tgsnoopy

Yep, you weren't the first to point that out. But I had already relaised that myself anyway and changed it. Funny the things you do when distracted

Well, I've gone and done it. It'll be interesting to see just what the charge to my credit card will be. As an interesting point, this Pal Pay system or whatever allows me to refer friends, then if they sign up, I get a $5 credit on my account (now where's that e-mail address listing of Geocachers in NZ). I don't know how keen I am on that scheme! And no Charter Member for this kid, I set mine to my daughters favourite referal to my new leisure activities using the GPS and Internet, I've called myself a "Geosport Idiot ;o)". It's so good to go to the sites and automaticly log in (YAY!). Otherwise I can't say I've really noticed much difference. Gotta say though, I reckon Jeremy should turn Geocaching.com into a non-profit organisation allowing incorporated societies etc in other countries, states etc. It would be nice to see some democratic process and financial accountability to it's members. In any case, like I said earlier, I have no problem financially assisting with the running of Geocaching.com In fact I have already. But it's the financial situation of the company I wonder about, as in who owns it etc. It would be nice if it was a non-profit organisation of some kind. Jeremy made statements earlier that I hope he lives up to. The fact he might have set up Geocaching.com as a venture capital type business and now be about to make heaps of money of us members without us knowing it doesn't exactly sit well. The fact he is being so quiet, without giving any facts and figures (let alone any audited figures) adds to my uneasiness. Hmm I wonder how the laws pertain to this situation over there? In NZ he certainly would be accountable to his "members". Oh well, It'll be interesting to look at this posting and see my Geosport Idiot ;o) comment by my nickname. I also have noticed that if I look at my profile from my cache page on Geocaching.com as others supposably see it, then it shows me as a charter member since October 2001 even though I don't want people to know I'm one of those! (Yes I know I'm telling everyone in here that I am, but hey what the hell) Lets hope Jeremy sorts that little quirk out soon. Enough rambling, It's a beautiful day outside, I might have an overhang this morning, but it's self inflicted, no mercy, things to do, places to be. I need to find out if my Vanishing River Cache was in fact plundered today, and if so relocate a replacement in a better hiding place. Enjoy everyone, Always

Well, I've gone and done it. It'll be interesting to see just what the charge to my credit card will be. As an interesting point, this Pal Pay system or whatever allows me to refer friends, then if they sign up, I get a $5 credit on my account (now where's that e-mail address listing of Geocachers in NZ). I don't know how keen I am on that scheme! And no Charter Member for this kid, I set mine to my daughters favourite referal to my new leisure activities using the GPS and Internet, I've called myself a "Geosport Idiot ;o)". It's so good to go to the sites and automaticly log in (YAY!). Otherwise I can't say I've really noticed much difference. Gotta say though, I reckon Jeremy should turn Geocaching.com into a non-profit organisation allowing incorporated societies etc in other countries, states etc. It would be nice to see some democratic process and financial accountability to it's members. In any case, like I said earlier, I have no problem financially assisting with the running of Geocaching.com In fact I have already. But it's the financial situation of the company I wonder about, as in who owns it etc. It would be nice if it was a non-profit organisation of some kind. Jeremy made statements earlier that I hope he lives up to. The fact he might have set up Geocaching.com as a venture capital type business and now be about to make heaps of money of us members without us knowing it doesn't exactly sit well. The fact he is being so quiet, without giving any facts and figures (let alone any audited figures) adds to my uneasiness. Hmm I wonder how the laws pertain to this situation over there? In NZ he certainly would be accountable to his "members". Oh well, It'll be interesting to look at this posting and see my Geosport Idiot ;o) comment by my nickname. I also have noticed that if I look at my profile from my cache page on Geocaching.com as others supposably see it, then it shows me as a charter member since October 2001 even though I don't want people to know I'm one of those! (Yes I know I'm telling everyone in here that I am, but hey what the hell) Lets hope Jeremy sorts that little quirk out soon. Enough rambling, It's a beautiful day outside, I might have an overhang this morning, but it's self inflicted, no mercy, things to do, places to be. I need to find out if my Vanishing River Cache was in fact plundered today, and if so relocate a replacement in a better hiding place. Enjoy everyone, Always

Well that was interesting. I made a posting in this forum, but as it contained certain words it needs to be authourised by a moderator. Hmm, I am a moderator! Gav! did you get that one or has it gone to a higher authority?

Well that was interesting. I made a posting in this forum, but as it contained certain words it needs to be authourised by a moderator. Hmm, I am a moderator! Gav! did you get that one or has it gone to a higher authority?

Well, let me start by saying thanks Gav for making me and others aware of this change? Now a light flaming for Jeremy (don't take it the wrong way though, continue reading), I was dissapointed that I wasn't informed of this change by an e-mail or posting by Jeremy himself. However, am I mistaken or has this change not actually taken place yet? If you got to the Geocaching website like any new comer would, it doesn't appear to actually give them the option of subscribing at the moment. Perhaps Jeremy is testing this at getting the bugs ironed out now before implementing the change and someone has leaked the change and we are reacting to a change that hasn't taken place yet. All I know is that Jeremy has been remarkably quiet through all these postings. Ok, my opinion, It would be foolish to expect Jeremy to continue the Geocaching website as it is without some reasonable income to do so, the fact that the site has got as big as it is now with him working part time on it and financed with his own money supplemented with sales of T-shirts, travel bugs etc and donations is amazing in my opinion. I think we all actually owe the man a huge debt of gratitude. The reality, it costs money to run websites, and this site must cost a small fortune already and it's still growing. I have no problem with becoming a member, and the US$30 or approx NZ$66 is only a very small cost of Geocaching. I like others agree that non-members should not be discriminated against in public. Yes they don't get the warm and fuzzy features, but don't hide caches from them and don't publicly humiliate them for not being members. I personally will not make any of my caches members only, and will probably parallel log them on another Geocaching website such as Geocachingworldwide. For the moment, lets just wait a little while. Unless Jeremy has already issued a statement that indicates all I've said is misinformed, lets wait until he does. If someone has seen such a statement, please post a link to it in here so that I can go and read it, and anyone else who wants to can as well. The NZ$66 is only a small drop in the amount of money I've spent Geocaching so far. It's not that big a deal. But I think the paying member/non-paying member being publicly displayed is negative for the sport and would like that to be addressed. Whatever changes occur, it is paramount that newcomers be able to see and post findings of caches to ensure the continuation of our sport. Sorry it might seem a bit more than my 2c worth but it's a big change, and Jeremy just seems far too quiet for my liking.