callmeox

I'm going to go out on a limb here. Since angry villagers haven't shown up at Groundspeak HQ with hay forks and torches demanding the old maps, it won't happen. If a majority of users can navigate the new maps problem free, why switch back to placate a few with problems? Now, that doesn't mean that they shouldn't fix the issue, but they must feel that there's no valid reason to revert to the old maps or maintain a dozen different map intefaces (all with hooks into the database) while the last few kinks are worked out. As one of the users with problems with the maps, I think that sucks. As an IT systems guy, I see the value in their position.

Perhaps it isn't a widespread issue for those who peruse the forums, but the fact that it is an issue for anyone should be enough for the Lackeys to have a resource on it. Basing the width and breadth of an issue solely on the number of responses in a forum thread is sheer folly. I like the look of the new maps, the smaller icons and such but I miss the ability to create a checklist from the map. If it worked as advertised it would be a decent upgrade/trade off, but....

Sooo....99% of the users aren't having problems? I'm betting that the majority of users suffer in silence instead of taking a chance on a trip into the caching ghetto known as the Groundspeak forums. Typical company/techie line that they know better than the rest of us. Sheez. For me, scrolling around the maps locks up with the "requesting geocaches" message. IE7 Vista Ultimate Core Duo 1.8GHz 2GB RAM Windows firewall 6 down 1 up VDSL internet (current test below) male 5'10" 205 lbs Brown hair (sparse on top) Blue eyes Likes: Mexican food and good bourbon Dislikes: Seafood and techies without people or "soft" skills

My frequent cache hunting partners have a retired police car as a daily driver. It makes a great cachemobile and it attracts LEO's like flies (and also chases muggle kids like your wouldn't believe). While out caching the GeoCopCar, we've been offered free coffee at McDonalds, asked "so...who ya with?" a bunch of times, and even had an officer help us find a cache after asking if we were with INS and we explained what we really were doing. Personally, I've been questioned three times in just short of two years of caching. All three times a 'concerned citizen' called the police to report suspicious activity. Two were out in the middle of nowhere and the other was in a small park next to a power plant along Lake Erie. I offered to explain Geocaching (with my hands in plain view and no abrupt movements) and was on my way in just a few moments. I've never been inclined to make up a story to protect a cache placement and risk running afoul of the law. Caching is a game...police with guns are about as real as it gets. IMHO, the more that law enforcement officers are aware of what we're doing, the less chance that other cachers will have negative experiences.

I placed a magnetic cache on an local retired Army tank last Summer and I was darn impressed with my tri-color Wally World camo spray paint job. Even with spot-on coords, it gave most cachers fits. The city re-painted the tank (and my cache-tainer) this Spring so now it is a perfect match.