sometimes as 9/10/11. The first form economises on ink, and that's the form I prefer, but sometimes I forget and use the second form. Consistency is the hobgoblin of small minds. I Trust the good Dr is refering to the Late Oscar Wilde? "Sanity is a playground for the sluggish mind" "Consistency: The last refuge of the unimaginative mind." The Pen I prefer is the Papermate Flexgrip, it works well even on damp paper. Have tried other pens including Gell ,but nothing has been found yet to rival the Flexgrip. The trouble with stamps is that they lack that personal touch,so robotic. Diveing to Periscope depth... Cheers Moose07 Quote Link to comment
+drsolly Posted October 9, 2011 Author Share Posted October 9, 2011 Sometimes I write the date as 9.10.11 and sometimes as 9/10/11. The first form economises on ink, and that's the form I prefer, but sometimes I forget and use the second form. Consistency is the hobgoblin of small minds. I Trust the good Dr is refering to the Late Oscar Wilde? "Sanity is a playground for the sluggish mind" "Consistency: The last refuge of the unimaginative mind." The Pen I prefer is the Papermate Flexgrip, it works well even on damp paper. Have tried other pens including Gell ,but nothing has been found yet to rival the Flexgrip. The trouble with stamps is that they lack that personal touch,so robotic. Diveing to Periscope depth... Cheers Moose07 Ralph Waldo Emerson I carry four writing implements. 1) A pencil. Also useful for poking into holes. 2) A WIZO ballpoint. This is the general purpose writer, acquired at a recent WIZO car rally (which we won :-) ). 3) A gel pen; that works on damp or even soaking wet paper. 4) A large red felt-tip pen; that's useful for correcting grammar and spelling mistakes on notices, such as surplus apostrophes and missing spaces. "Thank you" is two words, so is "car park". It's my small contribution to reducing the vandalisation of English. Quote Link to comment
+simplysup Posted October 10, 2011 Share Posted October 10, 2011 The Pen I prefer is the Papermate Flexgrip, it works well even on damp paper. To continue this digression into writing implements, I use a Fisher Space Pen. It's advertised as being able to write underwater, although I haven't tested it to that extreme. Hasn't let me down yet. Quote Link to comment
+SeekerOfTheWay Posted October 10, 2011 Share Posted October 10, 2011 Just today I left a "Did maintenance" log where I out my name first. I didn't realize til I got home that I signed.the.wrong.date. I do that a lot. Quote Link to comment
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