Keystone: In the Geocache Listing Requirements / Guidelines found here: http://www.geocaching.com/about/guidelines.aspx#offlimit , it says:
[B]"By submitting a cache listing, you assure us that you have adequate permission to hide your cache in the selected location. However, if we see a cache description that mentions ignoring "No Trespassing" signs (or any other obvious issues), your listing may be immediately archived.
Caches will be quickly archived if we see the following (which is not inclusive):
Caches on land maintained by the U.S. National Park Service or U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (National Wildlife Refuges)
Caches that are buried. If a shovel, trowel or other “pointy” object is used to dig, whether in order to hide or to find the cache, then it is not appropriate.
Caches placed on archaeological or historical sites. In most cases these areas are highly sensitive to the extra traffic that would be caused by vehicles and humans.
Caches hidden in close proximity to active railroad tracks. In general we use a distance of 150 ft but your local area’s trespassing laws may be different. All local laws apply.
Caches near or on military installations.
Caches near or under public structures deemed potential or possible targets for terrorist attacks. These include but are not limited to highway bridges, dams, government buildings and airports."[/B]
People frequently complain about the number of rules found in the listing requirements. Back in 2001, when this cache was listed, there weren't nearly as many rules, so caches got listed without checking for twenty different potential problems. The assumption was that common sense would prevail. That has clearly not proven to be the case, and now there is a long list of rules. It is caches like this that caused that.
If there had been a response -- ANY response -- from the cache owner to the logs questioning the need to trespass across the railroad tracks, going back more than a year, I might have an instant of hesitation before pressing the archive button. I don't.
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