[GeoStL] Re: Foo Foo The Snoo....

  • From: bromley@xxxxxxx
  • To: geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx, Mike Griffin <griff@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Fri, 30 Jun 2006 11:06:57 -0500

-
Definitely rules to cache by.  It's one of my favorite sites.  I go back to in
at least once a month to remind myself of how to play the game.

Quoting Mike Griffin <griff@xxxxxxxxxxxx>:

> -
> Sad thing is.. He is probably watching this and having a good laugh at our
> expense..
> I am tired of discussing Foo..
>
> Has anyone seen this?
>
> http://www.geocreed.info/
>
> Good info and certainly what we should live by... (No, It has nothing about
> signing logs) :-)
>
>
> Mike
>
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> Here's your solution..
> See: http://www.spamarrest.com/affl?4001050
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <bromley@xxxxxxx>
> To: <geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Friday, June 30, 2006 10:30 AM
> Subject: [GeoStL] Re: Foo Foo The Snoo....
>
>
> -
> It's like cheating at solitare.  How much fun is that?  People still do it
> and
> it doesn't make it right.
>
> If Foo Foo wants to see his hit count above everyone else the he'll have his
> 15
> minutes of fame.  What it does do is cheapen the efforts of everyone who has
> legitimately found the cache and signed the log.  Some of the caches that
> Foo
> Foo has claimed he found were difficult ones that gave the legitimate
> finders a
> great sense of satisfaction when they actually signed the log.  That effort
> is
> cheapened by someone who states that he "dropped by" to pick up a 4/4.  It
> takes a great deal of effort and preparation than a "drop by" on a lot of
> these.  The owners have done a significant amount of work to prepare for and
> hide the caches.  They shouldn't be cheapened by a pretender.  If you were
> actually there, sign the log and prove it to everyone. The cache owners have
> every right to delete the logs and in my opinion, they should.
>
> Steve aka javapgmr
>
> Quoting Barbara Kryvko <barbarastl@xxxxxxxxxxx>:
>
> > -
> > I would certainly police myself that way, but don't see it as my business
> > to
> > police others. Geocaching is, and should remain, an "on your honor"
> > system.
> > Sure, there will be some like Foo Foo who just log a bunch, but they'll go
> > away soon - how much fun can that be, anyway?
> >
> > Barbara
> >
> > ---- Mike Griffin <griff@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > -
> > > Good point.. However, I feel that if you cannot take the time to sign
> > > the
> > > book, what validation is there that you have been to the cache? Most
> > > logs
> > > usually go TNLNSL - So swapping items is not necessarily required and it
> > > is
> > > indicated as is SL. I have seen logbooks that have people signing that
> > never
> > > logged it online. I can certainly accept that. I cannot accept people
> > > not
> > > signing the log book when they say they found the cache. It would be
> > > terrible if everyone started doing this. Groundspeak wouldn't be able to
> > > keep up with the number crunchers who might have visited the area but
> > > never
> > > really found it. I say stand firm and delete!
> > >
> > > Mike
> >
> >
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