"...was transferred from XXX to YYY", yet still at the top, "A cache by XXX"

[CacheDeal]

So I hid a cache in 2007 (which one is irrelevant), then moved an hour away in 2009, and I don't drive anymore.  I kept tabs on that cache until April 2010, then managed to have someone who lives closer take it over.  The logs say "<cache name> was transferred from <me> to <her>" on 04/24/2010, yet still at the top of the page, just under the cache name, "A cache by <me>."  Originally, yeah, but I'm thinking that when someone wants to contact the owner, they'll glance at that line at the top, as opposed to scanning 14 years of logs to find the one saying "<cache name> was transferred from..."  So I'm thinking that whenever a cache is transferred to a new owner, shouldn't that line just below the cache name reflect the most recent owner?  Now maybe hardcore cachers would appreciate (or demand) that "Originally placed by..." be displayed up there, I don't care how that gets resolved.  Oh!  And I just saw that after "A cache by <me>" is "Message this owner", except that takes me to a new message to the person who last adopted it.  So it just seems confusing that the language says "A cache by XXX", followed by "Message this owner", which results in a blank message to YYY.

Maybe this isn't a practical concern.  Oh well, do what you will...

CacheDeal

 

[CacheDeal]

OH!  Now I see!  There’s just one missing word that, when added, will make everything right-- instead of "Message this owner", make it "Message this cache’s owner" and then it all falls into place.  "A cache by XXX", followed by "Message this cache’s owner."  Nothing else needs to change.  That’s a very minor detail that will prevent my brain from hemorrhaging, so I’d appreciate it very much, thank you if you’ll do it!  ;-)

[+Hügh]

That line can be modified by the (current) cache owner, by clicking "Edit" under "Admin Tools" and editing the "Placed by" field.

 

For instance, if it is changed to "XXX (adopted by YYY)", the line will read "A cache by XXX (adopted by YYY)".

Edited January 18, 2024 by Hügh

[+Mermaid.Man]

It's true though, isn't it?  It still is a cache by [you], even though you've transferred ownership of it to someone else.

That field is able to be edited by the new owner.  For instance when I adopt a cache I change it to "a cache by [them], maintained by [me]".

I guess that if it bothers you you could approach the new owner and ask them to edit it.

[Keystone]

This is by design, because the "Placed by" field is fully editable by the current cache owner.  Examples of common edits:

1. Two caching partners have separate accounts, but when they hide a cache, they like the "Placed by" field to say "Team A and B" or "Account Name A and Account Name B."
2. A geocacher hides a puzzle cache and part of the solution for the puzzle, or a hint, is contained in the "Placed by" field.
3. An individual geocacher hides a cache or hosts an event on behalf of their local geocaching organization, which doesn't have its own account.
4. Geocacher XYZ hides a cache that they believe is especially devious, so they edit the "Placed by" field to say "The Always Devious XYZ."

When it comes to adopted caches, the "Placed by" field can be left as-is, it can be edited to reflect only the new owner's account, or it can be customized.  I've seen "New Owner, originally by Old Owner,"  "Old Owner, adopted by New Owner" and variations like "Lovingly Adopted" or "Gratefully Adopted."  Sometimes the "Placed by" field calls out that the original owner has passed away.

 

In all cases, clicking on the links takes the user to the current cache owner's profile page or message center.