weRlostNDwoods Posted February 21, 2004 Share Posted February 21, 2004 We placed a travel bug in one of our caches that was picked up around the first of December. The people who took it are new to Geocaching, and never logged that it had been taken, therefore, it's still showing as bing in our cache! We e-mailed them around the first of January, asking about the status of it. They said they were going to place it soon. It's now nearing the end of February, and no new news from them, or our patriotic traveler. We're planning on giving them a little more time. Just wondering, how much time is a person allowed on replacing a travel bug???? Like I said, it's still showing in our original cash, as it's not been posted on Groundspeak? Any suggestions? Quote Link to comment
+Snoogans Posted February 21, 2004 Share Posted February 21, 2004 Snoogans' TB longevity strategy #5. If you must email a TB holder to do anything other than thank them, DO NOT give an order, or be even the slightest bit negative. Sugar coat every word. Do not transfer your standards and expectations to another person. Unless you are related, you do not really KNOW their situation. Sn gans Quote Link to comment
+brad.32 Posted February 21, 2004 Share Posted February 21, 2004 (edited) The owner of the bug, I didn't check if it was you, should move the bug to 'unknown location' on the bug's web so it moves off of the current cache inventory. The way it's supposed to work is, when the bug is placed again, the bug will continue where it left off, as opposed to moving it to the graveyard, which is a physical location and adds many miles if the bug resurfaces. Edited February 21, 2004 by brad.32 Quote Link to comment
+Lazyboy & Mitey Mite Posted February 21, 2004 Share Posted February 21, 2004 So almost 3 months. Have you clicked on their profile to see when the last time they even bothered to check on the website? I waited a long time, nearly a year, then simply used the copy of the TB I have to pickup the missing 3 bugs of mine. Now they reside here and I will reissue them shortly. Quote Link to comment
+droosa Posted February 21, 2004 Share Posted February 21, 2004 I had this same situation with a new cacher. I emailed them, mentioned that after they take a bug they also need to grab it. I offered to help them with the process. They admitted it was a bit confusing and ask for help. They grabbed the bug and later released it. Unfortunately, not all turn out this well. Good Luck... Quote Link to comment
weRlostNDwoods Posted February 22, 2004 Author Share Posted February 22, 2004 Thank you for the information all. I did check, and their last visit was February 5th. They haven't found a cache in some time, but at least they are still visiting the site. Hopefully, that means they do plan on caching again! Going to take the advice of taking our traveler out of the cache on the web now. Thanks again. Quote Link to comment
+welch Posted February 22, 2004 Share Posted February 22, 2004 The owner of the bug, I didn't check if it was you, should move the bug to 'unknown location' on the bug's web so it moves off of the current cache inventory. The way it's supposed to work is, when the bug is placed again, the bug will continue where it left off, as opposed to moving it to the graveyard, which is a physical location and adds many miles if the bug resurfaces. Can you explain how this is done?? I've seen a couple listed in unknown locations, but AFAIK someone at the contact address had to move it there. Quote Link to comment
+IV_Warrior Posted February 22, 2004 Share Posted February 22, 2004 It used to be that you had to e-mail TPTB at Groundspeak to get the bug kicked to "unknown location" to get it out of a cache, but they recently added the functionality to the travel bug page. If you go to the page of one of YOUR OWN travel bugs, look in the upper right of the bug's page. Under the "Travel bug options" where the below the link to add a log entry you'll see a drop-down box. The default option in that box is "recalculate distance" but there are also options there to "mark bug missing" and "move to last location" select "mark missing" and hit GO Quote Link to comment
+welch Posted February 22, 2004 Share Posted February 22, 2004 thanks IV Warrior Quote Link to comment
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