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added by oezi Sep 16 '11 at 13:06

closed as too localized by DForck42, Dori Oct 6 '11 at 21:19

This question is unlikely to ever help any future visitors; it is only relevant to a small geographic area, a specific moment in time, or an extraordinarily narrow situation that is not generally applicable to the worldwide audience of the internet.

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added by oezi Sep 16 '11 at 13:10

closed as too localized by Dori Oct 6 '11 at 21:20

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added by oezi Sep 16 '11 at 13:14

closed as not constructive by DForck42, Dori Oct 6 '11 at 21:18

This question is not a good fit to our Q&A format. We expect answers to generally involve facts, references, or specific expertise; this question will likely solicit opinion, debate, arguments, polling, or extended discussion.

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added by DForck42 Sep 19 '11 at 15:44

This is asking too much for one question. I've proposed an alternative that would work as a good exemplar question. area51.stackexchange.com/proposals/35390/… – Lisa Dec 13 '11 at 0:06

I think this is an acceptable question. It touches on issues of cache longevity. Weather is probably the main concern, but also issues of animals, changing terrain, and muggles. – GeoGriffin Feb 8 '12 at 17:12

It will be a good question providing it's narrowed down to a terrain/area: Woodlands, metropolitan, postindustrial, rural, desert etc. The prerequisites for cache survival in city center are entirely different than near a mountain top. – SF. Jan 18 at 9:17

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added by DForck42 Sep 19 '11 at 15:44

closed as not constructive by Dori Oct 6 '11 at 21:18

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added by DForck42 Sep 19 '11 at 15:45

too general to be widely useful – Lisa Dec 12 '11 at 5:38

The rules are available on geocaching.com. An answer to this question could point them to the rules. The question could also be interpreted as looking for guidelines or opinions on what makes a good cache hide. – GeoGriffin Feb 8 '12 at 17:14

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added by DForck42 Sep 19 '11 at 15:45

too general to be widely useful – Lisa Dec 12 '11 at 5:36

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added by GleanerGirl Sep 23 '11 at 20:31

<comments removed> @Jonathan Please do not use comments to answer these questions. This proposal is not part of a Q&A site, and the task at hand is to help define what is on and off topic for a site. Comments are here to help improve the questions; not to answer them. See What is the rationale for deleting answers? Thank you. – Robert Cartaino♦ May 8 at 14:29

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added by DForck42 Sep 29 '11 at 19:39

	I don't understand the question – froderik Nov 2 '11 at 22:26
	I think it is meant to be a generic question. Meaning to find out if questions of this type are suitable for this site: e.g. "Is there an app that is for free?" "Is there an app that can show you the nearest caches when you are traveling?"... and so on. – Karin Nov 18 '12 at 19:46

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added by froderik Nov 2 '11 at 22:25

Might be too general. What kind of island? Although the base terrain for islands in general may be a 3 or 4 due to the fact they are islands, it could go pretty high if the island is rocky, hilly, swampy, etc. A better question may be "What should the base terrain rating be for a cache hidden on an island?" – Brian McCord Feb 2 '12 at 23:00

I think this is a good question. I know of some cachers that see an island cache as "special equipment (a boat) required". Others consider a boat as standard equipment, much like boots, hip waders, or other readily available "low or no skill required" equipment. These people consider "special equipment required" as "high skill" equipment like rappelling gear or scuba equipment. – GeoGriffin Feb 8 '12 at 17:18

@Brian: This kind of detail should appear in the actual question description, no need to stuff everything in the subject. – SF. Jan 10 at 14:56

Votes beyond 10 don't help a proposal move forward. Please consider moving your votes to another question. – PearsonArtPhoto Apr 7 at 18:23

<comments removed> Please do not use comments to answer these questions. This proposal is not part of a Q&A site, and the task at hand is to help define what is on and off topic for a site. Comments are here to help improve the questions; not to answer them. See What is the rationale for deleting answers? Thank you. – Robert Cartaino♦ May 8 at 14:28

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added by daviesgeek Nov 26 '11 at 21:57

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added by oKtosiTe Dec 8 '11 at 18:49

	You could edit it to: It is possible to make my own trackable object? – Łukasz Lech Jan 19 at 18:58
	<comments removed> Please do not use comments to answer these questions. This proposal is not part of a Q&A site, and the task at hand is to help define what is on and off topic for a site. Comments are here to help improve the questions; not to answer them. See What is the rationale for deleting answers? Thank you. – Robert Cartaino♦ May 8 at 14:30

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added by Lisa Dec 12 '11 at 5:40

Assuming that the difficulty is high and you haven't been able to find it and are starting to wonder if it's still there and has not been silently muggled away. – Lisa Dec 12 '11 at 5:40

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added by Lisa Dec 12 '11 at 5:41

	(competitors do exist which pros and cons for each) – Lisa Dec 12 '11 at 5:42
	May lead to debate. Question is too open. – Udo Held Jul 9 '12 at 21:08
	@udo-held "Debate" by posting competing answers with pros and cons should be acceptable. I've edited it to generate less opinion and more objective fact. – Lisa Jul 13 '12 at 7:01
	I would like to see this reworded slightly. "What Android mobile application for geocaching has the most features?" – Lorraine W Sep 20 '12 at 16:38
	@lorraine-wright Why? That is already what it is asking. – Lisa Sep 20 '12 at 22:51

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added by Lisa Dec 12 '11 at 5:46

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added by Lisa Dec 12 '11 at 5:49

Eg. Geocaching.com vs. OpenCaching. – Lisa Dec 12 '11 at 5:49

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added by Lisa Dec 12 '11 at 5:50

e.g. If geocache does not exist on OpenCaching, could I copy it from Geocaching.com even if I don't own it? – Lisa Dec 12 '11 at 5:51

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added by Brian McCord Feb 2 '12 at 22:50

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added by codingkiwi.com Mar 24 '12 at 10:44

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added by CoffeeRain Mar 30 '12 at 21:33

closed as not constructive by Robert Cartaino♦ Jul 26 '12 at 15:17

This is going to be a very subjective list question. I would prefer something like "How does the Dakota 20 compare to the Etrex 30 in terms of usability?" – A.Schulz Jul 26 '12 at 13:29