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Give this a try here: How To Post An Image

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If you do it right… here’s what it should look like:

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I know the folks there have been pretty busy lately..

Turns out they *had* to do an upgrade to the forum software early last week, and at this hour (one week later) they are still working some of the kinks out of it. They have been pretty busy.

I would suggest you send an e-mail to “[email protected]” again with your request.

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There was (no longer active) a multi-cache in the greater Milwaukee area that the owner purposefully “de-tuned” the final co-ords to make the find more challenging. This was over 2 years ago…. I would have to imagine it is still happening today. But let’s not go out on a witch hunt.

If you find the co-ords off for a single stage cache, simply post the correct co-ords as part of your log.

If it is a multi-cache, ask the owner to update the co-ords for the final location via PM or e-mail.

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Purposefully not publishing the right co-ords…. sounds like that is aginst the guidelines to me….

@From The Guidelines wrote:

You as the owner of the cache must visit the site and obtain the coordinates with a GPS. If time allows take several reading at different times over a few days and average the results. This will help you achieve greater accuracy on your coordinates. GPS usage is an essential element of geocaching. Therefore, although it is possible to find a cache without a GPS, the option of using accurate GPS coordinates as an integral part of the cache hunt must be demonstrated for all physical cache submissions.

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Please….

Sit down…

Take a deep breath….

Relax…..

Pound out all sorts of messages and e-mails, but instead of sending them, save them and read them tomorrow. If you still feel that way, then send them.

If our response is too strong, we will be perceived as a fringe nut-case group (which we’re not… right?).

I believe we are now *on* their radar screen, there is probably no need at this point to pile on.

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Earlier in the day when I tried to use the Groundspeak forums, I got a message that they were upgrading the forum software, and hoped to have it back on line by tonight.

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I also agree…. The bubbles tend to leak and make a mess inside of a cache. Kids often dig in with wild abandon and could get stabbed by a hook. You can leave the fishing lures in there, just be sure they are in a seperate box, or there is something covering the hooks.

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I just tried this feature out. I used Garmin Mapsource Roads and Rec and the route tool there to plot my route. I then saved it off as a .GPX file and it worked great.

1st attempt: Started from home (Picked up a bazillion caches right by home) Better to start your route farther out of town.

2nd attempt: Kept the “distance from route” distance at 0.5 miles. This worked, but didn’t return very many caches.

3rd attempt: Same as 2nd attempt, but increased the distance to 1.5 miles. Remember… 3rd time’s a charm!

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The best way to handle a “full logbook” would be to first include that information in your “found it” log. The owner would then have a chance to go out and replace the logbook.

In the case of this cache, I will probably have a chance this Sunday to go out and put in a new log book.

Thanks for the heads up.

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Just heard back from the DNR Naturalist at the Ice Age Center, and everything is a “Go” for this coming Saturday.

The weather looks to be dry but warm. Thank goodness this is taking place in the evening after it starts to cool off.

For those thinking about coming, be sure and bring a hat and plenty of high-powered bug dope. In the past, the flies have be pretty numerous during the day and the skeeters have been pretty numerous in the evening.

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@Sean Connery wrote:

…I would like to see you allow 4 weeks for an owner to respond rather than just 2 weeks. There have often been times in the past where I haven’t been able to view my e-mail for 3-4 weeks. 😛

I feel pretty strongly that 2 weeks is adequate time for an initial response. I feel it is likely that extending the time to 4 weeks would simply delay the inevitable for 2 more weeks in most cases.

One of the things I look at under these circumstances is when the owner of the geocache last logged into geocaching.com If I see that the owner has logged in recently, I would typically give much more leeway.

Most often when a problem cache comes to my attention, the owner hasn’t logged in for quite a long time.

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@Lostby7 wrote:

Yep on in agreement with this I know of two caches which the owners have not replaced or marked as disabled…How do we make these go away? One has been this way for 8 months and the other for three.

The best way to make this happen would be to post a “Should Be Archived” note on the cache page, with a reasonable explanation as to why.

If the owner is still paying attention (and cares), they will either fix or archive the cache. If they aren’t paying attention (or don’t care), then an admin can archive the cache.

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@Cache_boppin_BunnyFuFu wrote:

Question:

What if you disable your cache for the winter, with full intent of making it active once the snow/ice leaves?? Will this be written in as a exception??

I believe that there should be as much flexibility as possible to allow for unusual or extenuating circumstances, and disabled for the winter would be just such a circumstance.

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