What have you learned here?

[+sojourners7]

What have you learned from the forums? It can be fun to hangout here whether you log anything or merely lurk, but the objective here I believe is for us to learn about Geocaching.

 

I have learned that you are supposed to audit your caches, that caching in the snow is possible and fun, and that geocaching is really not all that expensive to do. I now know that if I want to go night caching a headlamp is much better than a flashlight and that I should purchase a Petzl or an Energizer, depending on how much I want to spend. It's okay to take a GPSr on a plane, but you should ask before you trun it on.

 

Many people have shared great Ideas for caches, both types of hides and different ways to make cool containers. I also understand and appreciate that there are a lot of good people involved in this sport, because everyone is so helpful and willing to give good advice. Also I have learned that many of the poeple who hangout here have a great sense of humor and sometimes reading their comments makes my day!

 

I am still learning about the best way to use my GPSr, about GSAK, and about paperless caching. Each time I come here I seem to learn something new. I think the forums are a great resource and it would be much more difficult to geocache without it. Thanks to all the people who come here and especially to the volunteers who keep the forums running.

[+9Key]

I've learned that everyone brings something to the game - some when they begin, and some when they leave.

 

I've learned that there are other people that share my passion for the game and how it should be played. I hope to meet some of those cachers one day.

[+Sioneva]

I've learned to be afraid of Vinny.

[+mvigor]

I have learned that there are 10 or 12 sides to every story and never will everybody agree.

[madratdan]

I've learned that geocachers are a good representation of the human population.

[+BlueDeuce]

I've learned what it takes to get a moderator warning.

[+Noscitare]

1. I got some good information which aided me in the purchase of my first ever GPSr.
   
2. That wherever you go you'll always run into some folks who just ain't happy unless they've got something to bitch about.
   

[+StarBrand]

I've learned to think twice before hitting AddReply.

 

I've learned that Vinny must stay on the meds.

 

I've learned that I respect Snoogans and his caches even though we frequently disagree on the finer points of Geocaching.

 

I've learned I still have things to learn about the website and its uses.

 

I've learned I have a lot of respect for those that come in here to help others - (thanks Miragee, trailgators, blueduece, Prime Suspect, Briansnat ---- and others)

[+carolnbarney]

I have learned that there are 10 or 12 sides to every story and never will everybody agree.

 

Amen Brother!!!

[+Vinny & Sue Team]

I've learned to be afraid of Vinny.

I have learned to be very, very, very afraid of Sioneva. But I still love her unconditionally!

[bogleman]

HTML

What the stuff is when you "view source"

Creative cache containers

Ammo cans ROCK (see above)

I know everything else

[+team lagonda]

i,ve leaned if you go in the off topic section you better have thick skin and if you fight back, you better make sure your pop ups for pms work or you miss a bunch of warnings from the mods....

Edited January 30, 2008 by team lagonda

[+JohnnyVegas]

I learned once that you can get band for two weeks for being a forum bad boy

[+wimseyguy]

I learned everything I needed to know in kindergarten.

[+TexasGringo]

I've learned that people Love and Hate Micros.

 

I've learned that people Love and Hate Peanut Butter Containers.

 

Yea...I've Learned Me Alot.

[+egami]

I've learned you essentially don't need to get permission for placing a cache as long as you check the box that says you did and that people generally regard public land, and even some private land, as a free for all.

[Mag Magician]

I've learned how many people in the world can't spell !

 

[i've learned that people like to use potty language in a family-friendly forum. Post edited.]

Edited January 30, 2008 by Keystone

[+JohnnyVegas]

I've learned how many people in the world can't spell !

you spelted et rong, er iz pose tabe [edited for potty mouth]

Edited January 30, 2008 by Keystone

[+DeRock & The Psychic Cacher]

I learned this from experience here on the GC forums but I'm going to quote wimseyguy who said it so elequently- You're apparently confusing the forums with the geocaching community. That's kind of like confusing society with talk radio and editorial pages.

 

Deane

AKA: DeRock & the Psychic Cacher - Grattan MI

[+Sioneva]

I've learned to be afraid of Vinny.

