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Preserved Architectural Remnants and Ruins - A Waymarking.com Category ??? Or maybe https://www.Waymarking.com/cat/details.aspx?f=1&guid=6c88e281-ae90-42c0-a2f8-3d1e370b9ffc&exp=True ???

This is truly sad news. I first contacted Don in 2019 when I was looking for “Medal Of Honor Resting Places” (naive as I was, I hoped that there would be such a grave in Austria). In the course of this, I found a Swedish geocacher (Mikael Odberger) for Don, who took photos of https://www.Waymarking.com/waymarks/wm11G1X for him. But Don also sent me all the information he had about Sgt James I. Mestrovitch, who was buried in Montenegro. And that was really a lot(!) of information. I was able to track down the grave during a vacation and then created https://www.Waymarking.com/waymarks/wm11EY6. I could never have done it without Don. Unfortunately, I never got to meet him in person, but as far as I got to know him by email, he was extremely helpful, patient, friendly and modest. RIP Donald.

I've never heard of that series. I guess a list of all the destinations is essential, or how are future officers supposed to verify, if the WM was a target location in one the many episodes all over the world?

One of my latest WM, https://www.Waymarking.com/waymarks/wm1C2RJ, is now a featured one, although nobody suggested it. WoooooHooooo! And thanks for the nice surprise. AND, it's the only featured waymark in the "3 Dimensional Art" category. Another WoooooHooooo!

Seems like a perfect addition to the future category. Unfortunately, there is neither a phone nor a post box of that kind in Austria (at least I can't find any), but in Peer Review I would vote Yea nonetheless.

Austrian and Swiss National Heritage Sites - No WMs in Denmark or Norway :-) Chronograms - one WM in Denmark, corrected Counting and Measuring Displays - some WMs in Denmark, checked/corrected Elevated Buildings - WMs in Denmark & Norway, checked/corrected Feeding the Animals - a few WMs in Denmark, corrected Funerary Art - two WMs in Denmark, corrected Occupational/Hobby Grave Stones - a few WMs in Denmark, checked/corrected

Unfortunately I have not been to Finland so far and I have only 3 WMs in Denmark, but at least those 3 are corrected now. Additionally I changed several WM in the categories in which I'm an officer.

I very much agree, but there's one idea, that I would prefer: A useful app for my mobile phone (Android)! Whenever I come to a new location, I can check within very short time, if there are geocaches around or if there are adventure lab caches around. But if I want to see if there are waymarks around, it takes more time and isn't as easy as with caches. I think that a modern and easy to use app for all mobile phones will not gain loads of new WMers, but definitely some.

During my vacations in Lithuania I took photos of this memorial: The text on it translates to: WE DIED FOR OUR COUNTRY. NOTHING IS MORE LOVING THAN SOMEONE WHO LAYS DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS There's no indication to a specific war, so I would create a WM in "Non-Specific Veteran Memorials", right? The opposite side says: 1930 was the 500th anniversary of the death day of Vytautas the Great and several sources say that the memorial was erected to commemorate this anniversary. So, would that memorial qualify for the "Commercial Commemorations" category too? Or are there better cateogories for it? Any advice will be appreciated.

Sorry for the late answer, but: If you have some documentation of the superlative (largest single stop Licorice Shop), Superlatives - A Waymarking.com Category might be another category that fits.

You can have both from me (and very likely the majority of the waymarkers). One of the reasons why the forums are a good idea is, because waymarkers from around the world have a lot of expertise about local conditions. What is prevelant in which country? Are there special laws that might cause a problem? Etc. Once you have revised the description, let us know in the forums and we will give feedback for the perfection of it. Andreas (Vienna, Austria)

People like that are slowly ruining our hobby. :-(

You're welcome. Unfortunately I spent only a short time in Moldova. Otherwise I would have been able to create many more, but your city offers enough interesting sights to create more waymark, IF you should ever decide to create your own.

Funny, I have never tried THAT before, but you're right. The "excludes" are ignored.

Ok, thanks for the information. So, the sentence "Named mountain 'Passes' do not qualify for this category." in the category description is simply to be ignored?

