[GeoStL] Re: Fake Log Entry??

  • From: Glenn Nash <glenn.geocachingadmin@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Tue, 5 Oct 2010 23:56:54 -0500

There have been several logging bots going around just this week. that is a 
sample of one of the bot logs. I wild just delete them. if a cacher is upset 
they will contact you. check to see if the logging profile is banned yet. most 
are as soon as they are discovered. 


On Oct 5, 2010, at 10:43 PM, Bob TheCacher wrote:

> The whole log reads:  "Sent from my mobile device"  or it could be:  "Sent 
> from my android phone".  That's it, and nothing else.  No TFTC, Thanks, etc. 
> - nothing!!
> Bob
>  
> From: GC-RGS@xxxxxxxxxx
> To: geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [GeoStL] Re: Fake Log Entry??
> Date: Tue, 5 Oct 2010 21:37:16 -0500
> 
> Bob,
>  
> Are you saying that "Sent from my mobile device" is all that's on the log, or 
> do they also have TFTC or something short like that too?
> 
> From: LuAnn
> Sent: Tuesday, October 05, 2010 9:30 PM
> To: geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [GeoStL] Re: Fake Log Entry??
> 
> I've been using my iPhone more & more to post a log right from the find.
> 
> LuAnn
> 
> --- On Tue, 10/5/10, Bob TheCacher <cachefinder@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> From: Bob TheCacher <cachefinder@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [GeoStL] Fake Log Entry??
> To: geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Date: Tuesday, October 5, 2010, 8:29 PM
> 
> I've been getting this on the log entries to some of my caches:  "Sent from 
> my mobile device" or "Sent from my android phone".  It tells me nothing, nor 
> can I believe the cacher was even at the cache site.  When I get that type of 
> entry, I delete the log and ask the cacher to resubmit a "find" entry that's 
> more traditional.  How do some of you handle this type of log entry?
> Bob Pratt
> BBD1
> 
> 

Your friendly Missouri Geocache Review team,
Glenn (*gln) & Reviewer of the Cache (RotC)




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