Captain No Beard and the Pi Rats

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Sounds like tyme to plant a geotrap...not wun that could 'urt 'im ye know, just one that'll lure 'im...somewheres that is a 1/1 and easy to view frum somewhars...then put in some "virtual great stuff" Be watchin' frum the window...ye'll fig'r out who in a hurry... Then drag the blighter off to our Island and we can see 'ow 'e likes the cold winter nights on a log boom (in 'is birfday suite to boot!) Keep yer sail 'igh, 'nd move swiftly, Captain No Beard and the Pi Rats

Thank you CR... quote: Here's what I propose: New designation--not new cache type--"requires printout." Perfect solution...Now how do we get a comment from Jeremy as to whether it might be something he might be willing to implement? Keep yer sail 'igh, 'nd move swiftly, Captain No Beard and the Pi Rats

We'll be starting that Idea soon, too. Great Idea Markwell, I'm on record in the last two threads on this subject as not liking rating systems, but this is different. I guess if it were "officially adopted" you could have a count at the top "x # of cachers have this cache on their top 10% list" just like the "being watched by" count. Keep yer sail 'igh, 'nd move swiftly, Captain No Beard and the Pi Rats

Right you are Fuzz... Maybe what I'm really asking for is a checkmark box that says, click here if the finder requires the printout in order to complete this cache...which in turn brings up a little "Printout required" icon on the search page??? How bout that? Keep yer sail 'igh, 'nd move swiftly, Captain No Beard and the Pi Rats

Obv'ously nat reel Pirates...Reel wuns would'a be sendin' a prop'r Rans'm Note, or jist drawn and Quart'rd th' buggie! If'n ye'd like th' Cap'n's 'elp, 'e's alw'ys preparrd t' straight'n out a fake pirate! Keep yer sail 'igh, 'nd move swiftly, Captain No Beard and the Pi Rats

CR I see your point in the current definitions. I don't know anyone who actually does label a cache with only one "co-ord objective" as a multi. I did some looking around at caches and there seems to be a gazzillion or so that would then be technically mislabeled. I wonder why, when a cache is being approved, that isn't caught by Admin and anything that fits the descripton "An offset cache (where you go to a location and get hints to the actual cache) is considered a multi-cache" be relabled before approval... Although...the boot one I referenced doesn't even have that...it's a puzzle in the description, you don't go to the original co-ords, ever. So I think again, I'd like to see a new cache type...Puzzle Caches, If you need the printout to make it work, (which isn't true with all Multi's), then it's a Puzzle Cache. I know it's not as earth shattering as some of the stuff here, just a little thing, It's just that then I don't have to read every one of the 100 or so descriptions before I click the download to EasyGPS button to make certain I don't need the printout before I start. Keep yer sail 'igh, 'nd move swiftly, Captain No Beard and the Pi Rats

Is it possible to add another "cache type". Puzzle Cache. Definition, "a cache hunt that you cannot complete without the printout." Going on frequent road trips, I'll occassionally download a bunch of co-ords using EasyGPS. I always exclude Multi's and Virtuals. Be driving down the highway and say "Hey, I'm ahead of schedule...let's hunt!" Turn on GPSr, nearest waypoint...go find it, noteless, clueless. Can be a gas. But if I get to a cache like this one... "Too bad, I hid a boot!" Or even one of my own... Th' Calculatin' Cap'n's Cache Yer Scuppered...and don't even know it. On the recent trip to Portland, I got to the co-ords of the aforementioned boot cache, and there were a hundred great hidy spots well within tolerance... Well needless to say, I'd like to be able to exclude puzzles from the download list, so I don't spend an hour in the bush, only to find out it was impossible to find in the first place without a laptop and a Pocket search to check before doing each hunt. I know I'm not alone with this issue, as I've seen logs at caches where others have tried the same thing and had the same result. Comments?? Keep yer sail 'igh, 'nd move swiftly, Captain No Beard and the Pi Rats

