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Thanks for the link and enthusiasm for old hides.

 

I mention, gently, that I'd rather see an old cache archived under the original ownership than adopted. This is what saves the original history, as adoption does not. I think this viewpoint is often lost.

 

Sometimes I have to agree. There's a 2001 cache near me that went missing, was archived and then soon after unarchived and adopted. It was replaced and went missing again, replaced and went missing. There land owner obvious didn't want people there as there was a log with comments of trespass and threats of police action. The hide was moved about 70m so that is was on a footpath. It went missing without being found. Clearly land owner issues! The cache was replaced with a nano hidden in a small log :(

 

Yes, when you find it you get a smiley for an old cache listing but it's not the original cache in any form. I was going to say that at least the original cache page has been retained but sadly it hasn't.

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Owners of caches over 10 years old - and especially anyone with a cache from 2003, 2002, 2001 or 2000 (just the one left in the UK) - may be interested in the rosette graphics from The Historic Geocaches, which can be added to the cache page to highlight it as an oldie (and hopefully, a goodie!)

 

Thanks, will have a look later. I know two or three of ours have been out 10+ years.

 

MrsB

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Thanks for the link and enthusiasm for old hides.

 

I mention, gently, that I'd rather see an old cache archived under the original ownership than adopted. This is what saves the original history, as adoption does not. I think this viewpoint is often lost.

I don't see your point. For instance, here's one of mine that was adopted;

El Presidente.

If I'd archived it instead, how would that save the history better than it has been saved by adoption?

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