Talk:Travel Bug

Geokrety promotion
In lieu of starting an edit war with PTMY, let's discuss this. On a page that discusses the travel bug, which is a proprietary term associated with geocaching.com, is there a need for three separate mentions of the geokrety in the name of "balance?" My vote is no. The page on Internet Explorer doesn't need to link thrice to Google Chrom or other browsers; one mention for geokrety should be gracious plenty. Hzoi (talk) 17:37, 21 February 2017 (UTC)

I count 5 mentions of Google "Chrom" (sic) in the Internet Explorer article. Three brief mentions of another similar service seems OK here. The real question is whether TBs are actually notable enough for a separate (advertisement) article, or should only get a brief mention on the Geocaching article. PTMY (talk) 17:55, 21 February 2017 (UTC)

"Trackable" instead of "Travel Bug"?
Shouldn't this article be re-named "Trackable" rather than "Travel Bug"? Travel Bug is a very specific term for one type of trackable tag used in geocaching, whereas trackable is more of a blanket term for all trackable items used through geocaching, including geocoins and other brands of trackable items that are valid in geocaching. Also, [https://www.geocaching.com/track/ Geocaching.com themselves refer to them as "trackables". ] Mojo0306 (talk) 12:26, 24 January 2018 (UTC)
 * Yes, or even better, delete this article and only include a brief mention of trackables in the main geocaching article or elsewhere. As TB is a Trademark term, this article is clearly primarily advertising. PTMY (talk) 18:57, 6 February 2018 (UTC)

I was going to make a new section on this, but after seeing this one, I'd thought I just place it here instead. So that this article is not confused with advertising as the previous user said, how about an additional section be added that talks more about trackables or travel bugs, so as to educate people about them? The main geocaching article briefly mentions muggles. Trackables are "muggled" all of the time, and many of their owners end up losing their particular item because there are people that find these things and they don't know enough about them. Some of them may even try to look up what a travel bug is, to know more about it. This is where this page could be helpful by educating the do's and don'ts when it comes to trackables. Such as don't leave them places where there is high traffic of people who don't play the game, such as local libraries. If the item is of particular high value to you as the owner, don't send it out as is. Make a copy or proxy of it, send out a laminated post card with a picture of the item and information about it. So if it does get stolen or lost, you still have the original. And follow the item's instructions or goal, and try not to hang onto it for too long. If you find one, log it effectively, noting whether you take it from the cache or if you left it. Even seasoned geocachers tend to screw this up when it comes to travel bugs. Aidensdaddy2k9 (talk) 00:14, 6 January 2019 (UTC)