That is good to know - we have a cache we want to un-archive and place a
"less conspicuous" container for it. Will keep this in mind.
On Tue, Mar 17, 2009 at 5:26 PM, AZcachemeister
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azcachemeister@getnet.net>wrote:
> Jake,
> and Bob,
> Once your caches are repaired/replaced, they can be unarchived and put back
> in service.
> An EMail to our reviewer (with a link to the cache page included for
> convenience) stating that the cache is fixed should result in unarchival.
> Worst case scenario is you would need to 'hide' a 'new' cache at the same
> location.
> The speed with which disabled caches are archived is pretty-much left up to
> the local reviewer, and is not mandated by Groundspeak/Geocaching.com.
> With around 500 caches *a month* being published in Arizona alone (I
> could only guess how many are submitted) our reviewer is overworked and
> under paid, and should be screaming for some help. With that kind of
> pressure, some errors of judgment are bound to creep in.
>
> Back on topic. Once a virtual is archived, it's gone for good. :'(
>
> ACM
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>
>
> Jake Olson wrote:
>
> Similarly, they archived one of my caches that I disabled due to
> construction in the area. I posted a note on the cache before the archive
> stating that I was wanting to hold the cache disabled until the construction
> was complete to re-evaluate archiving it myself then. I sent a subsequent
> note to the approver that archived it which went ignored, or at least
> un-responded to.
>
> The cache was named "Mostly 7's" and ended with 4 sevens in both the
> longitude and latitude. Moving the cache to an adjacent location would have
> undermined the whole concept of the placement.
>
> Jake - Team A.I.
>
> On Tue, Mar 17, 2009 at 8:20 AM, Bob & Linda Smith <Lrsmith@cableone.net>wrote:
>
>> I think I must agree here that some things GC see as needing
>> heavy-handedness. They decided to archive one of my caches that I
>> temporally archived because I had not replaced it within 30 days. I
>> explained in a note that I was laid up with a serious leg injury and would
>> get to it asap. I don't think they read that but just acted on the flag on
>> my tempory archive. Which by the way must be fairly new as they threatened
>> to archive another of my caches when I temporally archived it over a year
>> ago and the flag just popped up. I found that I needed to post a different
>> kind of log other than just a note.
>>
>> I still look after a couple of caches for away owner that are close to me.
>>
>> Anyway, we get a note whenever our caches are logged on line and should
>> act on the note if needed.
>>
>> Jumping off box onto bad leg Ouch!!
>> Bob Smith, Team Petite Elite, Prescott, AZ
>>
>
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