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Whidbey Walk

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  1. Not having the time to read the 254 previous posts to see if someone has already aired my complaint. http://home.earthlink.net/~whidbeywalk/
  2. Not having the time to read the 254 previous posts to see if someone has already aired my complaint. http://home.earthlink.net/~whidbeywalk/
  3. Not having the time to read the 254 previous posts to see if someone has already aired my complaint. http://home.earthlink.net/~whidbeywalk/
  4. This idea has evolved past the original concept of a drop down 1 to 5 star rating to a way to recognize outstanding caches. Most the suggestions have been to have a percentage based limit on the number of caches an individual could select as “outstanding.” Under this proposal a user couldn’t use the rating to bash or degrade the cache. I suppose one could abuse the system by giving an “outstanding” rating to a poor cache, but wouldn’t the joke be on the abuser if they did? The potential for abuse of a 1 to 5 star system would be a valid concern, but as the idea has evolved I don’t see any way it could be abused in a detrimental way. If an individual created multiple accounts then logged multiple finds to earn the ability to give a less than outstanding cache (or perhaps their own cache) an “outstanding” rating, what harm would have been caused? At worst someone would hunt the cache and be disappointed that it wasn’t what they expected. Everything can be abused, if you mean not used in the intended manner. The potential for abuse of this proposal is not a very strong argument. The amount of work for Groundspeak or the increased load on the servers are much more plausible reasons for not implementing such a system. However, I would rate this right along side the pocket queries as an attractive premium feature. http://home.earthlink.net/~whidbeywalk/
  5. This idea has evolved past the original concept of a drop down 1 to 5 star rating to a way to recognize outstanding caches. Most the suggestions have been to have a percentage based limit on the number of caches an individual could select as “outstanding.” Under this proposal a user couldn’t use the rating to bash or degrade the cache. I suppose one could abuse the system by giving an “outstanding” rating to a poor cache, but wouldn’t the joke be on the abuser if they did? The potential for abuse of a 1 to 5 star system would be a valid concern, but as the idea has evolved I don’t see any way it could be abused in a detrimental way. If an individual created multiple accounts then logged multiple finds to earn the ability to give a less than outstanding cache (or perhaps their own cache) an “outstanding” rating, what harm would have been caused? At worst someone would hunt the cache and be disappointed that it wasn’t what they expected. Everything can be abused, if you mean not used in the intended manner. The potential for abuse of this proposal is not a very strong argument. The amount of work for Groundspeak or the increased load on the servers are much more plausible reasons for not implementing such a system. However, I would rate this right along side the pocket queries as an attractive premium feature. http://home.earthlink.net/~whidbeywalk/
  6. Sorry.....thought this thread was about my boss. http://home.earthlink.net/~whidbeywalk/
  7. Sorry.....thought this thread was about my boss. http://home.earthlink.net/~whidbeywalk/
  8. Dekaner A new cacher posed the question to the geocaching community to gauge the community’s feelings towards the selection of a cemetery as a location for a cache. It’s a bit presumptuous to assume they did not intend to ask permission. http://home.earthlink.net/~whidbeywalk/
  9. I can't see any change from the way it's been. Uploading pictures for logs on the benchmarks site is different. For benchmarks the site does automatically convert and scale the photos for you. I had asked if this would be implemented for the geocaching site as well several months ago. I can’t find the thread now, but the reply was yes …. eventually. http://home.earthlink.net/~whidbeywalk/
  10. I can't see any change from the way it's been. Uploading pictures for logs on the benchmarks site is different. For benchmarks the site does automatically convert and scale the photos for you. I had asked if this would be implemented for the geocaching site as well several months ago. I can’t find the thread now, but the reply was yes …. eventually. http://home.earthlink.net/~whidbeywalk/
  11. Your locations might be a bit unusual, but www.waypoint.org has quite an eclectic list of places. http://home.earthlink.net/~whidbeywalk/
  12. I remember a time when we were able to find caches before they were even approved. http://home.earthlink.net/~whidbeywalk/
  13. I remember a time when we were able to find caches before they were even approved. http://home.earthlink.net/~whidbeywalk/
  14. I have been to graveyard caches before and believe they can be done tastefully. Both the caches I’ve been to were offset caches. The given coordinates were for a grave that the seeker had to visit to obtain a bit of information, which would reveal the coordinates of the actual cache nearby. The cache was then located outside the cemetery. In one case the cache was located just outside cemetery, in the other case it was in a nearby park. By the way, how exactly do you mean they aren’t currently being used? http://home.earthlink.net/~whidbeywalk/
