[Az-Geocaching] One exception to "signing the log" rule

[loran @cox]

Scott

You can hide one now. I had 254 finds before I hid my first cache. You have
already exceeded that.

Loran (Team Sand Dollar)
----- Original Message -----
From: Scott Nicol <arizcowboy@hotmail.com>
To: <listserv@azgeocaching.com>
Sent: Tuesday, July 02, 2002 9:34 AM
Subject: RE: [Az-Geocaching] One exception to "signing the log" rule


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> >From: "Baja Fleg" <fleigle@hotmail.com>
> >Reply-To: listserv@azgeocaching.com
> >To: listserv@azgeocaching.com
> >Subject: RE: [Az-Geocaching] One exception to "signing the log" rule
> >Date: Mon, 01 Jul 2002 23:12:56 -0600
> >
> >Hey Scott what if someone logs a find on a cache that you own but they
say
> >for whatever reason that they didn't make a log in the log book.  What do
> >you do??
> >Yeah, on one of my caches that we own that did happen.
> >
> >Michael
> >Team TJ
>
> Howdy Michael,
>
> First, my question to you: what did you do when that situation came up?
Did
> you allow the log entry to stand? If someone logs a find on one of my
caches
> and states they only saw it and never really got to it and logged their
> visit... I would ask them to change their find log to a note until they
can
> get back there to log in or have their log deleted. No log... no find. Of
> course, that is how I would do it. It is up to the individual cache owner
to
> decide what rules (if any) there will be. I will state in my cache
> description a log entry must be made, just so the cacher knows that up
> front.
>
> I beleive that by reading all the posts on this recent subject... that the
> large majority agree that a log should be made in the logbook to count as
a
> find. As the Roadrunners said... we need to maintain some integrity to
this
> hobby. If everyone started logging finds that said they saw it and never
> logged in and the cache owner goes to retreive the cache log after say a
> year and finds not a single log in it... that wouldnt be any fun, would
it?
>
> I have had several situations where I almost could not log into a cache,
> even though I saw it. However, we always prevailed and got to the cache.
> Urban caches this has happened often. I just be patient and wait for the
> right moment to grab the cache or I just come back another time to get to
> it.
>
> I have spoken my .02cents on this thread and will speak no more! This is
> just my opinion and everyone is entitled to their own.
>
> On the subject of hiding our first cache:
>
> We havent hid our first cache yet (we are trying to break Sand Dollars
> record for the most cache finds before placing one! - really bad cache
> karma!)... Of course, if someone did do that (no log in the logbook)... I
> guarantee they are not going to want to go all the way back to it again to
> log in! ;) heheheehehehehhehehhe
>
> We do have our first cache in my posession! Yes, it is an ammo box. There
is
> your only hint yall are gonna get! :)  We have a special place we want to
> put our very first cache and it is not accessible right now until the land
> closures are lifted. We have several other places we want to put one
> including an urban cache. However, we want this first one to be special
and
> just cant place it right now.
>
> I would like to place our first cache hide by balloon. However, we would
> probably end up waiting a long time to accomplish that were we want to put
> it! When we go out on adventure flights, that ammo box is coming with me
and
> if I find that perfect spot... I might just land and drop it off!
>
> Scott
> Team Ropingthewind
>
> Scotts Adventure Flying Web Page (and now geocaching web page!)
> http://www.safwp.bravepages.com
>
>
>
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