Can a Non-Premium member adopt geocaches?

[+Chocolate Lundi]

Some geocaches are up for adoption near us, I was wondering if it's possible for a Non-Premium member to adopt them?

[Pup Patrol]

Some geocaches are up for adoption near us, I was wondering if it's possible for a Non-Premium member to adopt them?

 

Of course they can.

 

Adopting caches is not a PM benefit. Being a cache owner is not a Premium Member benefit.

 

If the caches are Premium Member Only, the CO would need to change that status before adopting to a Basic Member, to make everyone's life easier.

 

4.24. Editing Premium Member Only Status on a Listing

http://support.Groundspeak.com/index.php?pg=kb.page&id=285

 

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[+Chocolate Lundi]

Thanks I was just checking They are all non-premium caches. So technically, 2 or 3 volunteers from a group could create a new Non-Premium account solely to adopt them? So as not to mess up their stats (finding owned caches) etc?

[+Mudfrog]

Thanks I was just checking They are all non-premium caches. So technically, 2 or 3 volunteers from a group could create a new Non-Premium account solely to adopt them? So as not to mess up their stats (finding owned caches) etc?

Sounds like you're talking about adopting a power trail. Best thing would be to just let it be archived.

 

As far as messing up stats, i don't see this as doing that. I've only adopted a few caches but it never occurred to me that my stats were messed up. I found the cache, then adopted it later on. My stats now show 1 find for the cache and that i also own it, which is absolutely correct.

[+TriciaG]

I wouldn't recommend 2-3 people doing a group account to maintain caches. The group could only use one email address, so only one person would get notifications (unless you make a new email and everyone has access to it). And it seems like when all are responsible for cache maintenance, then in reality no one is responsible. Know what I mean?

Edited October 12, 2016 by TriciaG

[+narcissa]

Thanks I was just checking They are all non-premium caches. So technically, 2 or 3 volunteers from a group could create a new Non-Premium account solely to adopt them? So as not to mess up their stats (finding owned caches) etc?

 

IMO, if they're worth adopting, they're worth having in your own profile.

[+cerberus1]

I wouldn't recommend 2-3 people doing a group account to maintain caches. The group could only use one email address, so only one person would get notifications (unless you make a new email and everyone has access to it). And it seems like when all are responsible for cache maintenance, then in reality no one is responsible. Know what I mean?

+1

The ones in my area most lacking attention are the ones belonging to a "group account".

Here, one person is usually the one fixing things anyway, shoulda just had that one person own them .

When that one person isn't around, they often go into NMs, and finally archived.

[+cerberus1]

Thanks I was just checking They are all non-premium caches. So technically, 2 or 3 volunteers from a group could create a new Non-Premium account solely to adopt them? So as not to mess up their stats (finding owned caches) etc?

I don't understand how adopting a cache affects your stats...

If you found a cache, and adopted it later, what does that mess up?