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There Is An Art to Good Cache Placement
And just like great art, it's those indescribable qualities—that combination of form, design, function and technique—that inspire and delight us and cause us to say, "I don't know if it's art, but I know what I like!"
Well, maybe that's going a bit too far. But like great art, you know a great cache when you see it and when you experience it. You know you've hidden one by the comments in your logs and the number of people who have it on their watch lists. You know you've touched a chord with someone and they've appreciated your efforts.
What pulls a great cache together? What separates them from the rest? Perhaps like art it's something that has to be caught rather than taught, but there are certain principles and methods that seem to be almost universal. In this section of Geocacher University we will explore and expand on these principles and methods and hopefully the patrons of our caches will benefit all the more from our efforts.
Articles
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Elements of Style in Geocaching
The "Elements of Style" in writing are those rules that remind you when a comma is appropriate, how to use quotation marks, and what is that semicolon for anyway!?!? Many a student has dog-eared copy after copy of Strunk and White or The Chicago Manual of Style, memorizing page after page of writing rules in order to score an "A" for style on their term paper. The elements of style can be frustrating and annoying, but they are still essential for clear communication.
As I was putting together an article on placing caches, I came to realize what I was really describing was the "Elements of Style in Geocaching." Just as the English language has a proper place for a period and rules for formatting endnotes and footnotes, there are proper places for micro-caches and considerations that need to be made for multi-caches if they are to be properly communicated.
 However, far from being hard and fast rules, these are simply suggestions to help clarify what your vision for your cache is all about. The various elements of location, challenge and containers cause us to look at each cache differently. This article simply draws attention to certain norms within caches and attempts to categorize them. You especially might find the grid towards the end of the article helpful in determining what kind of container your cache deserves.
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Organizing a CITO Event
International Cache In Trash Out Day hits every April! Make a difference in your corner of the world by organizing CITO Event.
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