I pretty much do the same as Highpointer. I will log a "note" if I feel the cache is missing (with an explanation that I will change it to a "no-find" if proved otherwise.) I will also add "notes" if I started to look for a cache but was interrupted and couldn't finish giving the search a fair chance. I will log a "no-find" if I visit a cache site and couldn't locate the cache. Once I find the cache I will edit the "note" or "no-find" entry to a "Found" - but maintain the date and log (logs) of the previous entry (entries) below my "found" log. (Therefore, all of my visits are listed together - paragraphed separately - with dates, times and I even add the little colored faces next to the logs indicating my feelings for the entry)
I only maintain the purple "no-find" faces for reference on "my cache page" under "logged caches" so I know which caches I need to return to.
Rand (RandMan)
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Sent: Friday, April 18, 2003 12:48 PM
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Subject: [Az-Geocaching] Logging no-finds when I made a thorough, unsuccessful search attempt
I usually log no-finds, but not all the time. If I made a serious effort to find the cache and the cache has not been archived or suspended, then I will log a no-find. However, if I search for only a few minutes because I don't have much time or there are too many people at an urban cache site, and don't perform what I feel is a thorough search, then I won't log the no-find. Sometimes I include a note in this instance.
My record of no-finds provides me with a list of caches that I need to return to find, because I don't like to leave any caches unfound close to my home. If I find a cache after recording a no-find, then I will delete the previous no-find but include excerpts from that entry in my current found log entry. Therefore, the cache is no longer listed among my unfound caches (because it now has been found), but the most important part of the historical information is preserved.
Ken (a.k.a. Highpointer)
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