Hi Guys,
Over the past couple of months I have seen caches being submitted with the same issues over and over again. I know from personal experience that there is nothing more frustrating than having to either make changes to your listing and wait a few more days for your cache to be published or better yet, go back out and move it.
In the aim of helping you get your cache up and running as quickly as possible can I suggest the following things.
- Read the Guidelines, Read the Guidelines, Read the Guidelines.
They are not just there as a thing to tick and flick. Make sure you know them before you submit that great new idea you have that you have checked that it fit’s within the guideline. I have seen people go to great lengths only for their cache to be put on hold because they couldn’t demostrate GPS use. Seems simple but it happens. I also see people place their cache 150m from another traditional cache. No matter how “special” that bush is, you are not going to get it published…
- If you are planing an isolated or complex puzzle check your GZ
Nothing worse than trekking into the unknown only to find that either someone else beat you to the spot or it is a national park. What you can do is create a listing, and put *Checking* in front of the nickname of the cache, and write a reviewer note asking the reviewer to check the location(s).
If there’s waypoints, or alternative locations, enter them as additional waypoints of the “FINAL” or “Stages of a Multicache” type (don’t use “Reference point” as they’re not checked for proximity to other caches)
This process also means that we’ll see your cache if there’s another cache placed nearby, and give you a chance to decide if your cache is going to go ahead or not.
- Basic details for your page
Make sure you select a cache size for your cache. Don’t leave it blank. Also add some attributes. If your cache is wheelchair accessible, make it a terrain 1 and add the attribute. If your cache is too easy for a hint, don’t write “too easy” or similar in the hint box. A nano cache is a Micro cache not “other”
I hope this will help people a bit with their listings. As I find other things I’ll put them up here.
Cheers,
Matt