I have learned to be very, very, very afraid of Sioneva. But I still love her unconditionally!

 

Vinnnny, you promised ours would be a secret love!

[+Vinny & Sue Team]

I've learned to be afraid of Vinny.

I have learned to be very, very, very afraid of Sioneva. But I still love her unconditionally!

 

Vinnnny, you promised ours would be a secret love!

But, sweetie, I only acknowledged publicly the unconditional love aspect; I never breathed a word about the romantic love part!

[+cache_test_dummies]

I've actually learned much more from geocaching itself than I have from the forums. But I honestly believe that my critical thinking skills have improved as a result of being exposed to so many opposing viewpoints presented and argued so effectively by interesting, intelligent people. I mean that sincerely.

 

I also learned that it is OK not to hide lots of caches, and it is OK not to find lots of caches.

 

I've learned that people don't always look like their avatar, that Mopar is a genius, and that BlueDeuce wants a pony.

 

 

 

 

Oh, and I learned how to count cheese.

[+Renegade Knight]

I've learned you essentially don't need to get permission for placing a cache as long as you check the box that says you did and that people generally regard public land, and even some private land, as a free for all.

I've learned that there are some few who think this about most.

 

I've learned that for most where I disagree on one thread I may agree in another.

 

I've learned that not even permission can make some locations ok for a cache.

 

I've learned that most posts are just a slice of a larger philosophy and that much of the unspoken parts are where we all agree.

 

I've learned how to paint a camo pattern on on a cache.

 

I've learned that most cachers are willing to listen and think unlike some people in daily life who are just the walking indoctrinated. There are some smart cachers in the world.

 

I've learned that I have not yet seen every trick in the book for a cache hide.

 

I've learned that the GPS makers pay attention to this forum.

 

I've learned that some will stab others in the back and call it a job well done.

 

I've learned that many locations enjoy caching with no restrictions.

 

I've learned that a lot of people like artificially complicating things to the point that the simple thing they were worried about is lost in the mess.

 

I have not yet learned when cache saturation kicks in.

 

I only thought I learned what an agenda was and what solicitation was.

 

I learned that my schedule for maintaining my caches is about 6 times longer than this site likes.

 

I have learned that we all will have real life interrupt this fun activity.

 

I have seen the contrast between those who work themselves in to rabid frenzy over permission and the police who will look at you like you are a complete moron if you want help finding out who's stealing hundreds of caches. It gives you a better perspective on the true significance of a cache in society.

 

I've have found that our local cache maggot is a much more reasonable person than some who think they stand for right in these forums.

 

I have learned that most everyone who says 'this is supposed to be fun' will almost always tell you why it's not and why someone other than them, should do something about it.

 

I have learned that safety is brought up as a reason to ban a thousand different things in a thousand different ways.

 

I have learned that the truth can be spun a thousand ways.

[Mag Magician]

I've learned how many people in the world can't spell !

 

[i've learned that people like to use potty language in a family-friendly forum. Post edited.]

 

Oops! My bad. I learned that Keystone has a higher level of intolerance to **** than I thought. It won't happen again.

[+ncfinn]

I learned that there are people (at least one) who actually like finding dinged up dirty golf balls in caches. I no longer remove them as trash.

 

I learned that there are people who will (intentionally?) misunderstand what others are saying and turn it into a personal attack.

 

I learned how to make a log for a nano - strip from a paper shredder.

[+eagletrek]

I've learned that when I need a laugh, all I have to do is enter the forums!!!!!

[+ArcherDragoon]

I've learned to think twice before hitting AddReply.

I learned (even recently) I need to do this more often...

 

I have learned that even though I may not agree with someone, we can still have a civil conversation in the same thread!!!

 

I have also learned alot from those before me!!!

[+Scrubsjm]

I learned exactly how to tackle a 5 star difficulty cache. No, no one mentioned on these forums the cache I tackled. They simply mentioned an idea, and when I saw a cache that may fit that idea I applied what I had read and was rewarded with the appearance of a cache container.

[+sbell111]

I found that I rarely proof my posts prior to hitting 'add reply', even though I am fully aware that I can't type.

