mtn-man: OK folks, sorry about the yo-yo here.
After reflection, I agree with Michael regarding this cache. I have thought about one of the key guidelines we follow. Once a cache is listed, it should stay the same throughout it's lifetime. We do not like it when caches are changed after they have been reviewed since this circumvents the review process.
There are two things wrong with letting this particular cache stand. Number one, it was adopted to a new user and immediately changed. In that case, the cache would be archived by the local reviewer or Groundspeak for the reasons given above (and more details explaining this are below). Number two, it was a locationless cache that was missed in the transition to waymarking, so it should be archived as a locationless cache that was not classified correctly. When these are noticed they are archived immediately, which explains Michael's earlier archival.
I am sorry, but I have changed my mind based on these two compelling reasons and have archived this cache for good. If you would like to list it again, please enter it as a new cache. It can then be reviewed in the proper manner.
In the future, keep in mind when you adopt a cache that [u]you should do so with the intent of keeping the original concept that the original cache owner had when they listed the cache[/u]. If this is not your intent, then please list your own idea as your own new cache. Cache adoptions should be done to keep caches going. The goal should always be to preserve a piece of geocaching history.
I know you only changed the cache to try to get it to comply with current guidelines, but these things point to the need to archive this cache unfortunately. In accordance with the guidelines, this cache must be archived.
mtn-man Groundspeak Volunteer Reviewer
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The Daughters of Utah Pioneers (D.U.P.) was organized April 11, 1901, with the stated purpose “to perpetuate the names and achievements of the men, women and children who were the pioneers in founding this commonwealth [Utah]: by preserving old landmarks, marking historical places, collecting artifacts and histories, establishing a library of historical matter, and securing manuscripts, photographs, maps, and all such data as shall aid in perfecting a record of the Utah pioneers.” Membership in the organization is open to any woman who is “over the age of eighteen years, of good character, and a lineal or legally adopted descendant of an ancestor who came to Utah before the completion of the railroad, May 10, 1869.” Geocachers don't need to be a member to find this cache, however. To date, the D.U.P. has placed 546+ historical markers on physical locations representative of the history of the vast Westward movement of the Utah Pioneers. These markers commemorate places, events, or persons of particular historical significance to Utah (and, indeed, the entire American West). These markers can be found in eleven countries (Canada, Denmark, England, Germany, Holland, Ireland, Norway, Scotland, Sweden, Switzerland, Wales) and thirteen States (Arizona, California, Hawaii, Idaho, Louisiana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas, Utah, Wyoming)--although the majority of them are located in Utah and Idaho. I have provided a scrolling table listing of all the current (through 2003) markers along with their general location (by city, county, state/province, or country). To log this cache:
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A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M ------------------------- N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z
(letter above equals below, and vice versa)
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