GCA listings of caches in areas where geocaching is banned
Posted: 20 December 09 4:56 pm
At the moment listings on Geocaching Australia are not restricted in any way. We have a decent, but not foolproof method of identifying which GCA listed caches are in areas where geocaching is banned. If you list a cache that is in one of those banned zones, the GCA website will put out a warning message about that zone and a link to the zone description which contains information about why geocaching is banned in that zone.
Geocaching Australia is not the cache police. We leave the cache listings to the community member to decide whether to list the cache or not. We are a listing service. We do not own the listing content, not the physical container. We are not legally liable for any actions taken by the cache hider or any cache finders.
However, there are concerns over geocaching in banned zones and action of the law enforcers to apply fines and penalties to people hiding and finding caches in banned zones.
As such, we are seeking feedback from the community in respect of future cache listings which are in geocaching banned zones.
There is a poll attached to this topic with a simple yes or no response.
Yes would mean you are in favour of Geocaching Australia outright stopping the listing of caches in banned zones. This includes all of the area covered by NSW P&WS. i.e. If you attempt to list a cache that appears in a banned zone, Geocaching Australia will not permit the listing.
No would mean you are in favour of the community member who owns the cache listing making the decision as to whether to continue their listing after being warned that their cache is hidden in a banned zone.
At this stage, the status quo will be maintained. i.e. We will warn a cache hider that their cache is in a banned zone, but will allow the cache listing to go ahead.
When we believe we have a good idea of the community feeling on this issue we will proceed with the wishes of the community in either continuing the status quo or stopping new listings. Existing cache listings will be grandfathered in should the decision be to stop new listings.
Please provide your honest feedback on this issue.
Geocaching Australia is not the cache police. We leave the cache listings to the community member to decide whether to list the cache or not. We are a listing service. We do not own the listing content, not the physical container. We are not legally liable for any actions taken by the cache hider or any cache finders.
However, there are concerns over geocaching in banned zones and action of the law enforcers to apply fines and penalties to people hiding and finding caches in banned zones.
As such, we are seeking feedback from the community in respect of future cache listings which are in geocaching banned zones.
There is a poll attached to this topic with a simple yes or no response.
Yes would mean you are in favour of Geocaching Australia outright stopping the listing of caches in banned zones. This includes all of the area covered by NSW P&WS. i.e. If you attempt to list a cache that appears in a banned zone, Geocaching Australia will not permit the listing.
No would mean you are in favour of the community member who owns the cache listing making the decision as to whether to continue their listing after being warned that their cache is hidden in a banned zone.
At this stage, the status quo will be maintained. i.e. We will warn a cache hider that their cache is in a banned zone, but will allow the cache listing to go ahead.
When we believe we have a good idea of the community feeling on this issue we will proceed with the wishes of the community in either continuing the status quo or stopping new listings. Existing cache listings will be grandfathered in should the decision be to stop new listings.
Please provide your honest feedback on this issue.