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Hello, everyone, long time no see!
Is anyone interested in adopting GC1DAC, AKA Moscow, We Have a Problem? This virt pre-dates the WGA, and it is not far from hitting its 20-year mark. There simply aren’t that many caches that reach their 20 year anniversary. I designed it September 18, 2001. I was considering archiving it, but it is still fairly active and has always received very favorable reviews.
Maintenance on this one is simple. It’s a virtual, after all.
Any takers? Would anyone save this piece of history from the archival wasteland?
I haven’t found it yet, and am not looking for any hints. But can you explain what is necessary from a cache maintenance stand point? Are there any physical caches? Or just a “email me the answers to…” kind of thing. I think this information will help this cache find an adopter.
The views expressed here are that of myself only and do not necessarily represent that of the WGA board.
Hello, everyone, long time no see! Is anyone interested in adopting GC1DAC_moscow-we-have-a-problem” >GC1DAC, AKA Moscow, We Have a Problem? This virt pre-dates the WGA, and it is not far from hitting its 20-year mark. There simply aren’t that many caches that reach their 20 year anniversary. I designed it September 18, 2001. I was considering archiving it, but it is still fairly active and has always received very favorable reviews. Maintenance on this one is simple. It’s a virtual, after all. Any takers? Would anyone save this piece of history from the archival wasteland?
Hi there Thraxman! We’d definitely be interested in adopting this cache. We have very fond memories of finding it when a geocacher friend of ours was here from England and this was a must get while we took him out caching here in Wisconsin.
I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover that I had not lived.
-Henry David Thoreau
I haven’t found it yet, and am not looking for any hints. But can you explain what is necessary from a cache maintenance stand point? Are there any physical caches? Or just a “email me the answers to…” kind of thing. I think this information will help this cache find an adopter.
There are no physical caches involved at all. This is an “email me the answer” virtual. Maintenance simply involves watching for obvious fake logs, and keeping an eye on logs in case the landmarks change. In the 18 years this one has been active I had to alter it slightly one time because one of the landmarks was re-painted. Another time I think I disabled it temporarily due to some construction that made it impossible to get to one of the other landmarks.
Hi there Thraxman! We’d definitely be interested in adopting this cache. We have very fond memories of finding it when a geocacher friend of ours was here from England and this was a must get while we took him out caching here in Wisconsin.
Hi Rawevil. I was hoping someone who had previously found it and enjoyed it would express interest, so I would be happy to hand it over to you 🙂 If you are certain, let me know, and we can start the process. Now that I think about it, I don’t actually know HOW to transfer it over to you, but it should be simple.
Sorry Rawevil, just responded to you through geocaching.com.
For anyone else: while researching how to adopt the cache over, I found out that gc.com does not support the transfer of virtual caches because they are grandfathered. Who’da thunk.
I contacted one of the reviewers. It’s probably one of my most favorite caches of all time. No matter what the outcome, it will always be one of my favorite caches not only for the history but the experience in the find from a geocacher overseas.
I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover that I had not lived.
-Henry David Thoreau
I was pretty sure HQ didn’t allow virtuals to be adopted out but, maybe an edit on the page to send the info to the “adoptee” and the “adoptee” put a watch on the cache would allow this to be passed on behind the scenes. although, there would be no way to remove bogus logs unless, the dialogue stated that they must wait for the okay to log the find. (of course those who post bogus logs don’t really play be any rules).
Disclaimer : Always answering to a higher power.
Thanks Rawevil, for contacting reviewers. I don’t know if it will do any good, but it is worth a shot.
Labrat’s suggestion is about the only possible way to go, but it would be a last resort. Adoptee wouldn’t get direct communications and would have no control of logs.
If the reviewers can’t do anything, I have decided to keep this one going at least through its 20th anniversary, and re-assess at that point.
Interesting side note: I reviewed the description text for the cache, found that I mentioned looking up one of the waypoints on “MapBlast”. I also referred to “e-maps”, as at the time maps were assumed to be paper. Google Maps didn’t exist back then. Now map blast.com forwards to mapquest.com. I have to wonder how much traffic mapquest gets these days.
Thanks Rawevil, for contacting reviewers. I don’t know if it will do any good, but it is worth a shot. Labrat’s suggestion is about the only possible way to go, but it would be a last resort. Adoptee wouldn’t get direct communications and would have no control of logs. If the reviewers can’t do anything, I have decided to keep this one going at least through its 20th anniversary, and re-assess at that point. Interesting side note: I reviewed the description text for the cache, found that I mentioned looking up one of the waypoints on “MapBlast”. I also referred to “e-maps”, as at the time maps were assumed to be paper. Google Maps didn’t exist back then. Now map blast.com forwards to mapquest.com. I have to wonder how much traffic mapquest gets these days.
I remember using Mapquest and printing out the directions at one time. I am glad you are keeping it for the time being.
I have some friends at HQ that I will run this by and ask if there is any talks about changing the guidelines.
I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover that I had not lived.
-Henry David Thoreau
Note: Archived and grandfathered cache types cannot be transferred to a new owner. Neither the adoption tool nor Geocaching HQ can transfer Virtual, Webcam or Locationless cache types or archived caches.
https://www.geocaching.com/help/index.php?pg=kb.chapter&id=38&pgid=54
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**The views expressed here are that of myself only and do not necessarily represent that of the WGA board.**
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