Rangers of Ithilien Posted February 12, 2003 Share Posted February 12, 2003 If you help someone hide their first caches, what is the etiquette about logging them as a find? Somehow I get this feeling its not quite the done thing but what do other people feel? Thanks!! Tiffany [This message was edited by Rangers of Ithilien on February 12, 2003 at 02:41 PM.] Quote Link to comment
el10t Posted February 12, 2003 Share Posted February 12, 2003 I reckon it depends on your level of help provided. If it was just useful advice and you don't know where the cache is actually situated then I don't see a problem in you seeking it and logging it. However, if you were there at the placement, or know exactly where the cache is hidden then it seems a bit pointless to log it as a find. Having said that, if you want to log it, log it and if you don't, don't. They're only numbers after all. Rich mobilis in mobili Quote Link to comment
+Team Galaxy Posted February 12, 2003 Share Posted February 12, 2003 We had a similar dilemma. As a family, we often geocache together. However, I seem to be the most enthusiastic and so it was me that hid our two caches. The wife has since been out and found them and wants to log them but it doesn't seem right as they're our caches. I guess we could put notes on the log pages. In the end I told her to settle for the warm glow inside that comes from knowing she did it! Quote Link to comment
Rangers of Ithilien Posted February 13, 2003 Author Share Posted February 13, 2003 I think I am going to have to settle for that warm glow too! I physically helped with the locating and logging of these two caches but dont want to take away any of my sisters sense of achievement either! Mind you, I did get to see 5 Hares playing in a field together Huge bonus! Tiffany Quote Link to comment
Wronskian Posted February 13, 2003 Share Posted February 13, 2003 There was much silly debate about this when I logged a cache as a find after helping someone place it. I was actually there at the placement so would know exactly where it was. The reason I logged it as a find was to clear it off my "caches near you not found" list. For the sake of one number, I couldn't really care. However, after complaints (from those wishing to be the true first finders!), I changed it to a note. Like you say, it's only numbers after all! -- Seek and ye shall find (tupperware, ammo boxes, bears, free ISP CDs...) Quote Link to comment
+Haicoole Posted February 17, 2003 Share Posted February 17, 2003 This also covers the question, who gets the credit when 2 or more cachers place a cache together. Some of us have been asking for the ability to have multiple people setting a cache. (The more important question is how does a Texan deal with being refered to as a "Yank"?) Haicoole Quote Link to comment
+Rocky Balboa Posted February 17, 2003 Share Posted February 17, 2003 I know the feeling about who gets th credit if 2 cachers hide the same box, if me and Pid both had credit for all our hides we would be on 40 odd each which is the actual amount I have hidden, not the 20 odd my list says! Back to the origonal question I think it depends on the help you give. Pid has hidden some caches alone and only under his name, which I have claimed as finds. When I hide 1 he refuses to log it even if I havn't told him anything about it! Spose its just down to what you thinks right. if you don't know where your friend has put the cache and you use your gps to find it I don't personally see any reason not to log it?!? Its just a hunt for a lunch box, why be so serious!?! Dan Wilson - www.Buckscaching.co.uk Quote Link to comment
+The Hornet Posted February 18, 2003 Share Posted February 18, 2003 quote:Originally posted by Wronskian: The reason I logged it as a find was to clear it off my "caches near you not found" list. For the sake of one number, I couldn't really care. I know the problem, there's a number of caches near me that I don't intend going for at the moment, either because I have to pay to enter the place they are hidden (I know that's another contentious issue), or because I don't have the right equipment (Watermead 3) or because the cache is thought to be missing or whatever. It would be nice to be able to have something like 'Post a Note' except it would be 'Remove from Nearest'. That way it would tidy up my to do list and wouldn't affect my stats with an inflated total. _________________________________________________________ It is better to regret something you did, rather than to regret something you didn't do. Quote Link to comment
+jeremyp Posted February 18, 2003 Share Posted February 18, 2003 Why not accept the fact that the "caches near you" list was never intended as a "to do" list. The correct solution is not to log fake finds but to implement some feature that provides the required functionality e.g. perhaps request the feature from gc or use some alternative such as gcuk.com ------- jeremyp The second ten million caches were the worst too. http://www.jeremyp.net/geocaching Quote Link to comment
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