Posted: Sat Jun 13, 2009 9:53 pm
So am I to assume that I can’t log any caches from our phone using the Trimble service without upsetting the balance of the entire geocaching community
It shouldn’t upset any cache owner any more than a cut and paste log or a TFTC. That is if you don’t type anything and all we see is the default text.
This trimble thing is “something new” and got associated with this thread which as many have pointed out is more about “drive by caching” than it is about logging your caches from a phone device.
I am a big fan of (and always do) personally type every cache log online. I don’t cut and paste and I don’t just write TFTC even on a boring or lame cache. I also make every attempt to sign the physical log (which is what this thread is all about).
If I had a fancy phone app that allowed me to type in the field, it would really be no different for me than the notes I jot down in my mini notebook. I would still sit down after a day of caching and revisit some of those memories by typing my logs in how I want them to be online. This is the main reason why “field notes” were invented I have read (I don’t use this functionality).
Log how you like. You will always offend someone 🙄
Just remember to sign the physical log or your online log might get deleted regardless of whether your online log was a thesis statement or “Logged from my trimble”.
