txoilgas
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Fake logs on one of my coins or bugs would affect me.
Fake "found it" logs on caches that I then choose to seek, thinking they aren't missing, would affect me.
But temporary event caches don't affect me. It's Monday and they are gone now.
So FAKE is only bad when it affects you.... what about that it affects the GC community? That is ok in your book?
A FAKE is a FAKE !! or do we have a situation of situational ethics?
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A big THANKS to the Emerald city gang and what they are doing to the site. It really has been interesting to watch the various changes take place. Expecially when there is obvious testing of how something might look persented one way or another. Keep it coming.
One thing has happened to one of my travel bugs TBZBD3 Someone was very kind and added a number of pictures to the TB. This was great, BUT with the thumbnails the page now expands horizonally about twice the size of the monitor. Could it be possible to wrap thumbnails at 5 or 6 or something that would not expand the page beyond normally viewing?
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I was interested to see that about 30 people attended the event GC10F47 WGA Geo-Campout 2007 over 1700 times.
GC has been very hard on those that promote or ingage in virtual logging. Is not the attending an event 20 time the same thing?
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I think the adding of thumbnail photos on the cache page is one of the best visable changes made. So far all the changes that are outside visable look great.
Good work
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Love the changes I have seen so far I do like the thumbnails in the logs.One Error I did see. It is showing an event that has already been done as one that I plan to attend.
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We've picked up a TB that we will be physically dropping in Florida after we take a cruise. During the cruise, we plan to visit one cache, a virtual. Is it considered kosher to drop the bug into the virtual cache, then grab it again and take it back to Florida for the drop? We plan to photograph it at the virtual and post the photo to the TB page. It seems a shame not to be able to log all that mileage if he really does go there. What's the ethics on this? Thanks!
robinanddennis
I would suggest that you do the drop when you log the virtual. That way if you miss the virtual you have not logged a TB in an out that you did not actually make. I have my personal TB that I log in and out of every cache I find including virtuals. The only one you can not do that with is the Earthcaches.
Have a great trip.
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Hi,
My wife and I live in Kansas and are new to Geocaching. We found our 1st travel bug (so proud of ourselves).
TB's are fun. Why not just put the tb you have in the next larger cache you find and then go generate some tb's for yourself. It is like putting out your own cache.
There are many facits to this sport/hobby. Moving someone elses tb is fun but watching your own tb move is also quite fun. WARNING!!!!! Be careful about the coins. They can be really addicting and expensive.
Good luck
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Has anyone ran into any problems taking travel bugs and/or geocoins through airport security on a carryon bag?
Things I need to be aware of?
Recommendations?
I have taken a group of TB's, Jeeps, and coins on several international trips with no problems. The ideal way would be to put in checked baggage. I have carried mine in a backpack with not even a question.
Just be prepared to let them open the container. Once they see them there should be no problems.
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Big auction weekend for this coin
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To see the Texas Challenge 2007 coin with the gator, go to http://geocoins.homestead.com/index.html and there are photos of it.
We would love to do that COUNTY challenge but Texas is so large!
Texas is not so large. Don't you know that everything in Texas is just "a little piece down the road"?
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Has the coin been listed on an auction site yet. I would assume you are selling it through ebay. I would like to possibly bid on it to help raise up the price a little.
The current plan is to launch the auction tomorrow, Thursday, and let it run for 10 days.
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BTW -That's a nice looing coin. What are its dimensions?
The coin is 2" long and 1" high.
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I would suggest that the proceeds should go to Fischer House. For those who aren't familiar with it, Fischer House is located in Landstuhl, Germany and it's a home that the family members of injured soldiers stay in while their loved ones are recuperating from their wounds. It has provided an outstanding service to both American and Canadian families (I'm not sure if other nations use it or not).
Thanks for the heads up on the Fisher House FISHER HOUSE. Their pupose is "Supporting America's military in their time of need, we provide "a home away from home" that enables family members to be close to a loved one at the most stressful time -- during hospitalization for an illness, disease or injury."
They provide housing free to families of Irag and Afganistan wounded.
Sounds like a good one.
Any comments?
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Just a quick question in return.
What is the other coin?
