I am aware that in order to adopt a cache the original CO is required to be 'around' to get the process started as it is they who click on to the adopt section of the site.
However if there is a really old cache (2001 for example) where the CO has not been active for many years (but the cache seems to be maintained by locals).
Can this adoption process be done without the 'presence' of the old CO who is probably not aware that it is still active and probably doesn't care either but at the