Poll

Do you think the contents of a geocache (i.e. SWAG) is important?

Yes - and I often trade SWAG
Yes - but I never/very rarely trade SWAG
No - I just want to find it and sign the log

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Offline Y6GST

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Re: Weekly poll
« Reply #225 on: February 08, 2014, 10:12:02 am »
I have to put 'it depends on circumstances'.

I recently logged an archived web cam cache in London, I feel that despite it being archived I fulfilled the requirements of the cache. Whereas with the Bore event there was no event so how could anyone have attended.

As with most of these scenarios, it ultimately comes down to whatever you are happy claiming.

Ditto this response, in this instance the webcam cache was at some point live, same as a CO archiving a cache but leaving it in place, an event however that never took place, well how can you log that! That is like logging a cache that someone thought about placing, but never did.

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Re: Weekly poll
« Reply #226 on: February 08, 2014, 10:20:22 am »
I am split between 'No, the cache has been archived, end of' and 'It depends on the circumstance'.

Caches can be archived for a variety of reasons. Cache listings can also be locked down by reviewers so that no one can post a log. The fact that listings are not automatically locked when archived must mean that Groundspeak care not if you log them.

The Bore.. if my plans for that day had been different I would be very unimpressed at this moment. Had kids football plans for that day, and so did not go. If hadn't had those plans I would of been going. However, as it was archived for safety reasons, if I had planned to go I would have not gone, as there was not smiley/attended to get out of it (though not the whole reason to go there I know). But wait... it looks I could of got a smiley out of it! Groundspeak are daft.

Anyway, if I were that upset about it I could still log the event anyway and get my smiley because I don't need to sign a log book. Groundspeak are doubly daft.

Now it's my turn to say the triply daft thing. If I was really upset about it should I rally around enough people to log it so that it would turn Mega? What would happen then, as no one would of signed a log book? I can be just as daft as Groundspeak.

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Re: Weekly poll
« Reply #227 on: February 08, 2014, 01:01:35 pm »
I have recently logged one. and that was because 18 months after it was archived I found it in place.

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Re: Weekly poll
« Reply #228 on: February 13, 2014, 10:58:27 pm »
Woohoo - Week 103, Poll #86
Do you do challenges (e.g. find a cache in all Counties)?
Get voting!

Last Week's Poll:

"Archived caches, should further logs be allowed?"

No, the cache has been archived, end of - 14.3%

It depends on the circumstance - 85.7%

Yes, some times it takes me a while to log a cache - 0%

It's up to the individual cacher - 0%
« Last Edit: March 06, 2014, 09:24:25 pm by walktall »
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Re: Weekly poll
« Reply #229 on: February 13, 2014, 11:20:14 pm »
I have several personal ones going but also some with a cache at the end  ;D

Personal:
  • 10 cache finds in each County
  • At least 1 FTF in each month streak
  • Complete CO name grid - just need a cacher who's name starts with a 7
  • Complete cache placed month grid - I've got to a point that I will have to go abroad to complete

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Re: Weekly poll
« Reply #230 on: February 14, 2014, 07:29:40 am »
I started on the Somerset Well Rounded Cacher soon after it was set and still have a long way to go to complete it, I have pretty much forgotten about that one. I started some other similarly ambitious challenges, and they have gone the same way.

I have my eye on a few of the Lydford Locators challenge caches including the The Sociable Cacher, but apart from the CITO one I have long way to go yet.

I am gradually filling in my Day of the Year chart as a personal challenge for this year, but I feel spare time and money for fuel will put a halt to that before long. I filled in today though in the early hours of this morning :)

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Re: Weekly poll
« Reply #231 on: February 14, 2014, 12:07:48 pm »
I have some 'personal challenges' that I'm looking to do, such as the 0-9 and A-Z 'cache placed by' and the same for 'cache name', as well as trying to do a few more puzzles, multis, and higher D and/or T rated caches. 

If I see something which I qualify for, or can qualify for relatively easily, without going to too much trouble, then I'll probably go for it.  An example of this is http://coord.info/GC2JQNW.

I'll probably end up doing a few more challenge caches when my find counts mounts up in the future. 

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Re: Weekly poll
« Reply #232 on: March 06, 2014, 09:21:57 pm »
Woohoo - Week 104, Poll #87
Lab caches - any good?
Get voting!

Last Week's Poll:

"Do you do challenges (e.g. find a cache in all Counties)? "


Yes but only to find a published cache - 16.7%

No - 33.3%

Yes but sometimes they are my own personal challenge, no cache to find - 50%
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Re: Weekly poll
« Reply #233 on: March 07, 2014, 08:22:38 am »
I really enjoyed finding the lab cache that was set for me. It took me to a spot that I haven't stopped at before, and was very worthy of cache placement. I may well put a permanent one there myself at some point if someone else does not.

I really enjoyed setting one too. They do need more work, but as I understand them they were originally thought up to be temporary caches for large events, and for that purpose they work. Could do with having a bit of consistency with other cache types, i.e. be included in the stats, have a D/T rating, be able to post logs and attach photos, and have more than 1000 words. That last one hindered me with my original plan for a cache.

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Re: Weekly poll
« Reply #234 on: March 07, 2014, 12:49:06 pm »
Notwithstanding that I really enjoyed finding the lab cache that was placed for me, as the concept went for lab caches this time around, I have to say that I just didn't get it - what it was done for and what it was trying to achieve - and of course there are the stats issues already pointed out by others.   So, for those cumulative reasons, I'm afraid I've had to opt for the “waste of time” option.   :(

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Re: Weekly poll
« Reply #235 on: March 07, 2014, 07:17:08 pm »
 :-\
I have a Geocaching problem...
Work gets in the way!

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Re: Weekly poll
« Reply #236 on: March 07, 2014, 07:35:54 pm »
Notwithstanding that I really enjoyed finding the lab cache that was placed for me, as the concept went for lab caches this time around, I have to say that I just didn't get it - what it was done for and what it was trying to achieve - and of course there are the stats issues already pointed out by others.   So, for those cumulative reasons, I'm afraid I've had to opt for the “waste of time” option.   :(

As YY says
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Re: Weekly poll
« Reply #237 on: March 08, 2014, 09:21:25 pm »
We're with YY, B&R and TJ.  Just don't get it...

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Re: Weekly poll
« Reply #238 on: March 08, 2014, 10:16:21 pm »
It just seems "here we go again", we had challenges and GS messed that up, now we have another half way house idea :o
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Re: Weekly poll
« Reply #239 on: March 08, 2014, 10:48:10 pm »
Let me help you with that
It just seems "here we go again", we had challenges and GS messed that up, now we have another half way house assed  ;D idea :o

 


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