 

(This post is the perfect example.)

Edited January 30, 2008 by sbell111

[+DanOCan]

I learned the idea of adding the "Pointer Arrow" and "Distance to Destination" data fields to the Map screen is much better than flipping back and forth between the Compass and Map pages on my GPSr. I don't know why it had never occurred to me to do that before.

[+wimseyguy]

I learned this from experience here on the GC forums but I'm going to quote wimseyguy who said it so elequently- You're apparently confusing the forums with the geocaching community. That's kind of like confusing society with talk radio and editorial pages.

 

Deane

AKA: DeRock & the Psychic Cacher - Grattan MI

I only wish I was eloquent enough to have created that thought. But I'm actually quoting someone else who posts here waaaay more often than I do. But thanks for the props.

 

I've actually learned much more from geocaching itself than I have from the forums. But I honestly believe that my critical thinking skills have improved as a result of being exposed to so many opposing viewpoints presented and argued so effectively by interesting, intelligent people. I mean that sincerely.

 

I also learned that it is OK not to hide lots of caches, and it is OK not to find lots of caches.

 

I've learned that people don't always look like their avatar, that Mopar is a genius, and that BlueDeuce wants a pony.

 

Oh, and I learned how to count cheese.

I've learned that CTD is very confused.

Edited January 31, 2008 by wimseyguy

[+BlueDeuce]

But I do want a pony.

[+HopsMaltYeast]

I learned that it is poor form and frowned upon to claim a cache find just because you are certain that it is missing or is hard to get to. (This had nothing to do with me specifically, just general comments in the forum)

 

As a result, I went back to the cache page and changed one of my "finds" to a DNF. I will go back and find the cache.

 

Later I found a cache that several hunters had logged as a "find" because the cache was "missing or muggled" - and they saw the empty Tupperware container empty on the ground. In fact, the cache was a 35mm film cannister micro, safe and sound in a tree branch, about 4 feet above the wind blown trash lunch container at the base of the tree.

 

I have learned that keeping an open mind about what and where a cache may be is important in successfully solving the riddle of where a tough cache is.

 

I have learned that there is no such thing as "the best" GPSr - and I am certain that my current GPSr is not it if there is one.

[CacheNCarryMA]

I've learned that many people are irked by bad spelling, punctuation, grammar, and capitalization.

 

I've learned that Babelfish is a bad way to translate English into Japanese into English.

 

I've learned that you can find a picture of just about anything on the intarwebs.

 

edited for speeling

Edited February 1, 2008 by CacheNCarryMA

[+Mopar]

I've actually learned much more from geocaching itself than I have from the forums. But I honestly believe that my critical thinking skills have improved as a result of being exposed to so many opposing viewpoints presented and argued so effectively by interesting, intelligent people. I mean that sincerely.

 

I also learned that it is OK not to hide lots of caches, and it is OK not to find lots of caches.

 

I've learned that people don't always look like their avatar, that Mopar is a genius, and that BlueDeuce wants a pony.

I learned that CTD is a good judge of people.

Edited January 31, 2008 by Mopar

[knowschad]

I have learned that there are 10 or 12 sides to every story and never will everybody agree.

 

Either ten or twelve sides? Why not eleven sides? Or nine? Thirteen?

 

I have NO idea what you mean by "never will everybody agree", either.

 

[+TeamGumbo]

What have you learned from the forums?

 

Parsing is alive and well.

[+BlueDeuce]

I've learned that you can find a picture of just about anything on the intarwebs.

 

I've learned that image searching when Google is set to 'Do not filter' can cause hysterical screaming, temporary insanity and blindness.

Edited January 31, 2008 by BlueDeuce

[+Harry Dolphin]

I've learnt that even simple questions can quickly devolve into the same arguments by the same people even if the argument has nothing to do wth the original question.

"Can I bury a cache in my front yard?" qucikly turns into "Who cares if he logged that cache when he flew overhead? That doesn't affect you."

[knowschad]

I learned what "angst" means. I learned that very well.