Here is a cut/paste from the discussion thread of August on the subject... >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Wow, started out thinkin'...GREAT IDEA. Started Reading...Hmmm, what about those newbies...How would it affect the hiding ratio of someone who has just hidden for the first time and gets a negative feedback rating. What about the fact that every hunter is out for a different "fix". Th' Cap'ns Wench loves a great hike more than the great hide, I'm just the opposite...our lives would be hell if we had to agree on the rating for a cache! The sport lives and breaths on those who hide, and although the current system means that you sometimes get a "dud", at least there are caches out there to hunt for. There aren't enough hiders...almost nobody actually hides at a rate high enough to sustain the sport, in our area a new cache never makes it till sunset untouched, we're all starved for more, even the so-so ones are a chance to practice, get out and cache! We live in a fairly small population base hence fewer cachers...we have our share of so-so hiders, I hope we're not one of them. There are even "in jokes" about some of the cachers hides, we have a whole hunting technique named after one of our local hiders...it involves turning off your GPS, closing your eyes and rolling around on the ground till you bump in to the cache...how would we rate his caches??? Most of us would rate some of them highly, some of them not, if you were to just look up the "rating Stars" you'd think we were all insane. For our part, we work hard to make ours "total experience" caches, and we think we do a great job...maybe we're completely wrong...maybe even though we get lots of positive feedback on our caches, if the first few had been met with less than overwhelming "stars" we might now be in the majority of the cachers who do 20x more hunting than hiding. I really think that cachers who are doing early hides really need encouraging emails from others, and most would welcome direct emails with positive criticism as I have. A "star" system may stem the tide of this valuable feedback mechanism..."I gave him 2 stars, he'll figure it out" So, although this doesn't help you hunt for "the best" I do think that the needs of the many to have more to hunt for, must outweigh the needs of the few who like to hunt "the best of the best". So great idea, but greater potential to harm than to help, I'm afraid. I.M.H.O. (OK, so I've never actually been humble in my life...but thar ye go!) >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Well since then I've hidden some more, hunted some more, travelled through Washington to Portland a few times to hunt some caches...had some 0 star experiences, and some 10 star experiences...IT'S A GAME! Sometimes you lose! If you want to make sure you don't lose too often... 1. When you find a cache by a newbie that is less than perfect, provide positive criticism, directly to the hider via the email system. 2. Povide glowing praise in your logs when you find a great one, people will get to know your style and realize if you liked it, so will they, and they will do the same. 3. HIDE MORE CACHES that you think are PERFECT! What goes around, comes around. 4. Check out the stats of the hider, before you hunt. 5. Hunt with some other cachers, even if the cache is brutal...you'll still have some fun! I said it before, I'll say it again... IT'S A GAME, sometimes you win, sometimes not! Keep yer sail 'igh, 'nd move swiftly, Captain No Beard and the Pi Rats

Sometimes you can fix it by just holding down the shift key and clicking on the refresh button on the browser, forces a page to load. Keep yer sail 'igh, 'nd move swiftly, Captain No Beard and the Pi Rats

AAAARGH Mateys... Th' Cap'n would like to point ou' tha' th' counts are not in yer Pocket Queries... Just on 'is way fer a week in Portland, OR and would like t' choose a few t' do. Thought he'd be clev'r an' Pocket Query t' th' Laptop. Yah it'd be nice t' know 'ow many finds a 'unter 'ad whilst readin' th' comments...but one more thing... Would like to know 'ow many finds a hider has(had) at the time 'e (she) 'id th' cache. Somethin' like...This be cache #11 of 17 hidd'n by th' blyhter...if I'm usin' th' Pocket Query on th' road, I can't just click on th' username to find out now, can I? Just a li'l complycation t' th' thread... But I do like the idea of Cache find # of # on the logs too! Keep yer sail 'igh, 'nd move swiftly, Captain No Beard and the Pi Rats

AAAARGH Mateys... Th' Cap'n would like to point ou' tha' th' counts are not in yer Pocket Queries... Just on 'is way fer a week in Portland, OR and would like t' choose a few t' do. Thought he'd be clev'r an' Pocket Query t' th' Laptop. Yah it'd be nice t' know 'ow many finds a 'unter 'ad whilst readin' th' comments...but one more thing... Would like to know 'ow many finds a hider has(had) at the time 'e (she) 'id th' cache. Somethin' like...This be cache #11 of 17 hidd'n by th' blyhter...if I'm usin' th' Pocket Query on th' road, I can't just click on th' username to find out now, can I? Just a li'l complycation t' th' thread... But I do like the idea of Cache find # of # on the logs too! Keep yer sail 'igh, 'nd move swiftly, Captain No Beard and the Pi Rats

