+Mr Smiles Posted October 10, 2004 Share Posted October 10, 2004 I have a great Halloween theme cache planned. This theme would be outdated soon, and would likely not be considered "of a permanent nature". The location would lend itself well to other seasons, (Thanksgiving, Xmas, etc.) and I would edit the cache page accordingly. Questions: Would such a change best be accomplished with archiving/resubmitting? If the location remained the same, but the cache "character" completely changed, would return visitors be able to log a new find? What would your suggestions be regarding the best way to do this? Mr Smiles Quote Link to comment
+Anonymous' Posted October 10, 2004 Share Posted October 10, 2004 I don't know what you mean by "character," but if you just change the theme in the description to list the new theme it will work, but a persoon couldn't log another find. Quote Link to comment
+Renegade Knight Posted October 10, 2004 Share Posted October 10, 2004 Same caching experience, same cache. Does the hunt, the find, the feel and nature of the cache change with the seasons? Or do you hunt it with a halloween suite one month and a santa hat the next, but the cache is about the same? Your call as the owner. You can run a 3 month theme and all it good when it's over, or just change the theme with the time of year. Quote Link to comment
+briansnat Posted October 10, 2004 Share Posted October 10, 2004 Would such a change best be accomplished with archiving/resubmitting? The admins would not be pleased with you and unless the hunt is an entirely different experience, I don't see why you should. If the location remained the same, but the cache "character" completely changed, would return visitors be able to log a new find? Not sure what you mean by character. If it's simply a new theme and contents that does not constitute a new cache. If you change it from a traditionl to a multi, then that does change the character. In that case it would warrant a new page, rather than just allowing people to re-log. What would your suggestions be regarding the best way to do this? There are other caches out there with themes that change with the seasons. The owners change the name, theme and contents, but the cache stays in the same spot and the same page is used. In this case people would (or should) only log "found its" once. Any re-visits would be notes. Quote Link to comment
+cache_us_if_you_can Posted October 15, 2004 Share Posted October 15, 2004 I have a great Halloween theme cache planned. This theme would be outdated soon, and would likely not be considered "of a permanent nature". The location would lend itself well to other seasons, (Thanksgiving, Xmas, etc.) and I would edit the cache page accordingly. Questions: Would such a change best be accomplished with archiving/resubmitting? If the location remained the same, but the cache "character" completely changed, would return visitors be able to log a new find? What would your suggestions be regarding the best way to do this? Mr Smiles Insted of a specific holiday or season, you could make it a general holiday theme. Or you could keep it a Holloween theme year round. I've seen a few christmas theme caches year round and have enjoyed them. (BTW, great job on "mem") Quote Link to comment
+CapnJackSparrow Posted October 16, 2004 Share Posted October 16, 2004 (edited) I have an idea that just might work for you. You could make it a Multi-Cache with the first find being a terminal to the next leg. Each "seasonal cache" you would then hide in a different spot at whatever time of year it needed to be changed and then change the coordinates in the terminal cache (always in the same place) to the second leg in it's new spot. This would make every seasonal hunt a new experience so that seekers could legitamately log a new find, and I believe would conform to all GeoCaching rules. Then all you would have to do is change your info to let people know it's a new season and your new destination cache has been placed. Does this make sense?? CapnJackSparrow Edited October 16, 2004 by CapnJackSparrow Quote Link to comment
Keystone Posted October 16, 2004 Share Posted October 16, 2004 Gosh, it was very sloppy of me to not read that last post. You know, the one I didn't see. The post just above this one, which my eyes never spied. Nope. Don't know nuthin' bout that post. What post? Quote Link to comment
+cache_us_if_you_can Posted October 16, 2004 Share Posted October 16, 2004 (edited) I have an idea that just might work for you. You could make it a Multi-Cache with the first find being a terminal to the next leg. Each "seasonal cache" you would then hide in a different spot at whatever time of year it needed to be changed and then change the coordinates in the terminal cache (always in the same place) to the second leg in it's new spot. This would make every seasonal hunt a new experience so that seekers could legitamately log a new find, and I believe would conform to all GeoCaching rules. Then all you would have to do is change your info to let people know it's a new season and your new destination cache has been placed. Does this make sense?? CapnJackSparrow A good rule of thumb: One waypoint (GC#), one smile. A new waypoint (new GC#), a new smile. Brian said just about the same thing here: If the location remained the same, but the cache "character" completely changed, would return visitors be able to log a new find? Not sure what you mean by character. If it's simply a new theme and contents that does not constitute a new cache. If you change it from a traditionl to a multi, then that does change the character. In that case it would warrant a new page, rather than just allowing people to re-log. Edited October 16, 2004 by cache_us_if_you_can Quote Link to comment
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