<html><head><style type="text/css"><!-- DIV {margin:0px;} --></style></head><body><div style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:10pt"><div>LOL<br></div><div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><br><div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><font size="2" face="Tahoma"><hr size="1"><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">From:</span></b> "moosemob@cox.net" <moosemob@cox.net><br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> listserv@azgeocaching.com<br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Thursday, March 19, 2009 2:37:07 PM<br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> Re: [Az-Geocaching] Adopting a disabled cache<br></font><br>
You could try to e-mail the reviewer <a ymailto="mailto:RoadRunner@GeocachingAdmin.com" href="mailto:RoadRunner@GeocachingAdmin.com">RoadRunner@GeocachingAdmin.com</a>, but <br>the deadbeat seldom answers his e-mails.<br><br>A couple terms that may help with decisions.<br>CITO - Remove trash while caching.<br>Recycle - Take trash and make it useful.<br><br>Lynn<br><br>On Thu, Mar 19, 2009 at 2:33 PM , J. Bell wrote:<br><br>> Thanks for the advice (and kind words), Melinda. :) It was one of the <br>> first caches we went looking for and it's a shame it's been neglected. <br>> I was thinking of just replacing the container (which is missing its <br>> top apparently) and the log. I'm not looking for credit for fixing up <br>> the cache, I'd just like to see it up and running properly again (as I <br>> mentioned, even though it's been disabled, people are still seeking it <br>> out and trying to log their information). I'll go ahead and
order a <br>> new container and log sheet and see if I can get it enabled again. <br>> Thanks again!<br>><br>> Jennifer<br>><br>><br>> --- On Thu, 3/19/09, Melinda Caballero <<a ymailto="mailto:melinda.caballero@gmail.com" href="mailto:melinda.caballero@gmail.com">melinda.caballero@gmail.com</a>> <br>> wrote:<br>><br>>> From: Melinda Caballero <<a ymailto="mailto:melinda.caballero@gmail.com" href="mailto:melinda.caballero@gmail.com">melinda.caballero@gmail.com</a>><br>>> Subject: Re: [Az-Geocaching] Adopting a disabled cache<br>>> To: <a ymailto="mailto:listserv@azgeocaching.com" href="mailto:listserv@azgeocaching.com">listserv@azgeocaching.com</a>, <a ymailto="mailto:cqdmgycqd@yahoo.com" href="mailto:cqdmgycqd@yahoo.com">cqdmgycqd@yahoo.com</a><br>>> Date: Thursday, March 19, 2009, 1:35 PM<br>>> There are a couple things you could do: do some maintenance<br>>> on the
cache<br>>> (put in a new log sheet) and log that with a note or you<br>>> could put a "Needs<br>>> Maintenance" note or "Needs Archived" log<br>>> with an explanation why it should<br>>> be archived. The reviewers might then decide to archive<br>>> it.<br>>><br>>> It's great that you care though!<br>>><br>>> On Thu, Mar 19, 2009 at 12:16 PM, J. Bell<br>>> <<a ymailto="mailto:cqdmgycqd@yahoo.com" href="mailto:cqdmgycqd@yahoo.com">cqdmgycqd@yahoo.com</a>> wrote:<br>>><br>>>><br>>>><br>>>> Thanks for the clarification. I've noticed other<br>>> caches marked as having<br>>>> been 'adopted' and thought that Groundspeak<br>>> might have had some authority<br>>>> regarding abandoned caches. I guess I'll just wait<br>>> to see if it ever gets<br>>>> archived (apparently the owners haven't been
