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Paklid · Posted: Tue Mar 25, 2008 11:40 am Post subject: Extra Logging Requirements

Forgive me if this has been covered well in the past.

I've seen these caching challenge caches and others that have special logging requirements of one sort or another. For the most part they don't interest me, but I acknowledge that many others are thrilled for the challenge presented.

Since most of my caching is done with just a GPSr, no PDA, no paper cache sheets, just pre-loaded traditional caches with the most minimal info about them (whatever comes over in my p.q.'s), I usually would have no idea that a cache had special logging requirements.

If I happen to find one of these, I'm pretty sure I would post a find - ignoring the requirements.

What are the official Groundspeak rules about logging requirements? There must be a posted set of these rules that I have overlooked. I know I would be quite miffed if I had a log deleted on what I consider to be a legitimate find.

As I understand it, forcing people to hide new caches is not really allowed. What about the sillier things (dressing up and taking photos, etc.)
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Marsha and Silent Bob · Past MnGCA President Joined: 02 Sep 2003 Posts: 6261

They should be listed as a Mystery cache at the very least IIRC.
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Sad state of affairs.

Paklid · Posted: Tue Mar 25, 2008 1:15 pm Post subject:

minnesotabrad · Posted: Tue Mar 25, 2008 6:24 pm Post subject:

The ones I have seen have been listed as unknown caches. I never have those in my pocket queries. I see no difference than any puzzle cache, if you do not know it is a puzzle you could spend a lot of time looking in the wrong area. Wink

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

bflentje · Geocacher Joined: 29 May 2006 Posts: 3655

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

Paklid · Posted: Wed Mar 26, 2008 2:26 pm Post subject:

emmanogoldfish · Geocacher Joined: 26 Oct 2007 Posts: 106

I admire the spirit and creativity of the Challenge series but don't like caches that only 1% of cachers can log. But it is an acceptable type of cache. GroundSpeak stated that special logging requirement caches are an "extremely unpopular style of cache".

I toyed with creating one called Fischer Price - My First Cache. You could only log it if it was your first cache. This would most likely never be logged except by people who created a new profile just to log it.

Then I thought about The Road to Recovery - This is my last cache. Again no one would log it.

Next came Correctional Facility Workhouse Workhouse on the site of the former City of Minneapolis Workhouse and the requirement was to be that you had to have been sentenced and served time in a correctional facility. You didn't have to say what you were convicted of or you plea but you would have had to say were, when and how long your stay was. I placed this one but without the special logging requirements.

In the end I just went with Festivus for the rest of us -FTF. You have to have less than 100 FTF's when you log the cache. I suspect that 99% of cachers meet that requirement and if someone with more than 100 ftf's logs it what the do I care. I really got a chuckle out of RickRich's entry, that was too funny.

bflentje · Geocacher Joined: 29 May 2006 Posts: 3655

I think the more variety the better. It will never happen, but I think they should reinstate Virtuals, moving caches, and all of the other cool ideas which got me into caching to begin with. I mean really, what cross section of geocachers actually visit waymarking.com on a regular basis? I bet the number is very small.

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

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

pfalstad · Geocacher Joined: 02 Feb 2006 Posts: 963 Location: Edina

pfalstad · Geocacher Joined: 02 Feb 2006 Posts: 963 Location: Edina

minnesotabrad · Posted: Wed Mar 26, 2008 8:54 pm Post subject: