[GeoStL] Re: What Does Your Log say?

  • From: "Andy Benz" <andorb@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Fri, 30 Apr 2004 14:03:01 +0000

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Ya, I personally think that it may just be some people's standard way of signing the online log. I'm going to make a comparison here... Some women that I've had wait on me at restaurants (I've never had a man do this! LOL), will put smiley faces on the check next to their names. My assumption has always been that that's their normal way of signing the check and doesn't mean they're trying to hit on me. So I guess my point is that you really shouldn't read too much into things like that, I think. Also, with the "anonymity" of the web, I think people are quicker to actually post negative things if that's really what they thought.


Now me personally, I try to write decent logs, but sometimes I really don't have anything to in depth to say. I mean, it's like when I go caching, there's usually one during the day that really stands out, and so I write more about that one than the others I did. Not because the others were bad, but that the one that I really liked is the one that grabbed my attention the most.

Well, hope I didn't ramble TOO much!

Andrew


I've been reading the forums and there's been a discussion about what finders write online.

http://forums.groundspeak.com/GC/index.php?showtopic=70128


There's a strong school of thought that an online entry that reads something like this:


"TNLNSL.  TFTC"
(Took nothing, left nothing, signed log.  Thanks for the Cache)

is really geo code for

"Your cache sucks"

Is this true?

If you leave logs like this -- is that what you are really thinking?
How much time do you spend writing in the physical logbook as compared to the cyber log?
As a placer do you get a kick out of reading logs or do you even care?


I'm just curious. I like reading interesting logs -- whether or not they help with finding the cache. And naturally, you can imagine, that as the log-writer on our little family team, some of "our" logs may.. digress... Do those kind of logs "bother" you?

I swiped this post from the forums:

"I"'m surprised no one has stated the obvious. TNLNSL could be considered what folks in the quality industry call an indicator.
-If you never see it in the logs the cache is probably stellar.
-If you see it in the logs occasionally, either those individuals either didn't care for the cache, were tacitern9sp?), or were in a hurry.
-If most of the logs are TNLNSL it may well be a stinker.
-If [b]all[/n] the logs are TNLNSL you probably qant to put the cache on your ignore list. "


Does this hold true in this area? I think I've seen some TNLN entries on what others thought were good caches? Is this a "less is more" area LOL?

Just .. things to discuss...

Nancy

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