+Thrak Posted January 10, 2006 Share Posted January 10, 2006 I've heard of Terracaching. Does anybody do that? Is it the same as Geocaching or what? Pros??? Cons??? Thoughts or info??? Flames??? Link to comment
+BlueDeuce Posted January 10, 2006 Share Posted January 10, 2006 Nope. (That should cover about three levels of this topic) Link to comment
Hugh Jazz Posted January 10, 2006 Share Posted January 10, 2006 Are we still allowed to say "in before the lock" or has that phrase been banned? I can't recall and the search function isn't working. Link to comment
+Deliveryguy428 Posted January 10, 2006 Share Posted January 10, 2006 ::covers self with flame prevention blanket known there is going to be a fire::: Link to comment
+Snoogans Posted January 10, 2006 Share Posted January 10, 2006 Are we still allowed to say "in before the lock" or has that phrase been banned? I can't recall and the search function isn't working. Dang! Beat me to it. Link to comment
+El Diablo Posted January 10, 2006 Share Posted January 10, 2006 (edited) I've heard of Terracaching. Does anybody do that? Is it the same as Geocaching or what? Pros??? Cons??? Thoughts or info??? Flames??? That's like walking into a GM plant making inquiries about Ford's. edited because they are better than Yugo's El Diablo Edited January 10, 2006 by El Diablo Link to comment
+Mopar Posted January 10, 2006 Share Posted January 10, 2006 It's a competingdifferent website, so you discuss it on their forums. You wouldn't discuss the pros and cons of Burger King on McDonald's website, would ya? Link to comment
+Thrak Posted January 10, 2006 Author Share Posted January 10, 2006 (edited) Sheesh...... I just wondered what it was all about. So shoot me for being a n00b. I can't see that it could be much competition to this site since I don't hear much about it. Guess I can go look for myself. Just wanted some thoughts on the subject and I seem to be getting them. Sorry to get folks riled up. Edited January 10, 2006 by Thrak Link to comment
+Moose Mob Posted January 10, 2006 Share Posted January 10, 2006 (edited) I'm not sure it's banned, but as Mopar stated, it seems like bad form. Edit: responding to the edit. Nobody riled up on this side of this keyboard. I tyhink you ask a valid question. Not sure where the right place would be for you to get a good well rounded answer though. Edited January 10, 2006 by Moose Mob Link to comment
+Thrak Posted January 10, 2006 Author Share Posted January 10, 2006 I know there are some geocachers who are very highly regarded on this site who go to that site. I didn't realize it was the Great Satan or something. Link to comment
+Miragee Posted January 10, 2006 Share Posted January 10, 2006 Some of the best hikers/Geocachers in this area have caches listed on GC.com. They also have some very challenging caches, like on the top of desert peaks, listed on Terracaching.com. In this area, there are very few Terracaches compared to Geocaches. It is a different site, but not really a "competitor" to this one. Link to comment
+Mopar Posted January 10, 2006 Share Posted January 10, 2006 Sheesh...... I just wondered what it was all about. So shoot me for being a n00b. I can't see that it could be much competition to this site since I don't hear much about it. Guess I can go look for myself. Just wanted some thoughts on the subject and I seem to be getting them. Sorry to get folks riled up. Several hundred finds and almost 1000 forum posts is not a noob!! If I remember right, your find count puts ya in the top 10% of all geocachers. But that's besides the point. Nobody here is riled up, it's just kinda bad form to use resources that company A is paying to provide you, to discuss company B. Especially when company B has their own forums. Link to comment
ju66l3r Posted January 10, 2006 Share Posted January 10, 2006 You got responses from the half-dozen forum junkies who preemptively declare GC.com the best site ever and didn't even take 20 seconds to read your post and notice that a question like "is it the same thing as geocaching" means you don't know anything about Terracaching. If GPSax rang in to tell you about how you should e-mail AngryKid (the owner of Terracaching.com)...then you would have finished the full GC.com-fanboy gauntlet. Now, to answer your question(s): Terracaching is another site that lists geocaches. It is the same activity as what's housed here at Geocaching.com run by different people. They use a different system of approval for their listings and also keep a score/tally for your efforts in the game (seperate scores for hiding/finding and the cache gets a find-score and user rating evaluation by the site users too). This results in some awarding that also keep the game fun with a hint of competition. You should really check it out for yourself at http://www.terracaching.com though to see if it interests you. Quite a few people geocache using both sites for their different approaches to the game. Link to comment
