Cacher of the Month: The End

[+adambro]

With the New Year comes an opportunity to step back and review where I am and where I want to be. I have a number of demands on my time and I've come to the conclusion that these have, especially in recent months, prevent me from looking after Cacher of the Month as well as I'd like. Therefore, I am afraid I must make December 2007 the last month for which I will accept results for CotM. This comes exactly two years after I took the baton from Deego who had similar time issues.

 

Whilst I've worked to minimise the time it takes to organise and to improve the website, it still requires regular attention. I'm now at the point where to reduce this much further would require a significant lump of time to continue the development of the website.

 

Whilst disappointed, I feel happy that my work has seen CotM continued from December 2005 when it might have otherwise finished. Average participation has increased to just over the 100 mark per month from around an average of 80 when I took over.

 

I will ensure that any issues raised are resolved for December and any other months.

 

Like Deego, I would be happy to discuss helping someone take this over but they have to be no doubts that with typically over 100 entries a month this is no simple undertaking. I can provide a copy of the results database but of course would not be happy to release the names/email addresses etc of users so any new site would require users to re-register such details. However, saying that, I'm open to ideas and so won't rule too much out at this stage but am concious that I've been entrusted with somewhat private details which I'll be careful.

[+Haggis Hunter]

Sorry to see you have to let this go Adam. Thank you very much for the effort that you have put in over the last 2 years.

 

After my last 2 dismal months I had already decided not to bother any more. But that was because i was sick of being near the bottom all the time

 

Thanks again.

[+Stuey]

Sorry to hear that Adam. Thanks ever so much for your hard work in taking over from Brian, and to Brian before you of course.

[+gazooks]

Many thanks for all your time and effort Adam.

 

All the best in your future endevours.

[+mollyjak]

Thank you for all your hard work.

We never got very high on the list but I used to enjoy seeing how everyone did.

[+currykev]

Thanks for the hard work you have put into COTM over the last couple of years. I had lapsed,but have put in my final submission.

[Nediam]

Thanks for all your hard work that you put in over the last two years

 

Good luck with your future projects.

 

Unfortunately I can't submit any results for Decembers as I didn't find any caches

 

Cheers,

[+steviep]

Thanks Adam for your hard work over the past 2 years (I hope someone takes the site over)

[+jerryo]

Yes, cheers, Adam, and all the best for the new year.

[+John Stead]

I am sorry that you do not have the time to continue as this had been a valuable resource.

Many thanks to you and Deego for your hard work on our behalf.

My last contribution was not a very good month but it has all been fun

Happy New Year

John

[+Bill D (wwh)]

Many thanks for the two years you've put into this! I'm not exactly a numbers cacher, with just 250 finds in 5 years, lol, but I've submitted my results when I've had any, and I've enjoyed seeing how others have been doing. Perhaps someone will be able to take this over and continue it - I'd love to be able to offer myself, but I quite definitely don't have the time, I'm afraid.

[Deego]

Thanks for keeping it running for another 2 years Adam. I wish I could step forward and carry it on but although I am teaching myself PHP and Mysql (very slowly) I am not good enough YET!!

 

Sorry to see this end but thanks to everyone who entered

[StuartP]

If Adam is happy to give me a copy of the current code, and database schema etc, I'll take a look and see what needs to be done to continue supporting it.

 

Cheers

 

Stuart

[+Chaotica_UK]

Many thanks for all your time and effort Adam.

 

Mark

[+bones1]

even though i was never able to work out how to put all my caches on the site to join in the game,i do appreciate as with all things like this it must take up alot of time,so thank you for your efforts in keeping alot of cachers happy.you never know somebody out there might take it over.WTF perhaps hehe.jeff=bones1.

[+valliantknight]

Sorry to hear that you are pulling the plug on this one. Enjoyed the monthly experience of seeing how high (or low) I managed to get in the league table. This facility must have taken up much of your spare time, so retirement is undoubtedly justified......Thanks.

[+wheelybarrow]

Thanks for all the effort you have gone to into doing a fantastic job - just hope that someone else feels brave enough to take it over.

[+adambro]

I am currently considering what options are available to continue with the site. I've had offers of help and this may make the continuation more feasible. I'm concious that having to restart the site again would be very undesirable. I will continue work on the site for the time being as I work on reducing the time it costs me to maintain. I'm hopeful that I'll be able to devise a solution that will keep the site going whilst addressing the concerns I have.

Edited January 5, 2008 by adambro

[+FunLovingGeocacher]

I've just had a request to submit my results for december.

 

Have done incase it gets a new lease of life

[+John Stead]

I am currently considering what options are available to continue with the site. I've had offers of help and this may make the continuation more feasible. I'm concious that having to restart the site again would be very undesirable. I will continue work on the site for the time being as I work on reducing the time it costs me to maintain. I'm hopeful that I'll be able to devise a solution that will keep the site going whilst addressing the concerns I have.

Good luck - that is very welcome news. I am sorry I was not able to offer to help but glad some have.

[+Bear and Ragged]

I've just had a request to submit my results for december.

 

Have done incase it gets a new lease of life

 

Got the email request to submit results at lunch time...

 

December results:

0 Finds

0 Hides

0 TB Moved

0 TB Released

0 Trigpoints

 

Do you think it's worth trying to submit them?!!

 

G

[+cacherelle]

Yep thanks from me too Adam!

[+adambro]

I'm thinking I'll be able to continue for the time being now having considered the options available to me.

 

I've upgraded my web hosting to facilitate improving the website with a view to reducing the time required. This change will make it possible to accept some of the offers of help which I've received.

[+CrazyL200]

I'm thinking I'll be able to continue for the time being now having considered the options available to me.

 

I've upgraded my web hosting to facilitate improving the website with a view to reducing the time required. This change will make it possible to accept some of the offers of help which I've received.

 

Good news Adam. Keep us posted with developments etc...

[+Bill D (wwh)]

That's really good news - thanks for continuing with this...!

[+Deepdiggingmole]

I'm thinking I'll be able to continue for the time being now having considered the options available to me.

 

I've upgraded my web hosting to facilitate improving the website with a view to reducing the time required. This change will make it possible to accept some of the offers of help which I've received.

 

Thanks for all your efforts over the last two years - good to hear you may be able to continue - keep us posted

[+FantasticCat]

November results are just out (I'm glad about this as it was my first ever entry) and you can submit for December so looks promising. Thanks at the very least for tidying results up. Thanks in advance if you are continuing in whatever form.