[GeoStL] Re: Geocaching Ethics Question
- From: "Mike Griffin" <griff@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 17 Mar 2007 12:34:01 -0500
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Back in the day, we use to have event caches that were set up for the event.
These were placed with all the rules as a regular cache. Therefore, they
were .1 mile from the next cache, etc... We didn't want to leave these as
permanent for various reasons. However, those that wanted to log them, did
so. Nothing wrong in logging a cache that you sign the log book for and as
long as it follows all the guidelines of GC.COM. Well, people starting
abusing it. I believe Geowoodstock was the first place where you could log a
person walking around that had a GC # on their shirt, car, ear rigns, etc..
It became even more abusive across the country so we banned it.
Temp Caches were designed to enhance an event. Not stack numbers. If I
walked 20 miles to get 30 temp caches, I felt I could log them. Others
wouldn't log unless they had a GC number assigned to them. I guess it was up
to the individual.
Mike
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----- Original Message -----
From: "cunning linguist" <_rnx_@xxxxxxx>
To: <geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, March 17, 2007 12:21 PM
Subject: [GeoStL] Re: Geocaching Ethics Question
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The whole idea of dropping and retrieving TBs and coins "for milage" is
foofooed but generally accepted. Personally I've never understood it and =
would
only drop a bug if i left it behind. How about distributing printed pages=
of
coins at events for people to discover even when they never actually touc=
hed
or saw the coin??
but i feel we're splitting hairs ... so ...
Can someone tell me the story of Steve's LOTEC cache?
http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?wp=3DGCKQ54&log=3Dy
And how did so many people log GCKAH3 50+ times in one day? Some of them =
i
recognize as SLAGA Leadership Team and premier area cachers. I know their=
logs
say MOGA #1 Moga #2 etc, but, if all these MOGA caches were not published=
then
there seems to be an appearance of impropriety.
I know it's not a competition, and it's not about the numbers, and i've
contradicted my previous post on this thread, but we seem to be discussin=
g
honour among thieves ....
------ Original Message ------
Received: Fri, 16 Mar 2007 08:08:58 PM EDT
From: "Robert Oelschlaeger" <roelschlaeger@xxxxxxxxx>
To: geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [GeoStL] Re: Geocaching Ethics Question
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"Adam, wouldn't you like to have a taste of this luscious-looking apple?"=
-- I'm sure the story went something like that.
I agree with Kevin. I've been deleting this thread when it popped up once=
,
twice and then a third time.
The TBs weren't in the caches, they can't be logged as having been there
(unless your name is Foo Foo the Snoo).
That's my 2=A2 worth.
It's a shame that they went all that distance and can only log having
visited a virtual cache, but that's what happens sometimes :-(
Bob (aka roelsch)
On 3/16/07, kolaughlin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx <kolaughlin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> -
> If It was me, I log them all in the v-cache and then log them all out.
> That
> the only cache you did. Just my thought. You just have to hate those tr=
ips
> where you can't get your geocaching in, dont ya? :) Kevin K-TEAM
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: fourfeld@xxxxxxx
> To: geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Thu, 15 Mar 2007 17:25:30 -0400
> Subject: [GeoStL] Geocaching Ethics Question
>
> -
> I'm fishing for opinions.
>
> Cathy and I have just returned from a cruise around the southern tip of=
> SouthAmerica. I had some bugs and coins with me that I wanted to trade,=
or
> atleast get them some mileage. The geocaching turned out to be a big
> disappointment. We visited four countries and travelled over 4000 nauti=
cal
> miles over fourteen days, and in all that time we were only able to log=
> one
> virtual cache. The locatiions of the caches in relation to our ports of=
> call
> just weren't conducive to geocaching. (As a side note, we substituted t=
he
> time we would have spent looking for caches with time spent looking for=
> our
> luggage. The airlines lost it and it didn't catch up with us until day
> nine
> of the cruise.)
>
> My question is this.... Would it be acceptable to log the bugs and coin=
s
> in
> and out of the cache nearest to our ports of call so that they can get
> creditfor the miles traveled even though I did not find the caches. In
> some
> cases the closest I got to a cache was 20 or 30 miles. Naturally I woul=
d
> log
> these as a note and would not claim a find for myself.
>
> Let me know what you think.
> Mark
> Sniper1
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