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by asking for a link to Eroyd's 'first best.' The person below me will dredge it up.

quote:Originally posted by Jomarac5:[boy, I've noticed that you sure don't have a problem editing your posts to say something significantly different, hours after you first posted something . . . at least play fairly When I edited a couple of my posts (other than very minor edits like you said) I thought I made it clear when and why I added or changed something so that it wouldn't confuse anyone. Will try to pay more attention to this next time. Isn't the edit there to allow you to reconsider? - if anyone replies, their quote preserves your original words. For example, if I write something just before heading to bed and wake up the next morning realizing people might take it too seriously, I can add a smile or try to lighten up the wording. Or if I realize I made a terrible mistake I can change it. Or if I think something may not be clear I can add more to clarify. Or if after this is on the page I see it's longer than your post that I'm replying to, I can shorten it. Regarding crying, I guess I should have woken up the next morning and added a to "did you SEE what those guys DID ..." I'm not clear on what it is that you were upset about (have been away for three days and just saw your post now), but will contact you by e-mail to try straightening it out. Also was not sure whether RobertM was joking; it wasn't until I read his comment that it occurred to me people not accustomed to rodent pets might find those photos offensive - they were put there in a spirit of keeping it lighthearted. [This message was edited by Loonie Easter Bunnies on June 30, 2003 at 06:46 PM.]

quote:Originally posted by RobertM:The likes of Loonie Easter Bunnies and Company just out to attack, attack, attack! No, in fact I was defending. Did you SEE what those two DID to embarrass and taunt me? Actually it was Canadazuuk who did it but Jomarac chimed right in. (If anyone who wasn't there last night finds my rats offensive, please let me know WELL WITHIN the 24-hour expiry so I can delete them - thanks! Hairless rats actually are very friendly and sweetnatured pets.)Ó [This message was edited by Loonie Easter Bunnies on June 26, 2003 at 06:53 PM.]

quote:Originally posted by RobertM:[Mmmmm, you do quite a lot of they, eh? I don't think so - can you give me another example besides this?

quote:Originally posted by canadazuuk:While the unofficial definition contained on this site loosely references the 'internet', the key statement would be: _'Geocaching is an entertaining adventure game for gps users. '_ Well I must admit I didn't do any research and was just mouthing off based on the impression I've always had, that geocaching was an internet gps treasure hunt. Update next morning: Although I was happy to take your word for it late last night, CZ, now that I've checked where you quoted from, I think your argument is completely unconvincing but will e-mail you rather than pursuing it on your forum topic where everyone has no doubt had enough. [This message was edited by Loonie Easter Bunnies on June 26, 2003 at 01:02 PM.]

You guys are a couple of: Jomarac Canadazuuk!

Hmmmmm, dilemma. Do I want this most embarrassing topic to die as quickly as possible, or do I want to deny Jomarac the last word . . ..

I once started a topic on the Canada forum, and in the five days it was on the forum it got NOT A SINGLE REPLY. Anyone who thought that topic was worthless did a very effective job of letting it die. If a topic is exhausted, let the regurgitated drivel stand there - it's a lot better discussion killer than a "shut up" would be. If it's your OWN topic and you don't want the regurgitated drivel to be the last word on your topic, either try to re-stimulate the discussion, or let it stand there for a dece nt length of time and then add something so bland no-one would bother answering it, so it can die on your note instead. Words bring a topic to the top of the forum. Silence kills it.. [This message was edited by Loonie Easter Bunnies on June 26, 2003 at 12:23 AM.]

Pet peeve: Seeing someone try to get the last word by telling everyone else to shut up! I once tried: "When I want to continue a discussion, I respond to what the previous person said. When I want to end a discussion, I say nothing." That of cours e didn't end the discussion, but at least the person who said "Shut up" or words to that effect didn't get the last word. In answer to Jomarac's original question, Is this normal? The answer is: It SHOULD be normal. We should all make it a MISSION never to let someone who tries to kill a topic have the last word. If they want it to end, they should not say anything. Why do we want to end someone else's topic? [This message was edited by Loonie Easter Bunnies on June 25, 2003 at 11:54 PM.]

quote:Originally posted by canadazuuk: it was a multi-stage geocache. (whether posted online or not ) a multi-stage private treasure hunt. (just practicing my quoting now that I know what it's useful for . . . ) Thank-you CZ for the answer to my question posted nine up - I'd still like to hear from any others as well!! [This message was edited by Loonie Easter Bunnies on June 25, 2003 at 11:18 PM.]

