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While I really don't care for another lamp-pole-skirt or such, they
really don't bother me as much as the ones attached to the back of a
private business...on the downspout, the dumpster enclosure, the
electric meter cabinet. Apparently the whole thrill here <b><i>is</i></b>
to <i>'get away with it'</i> and not get caught by the store manager
or a patrolling police officer. <br>
<br>
As I see it, one of the big problems is that as these types of hides
(both the simply monotimeous ones, and the blatant trespassing ones)
increase, new cachers get the idea that these are normal, acceptable
ways to hide, and so that is what they do when they run out and hide <i>their</i>
new ones. Thus the 'problem' continues to increase.<br>
<br>
Yes, plenty of cachers get arrested (or at least questioned) while
caching in rural areas. I would think, however, you're more likely to
have a confrontation with an irritated property owner who just happens
to own a 12 Gauge, long before the Sheriff even gets there.<br>
<br>
Jared Ross wrote:
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I've missed the mark on this one and then had the audacity to argue
with the king of statistics, Mr. DSW himself. Either way, apparently
this wasn't the direction that ShadowAce was referring to. I'll save my
comments for future discussions. I sometimes wonder how we can have
such ridiculously different opinions, and then I remember that we have
politicians that can't even agree. I wonder if anyone has ever been
arrested while finding a rural cache???<br>
<br>
Jared<br>
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From: noshdoo tsoh <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:geocaching@deepsouthwest.com"><geocaching@deepsouthwest.com></a><br>
To: <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:listserv@azgeocaching.com">listserv@azgeocaching.com</a><br>
Sent: Saturday, February 10, 2007 10:33:00 PM<br>
Subject: Re: [Az-Geocaching] Only an altoids tin!!<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><font face="Arial" size="2"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; font-style: italic;">“Trust
me, just because there are
more micros than rural caches, doesn't mean they're more POPULAR.”</span></font></i></p>
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style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;"> </span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">It’s not the number of
caches that makes them popular,
but the number of finds on each cache. The fact that they are found at
a rate
exponentially higher than other caches does indicate popularity. Or am
I
missing the definition of ‘popular’? Back it up with numbers? ;-)</span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><font face="Arial" size="2"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; font-style: italic;">“We're
trying to encourage good
micros and urban caches and discourage the placement of bad ones.”</span></font></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">A noble cause, indeed.
Can I see you’re scientific
study on what is good and what is bad? You are the decider? Oh, that’s
right, <b><i><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">trust
you</span></i></b>.</span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">Back to you’re regularly
scheduled rant…</span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><font face="Tahoma" size="2"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma; font-weight: bold;">From:</span></font></b><font
face="Tahoma" size="2"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma;">
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:az-geocaching-bounces@listserv.azgeocaching.com">az-geocaching-bounces@listserv.azgeocaching.com</a>
[<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="mailto:az-geocaching-bounces@listserv.azgeocaching.com">mailto:az-geocaching-bounces@listserv.azgeocaching.com</a>] <b><span
style="font-weight: bold;">On Behalf Of </span></b>Jared Ross<br>
<b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Saturday,
February 10, 2007
8:42 PM<br>
<b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b>
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:listserv@azgeocaching.com">listserv@azgeocaching.com</a><br>
<b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> Re:
[Az-Geocaching] Only
an altoids tin!!</span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12pt;"><font face="Arial"
size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">Yeah, I
knew that remark was coming.
Trust me, just because there are more micros than rural caches, doesn't
mean
they're more POPULAR. You conduct a scientific study and then I'll
believe that
claim. Furthermore I do not believe mine (nor AZcachemeister or
ShadowAce's)
comments were suggesting that we discourage micros, just crappy ones.
:)
Honestly, there are hundreds of great micros and urban hides out there.
At the
same time, there are hundreds of horrible micros (apparently they're
popular).
