[Az-Geocaching] Adopting a disabled cache

[moosemob at cox.net]

You could try to e-mail the reviewer RoadRunner at GeocachingAdmin.com, but 
the deadbeat seldom answers his e-mails.

A couple terms that may help with decisions.
CITO - Remove trash while caching.
Recycle - Take trash and make it useful.

Lynn

On Thu, Mar 19, 2009 at 2:33 PM , J. Bell wrote:

> Thanks for the advice (and kind words), Melinda. :) It was one of the 
> first caches we went looking for and it's a shame it's been neglected. 
> I was thinking of just replacing the container (which is missing its 
> top apparently) and the log. I'm not looking for credit for fixing up 
> the cache, I'd just like to see it up and running properly again (as I 
> mentioned, even though it's been disabled, people are still seeking it 
> out and trying to log their information). I'll go ahead and order a 
> new container and log sheet and see if I can get it enabled again. 
> Thanks again!
>
> Jennifer
>
>
> --- On Thu, 3/19/09, Melinda Caballero <melinda.caballero at gmail.com> 
> wrote:
>
>> From: Melinda Caballero <melinda.caballero at gmail.com>
>> Subject: Re: [Az-Geocaching] Adopting a disabled cache
>> To: listserv at azgeocaching.com, cqdmgycqd at yahoo.com
>> Date: Thursday, March 19, 2009, 1:35 PM
>> There are a couple things you could do:  do some maintenance
>> on the cache
>> (put in a new log sheet) and log that with a note or you
>> could put a "Needs
>> Maintenance" note or "Needs Archived" log
>> with an explanation why it should
>> be archived.  The reviewers might then decide to archive
>> it.
>>
>> It's great that you care though!
>>
>> On Thu, Mar 19, 2009 at 12:16 PM, J. Bell
>> <cqdmgycqd at yahoo.com> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Thanks for the clarification. I've noticed other
>> caches marked as having
>>> been 'adopted' and thought that Groundspeak
>> might have had some authority
>>> regarding abandoned caches. I guess I'll just wait
>> to see if it ever gets
>>> archived (apparently the owners haven't been to
>> geocaching.com since
>>> September of '08). I have no interest in
>> appropriating their caching
>>> materials, so if it does get archived, I'll just
>> add my own cache and push
>>> the damaged one slightly out of the way (and email the
>> owners (again)
>>> regarding the new placement). I wasn't interested
>> in any confrontation or in
>>> 'forcing' anyone to give me the cache - I
>> thought perhaps there was a
>>> procedure in place to deal with abandoned caches.
>> Thank you for setting me
>>> straight.
>>>
>>> --- On Thu, 3/19/09, Moose Mob
>> <moosemob at cox.net> wrote:
>>>
>>>> From: Moose Mob <moosemob at cox.net>
>>>> Subject: RE: [Az-Geocaching] Adopting a disabled
>> cache
>>>> To: listserv at azgeocaching.com,
>> cqdmgycqd at yahoo.com
>>>> Date: Thursday, March 19, 2009, 7:11 AM
>>>> There are no more forced adoptions.  Groundspeak
>> doesn't
>>>> own the container,
>>>> so they have no authority to give it to you. If
>> the cache
>>>> owner doesn't give
>>>> it to you, then you need to wait until it gets
>> archived.
>>>> You can place
>>>> another cache in the same spot. If you happen to
>> find
>>>> useable cache
>>>> materials in the place you put your cache, then
>> that's
>>>> between you and the
>>>> person that left it there.
>>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From:
>> az-geocaching-bounces at listserv.azgeocaching.com
>>>>
>> [mailto:az-geocaching-bounces at listserv.azgeocaching.com] On
>>>> Behalf Of J.
>>>> Bell
>>>> Sent: Wednesday, March 18, 2009 11:40 PM
>>>> To: az-geocaching at listserv.azgeocaching.com
>>>> Subject: [Az-Geocaching] Adopting a disabled
>> cache
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> We're relatively new to the geocaching scene
>> (started
>>>> last August) and I was
>>>> hoping someone could help me with a question.
>> I've
>>>> noticed that the Tucson
>>>> cache "A Udall Micro" (GC1AQTA) has
>> been disabled
>>>> since December 10th due to
>>>> a missing cap and an overflowing log. Cachers are
>> still
>>>> finding it and
>>>> attempting to add their signatures despite the
>> flag and
>>>> since it's so close
>>>> to home, I thought we would adopt it and install
>> a new
>>>> container/log. I'll
>>>> email the cache owner directly, but I was
>> wondering what
>>>> the procedure was
>>>> for adopting an apparently abandoned cache. Any
>> help would
>>>> be greatly
>>>> appreciated. Thanks in advance and happy caching!
>>>>
>>>> Jennifer (aka ObiQuiet)
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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>> ~ Melinda
>>
>> We don't see things as they are, we see them as we are.
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