rollitup Posted January 29, 2004 Posted January 29, 2004 I've noticed a lot of caches disappearing here. I emailed one cache owner who said his cache had been "geostashed" Is this just one guy doing it or are there others here in Springfield doing it? I'm getting tired of looking for caches that aren't there. Scott Springfield, MO
magellan315 Posted January 29, 2004 Posted January 29, 2004 Although I don't live in your area, from time to time people surface who try to add some "fun" to the game by taking caches and moving them to new locations. They are a pain in the a** and since you can never catch them in the act the best thing to do is to ignore them. Evetually they get tired of it and go away. You may want to read the log of any cache you are looking for the night before, sometimes they post what they have done or someone else is aware that they have done it. So you can skip that cache
+Team GPSaxophone Posted January 29, 2004 Posted January 29, 2004 Some wacko named Subigo got mad that his cache wasn't approved. He didn't care that it didn't meet the guidelines for listing caches, so he decided to steal other people's caches instead.
+sbell111 Posted January 29, 2004 Posted January 29, 2004 (edited) It happens from time to time. Lately my local micros have been disappearing with increased frequency. I am considering pulling my multis until things settle down a bit. Edited January 29, 2004 by sbell111
rollitup Posted January 29, 2004 Author Posted January 29, 2004 So no one has caught this Subigo in the act? It looks like he's taken quite a few. what a turd!
The_Brownies Posted January 29, 2004 Posted January 29, 2004 I totally despise a theif and I totally lothe a geopirate. Maybe you should start converting these caches to member only caches, at least till the heat is off. That would definately make this scum sucking dog start paying for the cache's he's stealing.
+Team GPSaxophone Posted January 29, 2004 Posted January 29, 2004 The lame part about it is he's not hurting Geocaching.com in any way. He's hurting independent cache owners that have no say in how Geocaching.com is run. This tactic is not going to get his cache approved.
+carleenp Posted January 29, 2004 Posted January 29, 2004 I suggest that the cachers there ignore him. If he steals your cache, get it put back as soon as possible, but don't mention it in the logs and delete any of his logs. He will get bored and go away soon enough.
+dino_hunters Posted January 29, 2004 Posted January 29, 2004 (edited) this is where he posts the info on what he did with the caches [Edited by moderator; sorry, but we won't advertise his website here.] Edited January 29, 2004 by Keystone Approver
+Sparky-Watts Posted January 29, 2004 Posted January 29, 2004 One claymore cache with a tripwire in the lid would stop him.......just a thought....not a threat, by any means........
+bigredmed Posted January 29, 2004 Posted January 29, 2004 He has already been dropped from GC.com along with several sock-puppet accounts. By stashing the cache, he is leaving his finger prints on the cache, as well as documenting that he knows where the cache is hidden as he posts new GPS coords to the stashed cache on his site. Hopefully, he has a partner in crime, then you good folks in Springfield could ask for the assistance of your local police for theft and conspiracy charges against him and his buddies. Also, might find his ISP and report the activity to them. They, like most ISP's will do about anything to keep the FCC from their doors, that might end things quicker.
+Halden Posted January 29, 2004 Posted January 29, 2004 (edited) DOH! Edited January 29, 2004 by Halden
Keystone Posted January 29, 2004 Posted January 29, 2004 The originator of this topic may not post in the forums, but he has been a geocacher for more than a year, with 39 finds to his credit. That is a January 2003 join date.
+Team GPSaxophone Posted January 29, 2004 Posted January 29, 2004 Anyone else notice that just as he steals two more caches some sock puppet post about how "mad" he is to renew interest? Time to go back to ignoring rollitup (Subigo). I thought that at first too, Halden, but I checked his profile before opening my mouth. Glad I did for once
+CYBret Posted January 29, 2004 Posted January 29, 2004 Maybe it's time to stop blaming Canada, Halden. Sorry..couldn't resist Bret
rollitup Posted January 30, 2004 Author Posted January 30, 2004 Was asking an honest question. Have know Idea who Subigo is found out about him after emailing a cache owner about the disapearnce of his cache after I spent over an hour looking for it. Was shocked to read in previous posts what your accusing me of. I guess I'll refrain from asking questions in the future since I'd rather not be accused of something I didn't do.
+wildearth2001 Posted January 30, 2004 Posted January 30, 2004 Please don't be discuraged from posting. Your join date is January 2003. Someone looking quickly might think January 2004 (if they didn't read the year). The subigo insident started in January 2004. He used many different usernames (known as sock-puppets) to make posts simmilar to yours in order to draw more attention to his new "game" and in that way he had less chance to be caught and banned from the site again. This was only 2 weeks ago and the community here in the forums is still recovering from the stress and anger we all shared toward subigo. A wrongfull assumption was made and was corrected by being edited out. You are welcome here and we all are sorry for the wrongfull acusations. Welcome!!
+Team GPSaxophone Posted January 30, 2004 Posted January 30, 2004 At first glance, you appeared to be a sock puppet. A quick search of your profile proved otherwise. Sorry if you took my post the wrong way.
+crzycrzy Posted January 30, 2004 Posted January 30, 2004 Stinkin lousy sock puppets... Puppet socks stink ! But you are not a sock puppet. What's picture with wrong here this ? Awwwwwww fuggedabowdit.
Cholo Posted January 30, 2004 Posted January 30, 2004 This was only 2 weeks ago and the community here in the forums is still recovering from the stress and anger we all shared toward subigo. A wrongfull assumption was made and was corrected by being edited out. You are welcome here and we all are sorry for the wrongfull acusations. Welcome!! We?....I feel no stress or anger from anything in these forums. That said, if I had any hidden caches that were stolen or plundered, I'd be more than just angry.
+robert Posted January 30, 2004 Posted January 30, 2004 rollitup: http://forums.Groundspeak.com/GC/index.php?showtopic=63497
+mornin'glory Posted January 30, 2004 Posted January 30, 2004 Maybe you should start converting these caches to member only caches, at least till the heat is off. That would definately make this scum sucking dog start paying for the cache's he's stealing. he claims to have a paying member tell him where the member only caches are. according to his website he has stopped for now.
+dino_hunters Posted January 30, 2004 Posted January 30, 2004 this is where he posts the info on what he did with the caches [Edited by moderator; sorry, but we won't advertise his website here.] Thats fine, I wasn;t trying to advertise for him, Just try to help some people out.
+Metaphor Posted January 30, 2004 Posted January 30, 2004 (edited) Springfield, This is a job for Chief Wiggum... Edited January 30, 2004 by Metaphor
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