All this talk has made me curious, so if anyone knows the answer to my question posted three up, please ignore Robert M's comment and enlighten me!} And I always wondered why people bothered quoting what they were answering when it seemed to me so much easier to just refer to it concisely. Now I can see it's very useful in case the person whose comment you are answering EDITS THEIR POST, Ah!! [This message was edited by Loonie Easter Bunnies on June 25, 2003 at 11:03 PM.]

BUT DOES ANYONE KNOW: Has Search and Rescue has ever been called to rescue cachers on a hunt for an actual geocache with coordinates posted on geocaching.com for all to see?? PS Canadazuuk - I am sorry my question implied this topic shouldn't be here or isn't of interest to this forum - it should be here and it is of interest. Especially since the people involved are MAJOR geocachers, like you say. Nonetheless, I'm not convinced the use of e-mail qualifies the private treasure hunt as a geocache: Posting the coordinates on the WWW for all to see is an essential ingredient; without it, no geocache.} [This message was edited by Loonie Easter Bunnies on June 25, 2003 at 10:38 PM.]

Oops - accidentally posted on the wrong forum and can't delete, sorry. [This message was edited by Loonie Easter Bunnies on June 25, 2003 at 12:30 PM.]

From what I can gather (no personal knowledge but only from reading the forums) the three men who were rescued weren't geocaching. What they were after wasn't a geocache, but rather a private treasure hunt. Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but surely a geocache is an INTERNET treasure hunt. Now I'm curious whether anyone has ever needed to be rescued by Search and Rescue while actually geocaching ?? [This message was edited by Loonie Easter Bunnies on June 25, 2003 at 12:28 PM.]

Why is it that - not in this forum topic but in the newspaper article and a couple of other forum topics - different writers kept saying the three rescued men were geocaching? From what I can gather (no personal knowledge but only from reading the forum) they weren't even after a geocache, but rather a private treasure hunt. Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but surely a geocache is an INTERNET treasure hunt. (Subsequent edit to clarify: I didn't mean to imply this topic doesn't belong here or isn't of interest on this forum; in fact I think it's appropriate and very much of interest.) Now I'm curious whether anyone has ever needed to be rescued by Search and Rescue while actually geocaching ?? [This message was edited by Loonie Easter Bunnies on June 26, 2003 at 10:35 AM.]

Curious George: If you truly want to "stop beating a dead horse and move on" I don't think the best way to do that is by suggesting others be silent as soon as you've finished having your say! [This message was edited by Loonie Easter Bunnies on June 25, 2003 at 12:10 PM.]

That webby link thing: Here is the Goldstream Park web page. It has a link to the group campsite reservation information. There are of course plenty of caches in the vicinity, but the one right in the group campsite is scheduled to be archived before the busy camping season starts because it'll be too exposed to traffic at that time of year. Here it is, though: Monkeys, just so you can click nearby caches to see what's close by! (shameless plug) The nearest one, Prospector's, is quite environmentally sensitive, and depending on how many people there are, may not be suitable for a mass assault. But maybe I can find a less sensitive spot for it for the occasion as it is only a short hike away from the group campground on a lovely forest trail. Just had another thought - instead of archiving Monkeys I can temporarily disable it, then reactivate it just for the weekend with nothing but a logbook in it. Maybe Team Phoenix can un-multi theirs for the occasion, too. (Eroyd, if interested, next time you're in "post reply" just click on What is UBBCode for superquick easy instructions. The beauty of being able to insert a link is that it opens a new window so people with slow computers can quickly get back from it to the forum.) [This message was edited by Loonie Easter Bunnies on April 08, 2003 at 12:20 AM.]

CG - I think I can handle the BFL envy - we're much too slow to be competitive in any case. (So slow, in fact, you should maybe team us with Canadazuuk. Haven't met the guy but he sounds like he could use a steadying influence) What I'm more worried about is getting blinded by them all. But curious and looking forward to finding out what all the fuss is! [This message was edited by Loonie Easter Bunnies on April 05, 2003 at 11:10 AM.]

