ozymandiasism
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I have a wacom intuos3 at work and going to get a graphite4 for home.
I used my mouse so much that I have tendonitis and the tablet helps out a lot!
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The race page is updated.
Everything except 2 coins that were logged this morning has been updated.
Also, If anyone still has RES2100's snail mail address please PM ozymandiasism with it, Thanks
*signs*
My 2 coins in the race are crawling SO SLOW...
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Throughout all our trades I have been very careful to keep each and every email in a "trading" folder as well as in a database. I was just wondering how long you more experienced traders keep this information? Do you delete it as soon as the trade is finalized?
Since I have yahoo pro and gmail for web-based services + outlook for server-based email client, I neevr delete emails anymore (except for spam and junk mail)
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Well o.k. I'll bite to get the juices drooling 'round here. But just fuzzy brainstorming 'cuz no doubt both missions and pt. assignments will be necessarily arbitrary (and muchly debated).
For starters, I'm thinking we'd want the focus of the missions to be on global geographics and geocaching related. And ideally devised such that the playing field will be generally globally level. e.g. a mission of all 50 states clearly leaves a goodly part of the Planet at a disadvantage (not to mention begs the question as to what might be comparable in say... South Africa.) Then again... I guess these little travelers can be sent anywhere and helped by folks all over the globe, so... Nonetheless, I hafta say a mission of all 50 states (for example) seems mighty narrow-minded for an "Around the World in 80 days" race.
Other thoughts...
I'm thinkin'... maybe a point system ranging from 1 - 1000. With the top of Everest assigned the 1k and each and every generic cache logged 1 pt. of course.
<btw, should you manage to get your coin first on the moon, then you win, hands-down, no question!>
Each country visited (can only get points once for each country visited): 50 pts.
5 countries visited: bonus of 100 pts. (i.e. total of 350 pts.)
10 countries visited: bonus of 300 pts. (i.e. total 800 pts.)
Most countries visited: 1000 pts.
Most miles: I dunno, maybe 800 pts.
Cross a time zone: 100 pts.
Cache above 14,000 ft. say, 250 pts.
Cache below sea level (i.e. underwater), likewise 250 pts.
Cache within say... 50 miles of one of the 7 Wonders of the World: 500 pts.
Various 'n sundry other notions...
Logged at an event cache might be 20 pts.
Logged into a newly placed cache: 50 pts.
5 star difficulty or 5 star terrain cache: 100 pts. (each)
I'd also like to see a few pts. added for a wheelchair accessible cache.
Furthest north cache: 250 pts.
Likewise, South, East and West (based on our trusty Equator and the jolly ol' Prime Meridian): 250 pts.
Then there's - how to verify (not to mention track) missions successfully completed (photos with gps coords?)
Timewise? Well yes, we couuuld do just 80 days. But... I'd give it at least 3 months - possibly 6, maybe even a year...
Just a potpourii of stray thoughts here - hopefully to stir up further input. I'm happy to help organize, etc. anyway I can (shoot, I might even whittle a custom little "passport" for each coin in the race similar to these little honeys.)
But I dare say... Bottom line? Let's remember this is a GAME after all. So let's try to keep fair 'n FUN!
Neat Idea. My personal opinion as follow:
1. I think it will be very cool to see your coin earning thousands and millions of points. However, it will get complicated, becqause it LOOKS complicated... "100+250+500+1+25=waaaaat?". I would suggest that we limit the point system to 1-10 point. Anyting above 5pt should not be easy to get. At all.
2. I would probably eliminate the point reward for crossing a time zone. Points awarded for each country visited should be enough
3. I would probbaly reword "newly placed caches" as FTF caches. (What is considered to be newly placed?)
4. Wheelchair Accessable caches. I think it is a great concept, but isn't a lot of urban caches are wheelchair accessible (50%+)? I can be wrong.
5. I think the further E/W/N/S might be stretching it a little...
6. LOVE the passport idea! good call!
7. Most important point. Who will have time to manage all the stats? The more complicated we make the game, the more time it will take to update the playfield. I can see it becoming extremely time consuming to update on a weekly bases....
Now your turn.
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Heya Shilo.
I supposed to send res2100 a few coins to enter the race but I can't find his address. Can you PM me and let me know? Or would I be able to send them to you and you can take care of them for me?
Thanks!!!
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I don't have it right on hand. I'm on my to work and will look again when I get home.
Don't send them to me. I'm leaving for a week on sunday myself.
Yeap. No problem. Just shoot me an email when you have a chance.
Thanks again!
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Heya Shilo.
I supposed to send res2100 a few coins to enter the race but I can't find his address. Can you PM me and let me know? Or would I be able to send them to you and you can take care of them for me?
