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Why do you have the google logo shown when using OpenStreetMap (trail map)? Could you please add the OpenStreetMap logo or/and "© OpenStreetMaps contributors". Please see the following links: https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Logos Example:

En tråd för Geocaching.com och de officiella geocaching apparna på Svenska. Här kan ni skriva om ni tycker att någon text ska ändras, om den ser konstig ut eller om något är felstavat.

That's how I've been doing it here in my corner of the USA, beginning with my very first weekend as a cache reviewer in May 2003. There are already several caches lined up for publication around a breakfast event two weeks from now. More problematic is the concept of timed "batch releases" of caches on a schedule throughout the day. There is limited opportunity for socializing in between the FTF frenzies. That sounds more like an organized cache hunt. Why would an organized cache hunt be wrong if it's between the social parts? It have been a VERY popular concept at those event i have been host for and also others that i've attended. Because the cache hunts will tend to overshadow the social aspect of the event. I have stopped releasing caches just before/during my annual summer event cache. I want to meet and socialize. Not watch people dart off looking for new cahces, hoping to grab a FTF. I can't really agree with that.

That's how I've been doing it here in my corner of the USA, beginning with my very first weekend as a cache reviewer in May 2003. There are already several caches lined up for publication around a breakfast event two weeks from now. More problematic is the concept of timed "batch releases" of caches on a schedule throughout the day. There is limited opportunity for socializing in between the FTF frenzies. That sounds more like an organized cache hunt. Why would an organized cache hunt be wrong if it's between the social parts? It have been a VERY popular concept at those event i have been host for and also others that i've attended.

I believe that this means that events shouldn't be published for each and every outing a group makes together for geocaches. (Think "Friday Night Cache Hunt") Those types of "get togethers" which happen regularly shouldn't be recurring "event" caches. There is nothing, however, that says you can't have a flash-mob event, and then invite everyone to go find some caches later. But be aware that if you do this every week, it isn't going to fly. That's my best guess, based on what I experienced with our local geocaching association when I lived in Minnesota, USA. Sure, i can understand that the guideline is to prevent those kind of get togethers. But the reviewers have not accepted event caches where there is information in the event description about a release of geocacher for the actual event. Like when there is a schedule like this: "10.00 - Event starts, 10.30 - Geocache release no.1, 11.30 - Reunion at the event place, 12.00 - Geocache release no.2, 12.30 - Reunion with bbq at the event place" Or like: "We are going to release 20 geocaches during the event.". I've heard about that restriction lately. I'm not sure what the deal is. Perhaps your Reviewer can provide their take on it, as Volunteer Reviewers vary greatly in their interpretation of the guidelines. I have had this problem a few times, but mostly with the "We are going to release 20 geocaches during the event." in the description. The schedule have not been any problem for me, but seems like there may have been some problems for others trying to publish events.

I believe that this means that events shouldn't be published for each and every outing a group makes together for geocaches. (Think "Friday Night Cache Hunt") Those types of "get togethers" which happen regularly shouldn't be recurring "event" caches. There is nothing, however, that says you can't have a flash-mob event, and then invite everyone to go find some caches later. But be aware that if you do this every week, it isn't going to fly. That's my best guess, based on what I experienced with our local geocaching association when I lived in Minnesota, USA. Sure, i can understand that the guideline is to prevent those kind of get togethers. But the reviewers have not accepted event caches where there is information in the event description about a release of geocacher for the actual event. Like when there is a schedule like this: "10.00 - Event starts, 10.30 - Geocache release no.1, 11.30 - Reunion at the event place, 12.00 - Geocache release no.2, 12.30 - Reunion with bbq at the event place" Or like: "We are going to release 20 geocaches during the event.".

There is a discussion in a Swedish geocaching forum about the event guidelines, saying that that you are not allowed to write in the event description that you are going to publish new geocaches for the event. The guidelines for event says: "An event cache should not be set up for the sole purpose of drawing together geocachers for an organized geocache search. Such group hunts are best organized using a discussion forum or an email distribution list." In Sweden it's very common with a part of the event which involves geocaching hunt. But there are also parts where we hang out to discuss geocaching etc. Should we interpret the guidelines that we should not do this on our events? What are we allowed to do on a event? Should we just get together and stare at each other? Where's the fun part in that...? (we could have some flashmob events in like 1 minute or so, but what else?) Is the geocaching part allowed? Is the release of geocaches for a event allowed?

Skåne, Sweden: Intresseföreningen Geocaching i Skåne (www.geocachingiskane.se)

But why are we then denied to have a shortname for our society in the name of a event?! We wanted to add "GCU" to the name, and we have had it before. The only thing we were allowed to do, was adding a small picture with our logo and adding a related web page, but not in the text. But we could still not write "Geocaching in Uppsala" in Swedish, because they envolve it with the name of our society. So again, i need to ask, why be so hard to geocaching societies that work hard to get people geocaching?! I don't say that we don't take money for membership or something like that, because that we do, that's a bit of the point of our society to get a balanced economy so there will be no need to take private money to host a "big" event. But that's OT, because we don't write that in the description on our geocaches. We just want to have our logo and our name in the description and name of event/caches.

Interesting, maybe need to ask them again WHY they added theese rules. It's always better to talk with the reviewers than to use the Forum. IF You want an answer that is. We have already done that, but also interesting to see if someone from Groundspeak or other reviewers could answer here too. And of course also see how it works in other countries than Sweden.

Interesting, maybe need to ask them again WHY they added theese rules.

The reviewers who have started to deny theese things are not new reviewers, and they added theese rules at 2012-01-29 under "marketing". They added specific rules for societies: Swedish: "Geocachingföreningar För geocachingföreningar gäller något mindre stränga regler kring marknadsföring. Följande undantag gäller. - En länk till föreningens webbsida är ok. - En mindre logga är ok, maximalt av samma storlek som stat-baren på geocaching.com (200x50 pixlar)" English: "Geocaching societies For geocaching societies comes to something less strict rules on marketing. The following exceptions apply. - A link to the association's website is ok. - A smaller logo is ok, the maximum of the same as the state bar at geocaching.com (200x50 pixels)" (google translated...)

I wonder why the rules recently have been changed that you may not have a organization/society name or shortname included in the cache name, event name or in the cache description? I live in Sweden, and for about 1½ year ago, i, with some fellow geocachers started a local society named "Intresseföreningen Geocaching Uppsala" (eng: The Geocaching Society of Uppsala). We have been hosting a lot of events under our shortname GCU (Geocaching Uppsala) everytime. But now suddenly we are not allowed to do that anymore. Why? Our society was started to increase the amount of geocachers, geocaches in Uppsala, Sweden. In 1½ years, we have gone from about 350-400 geocaches in the Uppsala area, to about 950 geocaches right now. Almost every cache that members have published have had a link to our society webpage and also a slogan like "Intresseföreningen Geocaching Uppsala, för dig som vill få ut lite mer av geocaching!"/"The Geocaching Society of Uppsala, for you to get some more out of geocaching!". In those 1½ years, there have not been any problem at all to name our society, but now.. we can't event have a shortname or "Uppsala" and "Geocaching" in the same sentence. So please, someone tell me the lack of supporting local geocaching societies?!

Uppsala, Sweden: GCU - Intresseföreningen Geocaching i Uppsala (www.gcuppsala.se)

Sweden: Geocaching.SE

bump bumpetibump bump.. i think it would be great if Aland Islands (Åland) would have it's own map where you could view the counties thats on aland islands... i don't like using the finland map just to show some small dots of aland islands.. would be much better if there was a map of the whole aland islands instead...