Beyond Platinum?

[+va griz]

I have almost met all the requirements for my Platinum Membership. All I have to do is find a 6/5 puzzle cache and get another reference from a living head of state. I’m really looking forward to being able to search for archived caches.

 

My question is what is next? Is there an Unobtainium Membership? What are the perks at that level?

 

Thanks, Griz

[+wkmccall]

I have almost met all the requirements for my Platinum Membership. All I have to do is find a 6/5 puzzle cache and get another reference from a living head of state. I’m really looking forward to being able to search for archived caches.

 

My question is what is next? Is there an Unobtainium Membership? What are the perks at that level?

 

Thanks, Griz

 

Don't you have to have an endorsement from the commander-n-chief also?

[+Kryten]

By openly speaking of such things you have lost forever the possibility of being invited to join the upper echelons.

[+wesleykey]

I have almost met all the requirements for my Platinum Membership.

 

No, you need to find at least 136.57 more caches.

[+sbell111]

I have almost met all the requirements for my Platinum Membership. All I have to do is find a 6/5 puzzle cache and get another reference from a living head of state. I’m really looking forward to being able to search for archived caches.

 

My question is what is next? Is there an Unobtainium Membership? What are the perks at that level?

 

Thanks, Griz

Ummm, even if their were a platinum membership (and there isn't, really. ) by discussing it in the open forums, you have voided any chance of your obtaining it.

 

In before the thread deletion.

[+va griz]

So the first rule of Platinum is There Is No Platinum?

 

Darn, I was so close!

[+Colonial Cats]

So the first rule of Platinum is There Is No Platinum?

 

Darn, I was so close!

You have now taken the first step to being reconsidered for Platinum Membership that does not exist.

[+wimseyguy]

There have been rumors of a black level of membership in the past. But I doubt anyone who mentions it in the public forums would ever be asked to join at that level.

Edited March 26, 2009 by wimseyguy

[+mtn-man]

Hmmm. Never heard of any of those before. Nope. Never. Not a peep at all.

[+Tequila]

I could go for platinum blonde.

[+SaltercreaseRangers]

How will I know if such an esteemed member ever visits one of my caches - what do they use to sign the log and is there a special sig item to betray their presence ?

[+Vinny & Sue Team]

Please, let me make something very clear, for this is getting out of hand. While some of us do joke about mythical Platinum level memberships and even higher and more elite mythical levels of membership such as Thorium level, and also joke at times about the mythical benefits attendant to those levels (including the parties, the chartered aircraft, the entire tiers of exotic amazing geocaches unavailable to and invisible to lower level members, the super-fast dedicated servers, the elite forum, etc.), the fact is that the whole thing is a joke. There are no such levels of membership, and there are no exotic benefits attendant to those levels. Again, there is no such thing; it is just a silly fantasy. Trust me on this. It is just a joke. Please, trust me totally on this.

[+Sioneva]

Please, let me make something very clear, for this is getting out of hand. While some of us do joke about mythical Platinum level memberships and even higher and more elite mythical levels of membership such as Thorium level, and also joke at times about the mythical benefits attendant to those levels (including the parties, the chartered aircraft, the entire tiers of exotic amazing geocaches unavailable to and invisible to lower level members, the super-fast dedicated servers, the elite forum, etc.), the fact is that the whole thing is a joke. There are no such levels of membership, and there are no exotic benefits attendant to those levels. Again, there is no such thing; it is just a silly fantasy. Trust me on this. It is just a joke. Please, trust me totally on this.

 

At least that's his story, and he's sticking to it....

 

.... but WE know the truth.

 

[+Vinny & Sue Team]

Please, let me make something very clear, for this is getting out of hand. While some of us do joke about mythical Platinum level memberships and even higher and more elite mythical levels of membership such as Thorium level, and also joke at times about the mythical benefits attendant to those levels (including the parties, the chartered aircraft, the entire tiers of exotic amazing geocaches unavailable to and invisible to lower level members, the super-fast dedicated servers, the elite forum, etc.), the fact is that the whole thing is a joke. There are no such levels of membership, and there are no exotic benefits attendant to those levels. Again, there is no such thing; it is just a silly fantasy. Trust me on this. It is just a joke. Please, trust me totally on this.

 

At least that's his story, and he's sticking to it....

 

.... but WE know the truth.

 

Folks, Sioneva is just joking and is pulling your leg. I know from experience, as do many of you, that she loves to joke around on the forums, and there is no truth to her silly joshing, none at all.

