Re: [Az-Geocaching] "Members Only" caches

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
>>
>>
>>
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