Serial number 007
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I recommend a moderately low reserve (well under $100) just to avoid scaring off potential initial bids.
I also recommend asking the coin's designer if he has a preferred group to which he would like to see the money sent.
(and expect some high bidding from at least ONE person
)There is no preferred group. Just that the funds go to a veterans/military group.
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At the request of the manufacturer, of what has been called the Blue Star Thank You Geocoin, I have in my possession 2 coins, one of which is shown below, to make available to the general public. These two coins will be the ONLY coins that are authorized to be sold by the manufacturer. ALL of the other coins have been given, individually, to those that are or have been in the military. Each coin has a serial number and this one is serial number 001
The proceeds are to be given to a veterans/military group for the benifit of the veterans/ military.
My questions here are
1. If this was to be set up and sold on an auction what should the Reserve Price ?
2. What would be the best group to give the proceedes from this sale?
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The following Blue Star Thank You coin will soon be going up for auction.
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I have one that is now just a twinkle in my eye Does this count ?
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Some things that helped me, when I started hiding caches:
1 ) Google Earth, with the Geocaching plug in, is a great tool for getting a rough idea of where caches are placed. The icons representing each cache are not exact, and they tend to shuffle themselves around, but it's a good start. If you find an area that is cache free for several 10ths of a mile, you should be OK. If you're gonna place a cache in an area that already has some, you can create a marker at the correct coordinates and measure between them and where you're thinking of hiding your's.
Using Google Earth, as Sean stated, is absolutely the best way to start. In using the last cache you logged I pulled it up and when enabled the Geocaching Network KML the ones in that park area popped up. I also showed a big area where there are no caches. It looks like across the road near Medical Plaza Drive there is a large section of the paths that do not have a cache. If you are not using GE then I highly recommend that you install it, it is free, and use it as the basic tool to start your placement. Also be sure and download the KML that is on your "My Account Details" page.
The real neat part of GE is that in the Fly To section you can put in a position and GE will put an X on that spot. You can then measure to the nearest and see if it should be ok. The reviewers us a program very simular to this to do the same thing. The GE pins will "float" around but if you click on them and bring up the cache page you can highlight and copy the cache position and then put it into GE and get the exact postion. You can then measure quite accurately.
I have placed several skirt lifters just using GE. I get the position and then go "find" the location and place the cache. I have also place several that I notice a specific tree or feature. I determine that position and in several cases I have not moved the position at all for the final position of the cache.
So don't get to frustrated. There are tools around that will help you place caches. As you place a few you find it a lot easier with each one which will allow you to get even more creative with your placements. If you need any more help then contact me via email and I will see if I can help.
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each of our 170+ coins had to be picked up from our "coin dump" (first set of 170 logs and emails), then all coins could be dropped into the event in one log ( one log but 170 more emails) then each coin had to be picked up from the event (another set of 170 logs and emails) then (one more log and another 170 emails) dropping all the coins back into our "coin dump".
Why bother with dropping the coins in the event. Why not just leave them where they are and let people discover them from there. That is what I usually do with mine. I assume you are physically taking the coins to the event. The only thing you accomplish by dropping them in the event is to gain mileage. Most personal collections don't need mileage.
Also if you "hire" a geoassistant, they will end up wanting time off, pay raises, early retirement, blah, blah,.....
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Having hiked 5 miles with a rise of 1,500 feet over 6 hours and then another 8 hours getting back to find out that after 3 years 8 months and 21 days someone had beat me there, using a different route, by 16 hours. Fortunately this was a virtual. If there had been a log book there that showed someone was there the evening before........... the hike back would have been MUCH longer.
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Am I the only one having the problem with Yellow Pins with the new Google Earth?
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without starbrands help, i'd have to resort to construction paper and crayons. seriously.
Don't feel bad, I HAVE seen construction paper and crayons ones in caches. They are obviously a very special sig card and definately a one of a kind.
Love the changes I have seen so far 
I have one that is now just a twinkle in my eye 
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Since temp caches are not legal or loggable per GC then how can they be a find? I believe this is the same as pulling up a cache page on the computer and logging it as a find since you "found it" on the computer. A lie is a lie and a fake is a fake. Multiple attends at an event is a lie and a fake.