If it's on a Friday I definitely want to go. Will try to round up a couple of team-mates but may need to be matched up. $10 no problem. Do we need a super-bright light or will an ordinary 6-volt flashlight do? Vote: Fri 18 or Fri 25

Hard Oiler In toy stores/catalogues there are these things called 'I dig dinosaurs' 'I dig treasures' 'I dig Egypt' etc, where you chisel away at it until you find the bones and artifacts. Glueing sand together however they do it for those things might be good camouflage in a sand dune. Or a screw-top container made into a two-part sand candle with the lid embedded in one half and the container in the other (with wax carefully not extending over the threaded edge) - not sure if that would be durable enough, though, and it might melt in the sun. Maybe combine the two - make a sand candle to coat the container, then to the outside of it add sand hardened with some kind of glue or varnish for durability.

Coast2Coast2Coast - looks like a true work of art! I hope you hide it somewhere around Cnexfivyyr as we're planning to do some caching up there in a month or two. But who knows, we might make it up to Pnhegranl too. Only problem is, on the "Canuck" forum a lot of your readers/admirers will be people who are going to be hunting for it one day! The surprise and delight of finding will be spoiled a bit - I speak from experience having once decoded a hint that gave away a container that would have been way more fun to be surprised by. Other than that, it's great to see people's labours of love that they're proud of!

My suggestions stem from a situation in Victoria BC Canada where about 70 or 80 caches were posted by a single geocacher team in a three- or four-month period, many of which were "ignore coordinates" caches actually located many kilometers away from where the coordinates are posted. Some of what I'm suggesting is now being done here, but might be useful in other situations as well. 1) If the cache is out on the logging roads by Jordan River or between Port Renfrew and Shawnigan, place the bogus coordinates out there. If the cache is on Saturna Island, place the bogus coordinates there. If the cache is on Christmas Hill or other park in town, place the bogus coordinates within the same park. The closer the cache is to a heavily populated area, the nearer the coordinates should be to the cache's actual location. 2) If the first suggestion gives away more than the hider would like, then find a particular remote location where they can all be posted. Somewhere out in the clearcuts away from where anyone else would want to put a cache (but in the same part of the world), or a little ways out in the strait, are two suggestions that have been made. 3) If it's a multicache and you need to actually go to the first location rather than just mapping or calculating it, then it seems fair enough to post the cache at that location even if the final cache ends up elsewhere. (This of course wouldn't come under the category of "bogus coordinates".) 4) To me it would seem fair enough for a hider of many caches to have a single "information cache" posted in town to attract new cachers who don't already know how to find all these cache pages. [This message was edited by Loonie Easter Bunnies on February 04, 2003 at 10:55 AM.]

My suggestions apply to a situation in Victoria BC Canada where about 100 caches have been placed by a single geocacher team in about four months, many of which are "Ignore coordinates" caches actually located many kilometers away from where the coordinates are posted. Some of what I'm suggesting is already being done, but might be useful in other situations as well. 1) If the cache is out on the logging roads by Jordan River or between Port Renfrew and Shawnigan, place the bogus coordinates out there. If the cache is on Saturna Island, place the bogus coordinates there. If the cache is on Christmas Hill or other park in town, place the bogus coordinates within the same park. The closer the cache is to a heavily populated area, the nearer the coordinates should be to the cache's actual location. 2) If the first suggestion gives away more than the hider would like, then find a particular remote location where they can all be posted--somewhere out in the clearcuts away from where anyone else would want to put a cache (but in the same part of the world), or a little ways out in the strait, are two suggestions that have been made. 3) If it's a multicache and you need to actually go to the first location rather than just mapping or calculating it, then it seems fair enough to post the cache at that location even if the final cache ends up elsewhere. (This of course wouldn't come under the category of "bogus coordinates".) 4) To me it would seem fair enough for a hider of many caches to have a single "information cache" posted in town to attract new cachers who don't already know how to find all these cache pages.Û

Oops - see below (accidentally posted twice). [This message was edited by Loonie Easter Bunnies on February 04, 2003 at 10:56 AM.]

Oops - see below (accidentally posted twice).é [This message was edited by Loonie Easter Bunnies on February 03, 2003 at 11:12 PM.]