Interesting view…..

What ever happened to those nice, old clichés, like “different strokes for different folks,” or “walking to the beat of a different drummer?” Why is it necessary for people to make the sort of dictatorial comments like the one below? Come on, Adolph, lighten up!

For some people, Geocaching is a competitive sport. For them, it’s all about the numbers, so, for them, following the “rules” and only logging finds on caches where all the hoops were properly jumped through is critical. For others, Geocaching is a hobby, not a sport. They like to see their numbers climb, but that’s not why they do it. For them, it’s a personal challenge, not a competition with others. For still others, Geocaching is just an excuse to jump in the vehicle and go for a drive. For them, logging, either in the cache logbook or online, in just not important.

All of these are enjoyable, valid ways to pursue Geocaching. There is no reason why you have to do it my way, and I don’t want anyone trying to force me to do it their way. If you want to log, have at it. If I don’t, stay out of my face about it. If you are a “rules” guy and want to delete “finds” on your caches where you feel the “rules” were not properly respected, no problem. They’re your caches, so do what you want. If, on the other hand, you don’t mind someone claiming a find on your cache because they flew over it at 50,000 feet in an airliner, then leave it on there. Hey, those guys in the space station could log a lot of “finds.”

However you choose to participate in Geocaching, the main thing to ask yourself would be, “is it fun?” If you aren’t having fun, why bother with it?

Bill in Willcox

(To be honest, and satisfy the “rules” guys out there, I am not technically “in” Willcox. I actually live about 8 miles out of town, at 32° 20.473 N. Latitude, 109° 54.427 W. Longitude.)

From: az-geocaching-bounces@listserv.azgeocaching.com [mailto:az-geocaching-bounces@listserv.azgeocaching.com] On Behalf Of Steve Burton
Sent: Tuesday, December 07, 2004 5:35 AM
To: listserv@azgeocaching.com
Subject: [Az-Geocaching] RE: people "Finding" a cache that wasn't there

Geocaching is about finding the cache and signing the log,
Period, Paragraph, End Of Story!