Category Proposal: Crop Circles

[+pghlooking]

Not sure if this would fit with a farming theme or something more unuaual, but crop circles would be cool. Great pictures logging them and such.

[+treasure_hunter]

I dont think it would work, I could go out into my backyard and stomp down a circle in the grass and take a picture. I vote NO.

[+Learned Gerbil]

Have you ever seen one of these things? These days most are complex arrangements of circles and other geometric shapes hundreds of metres across. We are talking serious works of art, not simply trampled crops.

 

This Year's Crop

[+pghlooking]

I dont think it would work, I could go out into my backyard and stomp down a circle in the grass and take a picture. I vote NO.

Thats not a crop circle so it wouldn't meet even the basic requirments of this category. Remember that a manager of the category makes a level of requirements so that not just anything can filter through. Crop circles are very complex and some have taken days to make.

[+Maingray]

How long do they last for?

[+halffast]

How would you get a pic.of the circle.Would you have to be able to get an airial photo.

[+pghlooking]

There was a program on the history channel just yesterday that showed some and said they have lasted and had nothing else grow there for a year.

 

Proof would not have to be an arial pic, it could just be a pic at the site. The main thing is to show people these very unique markings that occur.

Edited August 21, 2005 by pghlooking

[+Thot]

To followup on maingray's question. Aren't crop circles ephemeral -- here today gone tomorrow?

 

I think a waymark has to be a place or thing that others can visit and log their visits. It's somewhat similar to a virtual in this regard or a locationless that is at a location everyone can visit after it has been waymarked. Transient things can't be revisited time and again.

 

For example, car wrecks would not qualify.

[+pghlooking]

Some have lasted over a year. Thats longer than something I am sure will be listed.

[The Royles]

I think a waymark has to be a place or thing that others can visit and log their visits.

 

I dont think this is correct, the way I read it is that the person who has set the category decides the rules, including what constitutes a log or "find".

 

Personally I will be voting a big YES for this come the time of the voting, as I think it will be good to have a record of these things.

[+Learned Gerbil]

I would certainly vote in favour - as for longevity - they are often made in standing crops a month or two before havesting, and it is not at all unusual for locations providing good views from nearby high ground to be used year after year. Years ago my girlfriend and I would make an annual trip to Alton Barnes every July to see what was there this year - I don't think we were ever disapointed.

[+Thot]

Some have lasted over a year. Thats longer than something I am sure will be listed.

The crop wasn't harvested?

[+Thot]

I think a waymark has to be a place or thing that others can visit and log their visits.

 

I dont think this is correct, the way I read it is that the person who has set the category decides the rules, including what constitutes a log or "find".

So car wrecks fall within the rules?

[The Royles]

So car wrecks fall within the rules?

 

Yes, my reading of it is they would, not sure on the appropriateness though.

[+The Wombles]

I'll definitely vote for this one. I took this photo of a crop circle from near my Barbury Castle cache (Iron Age Fort, UK) in November 2002. This is to demonstrate that crop circles certainly can last into the Winter.

Barbury crop circle

[+pghlooking]

Cool pic and thanks for the support.

[+halffast]

I vote yes even though I may never see any there is always the chance

[+pghlooking]

At least if you know where they are you have the chance though!