[Az-Geocaching] Re: Been There, Done That

[RopingThe Wind]

>From: Scott Sparks <scottsparks1@mchsi.com>

>A team that splits up to find caches is fine, as long as you're not trying 
>to break a record in the process.

>-- Sprocket

In my personal opinion, a team that splits up is NEVER fine. Not for a 
record breaking day, not for any day. If you a are top ranked cacher and 
working toward reaching the #1 spot, I sure hope, Sprocket, that you 
yourself was at each and every cache you logged as a find. I know I was and 
I got to #1 very legitimately. I hope that the next team that takes me out 
of the #1 spot will play it as fairly as I did. I know the stats are a big 
screwed up right now, but Sprocket, you are quite possibly in the #1 spot 
right now. If not, you are very close and will do so any day now. I sure 
hope you are playing it as straight up as I am. I have seen your logs all 
over the place and we have met up at caches many times. So, I am confident 
you play the game fairly. But, why would you suggest in your post above that 
you think it is ok to split up your team to find caches!? Have you done this 
in the past!?

Anyone can play this game any way they like... there really are no hard set 
rules. However, there is certain etiquette and rules that the top teams tend 
to maintain... in honor of good sportsmanship and respect for our fellow 
'competitors' (as we most certainly are sometimes!).  Splitting a team up to 
find caches in certainly NOT one of them. I know myself, I have been at 
EVERY single one of the 1,210 caches I have found and only I wrote my log in 
the logbook and then online. I have other teammates that go with me on 
occasion, but I am ALWAYS at every cache I find. I will not allow another 
teammate to take another GPS and split off to get other caches. If they want 
to do this.. they log those finds as another team. AZSaluki.... Jim is 
always at all of their caches they find. Kristen is at many of them, but Jim 
is at all of them. I believe that Wyle E has also stuck by this 'rule'.

Just my personal opinion. But, anything less is cheating in my book. In this 
game.. I guess you are just cheating yourself if that is how you have been 
doing it. Of course, you would also be cheating your fellow cachers who have 
worked very hard and legitimately to get to the top as well.

Scott
Team Ropingthewind

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