 

In any case, let me put it to you this way: If there REALLY were a Platinum level and a Thorium level of membership, don't you think that all of the following would be true:

• since it would be a great source of revenue, and far more profitable than Premium level memberships, Groundspeak would be advertising those levels and their attendant benefits in a never-ending attempt to recruit more members, and thus increase their revenue.
  
• a good number of the members at those levels would be bragging incessantly about their belonging to such an "elite strata" and about their exotic benefits, and we would constantly hear their tiring tales on the forums, at events, and even on the trail, till we were ready to puke.
  
• some of the more well-known veteran geocachers would, of necessity, need to disappear from the view of generic-grade geocachers for periods of time ranging from a few hours to two or three days in order to attend the exotic events and find the exotic caches attendant to those levels, and dontcha think someone would notice and that this would generate lots of gossip?
  

And the reality is that we see none of these patterns or phenomena, and rather, we simply see an occasional joke about the putative existence of these levels of membership. This alone proves that these putative higher levels of membership do not exist.

 

Period. End of discussion.

 

.

[GOF and Bacall]

Well, the way I see it the xxxx xx xxx xxxx xx is a bit xxx xx xxxxxx than xxx xx xxx xxxx and xxx xxx xxx is xxx xx xxx to xxxx xx xxxx xxxxxx but not xxxx xx xxxxx on the third xxxx of xxxx.

 

To my fellow xxx xxxx xxxxx a xx xx xxxx xx x and xxxx.

[+BadAndy]

Vinny's still pissed that his Platinum membership application was returned to him unopened.

[+SkellyCA]

It's my understanding that Elvis has an Uptanium membership....and is now geocaching on commet Hail-Bop

[+Vinny & Sue Team]

Vinny's still pissed that his Platinum membership application was returned to him unopened.

 

AAARRRGGGHH!

 

I KEEP TELLING YOU... THERE IS NO PLATINUM LEVEL OF MEMBERSHIP, SO HOW COULD I HAVE EVEN APPLIED?

 

.

Edited March 26, 2009 by Vinny & Sue Team

[jholly]

Vinny's still pissed that his Platinum membership application was returned to him unopened.

 

AAARRRGGGHH!

 

I KEEP TELLING YOU... THERE IS NO PLATINUM LEVEL OF MEMBERSHIP, SO HOW COULD I HAVE EVEN APPLIED?

 

.

 

Until you get past the state of denial there is no help for you. You first have accept the rejection.

 

Jim

[+iPhone3Gcacher]

I can see it now. "Thank you Mr. Team, but no thanks."

[+Juicepig]

my membership is coated with balonium!

[+Taoiseach]

Not that there are higher levels of Membership, but there might just come a point when those 'Occult Hands' we keep hearing about, become ever so slightly less mysterious

 

Not that there are upper levels...

[+Colonial Cats]

Vinny's still pissed that his Platinum membership application was returned to him unopened.

 

AAARRRGGGHH!

 

I KEEP TELLING YOU... THERE IS NO PLATINUM LEVEL OF MEMBERSHIP, SO HOW COULD I HAVE EVEN APPLIED?

 

.

You do not apply; you are selected.

[TaylorBrats]

You do not apply; you are selected.

Or, as in the case of Vinny, not selected?

[+Sioneva]

I'm very hurt by Vinny's words about me.

 

Just for that, I've prepared a list of the coordinates to his secret Platinum Urban Caches.

Now available to the first 50 people, for just $19.95, plus tax, shipping & handling.

I take Visa, Discover, Mastercard, Platinum membership, FTF rights, but not hamsters.

[+KJcachers]

must be a slow day for some to blow the dust off this old topic again!

[+sbell111]

Please, let me make something very clear, for this is getting out of hand. While some of us do joke about mythical Platinum level memberships and even higher and more elite mythical levels of membership such as Thorium level, and also joke at times about the mythical benefits attendant to those levels (including the parties, the chartered aircraft, the entire tiers of exotic amazing geocaches unavailable to and invisible to lower level members, the super-fast dedicated servers, the elite forum, etc.), the fact is that the whole thing is a joke. There are no such levels of membership, and there are no exotic benefits attendant to those levels. Again, there is no such thing; it is just a silly fantasy. Trust me on this. It is just a joke. Please, trust me totally on this.