Don't know, if this has been reported already: When I search for something in all categories, everything is fine, f.e. www.Waymarking.com/wm/search.aspx?f=1&wst=9&kw=Lake&st=2. But if I search while I'm in a specific category, I find nothing, f.e. www.Waymarking.com/cat/details.aspx?f=1&guid=762b423f-4bf2-464f-9e22-e479d3bfea91&wst=9&kw=Lake&st=2

I'm back from Spain/Andorra and started to post a few visits. While searching for WM that I saw in the last couple of days I stumbled over https://www.Waymarking.com/waymarks/wmYZTR in the category Named Mountain Gaps. I have neither posted a visit or created a new WM in that category, so I read the description, which says: "[...] Only submissions of official "Gaps" (as indicated on topographical maps) will be accepted. Named mountain "Passes" do not qualify for this category. [...]". But in the category I find a lot of "Passes" and not all of them have been approved by wayfrog (who might be less strict when approving hundreds of WM in various categories). So, I have some questions: What exactly is the difference between a "Gap" and a "Pass"? My guess is, that a "Gap" is between two named mountains, while a "Pass" is a way/street over ONE named mountain. Right? Are "Passes" ok now, although the category description says no? The category description also mentions: "[...] All submissions will be verified via topzone or similiar website. [...]", but I can't find a "topzone" website. Does it still exist (what is the URL then?) or are there other websites, where I can check if I can find what I want to post in the future?

Unfortunately I have a different opinion. In principle I would agree with you, but in this particular case it was decided by an interim president to build a monument. But the Constitutional Court later ruled that the decision was unconstitutional - whatever that means. Apparently people in the Republic of Moldova cannot agree on whether the monument should be erected now or the placeholder monument should be removed. So, in a way, it is a perfect monument to remember the freedom fighters, because as you can see, Moldova is still not 100% free from Russian influences.

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Meanwhile the waymark was accepted.

Right now I'm creating many waymarks in Moldova. In my research I found something, that I haven't seen so far: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monument_to_the_Victims_of_the_Soviet_Occupation says that this is a "Proposed Monument". There is a stone with an inscription saying that a "monument will be built in this place". However, I (personally) would judge that stone to be a monument already. I plan to post it to the "Monuments of the Eastern Freedomfights" category and am curious, if they will accept it. So, I don't really have a question about it, but thought that I should share that with you. Have you ever seen something similar?

Hi Don, You helped me with your extensive knowledge regarding Medal of Honor recipients to create https://www.Waymarking.com/waymarks/wm11ey6 in Montenegro. I will be eternally grateful for that, because it was an unforgettable experience for me to forgo the upcoming sightseeing tour of Kotor during a guided bus tour and instead take a cab a few kilometers to this cemetery. I admire you for your dedication and wish you all the best, health and happiness for the future. Andreas

Can you give an example (coordinates) where 1/4 of the waymarks are no longer there?

Tiny correction: Look for "Republic of Moldova" , but I agree to everything else you wrote. Right now, I'm pretty busy at work because all my other colleagues are on holiday, but I will (hopefully) give it another try soon. I can understand all of the above arguments (pro & contra), and I'm very confident, that there is some memorabilia about the few Olympic medal winners and other athletes of Moldova in the house of their National Olympic Committee. It's just that I didn't enter the building and take photos of them and therefore have no proof for my theory.

That reminds me of our visit to Paris many years ago. One day before we wanted to return home by train, we heard that they are on strike. There was ONE guy from the Railway company in the train station to give information about the trains that would go or not go. We (and a whole bunch of other people) asked him and he browsed through a pile of paper(!) and finally said: "No, it will not go. Please go to the ticket counter and ask for a ticket for a train that will go". So, we went to the counter and told them that we wanted to take the train x and now need a ticket for another train, because x will not go. And this guy did a quick search in his computer and finally said: "Nooooo, your train WILL go! Believe me! Don't trust our colleague at the info stand". The next day we arrived at the station with a queasy feeling, but fortunately our train was there. :-)