{"id":38475,"date":"2017-02-20T10:07:05","date_gmt":"2017-02-20T18:07:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.geocaching.com\/blog\/?p=38475"},"modified":"2017-02-20T10:07:05","modified_gmt":"2017-02-20T18:07:05","slug":"ape-cache-vote","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.geocaching.com\/blog\/2017\/02\/ape-cache-vote\/","title":{"rendered":"Help decide the fate of rediscovered APE cache!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Late last year, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.geocaching.com\/blog\/2016\/11\/long-lost-ape-cache-is-found\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">we announced the exciting news<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of how a group of Seattle-area geocachers rescued the muggled Mission 9: Tunnel of Light APE cache. We also offered the geocaching community an opportunity to suggest ideas for what should happen next with this renowned cache.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">More than 9,000 geocachers responded to our survey! After considering all feedback, we have four options for the <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/a\/geocaching.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLScAUeNen2G5M5tYseiUs8DXJBZP91DFnhkfE3ugTN9f5sN2ew\/viewform?c=0&amp;w=1\">final vote<\/a>. Now it\u2019s time for you to decide the fate of Mission 9: Tunnel of Light. The idea receiving the most votes is the one we\u2019ll implement. Simple as that!<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Here are the <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/a\/geocaching.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLScAUeNen2G5M5tYseiUs8DXJBZP91DFnhkfE3ugTN9f5sN2ew\/viewform?c=0&amp;w=1\">ballot<\/a> choices:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Return and Reactivate<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Return the container to its original location and restore it to active APE cache status. It would be loggable throughout the year, although the unarchival date is to be determined.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Display at HQ<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Display the APE cache container at Geocaching HQ as an important artifact of the game\u2019s history. It would not be loggable as an APE cache, but would be assigned a special tracking number that could be logged only as a trackable with a unique trackable icon.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Activate Once A Year<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Display the APE cache container at Geocaching HQ as a trackable for most of the year, and make it loggable as an APE cache at its original location only during the week of the annual Going Ape Mega-Event in Washington.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Traveling Artifact<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Assign a special tracking number to the APE cache container and tour it to various events around the world. (It would be loggable only as a trackable, not as an APE cache.)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A few of these options would require exceptions to Geocaching.com guidelines. For example, it\u2019s very rare for a cache to be unarchived, especially after a long period of time. However, this is an extraordinary situation for which we feel that exceptions can be made, especially with the support of a community vote.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The voting is open until March 5, 2017. One vote per person. <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/a\/geocaching.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLScAUeNen2G5M5tYseiUs8DXJBZP91DFnhkfE3ugTN9f5sN2ew\/viewform?c=0&amp;w=1\">Visit the ballot box here<\/a> and make your voice heard!<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Late last year, we announced the exciting news of how a group of Seattle-area geocachers rescued the muggled Mission 9: Tunnel of Light APE cache. We also offered the geocaching community an opportunity to suggest ideas for what should happen next with this renowned cache. More than 9,000 geocachers responded to our survey! 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