My favorite remains the Jelly of the Month membership. Right now, I'm enjoying San Giuliano clementine marmalade from Sicily. It's awesome. Ummm... I mean it would be awesome if this membership existed.

[+Vinny & Sue Team]

I can see it now. "Thank you Mr. Team, but no thanks."

No. It was more along the lines of:

Oh. You applied. Well, don't call us. Rather, our people will be in touch with your people. Trust us.

[+Vinny & Sue Team]

Please, let me make something very clear, for this is getting out of hand. While some of us do joke about mythical Platinum level memberships and even higher and more elite mythical levels of membership such as Thorium level, and also joke at times about the mythical benefits attendant to those levels (including the parties, the chartered aircraft, the entire tiers of exotic amazing geocaches unavailable to and invisible to lower level members, the super-fast dedicated servers, the elite forum, etc.), the fact is that the whole thing is a joke. There are no such levels of membership, and there are no exotic benefits attendant to those levels. Again, there is no such thing; it is just a silly fantasy. Trust me on this. It is just a joke. Please, trust me totally on this.

My favorite remains the Jelly of the Month membership. Right now, I'm enjoying San Giuliano clementine marmalade from Sicily. It's awesome. Ummm... I mean it would be awesome if this membership existed.

Huh? You mean that they accepted a slimy knee-jerk liberal ultra-right wing fundamentalist Socialist such as yourself? Eeek! Their standards are dropping!

 

Next thing you know, they will even be acceptng people like Sioneva and flask.

 

aaarrrggghhh...

[+Vinny & Sue Team]

I'm very hurt by Vinny's words about me.

 

Just for that, I've prepared a list of the coordinates to his secret Platinum Urban Caches.

Now available to the first 50 people, for just $19.95, plus tax, shipping & handling.

I take Visa, Discover, Mastercard, Platinum membership, FTF rights, but not hamsters.

You are underpricing this rare commodity. Last person to sell them got over $6,400 on Ebay for a list of five of them.

[+mtn-man]

• a good number of the members at those levels would be bragging incessantly about their belonging to such an "elite strata" and about their exotic benefits, and we would constantly hear their tiring tales on the forums, at events, and even on the trail, till we were ready to puke.
  
• some of the more well-known veteran geocachers would, of necessity, need to disappear from the view of generic-grade geocachers for periods of time ranging from a few hours to two or three days in order to attend the exotic events and find the exotic caches attendant to those levels, and dontcha think someone would notice and that this would generate lots of gossip?
  

There is no possible way that anything like this could ever happen. Ever. Period. No way. I can't even conceive of how anything like this could be dreamed of, nor would I participate in it. It would almost be as possible as say, like, me sumo wrestling to defend the honour of the great province of British Columbia. How in the world could that ever be possible on this planet.

[+Vinny & Sue Team]

• a good number of the members at those levels would be bragging incessantly about their belonging to such an "elite strata" and about their exotic benefits, and we would constantly hear their tiring tales on the forums, at events, and even on the trail, till we were ready to puke.
  
• some of the more well-known veteran geocachers would, of necessity, need to disappear from the view of generic-grade geocachers for periods of time ranging from a few hours to two or three days in order to attend the exotic events and find the exotic caches attendant to those levels, and dontcha think someone would notice and that this would generate lots of gossip?
  

There is no possible way that anything like this could ever happen. Ever. Period. No way. I can't even conceive of how anything like this could be dreamed of, nor would I participate in it. It would almost be as possible as say, like, me sumo wrestling to defend the honour of the great province of British Columbia. How in the world could that ever be possible on this planet.

Exactly what I have been saying! The entire concept is impossible, and it remains a mere fantasy in the minds of some forum members!

[Trinity's Crew]

I have been shown the error of my ways. Post withdrawn.

Edited March 27, 2009 by Trinity's Crew

[+Sioneva]

I can see it now. "Thank you Mr. Team, but no thanks."

No. It was more along the lines of:

Oh. You applied. Well, don't call us. Rather, our people will be in touch with your people. Trust us.

 

The Evil League of Evil is watching, so beware...

[+Colonial Cats]

• a good number of the members at those levels would be bragging incessantly about their belonging to such an "elite strata" and about their exotic benefits, and we would constantly hear their tiring tales on the forums, at events, and even on the trail, till we were ready to puke.
  
• some of the more well-known veteran geocachers would, of necessity, need to disappear from the view of generic-grade geocachers for periods of time ranging from a few hours to two or three days in order to attend the exotic events and find the exotic caches attendant to those levels, and dontcha think someone would notice and that this would generate lots of gossip?
  

