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Well, just one other note to consider......
Sometimes I find myself somewhere and I have a little time on my hands.
I don't always have Internet access, but I usually have a lot of caches
loaded on my GPS. Too many sometimes. Anyway, I may notice a nearby
cache, and I may think I have time to do it. If it is a mystery cache,
then I know I cannot. The others might be worth a shot.
Before I loaded all the caches into my Palm, I really didn't have a way
of knowing if I could go do that caches as a quick grab. So it isn't
only the "Load 'n Go" crowd that would like to know a bit more about
the cache, and may not have access to the verbiage on the page to read.
The other thing I find lacking in that scenario are the multi caches. I
don't know if I start it whether I would have time to finish it, or if
it is going to lead me on a bushwhacking trek that I am not prepared to
do. If I knew that the offset was a quarter mile off, I might try it if
it isn't 110 in the shade, but if I am going to have to do 5 miles and
drive 4 different places, then I don't have the time usually.
This doesn't mean that I think anything needs to change, although some
indication of the the total effort on a multi would be nice. I have the
stuff on my Palm now, so most of that is not a problem with me, except
for that last thing I mentioned. This is just by way of adding a little
extra food for thought.
Steve Bromley wrote:
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Or you could archive it, and create a new one in the same
place and we could all get another smiley.... (Just
kidding).
When I initially looked for it, I was confused because I
tend not to read the cache pages carefully on traditional
caches unless I can't find it (it's burned me more than
once). Once I realized that the coordinates weren't for
where the cache was, I followed the instructions and got to
the area and still couldn't find it because I wasn't sure I
was really in the right area. After getting home and
reflecting about it, I went right back and found it the next
time I looked. Stephen, I wouldn't worry about it. Maybe
put a disclaimer that the cache isn't at the noted location
and leave it at that.
----- Original Message -----
From: Glenn <GLNash@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [GeoStL] Re: ????????????Cache
types?????????????????
Date: Thu, 26 Jul 2007 10:38:37 -0500
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While I found this one right off the bat and 43 other
cachers found it also, I guess it could have been a ?
mystery cache from the get go. I have found caches that
were this far "off" and that is just as good as it got.
I guess you could modify the text slightly and scoot the
listed coords about 75 feet in the proper direction and it
would be slightly less confusing for the folks that are
having trouble.
But really, looking even quickly at the cache page shows it
to be a small cache. Not a micro. Looking around, there
are only a few places to hide a smallish sort of cache.
If I can find it by thinking about where a person could
hide a box big enough to put stuff in, I am thinking
anyone should be able to do the same.
Before the new fancy gpsr's were around, I thought I was
doing pretty good if I could find a cache within a 100
feet circle of the posted coords. Now I see notes on
caches blasting the owner for being 20 feet off.
perhaps a simple slight coordinate change would be a
simple fix.
Glenn
Stephen Martin wrote:
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Ok, here we go. I first have to admit that one of my
cache buddies partially proved me wrong in my belief on
what warrants what in regard to cache types. I have one
improperly listed cache type. It is Citz N Bush( GC1121E
). The debate was how do you list an offset cache such as
this one. According to the cache type listing guidelines,
an offset should be listed as a multicache unless there is
a puzzle to it. Does mine have a puzzle because it uses
surrounding visual aids to find the cache? I would like to
correct this mistake, but the Edit Listing option does not
allow me to change the type. Although, I enjoy the idea of
throwing those load and go cachers off, I am not really
supposed to be allowed to do so.
What do others think? Are there other caches listed
improperly that anyone is aware of? How should I correct
Cizt N Bush? Thanks for any feedback.
Stephen
PS- By load and go cachers I mean those who rarely look
at more than traditional caches to find and tend to not
look at the cache page before going to search.
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