bluegauges

waypoint.org already exists, but i don't see virtual lovers flocking there and leaving gc.com behind......... Hmmmm. waypoint.org? I'll check it out... thanks.

If so many players want virtuals and so many land managers insist on virtuals, how does banning virtuals make any sense? Just move the traditionals to areas where they are OK. It's like gambling. Gambling is not allowed in so many communities across the US but there is no way they can ban atlantic city or las vegas. Getting rid of them won't make everybody forget about them. What will happen if they are banned is that somebody else will start a new website for virtuals only and then land owners will still insist on virtuals and then gc.com will lose all of its members and the new site will add traditionals, benchmarks and everything else and since they will have a majority of the players, they will thrive.

I personally am more interested in the locationless caches. I am rather new to the whole hobby but I have learned about many things from rock circles in England, to lost drive-ins across the country, to large rock letters on the sides of mountains, to the challenge of finding a point that can be logged that has 5 of the same number in its coordinates. Many of these can be very difficult and challenging. A big plus is that alot of them can be done simultaneously by people all around the world or across the country whereas a traditional or virtual requires you to be within the general vicinity. Some of the virtuals can be pretty lame unless they have some kind of work involved. Such as solving a puzzle, searching for clues from provided hints etc. This gives a sense of accomplishment that a traditional cache seems to lack. I did a traditional yesterday that took a grand total of 3 minutes from the time I parked the car. On the other hand, I have been trying to find a locationless one by doing the research online for 2 days. (I think I have a drive-in nearby and also a quintuplets that I can log). The rock circles one had me very interested but as I am in NY, it isn't possible. I hate when some people try to influence others as to what they can or cannot do. When somebody tells you to filter out certain things because they dont like them, I dont agree. If they dont like it, they dont have to do it. Don't force your opinions on others. Just like if they dont like whats on a particular TV channel, they should just change the channel. I still think they should be approved to keep out the incredibly stupid cases but not banned altogether.