[+TexasGringo]

***Either ten or twelve sides? Why not eleven sides? Or nine? Thirteen? ***

 

Just pick your number and go to that side.

 

***I have NO idea what you mean by "never will everybody agree", either.***

 

You didn't agree...so you are part of that "never will everybody agree".

Edited February 1, 2008 by Drooling_Mongoloid

[+sbell111]

I've learned that you can find a picture of just about anything on the intarwebs.

 

I've learned that image searching when Google is set to 'Do not filter' can cause hysterical screaming, temporary insanity and blindness.

... and unemployment.

[+sbell111]

I've learnt that even simple questions can quickly devolve into the same arguments by the same people even if the argument has nothing to do wth the original question.

"Can I bury a cache in my front yard?" qucikly turns into "Who cares if he logged that cache when he flew overhead? That doesn't affect you."

Only numbers cachers would do that.

[+BlueDeuce]

Oh, another one...

 

When you submit your post and it times out, do not back up and resubmit or anything else to 'fix it' just go back to forum and you'll see that it really did go through.

 

Viola! no double posts!

 

 

 

 

 

(Yes, I know I said Viola)

[+Snoogans]

I learned some HTML code and that I'm right about most of the stuff I comment on.

 

I learned that people who disagree with me are often more interesting to read posts from than the folks who do.

 

I've learned that RK, KBI, Mushtang, and Toz, often save me a lot of typing because they say what I'm thinking and often times better than I would say it.

 

I've learned that I respect Snoogans and his caches even though we frequently disagree on the finer points of Geocaching.

 

What did I do to earn your respect? Maybe it will work on the Snoogstress. She thinks caching is dumb. Although she does like some of the places I've hidden caches.

 

I learned everything I needed to know in kindergarten.

 

I learned everything I needed to know in Margaret K****'s shed behind her house. Oh, a hundred years ago.

[+Bad_CRC]

I've learned that there are a lot of uptight and intolerant people on the internet.

[+KBI]

I've learned that I respect Snoogans and his caches even though we frequently disagree on the finer points of Geocaching.

What did I do to earn your respect? Maybe it will work on the Snoogstress. She thinks caching is dumb.

I’ve learned that when my caching preference is more diverse than another person’s caching preference I am supposed to respect that other person’s preference and stop finding and enjoying caches that the other person might not enjoy.

 

You, I, and everyone else are therefore expected to show our respect for the Snoogstress’ caching preference by immediately abandoning the entire game.

[+KBI]

I’ve learned that although one’s find count is clearly unusable as any kind of score to be compared between cachers for competitive reasons, some people will nevertheless get all wrapped around the axle (inconsolably distressed) over the way other people choose to log finds.

 

Nobody ever achieved a smiley for themselves while glaring disapprovingly at another person’s numbers, but that doesn’t seem to stop people from trying.

[+Rockin Roddy]

I've learned that my opinion is of little import to others and will often get blasted by the same few.

 

I've learned that some have no care for laws, think they can do as they please and actually think it's their right to do so. I've also learned that some of those same people would try to claim they can because they haven't been told not to. I've even seen some think they should be allowed simply because they want to.

 

I've learned that some have immunity to the rules of being courteous, are immune to the guidelines set in these forums and can do or say whatever they please. Those same people have no care as to how their remarks affect others...I also learned that some talk a mighty big game behind the screen, but come face to face.....

 

I've learned that some will argue just to do so and often try to bait others in so they can continue to argue on blindly.

 

I've learned that not all who appear gruff and uncaring are, some can and will surprise you.

 

I've learned there truly are some AWESOME people in some of these forums, some I'd PROUDLY call friend or even family! Some of those very people actually CARE about others and would do for others who cannot do for themselves. I've also learned that I'd be more than willing to stand toe to toe, back to back or side by side with some of these people when need be!

 

I've SEEN the generosity and examples of GREAT humanity being displayed by some in certain areas of these forums. The coin forums mostly...

 

In closing, I've learned that this, as in life, is filled with all kinds...take it for what it's worth!!

[+Miragee]

After posting here for more than three years, I finally learned about the "Manage Ignored Users" link.