to<br>>> <a target="_blank" href="http://geocaching.com">geocaching.com</a> since<br>>>> September of '08). I have no interest in<br>>> appropriating their caching<br>>>> materials, so if it does get archived, I'll just<br>>> add my own cache and push<br>>>> the damaged one slightly out of the way (and email the<br>>> owners (again)<br>>>> regarding the new placement). I wasn't interested<br>>> in any confrontation or in<br>>>> 'forcing' anyone to give me the cache - I<br>>> thought perhaps there was a<br>>>> procedure in place to deal with abandoned caches.<br>>> Thank you for setting me<br>>>> straight.<br>>>><br>>>> --- On Thu, 3/19/09, Moose Mob<br>>> <<a ymailto="mailto:moosemob@cox.net" href="mailto:moosemob@cox.net">moosemob@cox.net</a>> wrote:<br>>>><br>>>>> From: Moose Mob <<a
ymailto="mailto:moosemob@cox.net" href="mailto:moosemob@cox.net">moosemob@cox.net</a>><br>>>>> Subject: RE: [Az-Geocaching] Adopting a disabled<br>>> cache<br>>>>> To: <a ymailto="mailto:listserv@azgeocaching.com" href="mailto:listserv@azgeocaching.com">listserv@azgeocaching.com</a>,<br>>> <a ymailto="mailto:cqdmgycqd@yahoo.com" href="mailto:cqdmgycqd@yahoo.com">cqdmgycqd@yahoo.com</a><br>>>>> Date: Thursday, March 19, 2009, 7:11 AM<br>>>>> There are no more forced adoptions. Groundspeak<br>>> doesn't<br>>>>> own the container,<br>>>>> so they have no authority to give it to you. If<br>>> the cache<br>>>>> owner doesn't give<br>>>>> it to you, then you need to wait until it gets<br>>> archived.<br>>>>> You can place<br>>>>> another cache in the same spot. If you happen to<br>>>
find<br>>>>> useable cache<br>>>>> materials in the place you put your cache, then<br>>> that's<br>>>>> between you and the<br>>>>> person that left it there.<br>>>>><br>>>>> -----Original Message-----<br>>>>> From:<br>>> <a ymailto="mailto:az-geocaching-bounces@listserv.azgeocaching.com" href="mailto:az-geocaching-bounces@listserv.azgeocaching.com">az-geocaching-bounces@listserv.azgeocaching.com</a><br>>>>><br>>> [mailto:<a ymailto="mailto:az-geocaching-bounces@listserv.azgeocaching.com" href="mailto:az-geocaching-bounces@listserv.azgeocaching.com">az-geocaching-bounces@listserv.azgeocaching.com</a>] On<br>>>>> Behalf Of J.<br>>>>> Bell<br>>>>> Sent: Wednesday, March 18, 2009 11:40 PM<br>>>>> To: <a ymailto="mailto:az-geocaching@listserv.azgeocaching.com"
href="mailto:az-geocaching@listserv.azgeocaching.com">az-geocaching@listserv.azgeocaching.com</a><br>>>>> Subject: [Az-Geocaching] Adopting a disabled<br>>> cache<br>>>>><br>>>>><br>>>>> We're relatively new to the geocaching scene<br>>> (started<br>>>>> last August) and I was<br>>>>> hoping someone could help me with a question.<br>>> I've<br>>>>> noticed that the Tucson<br>>>>> cache "A Udall Micro" (GC1AQTA) has<br>>> been disabled<br>>>>> since December 10th due to<br>>>>> a missing cap and an overflowing log. Cachers are<br>>> still<br>>>>> finding it and<br>>>>> attempting to add their signatures despite the<br>>> flag and<br>>>>> since it's so close<br>>>>> to home, I thought we would adopt it and install<br>>> a new<br>>>>>
container/log. I'll<br>>>>> email the cache owner directly, but I was<br>>> wondering what<br>>>>> the procedure was<br>>>>> for adopting an apparently abandoned cache. Any<br>>> help would<br>>>>> be greatly<br>>>>> appreciated. Thanks in advance and happy caching!<br>>>>><br>>>>> Jennifer (aka ObiQuiet)<br>>>>><br>>>>><br>>>>><br>>>>><br>>> ____________________________________________________________<br>>>>> Az-Geocaching mailing list<br>>> <a ymailto="mailto:listserv@azgeocaching.com" href="mailto:listserv@azgeocaching.com">listserv@azgeocaching.com</a><br>>>>> To edit your setting, subscribe or unsubscribe<br>>> visit:<br>>>>><br><span>>> <a target="_blank"
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