You can say "HINT" if you want to... You just never know what Santa might bring. Although I don't know how many Members Only caches there are in the Phoenix area, around Tucson, there is only one that comes up when I check nearby caches, that's the one Scott mentioned earlier. MO & GO AObuch wrote:I've been doing the same thing... maybe I should ask for a Charter Membership for Christmas and it might be done FOR me... instead of BY me... hehe... (you reading this Team MO&GO!!!! <<----- can we say "HINT FROM YOUR DAUGHTER?? xWaterLilyx Team H2O --- Original Message --- From: trisha@brasher.com To: listserv@azgeocaching.com Subject: Re: [Az-Geocaching] "Members Only" caches >You don't have to pay online; at the bottom of the information page >for becoming a Charter Member there is an option for sending in a >check/money order. I know this because I have been putting it off for >months :-) >Trisha "Lightning" >Prescott > > >On Thu, 05 Dec 2002, "mike and gale jett" wrote: > >> >> We would like to be members since it would help support the sport, >> however >> our only access to a computer is at the library, so paying online >for >> anything becomes a problem. While you are free to make your caches >> members >> only if you wish, you prevent some serious geocachers from >> participating. >> That in turn may discourage casual cachers from eventually becoming >> serious >> and paying geocachers. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >From: ken@highpointer.com >> >Reply-To: listserv@azgeocaching.com >> >To: listserv@azgeocaching.com >> >Subject: [Az-Geocaching] You can audit your caches if they are >> "Members >> >Only" caches (and other benefits) >> >Date: Thu, 5 Dec 2002 10:27:12 -0800 (PST) >> > >> > >> >I have tranformed my easily accessible urban non- virtual caches >into >> >"Members Only" caches. I did this to reduce the chances of these >> caches >> >being stolen or plundered. All of my virtual caches and caches that >> are >> >more difficult to get to are still available for access to all. >> > >> >If we make more caches "Members Only", then this would encourage >more >> >people to acquire Charter Memberships. This may potentially keep >the >> >authorities at bay, because some of them may remove caches from >parks >> or >> >other public lands that they manage, even if the cache is in a good >> place >> >for a cache to be. This happened to me with the one cache of mine >> that was >> >removed, "Pinnacle Peak Park". I may reactivate this one soon, but >I >> will >> >change its name, use a small container of little or no value (such >as >> a >> >coffee can), and make it "Members Only" to keep it as low-profile >as >> >possible. >> > >> >Another cache that was removed by parks authorities was a cache >> located >> >near the highest point of Arkansas, Magazine Mountain Mother Lode. >> >Magazine Mountain is now in an Arkansas state park, and an Arkansas >> Parks >> >Department Ranger removed this cache during the summer. >> > >> >I found a new feature with "Members Only" caches - the ability to >> audit >> >your cache so you can see who has read it. Here is an example of >> what I >> >saw when I audited "Angels Spring Training World Championship >> Edition": >> > >> >Audit Log for >> >Angels Spring Training World Championship Edition >> > >> >12/5/2002 10:11:52 AM Highpointer >> > >> >What do other Geocachers think about making more caches "Members >> Only"? In >> >my opinion, it's a good way to manage urban caches and those with >> easy >> >access, because those are the most likely to be stolen or plundered. >> > >> >Ken >> >> >> _______________________________________________________ __________ >> Add photos to your messages with MSN 8. 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