+VAVAPAM Posted April 9, 2017 Share Posted April 9, 2017 Noticed a long need for maintenance/DNF in logs and sent message to CO letting them know... and my reluctance to post NA if they were going to check up on it soon. Surprisingly (given their prolonged absence), the CO replied almost immediately that they weren't going to get to it, so NA would have to be ok. I offered to adopt (it's a good location, highlighting a good facility) and included how-to. In a few minutes they responded that they had just completed the process to adopt the cache to me. I have not received the usual notice via email - even after several hours wait - and when I enter the GC# in the adoption tool, it says I haven't been asked to adopt it. Now what? VVP Quote Link to comment
+Touchstone Posted April 10, 2017 Share Posted April 10, 2017 Have them Archive their Listing and submit a new one under your own account. If you like the history of the old Listing, you can put a link in your Description so that people can refer back to it. It's kind of fun to see the history of a beloved cache location. Quote Link to comment
+VAVAPAM Posted April 10, 2017 Author Share Posted April 10, 2017 Thank you, Touchstone. I had not thought of linking to the archived listing. Cool. Quote Link to comment
+TeamRabbitRun Posted April 10, 2017 Share Posted April 10, 2017 But, that's not a solution - it's only a work-around for this one case. The problem would still exist! Wouldn't it be better if the mechanism was working? Quote Link to comment
+L0ne.R Posted April 10, 2017 Share Posted April 10, 2017 the CO replied almost immediately that they weren't going to get to it, so NA would have to be ok. That's a little strange. The CO can archive his own cache, an NA from a finder is not necessary. You might want to let the CO know that there is an Archive option on the cache page. Quote Link to comment
+Sherminator18 Posted April 10, 2017 Share Posted April 10, 2017 Perhaps the original CO misspelled your geocaching name? That could explain why you hadn't received anything. Quote Link to comment
+VAVAPAM Posted April 11, 2017 Author Share Posted April 11, 2017 Very good point, and I thank you for it. Unfortunately the CO has apparently tired of the whole process and ended communication. I will just post NA and move on. Thanks to all for your thoughtful suggestions. Quote Link to comment
+VAVAPAM Posted May 1, 2017 Author Share Posted May 1, 2017 Update: One last appeal to try the adoption tool, with attention to username, was a success. Thank you for your suggestions. Quote Link to comment
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