[Az-Geocaching] "Members Only" caches

[AObuch]

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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