Logging Etiquette (updated)

[Zuckerruebensirup]

I've noticed that there are varying opinions about the importance of logging our cache finds online, and I'm curious what the general consensus is:

[+Bluespreacher]

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Originally posted by Zuckerruebensirup:

I've noticed that there are varying opinions about the importance of logging our cache finds online, and I'm curious what the general consensus is:

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It seems to me that geocaching is a three part activity.

1. Visit geocaching.com to find out about caches you want to visit.

2. Try to find cache. If you find it, log your visit in the book.

3. Go back to geocaching.com and log your visit.

 

It does have to do with community, I think. When we log our finds on the web page, we are informing the hider, watchers, and any other interested person about our search for the cache. If very many fail to log their experiences on the web, I think the whole activity/ community suffers.

 

Of course, there is no way to enforce such a geocaching 'ethic'. I do think that logging our searches here on the site should be strongly encouraged.

 

Bluespreacher

[Moun10Bike]

Just a short comment here to consider that the poll results will likely be skewed toward the first couple of selections. Chances are that someone who chooses to not log a find online is also likely to not read the forums, or at least not post/vote (I realize that there are and will be exceptions).

 

[Zuckerruebensirup]

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Originally posted by Moun10Bike:

Just a short comment here to consider that the poll results will likely be skewed toward the first couple of selections. Chances are that someone who chooses to not log a find online is also likely to not read the forums, or at least not post/vote (I realize that there are and will be exceptions).

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Good point. I'm polling a select cross-section of the general population that won't necessarily reflect the overall views of the entire Geocaching population. But I'm still curious how community here feels about it. I'll just have to remember to take the results with a grain of salt. Thanks for pointing it out.