We're trying to encourage good micros and urban caches and discourage
the
placement of bad ones.<br>
<br>
As I mentioned we do our best to determine whether a cache is one that
we will
enjoy or not before going after it, but this doesn't always work. Maybe
if I
"complain" about it then the next guy with my tastes will know
better.<br>
<br>
Cache and let cache, and let me complain about crappy caches. ;)<br>
<br>
Jared</span></font></p>
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From: noshdoo tsoh < <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:geocaching@deepsouthwest.com">geocaching@deepsouthwest.com</a> ><br>
To: <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:listserv@azgeocaching.com">listserv@azgeocaching.com</a><br>
Sent: Saturday, February 10, 2007 7:57:05 PM<br>
Subject: Re: [Az-Geocaching] Only an altoids tin!!</span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">To no one in particular,
and to whomever it applies: </span></font></p>
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style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;"> </span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">Urban micros are a lot
more popular than
rural/desert/mountain caches. Just because you personally don't like
urban
micro caches doesn't mean there needs to be some sort of organized
effort to
discourage them. A lot of people are visiting and enjoying these types
of
caches. Really, how hard can it be to go after only the type of caches
you
enjoy, instead of going after all of them, and then complaining about
it later?
You'll find duds no matter what type of cache you go after. And of
course, the
whole thing's just a game. Sounds like a few cachers may need a
vacation from
caching itself.</span></font></p>
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style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;"> </span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">Your trash cache is
another’s treasure cache.</span></font></p>
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style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;"> </span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">Simple idea: Cache and
let cache.</span></font></p>
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style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma; font-weight: bold;">From:</span></font></b><font
face="Tahoma" size="2"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma;">
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:az-geocaching-bounces@listserv.azgeocaching.com">az-geocaching-bounces@listserv.azgeocaching.com</a>
[<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="mailto:az-geocaching-bounces@listserv.azgeocaching.com">mailto:az-geocaching-bounces@listserv.azgeocaching.com</a>] <b><span
style="font-weight: bold;">On Behalf Of </span></b>Regan Smith<br>
<b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Saturday,
February 10, 2007
1:15 PM<br>
<b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b>
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:listserv@azgeocaching.com">listserv@azgeocaching.com</a><br>
<b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> Re:
[Az-Geocaching] Only
an altoids tin!!</span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font color="navy" face="Arial" size="2"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: navy;">I have a
borrowed idea (360) don’t
log it do you really need the find??? Regardless of what alphabet log
you
use a find on a cache validates it.</span></font></p>
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style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma; font-weight: bold;">From:</span></font></b><font
face="Tahoma" size="2"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma;">
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:az-geocaching-bounces@listserv.azgeocaching.com">az-geocaching-bounces@listserv.azgeocaching.com</a>
[<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="mailto:az-geocaching-bounces@listserv.azgeocaching.com">mailto:az-geocaching-bounces@listserv.azgeocaching.com</a>] <b><span
style="font-weight: bold;">On Behalf Of </span></b>Jared Ross<br>
<b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Saturday,
February 10, 2007
12:31 PM<br>
<b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b>
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:listserv@azgeocaching.com">listserv@azgeocaching.com</a><br>
<b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> Re:
[Az-Geocaching] Only
an altoids tin!!</span></font></p>
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size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">WARNING:
This is a regular sized
email. If you're only a fan of micro emails then ignore this email
immediately.<br>
<br>
I really agree with AZcachemeister and ShadowAce. At the same time
ShadowAce's
comments have made me realize that I'm not doing much to help the
matter. I'm
not very confrontational and I don't like to be very mean and while I
encourage
someone with larger cohanes to log exactly how they feel, I'm not
really
willing to do that. I have however decided to change my logging
standards.
We've become a little more picky when it comes to caches that we hunt.
I'm not
saying that we've sworn off micros or urban hides as there are some out
there
that are nice. Basically if I'm planning a cache outing I'll read over
the
cache description and if it seems suspect I might skim through a few
log
entries. If it sounds like its behind a Home Depot trash compactor then
I'm
going to take it off our list. Even with a screening process we still
end up
doing caches that we would rather not have done. Sure we could have
ignored the
cache, IF we would have known what we were getting into. Admit it, once
you're
out of the car and searching, you want to find it.<br>
<br>
Yesterday I grabbed four urban caches. I also drove past about 2 or 3
others
but never even stopped because of the locations. Of those 4, I logged
as
follows:<br>
<br>
Cache #1 - It was a tricky cache container in a relatively pointless
location
but it belongs to a series and overall it wasn't that bad. My log entry
noted
the creativity of the cache and thanked the owner.<br>
<br>
Cache #2 - A LPC cache located close to a main road and across from an
office
building. Luckily I could block the traffic with my truck but the
container was
too big and made the lamp skirt stick up on one side, making it that
much more
obvious. My log entry said almost nothing, "yup, right where it should
have been" and instead of signing off the way I always do "Thanks,
Jared" I wrote "TN/LN, Jared". It's subtle, I know.<br>
<br>
Cache #3 - A good cache with a significant location. The container was
nothing
special and the technique was typical, but the location wasn't. My log
entry
was long, very detailed (without spoilers) and included a Thank You at
the end.<br>
<br>
Cache #4 - A creative, homemade container in a vagabonds paradise.
