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seekers8711 6 years, 3 months ago.
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Going from the post currently on the main page, I thought I would start a new thread here. I know this is a hot topic on some podcasts and other caching communities as well. For newbie cachers, I can be forgiving to a certain point, and give them the gentle nudge they need to revisit and sign the log. However, I know there are several high numbers cachers out there who actively and intentionally don’t sign logs. I won’t mention names, but I know that some in the Green Bay and Fox Valley areas might know who they are. For them from here on out, I would be in favor of deleting their “Found It” logs. Please feel free to add your thoughts, and talk amongst yourselves.
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My first year of caching, I had maybe 25 finds or less, I went solo to a find that required a moderate hike to GZ. I got there, found the cache, and realized I had no pen and there wasn’t one in the cache. So, wanting the find to count, I went back to my vehicle, got my pen, and returned to sign the log. It wouldn’t have occurred to me to do anything but, since it was my own eagerness/inexperience that caused me to leave the pen behind. Any other time I forgot, I borrowed from cachers I was with. An idea that might work for those who forget their pens is to have them take a photo that has a date stamp on it, or take a picture of their watch if they are using a camera and not a smartphone, and attach it to the online log. Or take a group photo if the cacher is with others. For my one cache, I wouldn’t get too wrapped up in someone needing to sign the log unless I suspected an armchair log. I might contact the cacher and ask what the puzzle solve was. I guess for the most part I figure people put into and take out of geocaching what they want, and if I got too strict about it, it would cause hard feelings. No sense creating ill will over that for me. That being said, however, I do think people should sign the log. It is in the spirit of the hobby and it shows you were there.
I generally agree the log should be signed. I won’t tolerate armchair logging but I know who HH is referring to and that doesn’t bother me cuz I know and trust they’ve been there. Some individuals play the game a little differently…in the end it’s just a game.
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I totally agree with H H above. Generally I check my caches shortly after a find. (They’re all very close). I’ve had similar and yet different problems. It has happened about 10 times in the past 2-3 years. People, (some with VERY high numbers), simply log the find, and Never sign the log at all. They offer no, excuse, i.e., I forgot my pen.
I notify them via geo.com e mail, remind them politely, wait about a week, then simply delete their log. Never had a non signer respond to my e mail, either.
Just my $ .02 worth.
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