[GeoStL] Re: Geocaching vs Munzee's

  • From: Glenn <gln.htc@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: "geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Sun, 11 Dec 2011 20:50:46 -0600

Does this new turn of events change the plans for the " Munzie in the 
Birdhouse" series?  

Glenn 
Via iP-4


On Dec 11, 2011, at 8:44 PM, Bob TheCacher <cachefinder@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> I agree with John (L Frank).  Munzee's should be away from any cache hiden to 
> avoid the possibility of them being "taken home" by non-cachers.   Someone 
> even told me that there was a munzee hanging from a tree right over my cache 
> container.  Not good.  Please remove any Munzee's within sight of any of my 
> caches.  Munzee's have their place, just not at a cache site.
> Thanks,
> BBD1
> Bob
>  
> From: mogamoga2010@xxxxxxxxxxx
> To: geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [GeoStL] Geocaching vs Munzee's
> Date: Sun, 11 Dec 2011 16:42:26 -0600
> 
> I would like to share to everyone the problem I encountered today between 
> Geocaching and Munzee's.  I went to do some maintenance on some of my caches 
> today, and to my surprise, I found a Munzee a few feet away from my 
> geocaching container.  I was made aware by the munzee owner that they were 
> doing this, but I did not expect them to be in sight of my geocache.  I 
> called the munzee owner and asked him/her this question: "Are all munzee 
> seekers also geocachers?"  The answer was that most of them are geocachers, 
> but probably not all.  I then asked, "Since all munzee seekers are not 
> geocachers, aren't you therefore, inviting muggles to find my geocache and 
> possibly take it?"  The munzee owner did not think of that possibility and 
> volunteered to move the munzee's away from my cache location.
> 
> I think there is a place for geocaches and I think there is a place for 
> munzee's, but I do not think they should be in the same place.  If any other 
> munzee hiders have them placed next to my caches, would you please move them 
> some distance away from my cache so it is not possible for the location to be 
> discovered by a muggle munzee seeker.
> 
> I am curious how other geocachers and munzee seekers feel about this.  So I 
> invite your comments.  Thanks
> 
> L Frank  

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