RE: [Az-Geocaching] Cache_Pirate Re-Revisited

Brian, Thanks for the links. I don't usually read the forums. Just don't
have the time. I was great reading through all of the posts. I had begun
to think I was the only one that still thought the whole pirate thing was a
bad idea. I also noted that I'm not alone in noting that a week after the
fact, it doesn't appear any of the stolen items have been replaced (in the
original cache or elsewhere). It seems the pirate has also not contacted
Jeremy and certainly hasn't posted more info here or in the forums. I don't
believe there really ever was a good intent. Any good humored well
intentioned soul would have come clean or corrected the situation by now.

I would be surprised if it were TTB. They have proven they are cunning
enough to come up with a scheme like this, but I highly doubt they would let
it run on like this without some sort of response. Then again... ;-)

CacheLess

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Casteel
Sent: Saturday, May 10, 2003 12:29 AM
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Subject: [Az-Geocaching] Cache_Pirate Re-Revisited



When this problem first came up, I started a thread in the gc forums to get
some opinions on the matter. I took a few days off, and the thread
exploded.

http://ubbx.groundspeak.com/6/ubb.x?a=tpc
<http://ubbx.groundspeak.com/6/ubb.x?a=tpc&s=5726007311&f=4016058331&m=40960
055> &s=5726007311&f=4016058331&m=40960055

Check out this post from Jeremy on the topic...

http://ubbx.groundspeak.com/6/ubb.x?a=tpc
<http://ubbx.groundspeak.com/6/ubb.x?a=tpc&s=5726007311&f=4016058331&m=40960
055&r=70560555#70560555>
&s=5726007311&f=4016058331&m=40960055&r=70560555#70560555

I'm thinking it safe to say that the concept of a cache_pirate is being put
to rest by Jeremy. Despite the interesting aspect of the game by trying to
locate him/her in the field for a prize, I don't really care for having the
caches plundered. Also, I'm not sure if it was just me that alerted Jeremy
to the situation at first, but he definitely remedied the problem quickly.
When I look at both profiles, and the lack of a response to Jeremy regarding
what is going on, I can't say that I believe the second profile. If this
person was going to attempt rectifying the situation, an e-mail should have
been fired off to Jeremy almost immediately after his e-mail was fired off.


<conspiracy theory>On a side note (and hopefully taken with humor in mind),
Jeremy identified is as an Earthlink customer who was playing the role of
the elusive cache_pirate. The only cacher posting to this listserv from an
earthlink.net e-mail address is Team Tierra Buena.</conspiracy theory>

Absolutely nothing connects TTB to the cache_pirate, but it's just a little
thing I noticed. ;p

/me dons his REAL looking fake boulder to avoid the stoning...and perhaps to
hide a cache.

Brian
Team A.I.