"reviewers" Or "approvers"

[+Renegade Knight]

...how many other names we can come up with for the same activity.

Reviewer

Approver

Lister

Publisher

Critic

Listing Inspector

Evaluator

Judger

Appraiser

Quality Control

QC Tech

Syndicator

Issuer

Enforcer

Cache Officer.

Reconciler

Decider

Arbiter

to name a few.

 

Plus the ever classice *@#&$

As in "*@#&$ Wont' approve my cache."

 

We could also just call them all Norm.

Edited January 22, 2006 by Renegade Knight

[+Prime Suspect]

[Nope we "List caches" or "Publish" not approve

 

The name was clarified 2 years ago

 

we are Volunteer Cache Reviewers.

Thanks for the clarification. Reviewers it is from now on!

 

Everyone support their Reviewers!

 

El Diablo

I looked up Reviewer. It said "See Approver".

 

Go figure.

I think you got it backwards.

[Keystone]

Approver insinuates that more was done to list the cache thean to just check it for spelling errors and glance at a map on the internet . If I was new to Geocaching I could easliy make the mistake in thinking that approvers get approval from the land owner before listing my caches.

1. Actually, I *don't* check for spelling errors.

2. A review of a cache submission can easily take hours, rather than minutes. The "quick glance" reviews are welcome on days when there are lots of caches in the queue.

3. The other mistake commonly made by new cache hiders is the incorrect belief that the volunteer actually visits the cache location. They leave reviewer notes saying "if you go look for it now, you can probably see my footprints in the snow, and watch out for that last 30 feet, it is very muddy." I wish that I *could* visit every cache that I review. It would then be a full-time job, and Jeremy would have to pay me.

 

And the fact that I do NOT visit the cache prior to publishing it gets at the principal difference between "reviewer" and "approver." I review and publish caches that I would not approve of, if I had actually visited the location.

[+welch]

Reviewer

Approver

Lister

Publisher

Critic

Listing Inspector

Evaluator

Judger

Appraiser

Quality Control

QC Tech

Syndicator

Issuer

Enforcer

Cache Officer.

Reconciler

Decider

Arbiter

to name a few.

 

Plus the ever classice *@#&$

As in "*@#&$ Wont' approve my cache."

 

We could also just call them all Norm.

Is admin in the list?

 

Personally I tend to focus more on the function then the actual name, but 'the person that reads the info and compares it to the guidelines, then pushes a button so everyone else can see the info also' is just too long to write out all the time.

[+Renegade Knight]

...3. The other mistake commonly made by new cache hiders is the incorrect belief that the volunteer actually visits the cache location....

That's what I thought was going to happen for my first cache. The quick approval had me truly impressed since I just knew they had to find it and verify it!

[+Team GPSaxophone]

...how many other names we can come up with for the same activity.

Reviewer

Someone that reviews submissions for adherance to the guidelines. Also someone that reviews existing caches for continued adherance to the guidelines.

Approver

They don't always approve (or approve of) the submissions

Lister

They do more than just list caches, and not all submissions are listed

Publisher

Not all submissions are published

Critic

No, that's reserved for forum members

Listing Inspector

Similar to reviewer, but takes longer to type

Evaluator

Implies caches are checked for quality

Judger

Also implies quality check

Appraiser

More than implies quality check

Quality Control

Quality is controlled by cachers

QC Tech

Each cacher can be a QC tech

Syndicator

Doesn't describe a reviewer's job very well

Issuer

Isn't this one of the jobs available at Today's Cacher?

Enforcer

This threadis about reviewers, not forum moderators

Cache Officer.

There are enough self proclaimed cache police

Reconciler

Reviewers may reconcile some disputes, but they do so much more than just that

Decider

Doesn't fit as well as Reviewer

Arbiter

Same as Reconciler

to name a few.

 

Plus the ever classice *@#&$

As in "*@#&$ Wont' approve my cache."

 

We could also just call them all Norm.

Wrong forum for Norm

[+Airmapper]

What about the word: Examiner?

[+Airmapper]

ex·am·ine

 

ex·am·ine (ig-zam?in) verb, transitive

ex·am·ined, ex·am·in·ing, ex·am·ines

 

1.a. To observe carefully or critically; inspect: examined the room for clues. b. To study or analyze: examine a tissue sample under a microscope; examine the structure of a novel; examine one's own motives.

2.To test or check the condition or health of: examine a patient.

3.To determine the qualifications, aptitude, or skills of by means of questions or exercises.

4.To question formally, as to elicit facts or information; interrogate: examine a witness under oath. See synonyms at ask. 

 

[Middle English examinen, from Old French examiner, from Latin examinare, from examen, a weighing out, from exigere, to weigh out. See exact.]

 

— ex·am?in·a·ble adjective

— ex·am?in·er noun

 

Excerpted from The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, Third Edition Copyright © 1992 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Electronic version licensed from Lernout & Hauspie Speech Products N.V., further reproduction and distribution restricted in accordance with the Copyright Law of the United States. All rights reserved.

 

Edit to add:

Just so y'all know, I like Reviewer just fine.

Edited January 23, 2006 by Airmapper

[+Bill & Tammy]

Well since Groundspeak desires to shield itself legally (and rightfully so) from the ramifications of a cache that hits the fan and not have the appearance of complicity my suggestion would be to refrain from "approving" caches and limit itself semantically to "reviewing" and "publishing" caches.