There were
blankets and other things very nearby that indicate homeless people are
usually
here. My log briefly mentioned the cache container being unique and
then I
described the homeless persons new "shelter" nearby. I did not thank
the cache owners.<br>
<br>
This morning I found another urban cache that while not in an
especially
interesting spot, it was a well planned hide and well stocked, large,
cache. I
also left a very long detailed log entry for this cache expressing my
enjoyment
of finding it.<br>
<br>
AZcachemeister is right that we need to find a way to increase the
quality of
urban caches. Urban hides have a place in geocaching and allow for many
people
to enjoy the game that might not be able to find the rural hides.
Helping each
other make better decisions about what caches to go after is one thing
that we
can do to help. While my way isn't blunt and to the point, I'm trying
to praise
good caches by leaving detailed log entries and ignore bad caches by
not giving
them the praise they DON'T deserve.<br>
<br>
Another, more obvious way of making a difference is by hiding our own
caches.
I'm not very good at this and often struggle to justify my cache
placements
because I either think they aren't creative enough or I question
whether or not
the location is good enough. From what I've seen lately though I would
rather
find an altoids container in a park than find a well disguised cache
behind
Wal-Mart. <br>
<br>
Quickly, in regards to the concern about having your log entry deleted
if you
leave negative feedback. You have a couple options. <br>
1. You could keep logging the same message back to the cache every time
it is
deleted making a note that it was deleted. If anyone is watching the
cache
they'll become aware of the situation and maybe that will affect their
next
cache placement.<br>
2. You could log a seemingly innocent log entry and then a day or two
later
edit that log entry and add back the comments in your original log that
was
deleted. Owners aren't notified when a log entry is edited.<br>
3. While this one is controversial some people do it. If your log entry
is
repeatedly deleted then log a find on your own cache and specify that
it is a
log entry for GCxxxxx and the reason you can't log it there followed by
your
original log entry.<br>
<br>
Anyone else have any ideas or comments on how we can improve the caches
in our
state? Maybe we need a special acronym. Instead of TFTC we could have
DWYT
(Don't Waste Your Time). Of course we could always start using this
website to
generate log entries for us: <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank"
href="http://loungingatwalden.googlepages.com/RandomLog.html">http://loungingatwalden.googlepages.com/RandomLog.html</a><br>
My favorite generated log entry: "This cache was ill-conceived and
ill-received. You should turn your GPS over to the nearest authorities!
TNLN
and almost didn't bother signing the log!!"<br>
<br>
Jared of AZBliss02</span></font></p>
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style="font-size: 12pt;">----- Original Message ----<br>
From: AZcachemeister <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:azcachemeister@getnet.com"><azcachemeister@getnet.com></a><br>
To: <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:listserv@azgeocaching.com">listserv@azgeocaching.com</a><br>
Sent: Saturday, February 10, 2007 9:17:52 AM<br>
Subject: Re: [Az-Geocaching] Only an altoids tin!!<br>
<br>
Well, I don't like to insult people by saying their cache is crap, but
aren't
they insulting us by bringing us to those areas?<br>
There is nothing of interest at the back of the 99¢ store, nor anything
clever
about a shoe-polish can stuffed in a crack in the building.<br>
If we don't start taking some responsibility for our activities,
someone else
will.<br>
If enough people start 'telling it like it is' then the cachers hiding
those
type of caches just might get the hint.</span></font></p>
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Regan Smith wrote: </span></font></p>
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style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: navy;">Tftc</span></font></p>
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style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: navy;">Tnlnsl</span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font color="navy" face="Arial" size="2"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: navy;">Honesty will
get your log deleted…</span></font></p>
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<b><span style="font-weight: bold;">On Behalf Of </span></b>ShadowAce<br>
<b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Friday, February
09, 2007
6:15 PM<br>
<b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> <a rel="nofollow"
target="_blank" href="mailto:listserv@azgeocaching.com">listserv@azgeocaching.com</a><br>
<b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> Re:
[Az-Geocaching] Only
an altoids tin!!</span></font></p>
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face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Scott, <br>
<br>
With all due respect. Oct 25, 2005 4:02 PM you sent email about how
Micros were evil and now that you had finally reached the top find
counter in
the state you were not going to be going for micros any longer. How
only Urban
caches had any reason to exist and people should help stop the spread
of micro
spew. <br>
<br>
Yet a very large percent of your cache finds are micros even after the
posts about how Micros should go away. <span
id="ProfilePanel1_lblProfileText">1114
terrain 1 and </span><span id="ProfilePanel1_lblProfileText">735
difficulty 1
according to the stats you placed on your profile. </span>While I am
sick of
lamp poles and guard rails myself, I merely pointed that story out
because of
how many people caching in Arizona tell me at almost every single event
'Permission is not required' or 'Its
public property'. <br>
<br>
If cachers want to place a micro every 600 feet they will. If they
throw
caches out with no intention of ever maintaining them, they will. Why?
