Monday, February 18, 2008

"Just Another Throw Out"



Oh boy... Pretty much daily I have to roll my eyes at people, often Geocaching people, but only because that's who I choose to associate with, they just seem to be addicted to complaining, either the cache is too hard so it's not fair and I'm a complete jerk for putting it out there or it's way too easy and it's Geo-crap and it's "Just Another Throw Out.."
I wish people would grow up and realize it's JUST A GAME and we can actually have fun with it, weird, I know, but I've seen it done before, it's fun to see when it's not me they're complaining about though, another cacher placed a cache that was published today and called it "Just Another Throw Out" his description on the page was :

Typical easy to find throw-out cache. With all the low quality throw-out caches that have been place recently, I decided to create my own. I would like you to say what you think, about this and other bad caches in your logs. Do not leave anything of value, as it might get muggled.

Now I thought it was funny and just fine, but a note was posted :

NOTE by Del & Dix When this cache first appeared I thought about running out and try to be the FTF, but when I read your notes, I was applaud. Not everyone has the capabilty to do puzzle's, multi's or unique caches like some of yours. I will admit, on some of your caches I am totally stumped, but that does not mean I will give up trying. At the same time - Just like you when a so called low-quality cache cames up I too will run out and find it. I'm not sure why you are bashing this sport/site. I thought you really like it. I was gong to join and pay the dues on the other site next week (the one you had sponsored me) so I would have more caches to go to. But I feel like if people have to bash this site to make the other site look better then I don't think I won't to me a member. I wasn't going to say anything, but since you asked us to write in our logs about the low quality throw-out caches that have been placed recently I had to write this note. Thanks for letting me vent and I hope to see you on the trails.

Now I don't see anything "appalling" about that cache page, and I don't see how he was "bashing this sport..." but the cache owner replied with :

NOTE by Apollo 17 Just having some fun, and raising awareness at the same time.

That's all good now, or it should be, he was "Just having some fun," that's what I like to hear, it's what the game should be about... but no, the next thing posted was :


NOTE by roymccabes You clearly have a differently defined idea of "fun". Your idea of fun is what most other people would consider rude. I, for one, won't bother with this or any other cache of yours.

Man! calm down, roymccabes sounds like another friend I had now, this other friend swore to never find another cache hidden by a certain person after he deleted her log, kind of extreme I think, but people can do as they please, that's the nice part of it all.

Anyway... that's about it for my rant on silly Geocachers taking the game too seriously for now, but there will be plenty more.

3 comments:

Helen ( Mrs. AD0OR ) said...

I like caches no matter what "quality" it is. It is not bashing the sport when someone purposefully places a "LQ" cache to poke fun at all the other ones. Can't we just move on in our lives, find the cache because you probably won't even remember it after a few weeks along with the others you found that month.

dimmi said...

Huh. Is he for real?

That actually makes me think of the crappy cache geocoin that someone made last year. Except that there was a whole discussion on the forums about it. And in the end, they tried to make it so that it was tasteful and inoffensive.

And the thing about not liking caches is...they all have descriptions! So if you're not challenged enough, why look for it?

Udink said...

I'll never understand why some cachers think that you should play the game in the exact same manner as they do. Absent any written rules regarding cache quality, they have no reason to expect everybody to place well-stocked ammo boxes for every hide.

Quality is such a subjective thing anyway. For me, geocaching is about the place, not the container. I could care less if you went into the most remote, scenic areas of Utah and placed a film canister. I would find it, and it would be worth it! :)