+Team Tigger International Posted December 12, 2004 Share Posted December 12, 2004 We were out caching today and discovered 2 caches within 55 feet of each other. I thought this was not supposed to happen ? Granted one was a Premium members only and the other was not . Did this have something to do with it ? Here are the links to the 2 caches in questions in order of there placement approvals. Oct. 1, 2004 Indiana Spirit Quest #54: Dead End Oct. 3, 2004 Non-Premium Six Dog Cemetary Cache Link to comment
+Camo-crazed Posted December 12, 2004 Share Posted December 12, 2004 I have found 2 caches within 10 M from each other and neither one was a premium member cache, one was simply a puzzle cache whose coordinates were far enough away Link to comment
+Team Tigger International Posted December 12, 2004 Author Share Posted December 12, 2004 quotes guidlines for placement "The approvers use a rule of thumb that caches placed within .10 miles (528 feet or 161 meters) of another cache may not be listed on the site. This is an arbitrary distance and is just a guideline, but the ultimate goal is to reduce the number of caches hidden in a particular area and to reduce confusion that might otherwise result when one cache is found while looking for another. " Wulf Link to comment
+Camo-crazed Posted December 12, 2004 Share Posted December 12, 2004 the cacher who placed the non puzzle cache must simply not have checked or noticed that his cache was too close to another one Link to comment
+fly46 Posted December 12, 2004 Share Posted December 12, 2004 It has nothing to do with who placed it. Whoever approved it must have had a reason to allow the cache hides to stay. Link to comment
+New England n00b Posted December 12, 2004 Share Posted December 12, 2004 Was there an abyss or some other impassable geological feature betwixt them? Volunteer reviewers are human. Maybe they just made a mistake. Maybe both were old caches grandfathered in before the rule was put forth... Dunno. Link to comment
+Team Tigger International Posted December 12, 2004 Author Share Posted December 12, 2004 (edited) *wishes we had 'delete' as an option* Edited December 12, 2004 by Team Tigger International Link to comment
+Team Tigger International Posted December 12, 2004 Author Share Posted December 12, 2004 There was nothing in between these 2 caches , they were both in the same cemetery. It did however cause us some confusion when we found them as we were going after the one listed first. Link to comment
+Krauss-McClurg Posted December 12, 2004 Share Posted December 12, 2004 From the title and placement date of the second cache I think the second cache was meant to mimic the first, and not-coincidentally lead to general finds of the MOC. It sounds snarky to me, but it's in Indiana and not my territory to complain about. Or who knows, maybe it's a private joke between the two placers. As long as they're labeled well and you know which one you found, I guess that's good enough...? Link to comment
+Renegade Knight Posted December 12, 2004 Share Posted December 12, 2004 Perhaps a mistake? Perhaps something else. Live and let live. If neither cache is broken, there is no reason they can't continue to co-exist. Link to comment
+BadAndy Posted December 12, 2004 Share Posted December 12, 2004 (edited) Perhaps a mistake? Perhaps something else. Live and let live. If neither cache is broken, there is no reason they can't continue to co-exist. I totally agree. The approver obviously made a simple mistake and missed the (golden) rule about cache distance. Theres no reason to drive a spike between these two caches. No harm, no foul. Edited December 12, 2004 by BadAndy Link to comment
+briansnat Posted December 12, 2004 Share Posted December 12, 2004 Probably a mistake. Possibly the result of a cache owner misleading an approver. That is way too close. You want them far enough apart to at least not be able to accidently discover one cache when looking for another. It could get confusing with people logging one cache and thinking its another. Link to comment
+AuntieWeasel Posted December 12, 2004 Share Posted December 12, 2004 There's a pair like that in my area, and I think I worked out how it happened. It's a good spot. The first was archived for quite a while post-muggling, during which the second was placed, then the first un-archived again. No-one has mentioned it in the logs, though, because...well, woohoo! Bonus cache! Link to comment
+welch Posted December 12, 2004 Share Posted December 12, 2004 At the moment, neither appear to be MOCs, has this been changed recently? The guidelines used to not be so strict about distance, though this are both new caches so thats probably the reason. Either the approver(s) that reviewed these caches messes up / or were working at the same time. Or it was approached anyways because it was different/interesting enough to waive the distance rules. Unless they're right on top of each other I wouldn't bother, because your going to be getting an active cache archived. Link to comment
+Team Tigger International Posted December 12, 2004 Author Share Posted December 12, 2004 Well we have heard from Sir LEadDog about his feelings on this therfore we are going to drop this whole thread and close it . As its ok by him it is ok by us and no harm done. SixDogTeam The second hider didn't know the location of the first cache, since he's not a member. Why his cache was approved, only the approver knows. Don't mean no never mind to me, I think the whole things a hoot! Link to comment
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