[Az-Geocaching] Response from erik88l-r about disapproved cache

[Bob Renner]

This is the response I got from Erik about the
archiving of the new cache Ken (WhereAreWee?) tried to
create.  It looks like the only way to get a cache
like that "approved" is to use different wording in
the original submission and then edit it and totally
change it to what you really want once it has been
"approved".

Bob

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> User erik88l-r has contacted you with the following
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> Hi,
>  Got your e-mail and agree 100% with everything you
> said.
> However what was posted is not a geocache per the
> definitions that are posted.  There are other
> wonderful ideas like blood drives and "caches" that
> document charitable donations and events to
> construct a Habitat for Humanity home that have been
> submitted and archived for the same reason.  Those
> are all truly worthwhile causes too, but they are
> not geocaches.  We have the discussion forums to
> promote those to geocachers and I can understand and
> appreciate the fact that you want to go beyond that.
>  
>   However, I can't alter the posted guidelines. 
> I've read the forums re. the article in question and
> personally think its a bunch of BS.  However I'm not
> sure if being reactive like this is the right way to
> go.  Some would see it as picking up trash just
> because someone said we were bad people, when we
> should be showing examples of the good things our
> group has done PRIOR to this newspaper piece.
>   If you feel very strongly that  the guidelines for
> geocaches should be altered for this please contact
> Jeremy.   The cache you reference (folding bags) was
> posted about the time the guidelines were.  There
> was discussion earlier this week among the admins on
> whether to archive that one and the consensus was to
> "grandfather it" and leave it be.  Please remember,
> though, that "precedent" applies in a court of law,
> not here - the site changes constantly as the sport
> evolves.
> All the best,
> erik - geocaching.com admin
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