+the Seagnoid Posted January 24, 2014 Posted January 24, 2014 It used to be policy that you could not claim a find on your own caches. And when you attempted to, you got a warning from the website and it prevented you from continuing. This was because geocaching is about the challenge of the hunt - no challenge if you know where you put your cache! It is still policy but now the the website allows the finding of your own caches. Or is this a bug? I have noticed some geocachers logging finds on their own caches, probably some sad belief that geocaching is not about the adventure but just about the numbers. Tom Quote
Moun10Bike Posted January 24, 2014 Posted January 24, 2014 There has never been any system in place to prevent a person from logging their own caches. Quote
+the Seagnoid Posted January 24, 2014 Author Posted January 24, 2014 Ahh. I'm getting old and my memory iis rusting. Thanks, Moun10bike. [] Quote
+Chief301 Posted January 24, 2014 Posted January 24, 2014 There has never been any system in place to prevent a person from logging their own caches. Other than basic common sense. Quote
jholly Posted January 24, 2014 Posted January 24, 2014 There has never been any system in place to prevent a person from logging their own caches. Other than basic common sense. I don't know. Sometimes when performing maintenance I have to search high and low in an ever increasing search circle to find my cache. Isn't that a legitimate find? Quote
+niraD Posted January 24, 2014 Posted January 24, 2014 Yep. Back in 2006 when I hid my first cache, I accidentally posted Find logs to it several times (before realizing my mistake and changing the logs to Notes or Owner Maintenance). There was no system to prevent or warn about logging a Find on your own cache. Quote
+niraD Posted January 24, 2014 Posted January 24, 2014 I don't know. Sometimes when performing maintenance I have to search high and low in an ever increasing search circle to find my cache. Isn't that a legitimate find?Yeah, I've had multiple owners DNF their caches on maintenance runs, and then ask me where I had found their caches. The caches had migrated enough that the owners could not find them, and where I found them wasn't where the owners had originally hidden them. If an owner can DNF his/her own cache, then the "you can't find something when you know where it is" argument breaks down. Quote
+ngrrfan Posted January 25, 2014 Posted January 25, 2014 Sometimes when performing maintenance I have to search high and low in an ever increasing search circle to find my cache. Isn't that a legitimate find? What's worse is when you have your friends with you, and they haven't found it so you're letting them hunt, and when asked for hints you can't give any. Talk about egg on your face. Quote
+TheHarleyRebel Posted January 30, 2014 Posted January 30, 2014 You can do it, but I personally don't as it is not really a "find" Quote
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