Ed Rad

Cool! I have submitted one already does that count?

I have to agree with Lep. Historical Objects and places are the best part of Waymarking. Any category that shows me history I like. Some of the "Yellow Page" categories and neat but not one where I would make a run to find. I love the fact that so many Historical marker categories have popped up and I can't wait for these to be downloadable so I can have them loaded when I visit other states.

Would I get to manage that category??

Yes... and yes again.

I like the rural cemeteris also. Having visited my share because of caching, they are often interesting places to visit and sometimes get a sense if the local history. I vote yes.

Thanks for saying that. I get frustrated with the "Let's see how deceptive I can be so nobody can find my cache" school of thought. I know there are those that like that type of hide so I'm not going to bash them, they are just not for me.

Definitely a category I would enjoy. I vote yes!!

Here are the caches along Rt66 from Chicago to St.Louis. Have fun. Rt 66 Bookmark

I like sundials as a separate category.

I like this one also... I vote YES!

What I hate about multi stage caches is when a stage is put in just for the sake of having another spot to go to. If each stage takes you to a really cool place then then number doesn't matter.

The grafitti for this referenced waymark is in fact legal. It was done as an organized event where taggers from across the country were invited in to improve the appearance of an eyesore. Thanks for the info on that one BruceS. I'm glad to hear that. Imagine that ... a case where the grafitti is actually a good thing. Could there be more places like this? I bet there are!

I have to disagree. Groundspeak is not 'promoting' grafitti as you state. Nor are they responsible for the social behavior of those of us who participate. Those of us who have created Waymarks are not promoting it either. we are recognizing it as art, like it or not. I'm sure a gang sign that is scrawled on a wall not qualify as a legit waymark. That type of grafitti is the most common. It is ugly and bad and not worthy of recognition in anyway. It would be there if Waymarking didn't exist and I highly doubt this activity will inspire people to go "tag" the nearest building in order to create a new waymark. Remember ... You have the freedom to not participate in this category if you disagree with it.

I am one who has a Waymark in the category. IMHO I see nothing wrong with this. In fact, I discovered this spot because there was a cache placed there. Is this particular grafitti legal? I don't know but it is very good and I really enjoyed seeing it. Should the cache be archived because it promoted the visitation of this grafitti? Absolutely not. So why should a waymark not be allowed? Observing and marking grafitti in and of it's self is not wrong. I see both sides of the issue here. Yes, it pushes a limit to some degree but so be it. I feel it has a place and yes... it is different from the mural category. I am one who really hopes to see Waymarking take off and be very popular. The growing list of State Historical Marker categories is something that will help it advance. Heck, it has forced me to do more research on my state of Illinois and I am seriously considering a few weekend trips with my kids this summer to visit many of these sites. What better way to teach them something. Having an actual waypoint so you can use to find the location is even better. Keep the ideas for more categories coming folks and thanks to the folks at Groundspeak for offering a neat new activity.

What about this one... Rooster Lollipop Think about it.

Yep.. that's a good site. Makes it easy to find all of those for Waymarks!

Yes.... I like this one. I have always been interested in famous graves ans wgere they are at for some reason.

Hey... I resemble that remark. But you can poke me anytime.

I vote yes to this one. Would be a great companion to the state Historic Markers.

I've recently released a bunch of my coins. My Ohio disappeared before even moving once. Oh well... the rest are still in play.

Yep.. Again... why not just add all the states.

I think all the Historical Marker catagories are really good. I say yes.

The list of state historic markers is growing so why not add Illinois. There are plenty to be had and visited. Thanks for considering this catagory.

I did not mean to slight tracks in other countries. My scope of racing that I follow is limited to NASCAR which in only in the USA. I was just using the examples that I am familiar with. I'm sure any track in any country would be welcome since there are many different divisions, types and circuits.

Special Ed: May 11 2003, 01:53 AM (started caching in Aug of '02)