Definition of Buried as defined by GC's Guidelines

Definition of Buried as defined by GC's Guidelines.

For those not aware of this, Groundspeak have clarified the No Buried Guideline on the 24-4-2012, which now states

[quote]1.1. Fundamental Placement Guidelines

3:Geocaches are never buried. If one has to dig or break ground to hide or to find the cache, then the cache is not permitted.

4:Geocache placements do not damage, deface or destroy public or private property. Caches are placed so that the surrounding environment, whether natural or human-made, is safe from intentional or unintentional harm. Property must not be damaged or altered to provide a hiding place, clue, or means of logging a find.[/quote]

This means it is prohibited to "break" Ground in any way to hide a container. There currently seems to be a confusion even amongst very experienced cachers, that as long as part of the container is above ground, then it is not buried. Given that the ground will have had to be broken to accommodate the part of the container, bellow ground level. It is classified as buried, and as such is Prohibited by the Guidelines. 

Also Groundspeak have clarified that Breaking Ground applies to anything which penetrates the ground, so the pointed micro container fastened to a bottle top, and the container is pushed into the ground is considered to have "broken Ground".

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