[Az-Geocaching] GeoTheives and frustration: Why not make more "Members Only" caches to deter thieves?

[Brian Cluff]

On Thursday 05 December 2002 11:04 am, ken@highpointer.com wrote:
> If you intend to put a cache in an area where it may be more likely to be
> stolen or plundered, why not make it a "Members Only" cache?  This may
> deter some, but not all, would-be cache vandals and thieves, especially for
> caches with easy access or in potentially questionable areas.

This isn't making any sense to me,  if you put a cache in a area where it's 
likely to get stolen or plundered.... 
I read this as, a high traffic area, or the cache can't be well hidden.  
Making such a cache a members only cache wouldn't do anything to protect it 
at all, it would just cut down on the audience that can visit it.
I seriously doubt that there is anyone running around stealing caches by 
finding looking for them.  If they were, they would be dissappearing a lot 
faster.
If I'm supposed to read your statement as: A place that the cache shouldn't 
be, and is likely to be confiscated.... Then obviously the cache shoudn't be 
there anyway, and it being there is just going to cause problems for 
geocaching in general.

Oh crap.. where did that soap box come from... get out of here... Go... 
git....

Brian Cluff
Team Snaptek