Bear and Ragged
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Which category for this?
Bear and Ragged replied to MountainWoods's topic in General Waymarking Topics
Bit of a stretch, but Gifts from Other Countries? https://www.Waymarking.com/cat/details.aspx?f=1&guid=f0e3401a-3fe8-4096-b9f5-e0872785c80a&lat=52.19285&lon=-1.7098&t=6&gid=3&exp=True The deciding part is: -
Does a geocache container need to be clear
Bear and Ragged replied to coumpter's topic in General geocaching topics
It depends. Local guidelines. Also, in a built up area, likely to be found by non-cachers? Clear containers help to defuse any problems of a 'terrorist threat' if the finders or police/security personnel can see in the container. (Don't believe it? In the UK a small town centre shopping area was 'locked down' due to someone believing a small cache was possibly a bomb...) -
Are the co-ordinates on the page for the cache location? Thats using the GPS to get to the cache. The sign on Google - to get the combination - does not involve use of GPS... Unless you give the co-ordinates. Finding alternative ways to solve the clues is surely part of the puzzle? Co-ords for the cache location - especially if they are on the cache page - IS use of GPS. No?
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Depending on how you access the cache information, you should be able to complete challenges. If you get the cache details via an app on a phone, you may be restricted to which caches you can find, to be eligible for certain challenge caches. (Some apps restrict the type and level of difficulty and terrain for basic members)
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"Signs of the Past" is in peer review
Bear and Ragged replied to FamilieFrohne's topic in Recruiting and Category Proposals
Reading here on the forums- and from emails between category officers- think about the requirements for the Waymark. Description and photographs. A GOOD Waymark should not be achievable with a drive-by. Good quality photos showing different aspects of the 'thing' being Waymarked, and multiple sentences about the Waymark should all be required. Yours sounds a good one, a few tweaks should help it through next time. -
Bats in the Belfry
Bear and Ragged replied to ScroogieII's topic in Recruiting and Category Proposals
Reads OK. Bats in the UK are a legally protected species, and those disturbing said bats may find themselves on the wrong side of the law... https://www.bats.org.uk/advice/bats-and-the-law I just wonder if your warning not to disturb them is enough? Or, should it be placed further up the page and more prominent? But, on the whole, a decent write-up and category. -
"Signs of the Past" is in peer review
Bear and Ragged replied to FamilieFrohne's topic in Recruiting and Category Proposals
Thanks for the 'heads up' sounds an interesting category, but needs some work! -
Just be aware, should a cacher be on a challenge to find" a cache name starting or ending with specific letter" you might get a few comments about the change!
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Geocaching Approval Template?
Bear and Ragged replied to Om_and_Nom's topic in General geocaching topics
If it's a smaller park, maybe worth while talking to the local staff in the park first. They will either say yes, or pass you on to someone higher in authority. It's worth the local staff knowing the cache is there, stops them removing it as 'rubbish' although as was said above, doesn't always work! -
Looking for new Officers
Bear and Ragged replied to fi67's topic in Recruiting and Category Proposals
Officer calling the vote should vote? Why bother putting it to the vote, just deny or accept? Or don't bother to review it in the first place... -
Looking for new Officers
Bear and Ragged replied to fi67's topic in Recruiting and Category Proposals
A Waymark gets submitted. An officer can: Accept it. Deny it. (With a reason why they decline) Put it to the other officers for a vote. (With a reason why it was put to the vote) All officers get to vote. (A notification is sent out) Officers can: Accept the Waymark. Decline (With a comment) Abstain. (With a comment) There is a 3 day wait for this to complete. *Is it completed after the majority of officers vote?* The 3 day vote is often 'sticky' and may need an officer to log back in to clear it! Seems to be a long standing problem. -
Caches with future publication date and time
Bear and Ragged replied to i.mas's topic in General geocaching topics
Not a problem for a Reviewer doing it locally, but may be a different matter if it was programmed/automated, once the cache had been reviewed, and then left to the system/servers? -
Caches with future publication date and time
Bear and Ragged replied to i.mas's topic in General geocaching topics
Part of the problem would be: As has been found over the years, the Groundspeak servers work on Groundspeak time. Do you want your caches published at 2.00 PM your local time, or 2.00 PM Groundspeak time? (Even Daylight Saving Time can come into play!) -
First hide stolen before it got published.
Bear and Ragged replied to kcreek88's topic in General geocaching topics
One way to test a hide is to leave an empty container in place before it's published. If it goes missing, it's not such a big loss. (Leave a log book in, just in case a cacher finds it!) Or if it's found by a muggle, they may leave a written note for you. Don't let this time put you off. Good Luck for the next attempt. -
Looking for new Officers
Bear and Ragged replied to fi67's topic in Recruiting and Category Proposals
There are some Waymarkers that keep submitting Waymarks, that always have missing photos/ information. Despite requests for the missing photos/information, they STILL submit more Waymarks, to the same categories, with the same photos/information missing! Not really officer material! -
Precedent rule/guideline. Just because something has been approved before, doesn't mean it will be approved again. (From geocache guidelines, I think it should also apply to Waymarks/Waymarking)
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Costco Wholesale Fourm Page
Bear and Ragged replied to James0116's topic in Recruiting and Category Proposals
What photographs are required? Where should the co-ordinates be taken? (Store entrance? Fuel station? Or both?) -
One of the 'other guidelines' is no precedent. In other words, just because a cache was published previously, it doesn't mean a similar cache will be published now.
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"proposed monument" waymarkable?
Bear and Ragged replied to PISA-caching's topic in General Waymarking Topics
Occasionally a submitted Waymark can fall in to the' grey area' of is it/is it not accepted. As an officer, if the Waymarker can provide the requested photos, and a good written description I'm happy to accept - or at least put it to the vote with fellow officers saying why I think it's an acceptable Waymark. Put in the work, and you stand a good chance of it being accepted. Congratulations on getting it accepted! -
Which category for this?
Bear and Ragged replied to MountainWoods's topic in General Waymarking Topics
Accepted. By one of the other officers, before I'd even seen it! (Very nice write-up. Wish a few others would/could put in the effort.) -
Which category for this?
Bear and Ragged replied to MountainWoods's topic in General Waymarking Topics
As an officer in 'Exact Replicas' given a good story as to why it ISN'T an exact replica tempts me to accept it... If it was built as a replica to what they thought at the time... I'm tempted to accept it. From Instructions for posting "The proper definition of replica is a copy made by the person who made the original although it is now commonly used to refer to any copy. In this case any "copy" will suffice as long as it is an exact copy of the original." Or, have you been in contact with the category leader, who has said "No"? https://www.Waymarking.com/waymarks/wm15TTW_Braintree_Railway_Station_Braintree_Essex_UK "Exact" I dont think so! -
Cache sizes and any additional camoflage
Bear and Ragged replied to Deepdiggingmole's topic in General geocaching topics
I like to know the size/capacity of the container - can I leave a TB? If additional camo is involved, it's nice to know. (Not what or how, or even HAVE to say, just nice to know!)