  15. I have been to graveyard caches before and believe they can be done tastefully. Both the caches I’ve been to were offset caches. The given coordinates were for a grave that the seeker had to visit to obtain a bit of information, which would reveal the coordinates of the actual cache nearby. The cache was then located outside the cemetery. In one case the cache was located just outside cemetery, in the other case it was in a nearby park. By the way, how exactly do you mean they aren’t currently being used? http://home.earthlink.net/~whidbeywalk/
  16. Go to the "Run on these days:" section and uncheck all the days. You could also modify it for your new location, but there is now way (at least that I know of) to delete a query. http://home.earthlink.net/~whidbeywalk/
  17. Well, I'm not very good about expalining technical aspects of things I don't quite get, so I'll just point you to this thread to see an explination of why from Jeremy. http://home.earthlink.net/~whidbeywalk/
  18. Well, I'm not very good about expalining technical aspects of things I don't quite get, so I'll just point you to this thread to see an explination of why from Jeremy. http://home.earthlink.net/~whidbeywalk/
  19. I can defiantly see the benefit of being able to quickly pick out top-notch caches, but as has been pointed out a rating system could have a lot of problems. A solution that occurs to me would be a top 10% or maybe just 5% list. Here’s how I envision it working. On each cachers profile page they would have the option of adding caches to their top ten list. Being a percentage a user with 15 finds wouldn’t be able to declare every cache he found an outstanding cache, but a user with 500 finds would have the ability to recognize a larger number of excellent caches. Then on the cache page there could be an icon indicating that the cache has received a top rating and perhaps the number of users who have put it on their lists. On the search page a “Top 10” icon could display the same way the “new” displays now. This would facilitate the desire for users to find top rated caches, provide a way to acknowledge outstanding caches (other then just praising them in the logs), and could not be used to bash or degrade a less appealing cache since it could only be used to provide positive feedback http://home.earthlink.net/~whidbeywalk/
  20. quote:From GC FAQ:What is Geocaching? Geocaching is an entertaining adventure game……..All the visitor is asked to do is if they get something they should try to leave something for the cache. From stash note: The only rules are: if you take something from the cache, you must leave something for the cache, and you must write about your visit in the logbook. Humm……Sounds optional to me. http://home.earthlink.net/~whidbeywalk/
  21. quote:From GC FAQ:What is Geocaching? Geocaching is an entertaining adventure game……..All the visitor is asked to do is if they get something they should try to leave something for the cache. From stash note: The only rules are: if you take something from the cache, you must leave something for the cache, and you must write about your visit in the logbook. Humm……Sounds optional to me. http://home.earthlink.net/~whidbeywalk/
  22. quote:Originally posted by Clan Ferguson:Attention the following is my opinion not a personal attack on anyone. If you TNLN weather alone or in a group, your not geocaching. I consider myself a bit of a purist. I always trade and I normally only hunt Normals and Multi Normals. I feel if we're not trading we might as well call this letter boxing. and just sign logs QJLWBS ( a joke my brother is fond of. It means "Quit Job, Left Wife, Bought Stamp" It was a refernece to our addiction and how we think the high finders are doing it) Except that in letterboxing, you take an impression of a stamp and leave an impression of a stamp. Oh and you don’t use a GPS receiver to find the letterbox. I think I’ll continue to mostly take memories and leave footprints. http://home.earthlink.net/~whidbeywalk/
  23. quote:Originally posted by Clan Ferguson:Attention the following is my opinion not a personal attack on anyone. If you TNLN weather alone or in a group, your not geocaching. I consider myself a bit of a purist. I always trade and I normally only hunt Normals and Multi Normals. I feel if we're not trading we might as well call this letter boxing. and just sign logs QJLWBS ( a joke my brother is fond of. It means "Quit Job, Left Wife, Bought Stamp" It was a refernece to our addiction and how we think the high finders are doing it) Except that in letterboxing, you take an impression of a stamp and leave an impression of a stamp. Oh and you don’t use a GPS receiver to find the letterbox. I think I’ll continue to mostly take memories and leave footprints. http://home.earthlink.net/~whidbeywalk/
  24. Teach me something I didn’t know. Make me learn something on my own. Take me some place where the location and the journey are the true reward not the cache. If a cache entails one of these aspects I will remember it long after the Tupperware under the bush 30 yards from the swing set fades from my memory. http://home.earthlink.net/~whidbeywalk/
  25. Funny. I just realized that you asked about this just before the equinox. I think then that the data for today should be almost identical to the data from six months ago. http://home.earthlink.net/~whidbeywalk/
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