Hey
I hope its ok to use English here, I guess you all understand it
As the cache owner I would like to point out a few things here, if I may.
Firstly thank you to kawlii for making this post, I feel it raises some valid points.
My position is this:-
Im a new person to geocaching and like I'm sure most of you did , I'm learning more and more as I go along.
As I gradually found more and more caches I felt that it was time for me to make some caches to give something back to the community. Sure Ive had some fun making them but really they aren't made for my benefit.
Ive noticed after making some 16 caches so far that some members of the community seem to love to complain. Ive noticed this on other peoples caches also. Some of it I can see their side ,some of it I really see as unnecessary and quite rude. Im not going to mention any names but I'm sure some of you reading this could!
On the average cache these negative posts are a minority and I feel they don't impact much.
On my cache that we are talking about here there has been all sorts of negative feedback. For the most part it has been that the cache is placed in a private garden. Let me assure you all , that this simply is not the case. I have spoken to the closest house owner and she informed me that she does not own this wall (as I suspected) and the cache as placed within public property. I asked her if the cache being there is something she minded and she informed me that she enjoys having it there! I was surprised when she said this but then she explained in full that the cache has introduced her and her family into geocaching and that if anything the cache being there has been a great way of her and her family finding out about geocaching. They are now geocachers themselves! I wouldn't call that negative! I have her full permission to have the cache where it is even though as she tells me its not her property at all. This is written in the cache details.
When I placed the cache I placed it where I felt was not public property , hence why I initially didnt seek permission.
This turned out to be correct. I placed this cache for others to enjoy. What I didnt expect to see was lots of negative comments. Anyone planning to visit any cache can see clearly the location of a cache on the map. The can prejudge a cache before taking the trip. I find it rather silly that someone would go to a cache and then report that a cache is say "to public for them". Personally Im not great with heights , so I tend to avoid caches that appear to be on the edges of mountains! I would feel very silly if I went to such a cache and then commented negatively to the CO that the cache was way to high up! I guess you take my point! To my mind cache notes are not there for complaining, if you have a complaint best to mail the owner of the cache in a diplomatic way. Thats far better than rulning the cache log.
Its the same with DNF. One member has posted 5 DNF on that cache! I ended up gradually deleting them and in the end offered to meet the member at the cache to show where it was! If someone needs help then I'm more than happy to give it. I haven't had a reply back yet though...
As an end note....
Had this cache been my first ever cache then I can tell you with 100% certainty that it would of been my last. I would consider it really not worth all the hassle and stress. Despite responding to critique and moving the cache further away from housing, I still got further negativity. I also have to say that why anyone would think the cache is within a private garden is totally beyond me and I might add the actual property owner. She actually laughed when I told her what people had said. Enough said.
Lets turn this negative into a positive please people. Geocaching is designed to be fun!