Thanks!!!
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I minted 500 of the double dragon geocoins with 200 Two-tones, and 100 of each antique metal plating (antique copper, antique silver and antique gold). I am keeping out 15 of each for personal use/trade/etc.
I have sold out (85) of each of the antique plating coins. I think I have about 20 more (I think) two-tones coins to sell?
I did buy 1000 tracking codes so that I could get a custom prefix...
Another factor is the custom icon, which is $150.
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okay I am a geek....
I'm a geek too, but a Lord of the Rings geek. I was thinking a "One Coin" was needed...one coin to rule them all...ok I'm returning to my little corner now.
heheh... I can see it now.... "The One Ring Geocoin" now available in the skymall magazine.... LOL
but, I am a LOTR geek too!
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. . . if there is a Star Trek geocoin...
In our local group we have a cacher's wife who opines that cachers are worse (wierder) than Trekkies! 
Maybe she is correct...?... 
CF30
So, I guess I'm the worst of them all? LOL
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Oh yeah, absolutely. Even if ST OKed it, can you imagine the royalty on the coin itself....
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. . . if there is a Star Trek geocoin...
yes. I know. It's not geocaching related. It is not a personal coin. It is not a state/organization coin. Just a hypothetical question. A little fantasy you can say....
And to be able to say.. "Computer. Beam Star Trek 5973.25 geocoin to cache GC0000. Coordinate, blah blah blah..... ENERGIZE!"
okay I am a geek....
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I wrote about what happened to two coins that were "kept" by someone who deliberately went to that cache only to steal the coins. The did not write about their visit in the log book and they left the TB in the cache.
I feel bad since I thought a Puzzle cache was a "safe" place to put the coins. I was wrong . . .
Maybe the cache was muggled? They could have took the 2 coins because they look cool?
Just a thought.... but yes, it sucks
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It is a great coin!
You have all the cool equipments!!! I'm jealous!
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time frame: 80 days. hehe
Have you thought about options for the 7 feats yet?
Yeah I begun thinking about the feats but if you have any suggestions post them here!
They would be things like:
1) move thru 7 caches
2) cross a time zone
3) be placed in an event, puzzle, multi, regular cache
(the first three being easier with more and more difficult challenges...) we could actually have 15 challenges that are harder and harder to accomplish (and build on one another)
I don't see why someone can't enter more than once.
Depends on how complicated the feats are... 80 days might not be enough (god knows some people keep TBs for weeks, myself included, guilt as charged). Maybe we can do somehting like the premier geocoin race... but give out more specific missions... let's say...to visit 15 specific countries, etc. And maybe there can be more winning categories?
Just a thought
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Glad you guys like them!
I am actually very surprised of how fast they got to the UK and the Netherlands. I was told that it generally takes about 2 weeks to get to the other wide of the world. I sent them out on Monday and Thursday! (well, I assume it was the Monday packages that got delivered)
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time frame: 80 days. hehe
Have you thought about options for the 7 feats yet?
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OK.... Antique Gold Double Dragon geocoins are now offically SOLD OUT!!
I still have a few Two-tones coins left!!
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Just purchased one for our collection. This one will travel to the east coast with us when we relocate in a couple of months.
They look great and we cannot wait for the coin to arrive!
Where are you moving to if you don't mind me asking?
And thanks for ordering!
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I received my Double Dragon coins in the mail today. They are gorgeous. This coin is rated in the top three of the coins out there.
WOW.... Thank you for the compliment!!! Glad you like them!
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Paypal sends automated tracking information for D/C to the seller and buyer CC'ed on both Paypal account's when you buy the postage through Paypal,,, no extra work to do and .14 cents is just a piece of mind issue, hand them to your postal carrier at your front door, Can even request a pick up on the route at no extra charge as well. Not sure how happy the the driver would be on a coin production run
Drop them inside the P/O at night (collection box) will be handeled the following morning,
exceptions would be international and the customs form having to go to a counter Yeap!
GlennK, your coins went out today priority mail. I actually had to drop it off at the post office because it's over 16oz. Do you want your CD #?
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No coins yet, but we received some of Instant Coffee's new poker chips! Very cool & heavy, too. Thanks!
instant coffee poke chip?????
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is there a picture of these wooden coins?
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That's my guess. Did you check out the icons? Hysterical
It is kind of funny
but I like the coin design so much better though...
In our local group we have a cacher's wife who opines that cachers are worse (wierder) than Trekkies! 
Maybe she is correct...?... 
Seeking Icon Designer To Assist Me With An Icon For Our Personal Coin!
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Crake has some great concepts. You might wanna chat him up!