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Group Finds - How do we log them?


alyhna

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Hey there,

 

I organized an event to promote Geocaching in Argentina. We'll meet this Sunday to try to find all the caches that we can...

 

The rest of the group has never heard about Geocaching before.

 

Should I encourage them to create users here and log all the caches that we find? When you go with a group, everybody can sign up the cache or just one person per group? Maybe we should create an user for the group?

 

thanks for your help!

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When I introduce new people to geocaching, I don't expect them to create a geocaching.com account beforehand. I use my own account to get cache data, and encourage them to just have fun finding hidden containers. And if possible, I like to pick specific caches that I think will be good for beginners, rather than just searching for whatever cache is nearest.

 

That's how I was introduced to geocaching. A friend took several of us on a geocaching hike. We found four caches that afternoon. Other than the friend who was leading the hike, none of us had geocaching.com accounts. And other than me, I don't think anyone ever created a geocaching.com account or logged the caches we found.

 

As far as logging the caches the group finds, usually everyone in the group who was involved in finding the cache logs it. I've heard of a few groups who play "sudden death" style, where only the first person to spot the cache can log it, and the rest are left with an cache that they never log as found, but that they know where and how it was hidden. But that's rare.

 

Personally, I prefer to play huckle buckle beanstalk style, where those who spot the cache try to avoid spoiling it for others, so everyone can have a chance to spot it on their own. But many groups play three musketeers style, where as soon as anyone in the group spots it, the entire group declares victory, logs the cache, and moves on. And some groups play some combination of these styles.

 

Group accounts work best for groups that are going to continue to geocache together indefinitely. Couples and families are common examples. I wouldn't create a group account for a group of new people that you're introducing to geocaching.

 

Good luck on your intro to geocaching hike!

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Thanks for the advice!

 

In Argentina we don't have many caches at all, so I created a route to try to get 3 caches that are kindof close by... hopefully they like it... we seriously need more cachers here =)

 

All our caches are in the city so I believe that I'll use the three mousketeers technique... it will help to prevent other people from noticing what's going on and then steal them (which is what usually happens)

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