Because
every other cacher is writing 'Great cache, thanks for the hide' and
not
writing.... <br>
<br>
<i><span style="font-style: italic;">I was able to grab this cache
quickly though
I had to shield the location with my rear side from the dumpster divers.</span></i>
or <i><span style="font-style: italic;">After sifting through the
garbage left by
the homeless in the area, we found your cache. </span></i><br>
<br>
<i><span style="font-style: italic;">Never would have known about this
place, because we generally avoid dumpsters.<br>
<br>
</span></i> I have been trying to be very honest in my logs about
areas
such as these and instead of getting 'Hay thanks for warning me that
place was
going to be so terrible', I receive emails saying 'Why are you such an
ass? If
you dont like the cache, dont go find it!' <br>
<br>
Welp the problem with this is from the writeups you have no idea if it
will be a real interesting place such as the one we found last night
called
Hope, or in a pile of trash until you get to the location.<br>
<br>
So instead of complaining about the TYPE of cache, I was merely
pointing
out that Permission should be obtained on ALL cache hides. Heck I spent
2 years
getting permission for one place. 4 weeks to get permission for another
cache.
5 weeks of emails to get permission for one location and then other
people just
throw more caches in the area when they came.. Yep I caught hell from
the
person that granted me permission to place mine after that.. Joy joy...
<br>
<br>
If people hate micros so much, why do they continue to grab them and
write 'Thanks for the fun'?<br>
<br>
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face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">On
2/9/07, <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Roping
The Wind</span></b> <<a rel="nofollow" target="_blank"
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The geocacher who placed the altoid tin says he "wished others had told
him<br>
this was not a good place to put a cache". I can only laugh at that<br>
statement. The <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://gc.com">gc.com</a>
site clearly
states that you must get permission to <br>
place a cache on private property!!! Did he not read that little tidbit
of<br>
information? Typical of alot of urban cache hides. Is he now trying to
put<br>
it onto the geocaching community as a whole? Making the whole
game/community <br>
look bad?<br>
<br>
I do agree though that law enforcement over reacted... kinda like the
little<br>
Boston cartoon
'bomb' scare thing.<br>
<br>
The other thing that comes to my mind is that he is relatively new to
the <br>
game and this is most of what he has seen so far... a bunch of altoid
tins<br>
behind stores and on electrical boxes and the like. So, he might have<br>
thought it was totally ok to hide a cache like this... even though, as
I <br>
mentioned before, he should have gotten permission to place it in the
first<br>
place.<br>
<br>
I do like this quote though: "I've discovered that I really don't like
urban<br>
caching. I'd rather do it in the woods. That's where it's really fun,"
he <br>
said.<br>
<br>
As of the past month and a half now, I have not found an urban cache
hide. I<br>
dont mind going a week without finding a cache anymore. But I have
decided<br>
that I only want to do rural area caches. Caches that require a hike to
get <br>
to or maybe a nice 4x4 drive or maybe just a drive by cache placed in a<br>
beautiful location way outside the city limit signs. Or maybe caches
placed<br>
in small towns is ok too. Basically, caches placed with the location in
<br>
mind. I have been using the DGP geocaching site lately to pick and
choose<br>
caches to find.<br>
<br>
The past month or so, I have found a much greater enjoyement for the
game<br>
again. It feels like the old days of caching 4 or 5 years ago when I
first <br>
began. I can't say I will never find an urban cache again. But I am<br>
carefully picking and choosing which ones I want to find.<br>
<br>
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