Mommyfried's Caching Blog
A blog to report the good and the ugly of caching in Oklahoma!
Entry for November 6, 2006
What ever has happened to reading a cache page?  Recently I put out a cache that I thought would be a little fun and a little different here in the Central Oklahoma  area.  It's actually a really simple cache but because of the guide lines on GC I had to rate it a 1/5.  The five only comes from the fact that you need to bring a certain something with you or I would have rated it a 1/1.  For those who are watching if you read the hint and know which cache I'm talking about it is a simple something.  I recieved a log complaining about the difficulty level.  It doesn't bother me to much except that I was just hoping to put a little spin on the common micro.  The repair needed to the cache was minimal but that isn't the point.  I have had other cachers complain about similar instances.  Such as after an FTF logged I replaced the cache where it could be reached.  When the idea was that it was supposed to be a little challange to get the cache.  Another recent complaint was when someone had posted a "Needs to be Archived" note on a cache when the cache had been there for a long time and the reason this particular cacher had writen the note had already been addressed.  Another instance is when the cache owner has placed specific rules to claiming a cache in the cache page and then whom ever is searching for the cache doesn't follow those rules.  A couple of examples would be such as having to find certain information out during a tour or hike or continueing a story line when you log the cache.  Personally I enjoy taking the time to read the cache pages many many times when a person has taken the time to hide a cache they have researched for information, have personal knowledge  that makes the cache more interesting or sometimes it is just a great fictional story.  Now I know that I am guilty of going on a cache run and going in blind but I can say that even when I go back to log the cache on line I take the time to read the cache page.  Sometimes it even answers questions that came about because of the cache and sometimes it arrouses even more questions.  So if you haven't taken the time latly try it cache pages are a great aspect of this sport.

2006-11-06 19:44:29 GMT
Comments (3 total)
Author:Anonymous
please remove all about me and my family from your logs. Kashiree Q, Maxwell Q, and my Daughter Banshee Q,
2006-11-10 06:26:51 GMT
Author:Anonymous
Mommyfried, I would like to ask you to remove all info about my family (including our stats) from your BLOGS.
--Mark (Maxwell Q) Klinger
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2006-11-10 08:09:54 GMT
Author:Anonymous
I agree the hunt is not the only part of a cache for me, i like to read the cache page and peoples logs. I read your blog the other day and it inspired me to hide a cache that after you find it you have to make a fictitious story with characters that i put in the discription also i have a cache that you have to draw a picture of what you think your geonickname would look like then i post them on a web page with a link on the cache page (which you already did)
--Jeepstr76&quot;Team TattooFreaks&quot;
2006-11-10 11:17:41 GMT


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