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I would be willing to move the final of any of my puzzle caches, if another cacher asked about placing a cache ‘nearby’.

Except: Heesaker Woods. That’s MY park!

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Last summer I cleaned house, and archived around 30 caches, to bring my active number down to 100.

I would not anticipate doing this every year, so I guess my answer would be no.

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@Team Hemisphere Dancer wrote:

@furfool wrote:

The first thing I thought of was some cacher ticked off at all those puzzle caches.

That was Times Square not Appleton. 😯

Ouch!

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@djwini wrote:

there was a puzzle cache i was attempting to solve that i wrote the owner for help on twice. he was very nice but he would not give me any help. it was like he just did not want that puzzle to be solved with help.

Now that seems strange. I would have said any owner of a puzzle would offer help.

(However, I know one local who quite willing to give hints – in the form of another puzzle! Hmmm? That took some adjustment on my part.)

This is an example of where contacting other cachers for help in solving it would apply.

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@labrat_wr wrote:

You could always put the prizes in a Lonely cache he hasn’t logged yet 😆

That’s a great idea!

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The only travel items Dave is interested in is Jeeps!

Now there are some good stories out there about his Jeep TB Hotel.

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Hemi has a good point, and one I think about when I put out another puzzle.

I have a lot of ideas for puzzles, but have slowed down in putting them out. I have a few more to do for my Puzzle of the Month set, then that will stop. Will end up with one for each month.

After that I’m not sure. In the past I have archived a puzzle cache, and replaced it with another in the same general area. I think that will continue.

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@tyedyeskyguy wrote:

I have an idea for you Marc. Why not put together a trip to Kenosha for a day of Riddler Caches instead. There are 10 of them now. Some puzzles, and some not. I don’t mind if one person solves them all or you all do, because the real challenge is in the cache itself and everyone will have to participate.

I’d welcome you all, and even guide the tour if you are interested.

I have looked briefly at the riddler caches. Will have to consider them more closely.

Anything is fair game for a caching tour, oh, I mean trip. Or do I?

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@GizFinder wrote:

From this day forward, I, GizFinder, pledge to the subjects of the Kingdom of Sellzup, that I shall NOT find nor log a puzzle that I did not at least personally engage in a portion thereof, in the solving of such puzzle.

GizFinder

Signed this fourth day of March in the year 2008 in the Kingdom of Sellzup.

OK, on the lighter side for a moment…..

Anyone going to pledge to the subjects of the Kingdom of Selzzup?

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So what is really bad about someone logging a cache while on a ‘tour’. Oh, what’s that mean?

My definition of a ‘tour’ is a group of cachers getting together and going caching.

Someone else might think of it differently. It’s not what I think that counts. It’s how the other person perceives what I do or say.

Hopefully, this will clarify things … a little.

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Now Justin has a sense of humor … but not black. I hope!

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Congratulations. Interesting cache for a Milestone.

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This is Seldom | Seen’s response, posted with his permission.

Everyone who has sent an e-mail or two should cut and paste to here, if they want.

To all subjects of the Kingdom of Sellzup:

Against my better judgement, which tells me to write this and sit on it
for
a day, I just cannot let this go.

I am going to be carefull about how I put this as I realize that I am
just
one player in a land of many. Some play for numbers, some for exercise
and
some for the experience or going, seeing, and learning a bit more about
this
great State. For most, it’s a balance of all of the above.

And, just so you don’t think I’m standing too high on my soapbox, I am
just
as guilty of sidestepping puzzles solves as the next guy. We all get
stuck
or frustrated and make calls for help. I hope that I default to calling
the
cache owner first, however, to get the initial push.

Those of you who have done my puzzles know that they are not quickly
thrown
together. Yes, there’s an occasional typo and erroneous clue, but for
the
most part they are products of hours of research, reading, scouting and
assembly. I spend an enourmous amout of time putting puzzles and caches
together for you guys to enjoy. My intent is never to frustrate, just
for
the sake of frustrating, although I know that it happens.

Example: Espaughetti Occidentallis took me more that 12 hours to create
from
concept to finished puzzle. I know for a fact that the individual who
saw
the puzzle through to the end, invested a great deal of time to do so.
They
also had to contact me to get some help. When someone comes along and
logs
it with “Out picking up a few puzzle caches today. TFTH” it is obvious
to me
that this individual did not solve the puzzle. Moreover, it makes me
feel
cheeted as I am sure it does with everyone else who labored through the
solve.

I’ll say it again, If you get stuck on any of mine, PLEASE CALL ME
FIRST. I
would much rather be contacted for a clue than read logs that reflect a
shortcut to the final. 920-205-6169.

When a group of out-of-towners comes to Appleton to get guided around
town,
assured of getting finds even on difficult puzzles, and then follows up
with
cookie-cutter logs that say little or nothing about the puzzle, it’s
creativity or the experience, it does nothing to encourage the puzzle
creator to make more.

Marc, I just did a search of Milwaukee and found 140 puzzles within a
30
mile radius of zip code center. By the criteria listed for the trip, if
5
people go along with 10 solves each, that’s easily 50 puzzles in the
time
period suggested within a 10-mile radius.

Are you honestly suggesting that people should log as many as 40
puzzles,
potentially more, that they didn’t take time to solve? Do you really
think
this is what all of those puzzle creators intend to have happen? Do you
think that a tour of this magnitude would not incite a huge backlash on
Appleton and Green Bay puzzles?

Please, I implore you, do not follow-through with this puzzle tour
plan. It
is just too large in its potential effect on puzzle creators. Go down
there
and get a few puzzles, fine, but do not set this up to clear out a huge
number of JUST puzzles that are largely unsolved just to get them “off
your
radar”. You are not only cheater the puzzle creators, you are cheating
yourselves.

Personally I am a little tired of having my puzzles short-cutted. If
you
just want the numbers, skip the puzzles. I just don’t understand what
is soo
troubling about having a few unsolved caches show up on your nearest to
home
queries.

(putting on my Kevlar helmut and flack jacket now…)

-alex schultz

Proud puzzle cache creater.

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Ah, Mike, Bunny’s comment reminded me of something else. How did you break it?

Fall off a ladder like someone else?

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