I agree with Cachew Nut re hiding from non-registered users, and Bassoon Pilot is VERY RIGHT when he uses "ad nauseum" to discribe the previous discussion on the subject. I just checked the number of logs on my own hidden caches, 150. I don't want 150 emails from people asking for co-ords. I wouldn't know how to learn to "trust" them. The VAST majority of those that have found my caches have been people I don't know from Adam. Plus, when a newbie comes along...how will I know whether to trust this new user or not. Don't throw up too many roadblocks, simply get the new user to register and login (an option we have heard is coming), then go hunting. What you're suggesting is really a part of what 'Members Only Caches' are aimed at. Keep yer sail 'igh, 'nd move swiftly, Captain No Beard and the Pi Rats

Thanks, my Legend also Thanks you! Keep yer sail 'igh, 'nd move swiftly, Captain No Beard and the Pi Rats

Thanks, my Legend also Thanks you! Keep yer sail 'igh, 'nd move swiftly, Captain No Beard and the Pi Rats

Here are some links... BC Government Website on Park Park's own website Ferry PDF of Map of the Park The group sites are the furthest south, a few hundred meters, they have 4 wheeled carts available for gear. I'm working on not having to use the ferrys, more to come on that as we get closer to the date, it also opens up the departure time to as late as ye like. Keep yer sail 'igh, 'nd move swiftly, Captain No Beard and the Pi Rats

Wow, started out thinkin'...GREAT IDEA. Started Reading...Hmmm, what about those newbies...How would it affect the hiding ratio of someone who has just hidden for the first time and gets a negative feedback rating. What about the fact that every hunter is out for a different "fix". Th' Cap'ns Wench loves a great hike more than the great hide, I'm just the opposite...our lives would be hell if we had to agree on the rating for a cache! The sport lives and breaths on those who hide, and although the current system means that you sometimes get a "dud", at least there are caches out there to hunt for. There aren't enough hiders...almost nobody actually hides at a rate high enough to sustain the sport, in our area a new cache never makes it till sunset untouched, we're all starved for more, even the so-so ones are a chance to practice, get out and cache! We live in a fairly small population base hence fewer cachers...we have our share of so-so hiders, I hope we're not one of them. There are even "in jokes" about some of the cachers hides, we have a whole hunting technique named after one of our local hiders...it involves turning off your GPS, closing your eyes and rolling around on the ground till you bump in to the cache...how would we rate his caches??? Most of us would rate some of them highly, some of them not, if you were to just look up the "rating Stars" you'd think we were all insane. For our part, we work hard to make ours "total experience" caches, and we think we do a great job...maybe we're completely wrong...maybe even though we get lots of positive feedback on our caches, if the first few had been met with less than overwhelming "stars" we might now be in the majority of the cachers who do 20x more hunting than hiding. I really think that cachers who are doing early hides really need encouraging emails from others, and most would welcome direct emails with positive criticism as I have. A "star" system may stem the tide of this valuable feedback mechanism..."I gave him 2 stars, he'll figure it out" So, although this doesn't help you hunt for "the best" I do think that the needs of the many to have more to hunt for, must outweigh the needs of the few who like to hunt "the best of the best". So great idea, but greater potential to harm than to help, I'm afraid. I.M.H.O. (OK, so I've never actually been humble in my life...but thar ye go!) Keep yer sail 'igh, 'nd move swiftly, Captain No Beard and the Pi Rats [This message was edited by Captain No Beard and the Pi Rats on August 05, 2002 at 09:58 PM.]

Looking for a recipe for making a successful event. The First Ever Vancouver Island Caching get-together is set for labor day weekend, on Newcastle Island in the harbor of Nanaimo, BC Canada. As it's the first ever, we no NOTHING about what we're doing. If anyone has a how-to, that would be greatly appreciated. We are booking a group campsite for those that wish to overnight it, thought we'd put on the breakfast, but have a potluck for the dinner. Suggestions for successful "caching events" would be most appreciated. Thanks in advance Keep yer sail 'igh, 'nd move swiftly, Captain No Beard and the Pi Rats

Wow, that was quick... the cache is now active see: the cache page for the event Hopefully that will snag anyone else in the area, and out of the area. As soon as we hit 25 I'll call and confirm the site, unless popular opinion requires a change of locale. I started the cache with a new username Van-Isle Cachers, will share the password with everyone who wants to be involved in the "organizational" side. Keep yer sail 'igh, 'nd move swiftly, Captain No Beard and the Pi Rats

I posted another cache report, as per the suggestion earlier... Saying Newcastle, Sunday 1st, 4pm If things change, then we'll update the page. Keep yer sail 'igh, 'nd move swiftly, Captain No Beard and the Pi Rats

