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Where are the missing DNFs? – Official Blog (www.geocaching.com)

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Saw this blog post and started wondering; Why don't people log DNFs? I tend to always log a DNF. Of course there are exceptions, like constant interruptions in a busy area or it start chucking it down with rain less then a minute into the search.

I also find it nice to see what caches you have tried on the map, it makes it easier to adjust expectations on the second try and allow for more time.

What are your thoughts?

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I will pretty much always log a DNF if I feel like I gave it a concerted effort -- only reason not to log might be if there was muggles at GZ, or I was in too much of a rush to actually search. I do have some friends who don't log them -- I don't entirely understand their reasoning, I think having a blue dot on their map just annoys them. But I feel the same way, I'd rather have a record of what's been attempted vs. not. I'm impressed that HQ took such pains to look into people's behaviour, though! That was an interesting "study" to read

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Wonder if anything can be done about it to encourage people to actually log a DNF. I have seen COs that don't want anything other then found logs on their caches. Think that makes it harder to log a DNF if encountered, especially newer finders.

I want any kind of log on the caches I placed, whether that be a found/DNF, a note, or even a NM, even if I don't always agree with it. At least I know people actually visits the caches and I know if there are any problems with it.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Yup, definitely! Maybe some sort of award for how many DNFs a person has avenged? Or an official stat? I feel like that would be a strong motivator for some. There must a challenge cache out somewhere for that?