What Can We All Agree On!

[+humanloofa]

I have been spending some time off the off topic and on the on topic. I hate to say this but it seems like the on topic is alot of angst and bashing. I was just woundering if there was something we can all agree on. I want to start a list. Copy and past the list or what ever add what you think we can agree on to the agree list, if you don't agree move it to the disagree list, once it is on the disagree list do not move it back to the agree list. I am just curious to see if there is something we can agree on, that and to see if this can go on as a serious discusion without flaming and attacks. With that being said I will start the list.

 

Things we agree on:

Geocaching is a fun family activity, that can be fustrating at times.

Nothing will remain on the agree list to long.

Signal is a frog.

water is wet.

David Ulmer is credited with the hiding the first geocache and posting it on the web.

Sign the log book=collect smillie.

No log book put in a peice of paper, notify cache owner on log.

Trade even or up.

TB's are not trade items.

Hide it as good as or better than you found it.

Take the clue with you.

Always have spare batteries.

 

Things we will never agree on:

Micros.

Numbers of any kind.

Garmin vs Magellan.

DRR

 

As it starts one list is longer than the other, but for how long?

[+Tsegi Mike and Desert Viking]

Things we agree on:

1)Geocaching is a fun family activity, that can be fustrating at times.

2)Nothing will remain on the agree list to long.

3)Signal is a frog.

4)water is wet.

 

Yep, agreed.

 

5)David Ulmer is credited with the hiding the first geocache and posting it on the web.

6)Sign the log book=collect smillie.

7)No log book put in a peice of paper, notify cache owner on log.

 

One person is claiming 5 isnt so. Not all agree 6 or 7 is true. I do agree with them however.

 

Add virtuals to the list of things people will never agree on.

Edited June 16, 2006 by Tsegi Mike and Desert Viking

[+Ambrosia]

I like hugs. I like them a lot.

[+Beffums]

I bet most of us like the signal eating popcorn smiley too.

 

 

More seriously - I agreed with your entire list humanloofa, but it appears that already there may need to be some changes to it.

[+El Diablo]

I like hugs. I like them a lot.

 

I like to hug. I like to hug a lot. Anyone want a hug?

 

El Diablo

[+Snoogans]

I agree that these forums are like watching an unrestricted NASCAR race on the widest most safety conscious high banked oval one could ever imagine.

 

By that I mean, things tend to go-round in circles ad nauseam until a headline or a by line hints a crash. THEN the lookyloos gather and the vultures circle. That's pretty much business as usual.

[+Ambrosia]

I like hugs. I like them a lot.

 

I like to hug. I like to hug a lot. Anyone want a hug?

 

El Diablo

Ooh, ooh! Pick me, pick me!

[+cache_test_dummies]

Caches should be rated properly.

Good coordinates are a must.

Travel Bug prisons are bad.

Geocaching needs more rules.

Geocaching needs less rules.

 

Accepting food from the pig is a bad idea.

[+Ambrosia]

Caches should be rated properly.

Good coordinates are a must.

Travel Bug prisons are bad.

Geocaching needs more rules.

Geocaching needs less rules.

 

Accepting food from the pig is a bad idea.

And if he asks you if you want to see his elephant? Say NO.

[+brodiebunch]

Do we need to agree on anything?

[+Boot Group]

I'll add that I've met the coolest and most interesting people from playing this sport/game.

 

I get a lot of exercise because of geocaching, the hiking is the best!

[+Team Neos]

Caches should be rated properly.

Good coordinates are a must.

Travel Bug prisons are bad.

Geocaching needs more rules.

Geocaching needs less rules.

 

Accepting food from the pig is a bad idea.

And if he asks you if you want to see his elephant? Say NO.

Is that the baby elephant?

[+Ambrosia]

Caches should be rated properly.

Good coordinates are a must.

Travel Bug prisons are bad.

Geocaching needs more rules.

Geocaching needs less rules.

 

Accepting food from the pig is a bad idea.

And if he asks you if you want to see his elephant? Say NO.

Is that the baby elephant?

Well, in his case, maybe.

[+BlueDeuce]

[+humanloofa]

Do we need to agree on anything?

If not we are in big trouble. I see the forums of a sampling of cachers from all over the world. Everyone has there own view on caching. If we can not agree on a few basics of the game how long will it be around?

[+humanloofa]

I actualy intended this as a serious list but OK so far we can agree on a few things. vI reworded a few for clarification.

 

Things we agree on:

Geocaching is a fun family activity, that can be fustrating at times.

Nothing will remain on the agree list to long.

Signal is a frog.

water is wet.

David Ulmer is credited with the hiding the first geocache and posting it on the web.

Sign the log book, or complete owners instructions=collect smillie.

No log book put in a peice of paper, notify cache owner.

Trade even or up.

TB's are not trade items.

Hide it as good as or better than you found it.

Take the clue with you.

Always have spare batteries.

hugs

signal eating popcorn smiley

Accepting food from the pig is a bad idea

I've met the coolest and most interesting people from playing this sport/game

I get a lot of exercise because of geocaching

 

Things we will never agree on:

Micros.

Numbers of any kind.

Garmin vs Magellan.

DRR

virtuals

pocket caches

Edited June 16, 2006 by humanloofa

[+Tsegi Mike and Desert Viking]

Oooh I have some more for the agree list:

 

Geocides can be entertaining.

 

Dogs make good geocaching partners.

[+Ambrosia]

I actualy intended this as a serious list but OK so far we can agree on a few things.

I know that you probably thought that I was just being silly, but actually, hugs are one of the things that I like about caching. And I hope that people can agree with me on that.

[+Vinny & Sue Team]

Not sure why we need to agree on anything, but I do ant to point out that we cannot say much with certainty about poor Signal the Frog at this point, ever since an unnamed person in WPA got Signal hooked on Chemical X and poor Signal ended up in rehab and detox. sob!

[+Team Cotati]

I like to deliver knuckle sandwiches. I like to deliver them a lot. Anyone want a knuckle sandwich?

Edited June 16, 2006 by Team Cotati

[+Ambrosia]

Not sure why we need to agree on anything, but I do ant to point out that we cannot say much with certainty about poor Signal the Frog at this point, ever since an unnamed person in WPA got Signal hooked on Chemical X and poor Signal ended up in rehab and detox. sob!

Signal looked pretty good last time I saw him, so don't worry too much!

[+brodiebunch]

 

I know that you probably thought that I was just being silly, but actually, hugs are one of the things that I like about caching. And I hope that people can agree with me on that.

 

I would hug my partner, a very close friend or someone in my immediate family. Hugging a stranger or acquaintance is to me is insincere.

[+humanloofa]

I actualy intended this as a serious list but OK so far we can agree on a few things.

I know that you probably thought that I was just being silly, but actually, hugs are one of the things that I like about caching. And I hope that people can agree with me on that.

Sorry about that, I did add it to the list but not sure it will stay on the agree list to long. I also like hugs, but not from complete strangers.

[+Ambrosia]

 

I know that you probably thought that I was just being silly, but actually, hugs are one of the things that I like about caching. And I hope that people can agree with me on that.

 

I would hug my partner, a very close friend or someone in my immediate family. Hugging a stranger or acquaintance is to me is insincere.

Aw, we're all a big happy family here!

 

At the last event that I went to in Seattle, I got hugged to death! And some of them were total strangers. I still don't know who one of them was. It was fun. Of course, in that case, I think that it was a sort of competition, because everyone knew that I liked hugs.

[+Ambrosia]

I actualy intended this as a serious list but OK so far we can agree on a few things.

I know that you probably thought that I was just being silly, but actually, hugs are one of the things that I like about caching. And I hope that people can agree with me on that.

Sorry about that, I did add it to the list but not sure it will stay on the agree list to long. I also like hugs, but not from complete strangers.

*sigh*

 

[+brodiebunch]

 

At the last event that I went to in Seattle, I got hugged to death!

 

You are in Seattle, where people hug. Its a very new agey, touchy feeling city and if its to a stranger its still insincere. I know, I live here.

[+Ambrosia]

 

You are in Seattle, where people hug. Its a very new agey, touchy feeling city and if its to a stranger its still insincere. I know, I live here.

[+Ambrosia]

Interesting, though. I've always thought that Washingtonians were a bit stand-offish, physically, in general. Though that may be more of an East side thing. People from Texas, or the south though.....woo, hoo!

[+Totem Clan]

I actualy intended this as a serious list but OK so far we can agree on a few things.

I know that you probably thought that I was just being silly, but actually, hugs are one of the things that I like about caching. And I hope that people can agree with me on that.

Sorry about that, I did add it to the list but not sure it will stay on the agree list to long. I also like hugs, but not from complete strangers.

*sigh*

 

Bro, don't worry. You can hug me anytime you want, and I won't tell the PIG.

[+Totem Clan]

Can we agree the cachers often disagree.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

But we always end up going caching.

[+Ambrosia]

I actualy intended this as a serious list but OK so far we can agree on a few things.

I know that you probably thought that I was just being silly, but actually, hugs are one of the things that I like about caching. And I hope that people can agree with me on that.

Sorry about that, I did add it to the list but not sure it will stay on the agree list to long. I also like hugs, but not from complete strangers.

*sigh*

 

Bro, don't worry. You can hug me anytime you want, and I won't tell the PIG.

[+Airmapper]

Interesting, though. I've always thought that Washingtonians were a bit stand-offish, physically, in general. Though that may be more of an East side thing. People from Texas, or the south though.....woo, hoo!

 

No, you got it all wrong.

 

It's YEEEE HAAWWWWW.

[+humanloofa]

I actualy intended this as a serious list but OK so far we can agree on a few things.

I know that you probably thought that I was just being silly, but actually, hugs are one of the things that I like about caching. And I hope that people can agree with me on that.

Sorry about that, I did add it to the list but not sure it will stay on the agree list to long. I also like hugs, but not from complete strangers.

*sigh*

 

Fellow cachers are like family not strangers, even though some are stange..

[+humanloofa]

Has anyone else noticed that while a few item have been tweaked none have been taken off the agree list. I thought for sure someone would have nocked atleast one of them off by now. I do realize this just started but could it be we actualy agree on a few things?

[+Totem Clan]

I actualy intended this as a serious list but OK so far we can agree on a few things.

I know that you probably thought that I was just being silly, but actually, hugs are one of the things that I like about caching. And I hope that people can agree with me on that.

Sorry about that, I did add it to the list but not sure it will stay on the agree list to long. I also like hugs, but not from complete strangers.

*sigh*

 

Fellow cachers are like family not strangers, even though some are stange..

But some are stranger than others.

 

Did I just hear a pig?

[+welch]

When hell freezes over we'll all agree that we don't agree?

[+Totem Clan]

Has anyone else noticed that while a few item have been tweaked none have been taken off the agree list. I thought for sure someone would have nocked atleast one of them off by now. I do realize this just started but could it be we actualy agree on a few things?

I know that there are some 24/7 trolls out there, but IMHO cachers are good people. I may not agree with them on everything, but I'll go caching with them anywhere, anytime.

[+Ambrosia]

Interesting, though. I've always thought that Washingtonians were a bit stand-offish, physically, in general. Though that may be more of an East side thing. People from Texas, or the south though.....woo, hoo!

 

No, you got it all wrong.

 

It's YEEEE HAAWWWWW.

[+budd-rdc]

Hide it as good as or better than you found it.

Sorry to go off track from the feel good hugging going on...

 

I'm surprised this one isn't discussed more often. "Better" is often the cause for cache migration, or "dislocation" as we call it here. Hide as good as you found it should be the rule, and "better" should be the exception.

[+TheAlabamaRambler]

Dangit, already I gotta disagree!

 

I don't know anyone that thinks DRR was a good thing, so we in fact all agree on that.

 

I have never defended it, in fact I apologized and offered restitution, so if it has to be carried on about at least move it to the Things We All Agree On list!

[nobby.nobbs]

uuuummmm donuts!

[+humanloofa]

Dangit, already I gotta disagree!

 

I don't know anyone that thinks DRR was a good thing, so we in fact all agree on that.

 

I have never defended it, in fact I apologized and offered restitution, so if it has to be carried on about at least move it to the Things We All Agree On list!

See even I can't agree to that. At the risk of starting a firestorm in here, It was a good idea. Group of cachers getting together from across the world for a day finding some caches. OK maybee not the world but different continents. The actual hunt, as I understand it, that was discussed to death on other threads and does not need to be repeated here, was the problem. As I said the idea was good the execution of the idea had less than desired results. I hope we can leave it at that, as we are getting along here.

 

I would like to know if they had fun doing it, I know I would love being part of a hunt like that. Yet again there has been plenty of negative about it so please, please refrain from the they enjoyed defacing caches thing. Finger pointing, blame and angst has been done to death.

[+TheAlabamaRambler]

would like to know if they had fun doing it, I know I would love being part of a hunt like that

Yes, we enjoyed it, thouroughly, yes, I would do it again, no I won't sign any containers!

[+Team JSAM]

I will agree that I love geocaching plain and simple, however I love the fact that most people in the forums disagree it would get a little boring if everysingle person felt the same way about everything, just like if every cache was hidden the same.!.

[+humanloofa]

would like to know if they had fun doing it, I know I would love being part of a hunt like that

Yes, we enjoyed it, thouroughly, yes, I would do it again, no I won't sign any containers!

Now I have to clean the soda that I was drinking off my computer. I am glad a good time was had by those involved. I don't think I will sign any containes either, unless I am instructed to do so by the owner.

[+TheAlabamaRambler]

...I love the fact that most people in the forums disagree it would get a little boring if everysingle person felt the same way about everything,...

 

Nah, it'd be a LOT better world if folks would just do things my way!

[+briansnat]

Geocaching is a fun family activity, that can be fustrating at times.

 

What about those without families? Can't we participate?

 

Signal is a frog.

 

Signal is a cartoon image.

 

Sign the log book=collect smillie.

 

or not sign it and collect one...or sign it and not collect one...or sign it and have your find deleted by the owner.

 

Hide it as good as or better than you found it.

 

If everyone hides it better than they found it, eventually it will be unfindable

 

Trade even or up.

 

I donno about that. SOMEBODY is out there leaving broken McToys in exchange for Mini Mag Lites

 

TB's are not trade items.

 

Oh, I've seen debate here over that.

 

No log book put in a peice of paper, notify cache owner on log.

 

Not my job to maintain other's caches

 

Take the clue with you.

 

What and spoil the hunt?

 

Always have spare batteries.

 

What if you just put in fresh ones and are only going out for an hour or two?

 

 

Edited June 16, 2006 by briansnat

[+wimseyguy]

Add to the agree list: At some point each and every forum thread will become derailed to a certain degree.

[+BlueDeuce]

I'm kinda hungry, is it lunchtime yet?

[+humanloofa]

Since I do not know Briansnat and his sense of humor I will assume that his post was ment as a joke. I would hate to think a moderator would wipe everything off the list all at once.