Well, Admin won't let us post a cache to spread the word until the date, time and location are final...The response was to use discussion board for that...Seems to me that most cachers don't check the discussion board regularly and by posting a cache everyone would see a new cache, read it and respond either on the board or with a log on the cache site...So that leaves it up to those of us reading here. So, given that a reservation is required before we can post and they want the details worked out before we can post we'll have to be less democratic about it and hope people come. I thought about posting a poll, but time is of the essence, and with such a short time frame... If you know any email addresses of geocachers, send them emails and get them to come to the board and voice opinions, and volunteer to help. bcrockcrawler has already emailed me saying they want to help, It's a fair guess that Dagg can help, since he started the board. First decision is how many confirmed attendees do we need to go ahead, my vote would be a modest 25, including youth. Do you think that's enough? 25 confirmed will probably mean 15 reality...and thats just a few bucks a head for a campout, but not really enough to try anything other than meals, campfire and stuff, so more of a meal than an event... Between my flock and bcrockcrawler's, we've got 7, Dagg are you guys 2? Keep yer sail 'igh, 'nd move swiftly, Captain No Beard and the Pi Rats

The guy at the park said Sunday was available, too. Just need to make a decision right away...so we can confirm it with him. There is an event cache posted...don't know if you can visit/log before it's approved, but hey, give it a try... event cache is here... Th' Cap'n Keep yer sail 'igh, 'nd move swiftly, Captain No Beard and the Pi Rats

OK, How 'bout August 31st (The Saturday of Labour Day Weekend) A group campsite is still available...The cost for the site is $50 for up to 50 people, $100 for 51-100. There is a shared cooking shelter, and a BBQ in the area, plus picnic tables. You can check out the website for the park from a link on my previous post. We'll first need a count of people who are willing to go for it...if they want to stay overnight or just come for the dinner / breakfast. So we should get as many people to post here, with a head count for their party, then we can work out the details, who's gonna do what. Also give suggestions for how people want to handle the food, potluck?? We could probably organize a breakfast for a couple of bucks a head, we live so close by that it wouldn't be a trouble if we knew how many to cook for... The ferry is $5 for Adults, $4 for seniors/Kids 4-12, Under 3 are free. I can probably arrange to get a bunch over, 5 at a time in my own boat, if any other cachers have boats that'd work well, too. It's only a 5 minute round trip, so I could get 50 over in less than an hour. In order to keep the group site available for us, we'd need a firm count by the end of July, so email all the cachers you know and tell them to get here and sign on... Keep yer sail 'igh, 'nd move swiftly, Captain No Beard and the Pi Rats

Spooky...went to sleep last night thinking about...then got an email this am...from another cacher wanting to do an event on Newcastle Island in Nanaimo Harbour...then went to the message board to find this message...Great minds or fools??? Check out the Newcastle Island Marine Park Website! Has group campsite, cooking shelters, and lots of caching area opportunity. It is also the home of (inserting shameless plug...)Pi Rats Kache Course ye land lubbers would 'ave to take th' fairy... , but those of ye that need finer dinin' than a cookout can always swim o'er t' th' Dinky Dock Pub and Rest'rant on nearby P.I. (inserting shameless plug...) home of The Captain's Cache or use the Pavillion Canteen type of food. Course if'n yer that desp'rate...th' ol' Cap'n could "hencourage" the Wench inta cookin' fer ye's, too! With a site like this, ye could decide weth'r t' just come fer the bbq or stay fer th' night, or stay in a hotel or B and B on th' bigger Island (lots near th' Newcastle Ferry) or stay in a B and B on Protection Island (2 available), what'er werks for ye... Just our (Mid-Hisland 2 doubloons worth) Keep yer sail 'igh, 'nd move swiftly, Captain No Beard and the Pi Rats [This message was edited by Captain No Beard and the Pi Rats on July 21, 2002 at 10:08 AM.] [This message was edited by Captain No Beard and the Pi Rats on July 21, 2002 at 10:12 AM.]

quote:Originally posted by dboggny: so no sex toys for the us then, ha? SR and dboggny. WHAT?!?! Actually, as far as I'm concerned...if there were a way to "Rate" Caches, I'd be fine with whatever (legal) stuff people wanted to populate their caches with. The wench went to a cache with a condom in it, with the kids, opportunity to discuss with the kids. Not imminently offensive, purchasable by a teen at Wally's World. The problems that would be associated with "Rated" Caches right now would probably outstrip the resources , with less benefit than other potential improvements though, so for now... Keep yer sail 'igh, 'nd move swiftly, Captain No Beard and the Pi Rats