[Az-Geocaching] Cache Pirate on the loose: Here is how I will protect my caches
Bill Tomlinson
listserv@azgeocaching.com
Sun, 4 May 2003 12:24:56 -0700
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Ken,
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Am I understanding correctly that you will be making your caches members
only to avoid land managers and the policies they have in place?
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CacheLess
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From: az-geocaching-admin@listserv.azgeocaching.com
[mailto:az-geocaching-admin@listserv.azgeocaching.com] On Behalf Of Ken
Sent: Sunday, May 04, 2003 12:18 PM
To: listserv@azgeocaching.com
Subject: Re: [Az-Geocaching] Cache Pirate on the loose: Here is how I =
will
protect my caches
I have decided to do the same. With all the land managers out grabbing =
my
caches and now this bozo on the loose it is becoming to frustrating.
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Ken
WhereRwee?
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From: Ken <mailto:ken@highpointer.com> Akerman=20
To: listserv@azgeocaching.com=20
Sent: Sunday, May 04, 2003 11:33 AM
Subject: [Az-Geocaching] Cache Pirate on the loose: Here is how I will
protect my caches
To Arizona Geocachers,
It's sad to see that there apparently is a cache pirate
<http://www.geocaching.com/profile/default.asp?A=3D121309> on the loose. =
I
thought his entries were a joke, because he stated that he was at two =
caches
on Saturday that I visited in the morning (neither one was plundered at =
that
time), but when I checked the log for Pushing
<http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?ID=3D67154> Tin near =
Sky
Harbor International Airport, I read that Azcachmeister
<http://www.geocaching.com/profile/default.asp?A=3D88519> had visited =
the
cache this morning and reported that it indeed had been plundered.
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I am heading out to the Diamondbacks game in a short time, so on the way
there I will stop at a cache that I visit frequently, Have Bug,
<http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?ID=3D13581> Will =
Travel. I
stopped there Saturday morning to get the only travel bug in it and I =
moved
the travel bug to another cache in Pinal County later that day.
Fortunately, if the pirate did clean out this cache, there were no =
travel
bugs in it.
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In order to protect my traditional caches, I have made them all Members
Only. This is to protect my own caches from plundering, as it appears =
the
Cache Pirate is not a Geocaching.com Premium Member. I recommend that =
all
cachers make your caches Members Only (and become a Premium Member if =
you
are not a member) now to protect them from plundering. (Virtual caches
cannot be plundered, so those are open to all).
=20
Since there are some new cachers who perhaps aren't sure if they want to =
pay
the $30 annual fee to become a Premium Member, here is what I will do =
for
you. If you want to find one of my Members Only caches, and you are not =
yet
a Premium Member and have been an active geocacher for less than three
months with fewer than 50 cache findings, then you could find one of my
caches without becoming a Premium Member. To do this, send me an e-mail
explaining what cache you would like to find, and I will respond with an
e-mail listing the coordinates and a brief description. You could find =
the
cache and sign the logbook in the cache, but you won't be able to log =
your
finding on Geocaching.com until you become a Premium Member.
=20
This is available to new geocachers only (and obviously does not apply =
to
the Cache Pirate). I hope this new personal policy is agreeable to all, =
and
in my opinion will encourage Geocachers to become Premium Members =
without
restricting access to geocaching by newcomers.
=20
Ken Akerman (a.k.a. Highpointer)
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<DIV><SPAN class=3D666292319-04052003><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff =
size=3D2>Ken,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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understanding correctly that you will be making your caches members only =
to=20
avoid land managers and the policies they have in =
place?</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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size=3D2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D666292319-04052003><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff =
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face=3DTahoma size=3D2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B>=20
az-geocaching-admin@listserv.azgeocaching.com=20
[mailto:az-geocaching-admin@listserv.azgeocaching.com] <B>On Behalf Of =
</B>Ken<BR><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, May 04, 2003 12:18 PM<BR><B>To:</B>=20
listserv@azgeocaching.com<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Az-Geocaching] Cache =
Pirate=20
on the loose: Here is how I will protect my =
caches<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I have decided to do the same. With =
all the land=20
managers out grabbing my caches and now this bozo on the loose it is =
becoming=20
to frustrating.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Ken</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>WhereRwee?</FONT></DIV>
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black"><B>From:</B>=20
<A title=3Dken@highpointer.com =
href=3D"mailto:ken@highpointer.com">Ken=20
Akerman</A> </DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
title=3Dlistserv@azgeocaching.com=20
=
href=3D"mailto:listserv@azgeocaching.com">listserv@azgeocaching.com</A> =
</DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, May 04, 2003 =
11:33=20
AM</DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [Az-Geocaching] =
Cache Pirate=20
on the loose: Here is how I will protect my caches</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>To Arizona Geocachers,</DIV>
<DIV><BR>It's sad to see that there apparently is a <A=20
=
href=3D"http://www.geocaching.com/profile/default.asp?A=3D121309">cache =
pirate=20
</A>on the loose. I thought his entries were a joke, because =
he stated=20
that he was at two caches on Saturday that I visited in the morning =
(neither=20
one was plundered at that time), but when I checked the log for <A=20
=
href=3D"http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?ID=3D67154">Pus=
hing=20
Tin</A> near Sky Harbor International Airport, I read that <A=20
=
href=3D"http://www.geocaching.com/profile/default.asp?A=3D88519">Azcachme=
ister=20
</A>had visited the cache this morning and reported that it indeed =
had been=20
plundered.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>I am heading out to the Diamondbacks game in a short time, so =
on the=20
way there I will stop at a cache that I visit frequently, <A=20
=
href=3D"http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?ID=3D13581">Hav=
e Bug,=20
Will Travel</A>. I stopped there Saturday morning to get the =
only=20
travel bug in it and I moved the travel bug to another cache in =
Pinal County=20
later that day. Fortunately, if the pirate did clean out this =
cache,=20
there were no travel bugs in it.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>In order to protect my traditional caches, I have made them all =
<STRONG>Members Only</STRONG>. This is to protect my own caches =
from=20
plundering, as it appears the Cache Pirate is not a Geocaching.com =
Premium=20
Member. I recommend that all cachers make your caches =
<STRONG>Members=20
Only</STRONG> (and become a <STRONG>Premium Member</STRONG> if you =
are not a=20
member) <U>now</U> to protect them from plundering. (Virtual =
caches=20
cannot be plundered, so those are open to all).</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Since there are some new cachers who perhaps aren't sure if =
they want=20
to pay the $30 annual fee to become a Premium Member, here =
is what=20
I will do for you. If you want to find one of my Members Only =
caches,=20
and you are not yet a Premium Member and have been an active =
geocacher for=20
<U>less than three months</U> with <U>fewer than 50 cache =
findings</U>, then=20
you could find one of my caches without becoming a Premium =
Member. To=20
do this, send me an e-mail explaining what cache you would like to =
find, and=20
I will respond with an e-mail listing the coordinates and a brief=20
description. You could find the cache and sign the logbook in =
the=20
cache, but you won't be able to log your finding on Geocaching.com =
until you=20
become a Premium Member.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>This is available to new geocachers only (and obviously =
does not=20
apply to the Cache Pirate). I hope this new personal policy is =
agreeable to all, and in my opinion will encourage Geocachers to =
become=20
Premium Members without restricting access to geocaching by =
newcomers.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT size=3D3>Ken Akerman</FONT></STRONG> (a.k.a.=20
<STRONG><EM>Highpointer</EM></STRONG>)</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
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