How loyal are you to one cache-listing site? Do you exclusively seek the caches hidden on "the big site", or do you also keep a watch for caches near you listed by the "little guys"? With the popularity of geocaching ever-waxing, more and more web sites are being created to appease the hunger of cachers with an appetite for more.

Is there anything wrong with a little healthy competition? No, of course not. Come on...it's a big world out there, and the gameboard for geocaching is the biggest playing field of all. There's plenty of room for more than one site, and even more room for respect for fellow cachers who, ultimately, are attracted to geocaching for many of the same reasons you are.

To play the game of caching, you have to follow certain rules and guidelines, no matter which site you prefer. Do I agree with all those policies? No. Does that make me a bad person and an even worse cacher? No. I don't agree with many of the laws and politics of the country in which I live, either. However, I can live by those laws or pay the penalty for not doing so.

Fortunately, there are enough sites which list caches to slake my thirst for caching. If one site has banned a particular type of cache that I, personally, enjoy seeking, I can look elsewhere. If I'm looking to connect with other cachers in my area, there are sites with forums that enable that. If a new type of caching game is being created, I can find that on still another site. I won't mention names here, but ask me if I've ever been to a particular site and I'll tell you. If you want to know what I think about them, specifically, I'll tell you that, too. Respectfully.

However, it appears that some sites have participants who are so loyal to one site, or so against the policies of another, that they go to great lengths in site-bashing. Is this really necessary? I know of many cachers who vehemently disagree with certain politics of caching that they boycott a particular site. That's their choice. Another choice is to voice their opinions in a respectful manner that may result in changing a rule with which they don't agree. If they can't live with the policies of one site, there are other playgrounds. For me, however, the more playgrounds, the better. I'll be waiting for a push at the swings...see you there.