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There used to be (well, probably still is) a “log of the day” thread here somewhere but I can’t find it…
Anyway, this log is one of my all-time favorites!
http://www.geocaching.com/seek/log.aspx?LUID=15cb985a-c049-42d8-ba74-351ba1382141
On the Left Side of the Road...If anyone has a shot at it, I’d put my money on TDSG…
On the Left Side of the Road...GC1764C ?
On the Left Side of the Road...@Team Hemisphere Dancer wrote:
So where is the well written log to show appreciation for the cache placers effort?
The log on the sheet looks pretty well written. At least, my penmanship isn’t nearly that good. 😉
On the Left Side of the Road...@Team Hemisphere Dancer wrote:
Is this a cut and paste log? or is this worse?
http://www.geocaching.com/seek/log.aspx?LUID=2213cd64-5334-476c-9c9f-08b2c814b35d
I’d call that “scan & upload”
On the Left Side of the Road...After a cache run of 40-70 in one day, who can remember?
Very interesting thought, that raises even more questions.
On the Left Side of the Road...@Team Black-Cat wrote:
What I would like to know is where are all the ammo cans going? They’re not being hidden in the woods under a pile of sticks the way they were intended…
They are going to replace caches that have been muggled, I think. 😥
On the Left Side of the Road...@zuma wrote:
But when folks do enjoy a cache, it is my view they have a debt to the person who placed the cache for that enjoyment, and the best way to pay that debt is by thanking them with an appropriate and interesting log.
Not to mention helping with cache maintenance issues. When you see a boilerplate log on a cache that was shredded by a lawnmower, kinda makes you wanna go 🙄
Though there are always exceptions, as I mentioned before, my observation is that a lot of it comes down to simple laziness. As I was told once when I asked a serial cut-and-paster “why?,” the answer was, “I don’t have time to write something different on every cache.” Where’s that emoticon again… 🙄
On the Left Side of the Road...The only counterpoint I would add to Zuma’s post is that everyone does have differing levels of communication abilities. That statement is not to degrade anyone; it is to say that, for example, if my daughter logs a cache, it is difficult for her to think of something to say. But we work on it, and she hunts and pecks her way around the keyboard. It doesn’t have to be a tome to be unique or appreciated.
Yes, it is not “in the rules” that you should avoid cut and paste logs. And sometimes the best that can be said about a cache is “TFTC.” However, this is a game that includes an online experience for finders and hiders alike. This contrasts greatly with the related game of letterboxing, where there is no online forum and you simply get a “status update” to let you know that a box has been found–if even that, because many players do not log their finds online.
So, we should not only be happy that geocaching.com has provided this forum, but be willing to use it, to the reasonable extent of our intellectual and physical abilities. After all, we all find the time to get out and find caches in the first place.
In other words, the comment box of the log is there for a reason. It is not required to write something unique about each cache, just like it is not required to thank somebody for holding a door open for you. But in both cases, is the polite thing to try to do.
On the Left Side of the Road...Dang climate change…
On the Left Side of the Road...@marc_54140 wrote:
I do not remember ever seeing in the ‘rules’ that you are required to write an essay on your found It log.
I think you need to increase your fiber intake a wee bit.
On the Left Side of the Road...Hey HP2, all you’d need to do is put 500 film strip canisters on a table at the next event as temp caches and, voilà ! A new world record!
On the Left Side of the Road...Quit harrassing people into living their lives the way you think they should be led!
Oh, sorry, that was another thread… 😈
In all seriousness, I would use this in a heartbeat if it were available for our phone model.
The reason? We run (duh). And we have talked about the fact that when I am 15 miles away from home it would be nice to see if I am in fact still moving or have gotten in trouble. Because while Marc might not miss me I have been assured by my wife that she would, and I guess I give her priority.
So, I keep my phone set to emergency-locate capable, and would be happy to add a feature like this. And I’m guessing when the kids learn to drive it might come in handy, though I’m probably glad they didn’t have it when I was 16… 😯
On the Left Side of the Road...The workshop threads don’t really talk about image caches based on my recollection and a brief scan, so here are some general thoughts on the matter without getting into too much detail on specific caches.
There are basically two ways of hiding coordinates IN a picture. One is visible, and the second is invisible.
Visible, well it is what it is. They are in there somewhere!
Invisible, means they are part of the “code” of the picture themselves. This can be done through encryption, steganography, watermarking, even digital rights managmenent technology.
If the coordinates are not hidden in the picture or its digital code, they may be associated with the picture somehow, either through its image properties, stuck in the HTML coding, etc.
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