Sadly, that's how it is these days. It didn't used to be this way, though.
Just replace your caches and move on. Some of us will appreciate them.
Jason West wrote:
>
> I had a very similar experience. I placed 3 caches near a well
> maintained dirt road in Coconino National Forest here in Arizona. I
> put them in areas that i knew that people with kids or people who
> could not hike long distances could easily find. I saw this as doing a
> favor for people who could not do the difficult ones. After all
> Geocaching is supposed to be fun for everyone.
>
> Well, the person who logged the ftf on all 3 left very negative
> comments about all 3 caches. Saying that they do not belong in the
> forest. Like he was the jugde as to what could be put there. The
> comments were not in the spirit of geocaching at all. Honestly, I
> believe the guy (at the time) was being a total jerk about it. I wrote
> to him telling him pretty buch what I just wrote and to lighten up.
> Its just a game and I was going to delete his logs. He redemed himself
> and i thank him for that. He apologized for his comments and edited
> all his logs. Story should be over right?? well 2 disappeared and I
> noticed it just before the snow storm. I have not been able to check
> on the 3rd. That is pretty much all I know so please tell me if you
> think this is a cooincidence. I will be checking on the 3rd as soon as
> it dries out a bit.
>
> Jason
>
>
> ---- Ellvira <ellvira@cox.net> wrote:
>
> =============
> I have a cache at the Organ Stop Restaurant which is not just a
> restaurant but a wonderful place to take your family for an enjoyable
> adventure. It has been muggled a couple of times. Recently someone
> suggest that I archive it. The reason was that "a restaurant parking
> lot was not a good place for a cache." They went on to tell me that
> there were many scenic places in the Tonto forest to place a cache.
>
> I would love to be able to have caches that are out in great scenic
> areas but I have a full time job and cannot always get out to those
> types of places and therefore could not maintain them properly.
>
> I also think that this cache location was a great idea. I have had a
> lot of positive feedback but this was the first negative comment and I
> guess I was kind of hurt. I responded that I was going to look for a
> more secure area at the same location and this was when they suggested
> the forest cache.
>
> So my question to you all is this. Are these types of locations
> good......or bad? Shall I archive it as suggested....or get more
> creative and find another place at the same location??
>
> Ellvira
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