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Kitch · Posted: Sat Sep 20, 2003 6:20 am Post subject:

hmmm.....
Trolling.....
that's o.k. with me! Everybody has an voice!

I could go into a long story about this but I won't ....I don't want to let this string here get out of hand!!!!!!

But I will tell you that with hard work you can recover lost or slow 2 log bugs and that is what this string is about!!!

I also believe that I deleted the log you are talking about after the log was posted by the missing person....(I COULD BE WRONG ON THIS Azgirl might have).

Marsha and Silent Bob · Past MnGCA President Joined: 02 Sep 2003 Posts: 6261

LanceVE · Posted: Sat Sep 20, 2003 9:35 am Post subject:

Kitch · Posted: Sat Sep 20, 2003 10:17 am Post subject:

O.K. ....here's one....
somebody makes a log in a logbook.
You don't know the name (not been in alot of caches yet).....maybe they don't know how to make a log on a cache page......
Or an Travel bug page.......
You then would like to contact them............

One thing that is almost impossible is to find the email on gc.com
you can't do a search on peoples profile. Lets say I want to send an email to Centris....I have to go to a Cache page or Bug page that I know she has been to ...then click on the name to get a profile to send an email. Simple if I know the caches and bugs she has been to........Try doing that to somebody that has been to only a few caches.....

You have to go looking thru other cache pages an hope you find a name as a log on one of them......
I'm sure there is many people in the world of geocaching that don't bother to make logs on cache pages when they find them...heck I KNOW that a ton of people will NOT log a CANT FIND!!

I have a lot more to add on this but I'm keeping my cool!!! Rolling Eyes

towlebooth · Posted: Sat Sep 20, 2003 11:30 am Post subject:

Here's what you can do:

Go to "Hide and Seek a Cache" and find the last find option, "Or, Caches found by username:"

Put in the name of the person who logged the cache and it will give you a list of all caches that they have found. From any of these you can find their log and get their profile.

Here's your list using this method.

Kitch · Posted: Sat Sep 20, 2003 6:48 pm Post subject:

thanks

PeakShift · Posted: Sun Sep 21, 2003 7:12 pm Post subject:

towlebooth · Posted: Mon Sep 22, 2003 3:43 am Post subject:

I will agree that 4 days is a little early to get excited over a bug that hasn't been logged yet; but it is aggravating not to know the status of a favorite travelbug and at some point the bug owner will need to contact the last finder.

As to bugs not being a big part of the sport. . .that is totally up to the player. Some folks like myself love the find, some love to hide more than anything. Others like the travelbug for their creative back stories or the adventures that they have had en route. There is no reason not to allow everyone to enjoy geocaching in their own way.

This issue has come up repeatedly on this forum. A relatively new geocacher gets into the sport and decides what others should or should not do and complains here about it. Then several of our forum members chime in with responses like the above paragraph. After a time the anti-bugger or anti-hider or whatever gets the idea that the general consensus here is one of "Hey, let's all get along and enjoy the sport in our own way!" and either lets it drop or finds another website/activity to go complain about. Can we cut to the chase this time and skip to the part where this is a non-issue?

This is a family-friendly place to discuss a sport we enjoy. We've not been known to be particularly troll-friendly.

On the issue of creating multiple usernames for their own purposes, be careful not to cast the first stone here. There is no geocaching.com account named "PeakShift" or PeekShift" so it would seem that you either haven't registered or you chose a different name on these boards so that we wouldn't know who you are.

Just relax and enjoy the sport.

Kitch · Posted: Mon Sep 22, 2003 4:02 am Post subject:

I'm sorry about all of this. I really thought I was trying to help somebody that spent the money to buy a Travel bug tag and make sure it didn't go missing......

You need to understand that I have been accused of stealing a Travel bug in the past....... so I don't like having my name accused of stealing or misplacing a travel bug....that is the reason I was trying to locate the person that took it.....

Crying or Very sad

Centris · Posted: Mon Sep 22, 2003 7:01 am Post subject:

pogopod

Hello, my name is pogopod. (group says, "Hi pogopod"). I am a bug inclined ego-booster.

Some people like baseball. Some memorize stats.
Some people like to jog. Some run marathons.
Some people like Star Trek. Some dress up like Spock and go to conventions.
Some people search out new caches. Some hunt for new bugs.

This is a hobby, a game, a diversion from the day to day grind. Enjoy it. Appreciate that others enjoy it differently. Be positive. This is a great new way to have fun, meet new people and get off our collective butts and get a little fresh air.

PeakShift · Posted: Mon Sep 22, 2003 5:27 pm Post subject:

Like I said in my original post,

King Boreas · Posted: Mon Sep 22, 2003 7:03 pm Post subject:

PeakShift · Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2003 4:43 am Post subject: