+Seth! Posted July 22, 2006 Share Posted July 22, 2006 Are there other geocaching forums (non-geographic specific) elsewhere? It sure would be nice to find one that isn't patrolled by an army of admins with nothing better to do than close threads and otherwise meddle in the online lives of others. I tried to get help setting up a multi-cache yesterday and an admin decided to shut that down. I've seen things like that happen time and time again here. It's really getting tiresome. We need another place to hang out. - ! Link to comment
+briansnat Posted July 22, 2006 Share Posted July 22, 2006 tried to get help setting up a multi-cache yesterday and an admin decided to shut that down. I didn't see the thread, but I suspect there was a bit more to it than simply asking for help with a cache. Link to comment
+BlueDeuce Posted July 22, 2006 Share Posted July 22, 2006 Why is this thread still open! Link to comment
+TheAlabamaRambler Posted July 22, 2006 Share Posted July 22, 2006 Google "geocache forum" and you'll find dozens! Link to comment
+headybrew Posted July 22, 2006 Share Posted July 22, 2006 Why is this thread still open! Don't worry, it won't be for long. Link to comment
+New England n00b Posted July 22, 2006 Share Posted July 22, 2006 (edited) Are there other geocaching forums (non-geographic specific) elsewhere? It sure would be nice to find one that isn't patrolled by an army of admins with nothing better to do than close threads and otherwise meddle in the online lives of others. I tried to get help setting up a multi-cache yesterday and an admin decided to shut that down. I've seen things like that happen time and time again here. It's really getting tiresome. We need another place to hang out. - ! "We"? And give us a link for the closed thread and lets see what the fuss is all about. Edited July 22, 2006 by New England n00b Link to comment
gerboa Posted July 22, 2006 Share Posted July 22, 2006 Please close tthis thread ONE forum is enough..often too many Link to comment
+mtn-man Posted July 22, 2006 Share Posted July 22, 2006 LOL. How ironic is it that you have to come **HERE** to ask this. Link to comment
Keystone Posted July 22, 2006 Share Posted July 22, 2006 I think I found the thread, by looking through the forums for recently hidden threads. The OP was requesting assistance for a digital photography project. There was no mention of a multicache. We have an off-topic forum where this request would be most welcome, provided that the project was not commercial in nature. Other photographers have had great success posting there. By posting in the correct forum, as recommended by the forum guidelines, you can avoid a lot of moderator interaction. I consider it a good day when I never need to login to my moderator account. It rarely happens. I also remind the OP that the forum guidelines on respecting other posters apply to the moderators as well. We have a job to do. I *do* have better things to do, thankyouverymuch. Link to comment
+BlueDeuce Posted July 22, 2006 Share Posted July 22, 2006 Ah. I saw some of it, but you sure seem to have to drudge through quite a bit of it, day to day. A tip of the hat. Link to comment
+yumitori Posted July 22, 2006 Share Posted July 22, 2006 Seth!, I suggest you ask your questions on the Washington geocaching forums. I think you know where those are... Link to comment
+Torry Posted July 22, 2006 Share Posted July 22, 2006 (edited) We need another place to hang out. - ! No. YOU need another place to hang out. Edited July 22, 2006 by Torry Link to comment
+headybrew Posted July 22, 2006 Share Posted July 22, 2006 We need another place to hang out. - ! No. YOU need another place to hang out. That's an agains the guidelines insult if I've ever seen one. Link to comment
uperdooper Posted July 22, 2006 Share Posted July 22, 2006 Are there other geocaching forums (non-geographic specific) elsewhere? It sure would be nice to find one that isn't patrolled by an army of admins with nothing better to do than close threads and otherwise meddle in the online lives of others. I tried to get help setting up a multi-cache yesterday and an admin decided to shut that down. I've seen things like that happen time and time again here. It's really getting tiresome. We need another place to hang out. - ! ooo! Groundspeak has an army of admins now??? do they get to wear uniforms and go on maneuvers one weekend a month? does the initiation include the phrase, "thank-you sir, may i have another?" i wonder if there's a recruiting poster with a pic of signal the frog pointing that says, "we want YOU for the Groundspeak lackey army". sounds cool! how do i get to be an admin? Link to comment
uperdooper Posted July 22, 2006 Share Posted July 22, 2006 We need another place to hang out. - ! No. YOU need another place to hang out. That's an agains the guidelines insult if I've ever seen one. i see no insult in torry's post. the OP said "we". "we" don't need another place to hang out. he obviously isn't happy here so "he" does. nothing insulting there. now, if he had called the OP a slack-jawed troglodyte with his knickers in a twist about not getting his way, that would be an insult, but no one has done that. Link to comment
+BlueDeuce Posted July 22, 2006 Share Posted July 22, 2006 We need another place to hang out. - ! No. YOU need another place to hang out. That's an agains the guidelines insult if I've ever seen one. Well, I'm insulted by the 'We' statement. It's an direct effort to recruit cachers into his own army. Do you really want a world ruled by Seth? I mean where's the cool hand signal like Jeremy has? Wait a minute, Hand signal - Signal the Frog. hmmmm Link to comment
wandat24 Posted July 22, 2006 Share Posted July 22, 2006 Are there other geocaching forums (non-geographic specific) elsewhere? It sure would be nice to find one that isn't patrolled by an army of admins with nothing better to do than close threads and otherwise meddle in the online lives of others. I tried to get help setting up a multi-cache yesterday and an admin decided to shut that down. I've seen things like that happen time and time again here. It's really getting tiresome. We need another place to hang out. - ! ooo! Groundspeak has an army of admins now??? do they get to wear uniforms and go on maneuvers one weekend a month? does the initiation include the phrase, "thank-you sir, may i have another?" i wonder if there's a recruiting poster with a pic of signal the frog pointing that says, "we want YOU for the Groundspeak lackey army". sounds cool! how do i get to be an admin? Link to comment
+Prime Suspect Posted July 22, 2006 Share Posted July 22, 2006 We need another place to hang out. - ! No. YOU need another place to hang out. That's an agains the guidelines insult if I've ever seen one. Nothing insulting about pointing out that the OP doesn't have the right to speak for anyone except himself. Link to comment
+Jeep_Dog Posted July 22, 2006 Share Posted July 22, 2006 I also remind the OP that the forum guidelines on respecting other posters apply to the moderators as well. We have a job to do. I *do* have better things to do, thankyouverymuch. Yeah, you got better things like reviewing new caches. Quit moderatin' and get back to reviewin', thankyouverymouch!. Link to comment
+Vinny & Sue Team Posted July 22, 2006 Share Posted July 22, 2006 We need another place to hang out. - ! No. YOU need another place to hang out. Link to comment
+cache_test_dummies Posted July 22, 2006 Share Posted July 22, 2006 Even if there was an alternative, wouldn't you think it'd just be a bunch of discussions about what's going on over here? After all, this is where the party's at. Link to comment
+BlueDeuce Posted July 22, 2006 Share Posted July 22, 2006 The Alternative Geo-forums Holy carp, they have beer! and apparently food. uh, gotta go see this guy about...a car, yeah. I'll be back. Link to comment
+groovetopia Posted July 22, 2006 Share Posted July 22, 2006 deleted by poster out of respect for moderator(s)...all but one... Link to comment
+BlueDeuce Posted July 22, 2006 Share Posted July 22, 2006 deleted by poster out of respect for moderator(s)...all but one... Whoa, wait just a minute. This is a troll thread?!? Link to comment
+groovetopia Posted July 22, 2006 Share Posted July 22, 2006 (edited) deleted by poster out of respect for moderator(s)...all but one... Whoa, wait just a minute. This is a troll thread?!? sorry, left off the emoticon...that makes it funny...not offensive... hmm now which one... Edited July 22, 2006 by groovetopia Link to comment
+BlueDeuce Posted July 22, 2006 Share Posted July 22, 2006 Considering several of your postings (including this one), I'm not sure that's true. Link to comment
+Seth! Posted July 22, 2006 Author Share Posted July 22, 2006 Well, that went nowhere quickly. I guess the answer is, no, there really is no other place where geocachers from all over can post freely. I (speaking only for myself) think that's too bad. It seems like, for $30 per year, I should be able to post in the forums from time to time without some [insult omitted] person deciding to delete my post. It's not like I--or most other folks who have their posts closed/deleted--are here to post porn, tell lies about our neighbors, sell Viagra, offer our wives for sale, and so forth. Most people who post are just trying to connect with the geocaching community and that should be allowed with pretty darn wide latitude. It aint hurtin' anybody! So, moderators, please consider backing off a bit and letting people (especially since many of us are paying customers!!) utilize these forums. For the record, my post in question was simply an attempt to find a geocacher in Syracuse, New York who had a digital camera and could help me gather information to put together a multi-cache for a museum out there. I think that was a lot more innocuous than many of the trite and mean things that appeared in this thread. I'm closing this thread since nobody was able to answer the original question. Link to comment
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