+Mopar Posted January 10, 2006 Share Posted January 10, 2006 You got responses from the half-dozen forum junkies who preemptively declare GC.com the best site ever Funny, you must be reading the TC.forums instead of this one. I scroll up in this thread and don't see a single post that is even remotely like what you claim. Link to comment
ju66l3r Posted January 10, 2006 Share Posted January 10, 2006 Nobody here is riled up, it's just kinda bad form to use resources that company A is paying to provide you, to discuss company B. Especially when company B has their own forums. Bad form? In the context of Company A ("...is it the same as geocaching...")? Hardly. If you went to a McDonalds-based forum and said "I just heard about a Whopper. Is the Whopper the same thing as a Big'n'Tasty?", that's hardly bad form. Most people start from what they know and try to understand new ideas in that frame of reference (even if the Big'n'Tasty could be considered a late entry substitute for the more established Whopper). Link to comment
ju66l3r Posted January 10, 2006 Share Posted January 10, 2006 You got responses from the half-dozen forum junkies who preemptively declare GC.com the best site ever Funny, you must be reading the TC.forums instead of this one. I scroll up in this thread and don't see a single post that is even remotely like what you claim. Funny...you've forgotten how to read for comprehension. I didn't say any of it happened in this topic, just that the quippy and non-responsive posts Thrak got were the results of a common mindset in these forums that sees the word "Terracaching" and pounces on the utterer out of principle rather than respond with any utility. Link to comment
+Snoogans Posted January 10, 2006 Share Posted January 10, 2006 You got responses from the half-dozen forum junkies who preemptively declare GC.com the best site ever and didn't even take 20 seconds to read your post and notice that a question like "is it the same thing as geocaching" means you don't know anything about Terracaching. If GPSax rang in to tell you about how you should e-mail AngryKid (the owner of Terracaching.com)...then you would have finished the full GC.com-fanboy gauntlet. Oh please. I'm a terracacher too. This thread belongs over there. NOT here. Link to comment
+BlueDeuce Posted January 10, 2006 Share Posted January 10, 2006 (edited) I think it was the "Is it the same as Geocaching or what?" that, at least for me, made it less than an honest question. Excuse me for reading into it. Edit: Sorry, I take that back, I think it was the whole dam question. Edited January 10, 2006 by BlueDeuce Link to comment
+Quiggle Posted January 10, 2006 Share Posted January 10, 2006 The honest questions belong here, the flames over there. I'm sure there are people that can, and are willing, to provide assessments of both sites, however as Moose Mob pointed out, it would be difficult to figure out exactly how biased (or unbiased) those responses are. It appears Thrak asked an honest question. If you don't have a real answer, please refrain from the thread. "If you want to praise or criticize, give examples as to why it is good or bad, general attacks on a person or idea will not be tolerated." Thanks. Link to comment
+BlueDeuce Posted January 10, 2006 Share Posted January 10, 2006 In other words stay on topic? okay fine. Link to comment
+Quiggle Posted January 10, 2006 Share Posted January 10, 2006 In other words stay on topic? okay fine. Don't make me come over there. Link to comment
Hugh Jazz Posted January 10, 2006 Share Posted January 10, 2006 Seriously, to the OP, come on over to the terracaching website, get yourself a couple of sponsors, and read all about it in the forums there. That's a more logical place to investigate the subject than over here. Link to comment
+Thrak Posted January 10, 2006 Author Share Posted January 10, 2006 Locking this topic as it seems to be going nowhere and was apparently in "bad taste". Thanks for the answers all. Link to comment
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