There is no possible way that anything like this could ever happen. Ever. Period. No way. I can't even conceive of how anything like this could be dreamed of, nor would I participate in it. It would almost be as possible as say, like, me sumo wrestling to defend the honour of the great province of British Columbia. How in the world could that ever be possible on this planet.

Exactly what I have been saying! The entire concept is impossible, and it remains a mere fantasy in the minds of some forum members!

Methinks Thou Doth Protest Too Much.

[+The finch farmers]

My favorite remains the Jelly of the Month membership. Right now, I'm enjoying San Giuliano clementine marmalade from Sicily. It's awesome. Ummm... I mean it would be awesome if this membership existed.

 

Just got mine - Andresy Apple Pear Walnut - It is awesome.

I hope this is what I get next month - TN Gourmet Snappy Hot Pepper Jelly

We will have to just wait and see I guess.

[+The finch farmers]

I am just joking

Really it is just a joke

I am just pulling your leg

[+Star*Hopper]

 

Don't you have to have an endorsement from the commander-n-chief also?

 

Oh, no prob -- his wife's already OK'd it.

~*

Edited March 28, 2009 by Star*Hopper

[+roundnround we go]

Wish to remind all who have posted to this thread of their disclosure agreements, and let you know you have been added to "the watch list"

[+The finch farmers]

Wish to remind all who have posted to this thread of their disclosure agreements, and let you know you have been added to "the watch list"

 

Boy,

You sure know how to stop a topic

[+Vinny & Sue Team]

Wish to remind all who have posted to this thread of their disclosure agreements, and let you know you have been added to "the watch list"

 

Boy,

You sure know how to stop a topic

Really, folks, isn't it time that we let this silly thread die? There are obviously no such tiers as Platinum level or Thorium level memberships, and it is very silly to try to lure innocents and newcomers into believing that either of these levels exist.

[+Chrysalides]

Really, folks, isn't it time that we let this silly thread die? There are obviously no such tiers as Platinum level or Thorium level memberships, and it is very silly to try to lure innocents and newcomers into believing that either of these levels exist.

Yeah, right. Next you'll be telling us the U.S. Geocacher of the Year award does not exist. Where is this going to end? Will you deny the existence of Santa Claus, the Tooth Fairy and Area 51 as well?

[+Sioneva]

Really, folks, isn't it time that we let this silly thread die? There are obviously no such tiers as Platinum level or Thorium level memberships, and it is very silly to try to lure innocents and newcomers into believing that either of these levels exist.

Yeah, right. Next you'll be telling us the U.S. Geocacher of the Year award does not exist. Where is this going to end? Will you deny the existence of Santa Claus, the Tooth Fairy and Area 51 as well?

 

Vinny, as a point of fact, doesn't even believe in the Easter Bunny.

[+Vinny & Sue Team]

Really, folks, isn't it time that we let this silly thread die? There are obviously no such tiers as Platinum level or Thorium level memberships, and it is very silly to try to lure innocents and newcomers into believing that either of these levels exist.

Yeah, right. Next you'll be telling us the U.S. Geocacher of the Year award does not exist. Where is this going to end? Will you deny the existence of Santa Claus, the Tooth Fairy and Area 51 as well?

I can tell you with certainty that there is no US Geocacher of the Year award, no Santa Claus, no Tooth Fairy, no Easter Bunny and that Area 51 is entirely boring, mundane and benign.

[+Colonial Cats]

Really, folks, isn't it time that we let this silly thread die? There are obviously no such tiers as Platinum level or Thorium level memberships, and it is very silly to try to lure innocents and newcomers into believing that either of these levels exist.

Yeah, right. Next you'll be telling us the U.S. Geocacher of the Year award does not exist. Where is this going to end? Will you deny the existence of Santa Claus, the Tooth Fairy and Area 51 as well?

I can tell you with certainty that there is no US Geocacher of the Year award, no Santa Claus, no Tooth Fairy, no Easter Bunny and that Area 51 is entirely boring, mundane and benign.

If Area 51 is entirely boring, mundane and benign, then why are we wearing our aluminum foil hats?

[+Sioneva]

 

If Area 51 is entirely boring, mundane and benign, then why are we wearing our aluminum foil hats?

 

OOOH, SHINY!

[+cantuland]

So there's an ALUMINUM membership level.