False or real attributes and cache listings

[+Corp Of Discovery]

I looked but could not find anything on this. Are there any guidelines preventing one from adding any attribute (other than perhaps Wheelchair Accessible and Wireless Beacon) they want to a cache listing?

[+narcissa]

Not that I know of. Lots of people add harmless but useless attributes to be funny.

[+Mama514]

Interesting topic. I have a "scuba gear' attribute collected now because of a fake rock cache in a koi pond just outside of a restaurant. All in fun

Edited August 13, 2016 by Mama514

[+cerberus1]

I believe many find scuba gear/boat attributes on a roadside powertrail silly.

Maybe the reason there aren't guidelines on attributes is simply because they're optional.

[+niraD]

In the SF Bay area, where it never snows, it's something of an inside joke to use the No Snowmobiles attribute.

 

I suppose technically it's true. Property managers probably don't want people tearing up the lawns and wildflowers with snowmobiles.

[+T.D.M.22]

I've heard tof he use of the scuba gear required to denote power trail caches. This could be used to run a PQ to only include those caches, or if you don't like them, to not include them. Only Really works away from water, but I guess Florida you could use the snowmobile attribute for same effect (wouldn't work in Canada)

 

I've also used attributes humorously. Have a hide titled cache impossible, and I'm pretty sure I have the scuba required and long hike and some other stuff, even though it's a easy cache.

 

I've also had a puzzle cache where you have to look at the attributes to solve the puzzle.

 

I don't think they enforce the addition of attributes, except for a few reviewers who would want front yard one used. But the system won't let you rate the cache with a 1/1 unless you have the wheelchair accessible attribute.

[+CanadianRockies]

But the system won't let you rate the cache with a 1/1 unless you have the wheelchair accessible attribute.

I'm not sure if it's a system thing, but most reviewers indeed will take exception to a 1/1-rated cache that isn't wheelchair accessible. And a 5/1-rated cache as well.

[Andronicus]

I usually put in some silly attributes, but they are always true (e.g no horses allowed or no tenting allowed in a city park). I wouldn't put a scuba attribute on a fake rock cache in a koi pond; that seems like misuse of the attribute.

[+Astro_D]

We have the livestock attribute on our cache that's located outside at a football stadium. Quite fitting on game days.

[+Mama514]

I took the scuba gear attribute listed on the cache page as a way to add information about where the cache was hidden, but in a fun way. There's no attribute for "noodling" which I guess would make more sense.

 

Attributes are optional and can be very helpful whether they are straight-forward or creatively added.

[+Reno8]

We have the livestock attribute on our cache that's located outside at a football stadium. Quite fitting on game days.

 

Now that's funny!

[+redsox_mark]

I usually put in some silly attributes, but they are always true (e.g no horses allowed or no tenting allowed in a city park). I wouldn't put a scuba attribute on a fake rock cache in a koi pond; that seems like misuse of the attribute.

 

I've done this too. Mostly using the negative versions; so statements which are true, but silly or unnecessary. E.g. "no tree climbing required" in an areas without any trees.