+MartyBartfast Posted June 26, 2009 Posted June 26, 2009 See here Does anyone know how they chose the caches featured? And have the cache owners been told that their caches have been selected? Quote
+fat boy slow Posted June 26, 2009 Posted June 26, 2009 See here Does anyone know how they chose the caches featured? And have the cache owners been told that their caches have been selected? I haven't a clue how they were selected... however there is a local one on my " to do " list so I guess I'll be giving it a shot Quote
+Wavvy Posted June 26, 2009 Posted June 26, 2009 One of my caches has shown up for Bucks, but I haven't been approached. If I had I would have selected something bigger that a 35mm film container. Quote
+JimJinks Posted June 26, 2009 Posted June 26, 2009 One of my caches has been 'selected' for Warwickshire, maybe because of it's proximity to Warwick Castle. No idea about the competition until I read my weekly notification email this morning. Have I been blessed or cursed? Quote
+MartyBartfast Posted June 26, 2009 Author Posted June 26, 2009 Have I been blessed or cursed? Well it'll probably bring a few more visitors to your cache, can't think of any downsides. Quote
+burtsbodgers Posted June 26, 2009 Posted June 26, 2009 Any idea as to what should be done if the caches in your area have already been done Do you just go and take a picy and submit it anyway I could see nothing of this mentioned in the terms and conditions What does everyone think Quote
+SkiBums (UK) Posted June 26, 2009 Posted June 26, 2009 Seems that they have just picked a random sample of caches....Essex only has three selected one in Southend, one in Brentwood and one in Chelmsford. Owners don't appear to have been notified...even noticed one cache on the list that was currently off line (not an Essex one). Quote
+SkiBums (UK) Posted June 26, 2009 Posted June 26, 2009 (edited) Any idea as to what should be done if the caches in your area have already been done Do you just go and take a picy and submit it anyway I could see nothing of this mentioned in the terms and conditions What does everyone think Doesn't say in the rules that you actually have to log the cache on GC site......so just go and grab your photo I suppose Edited June 26, 2009 by SkiBums (UK) Quote
+The Slaughter Family Posted June 26, 2009 Posted June 26, 2009 Seems random.....Sussex is 2 multis and one quick cache and dash (with a twist) Quote
+HazelS Posted June 26, 2009 Posted June 26, 2009 Hmmmm Merseyside doesn't exist in the listings.... Good job I only live 2 miles from the Cheshire border..... Quote
+keehotee Posted June 26, 2009 Posted June 26, 2009 And apparently the 8th closest cache to my post code's in Abeerdeenshire ????? Quote
+sTeamTraen Posted June 26, 2009 Posted June 26, 2009 Hmmmm Merseyside doesn't exist in the listings.... For England, at least, it looks like Garmin have chosen to use the "Historic Counties" (see Wikipedia). If you cast your mind back to February 2008, there was a long discussion in here about the merits of various county naming schemes. Quote
+Wii 3 Posted June 26, 2009 Posted June 26, 2009 And one of the Berkshire ones seems to be in Berkshire, USA! Quote
+Stokesy Posted June 26, 2009 Posted June 26, 2009 Isn't this using geocaches for commercial purposes? Quote
+Write and Mane Posted June 26, 2009 Posted June 26, 2009 (edited) Likewise we have a cache 46 miles from us in Aberdeenshire. We have greater concern about our cache selected as we DO NOT want cachers posting pictures to the web page which could help with cachers finding the location of the cache from pictures. The cache was done by this means once and the offending pictures and the LOG were immediately removed, the cacher had to log the find again. Edited June 26, 2009 by Write and Mane Quote
+SidAndBob Posted June 26, 2009 Posted June 26, 2009 My second nearest is in Nairnshire (it's really in Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire) over 400 miles away. Interestingly Herefordshire only has two listed. We also were not contacted, so it was a nice surprise to be chosen (by whatever method). Quote
+MartyBartfast Posted June 26, 2009 Author Posted June 26, 2009 (edited) Any idea as to what should be done if the caches in your area have already been done Do you just go and take a picy and submit it anyway I could see nothing of this mentioned in the terms and conditions What does everyone think You could always log another find, and if you/the cache owner want's to keep the find counts correct delete the original find log. Edited June 26, 2009 by MartyBartfast Quote
+Haggis Hunter Posted June 26, 2009 Posted June 26, 2009 One of my caches has been selected and I wasn't asked either. I'm not concerned though I like seeing pictures uploaded with people's logs. Quote
+sTeamTraen Posted June 26, 2009 Posted June 26, 2009 Isn't this using geocaches for commercial purposes? When you upload a cache listing, you authorise Groundspeak to use it for exactly this kind of thing. It's in the Terms of Use behind the second of the checkboxes which you tick at the bottom of the cache listing submission form, in section 6. You own the copyright of the material but you grant Groundspeak the right to re-use it. It's much like the relationship between the author of a book and its publisher. There is a misconception that "Geocaching.com hates anything commercial". Groundspeak is a private company and as such they have no problem with advertising. What they aren't very keen on, is people using their site to do it without paying. We have greater concern about our cache selected as we DO NOT want cachers posting pictures to the web page which could help with cachers finding the location of the cache from pictures. The competition requirement is to upload a photo to a specific URL, not the cache page (I don't suppose anyone at Garmin wants to trawl through the galleries of 300+ caches). That in itself could reduce the chances of someone stumbling on a spoiler. In any case, my guess is that the photos which people hope will win them an Oregon will tend to include panoramic views, or extreme close-ups of cows or flowers, rather than cache hiding places. That said, you might consider adding a note to your cache page to say "We are pleased that the location of our cache was considered by Garmin UK to be so nice that they made it part of our photo competition; however, if you take part in that, please try to avoid giving away any spoiler information in your photo, and remember that the photos for the competition are not meant to be uploaded here." You could always log another find, and if you/the cache owner want's to keep the find counts correct delete the original find log. I don't think the competition requires you to log your visit to the cache on Geocaching.com at all. But if you want to, then for a second visit, normally "Write Note" would be more appropriate. Quote
+Write and Mane Posted June 26, 2009 Posted June 26, 2009 We have greater concern about our cache selected as we DO NOT want cachers posting pictures to the web page which could help with cachers finding the location of the cache from pictures. The competition requirement is to upload a photo to a specific URL, not the cache page (I don't suppose anyone at Garmin wants to trawl through the galleries of 300+ caches). That in itself could reduce the chances of someone stumbling on a spoiler. In any case, my guess is that the photos which people hope will win them an Oregon will tend to include panoramic views, or extreme close-ups of cows or flowers, rather than cache hiding places. That said, you might consider adding a note to your cache page to say "We are pleased that the location of our cache was considered by Garmin UK to be so nice that they made it part of our photo competition; however, if you take part in that, please try to avoid giving away any spoiler information in your photo, and remember that the photos for the competition are not meant to be uploaded here." Thanks for that we were just considering adding a note to the cache page mentioning the Garmin Competition Quote
+Write and Mane Posted June 26, 2009 Posted June 26, 2009 (edited) Double posting Edited June 26, 2009 by Write and Mane Quote
lakeuk Posted June 26, 2009 Posted June 26, 2009 Hmmmm Merseyside doesn't exist in the listings.... For England, at least, it looks like Garmin have chosen to use the "Historic Counties" (see Wikipedia). If you cast your mind back to February 2008, there was a long discussion in here about the merits of various county naming schemes. Yep - our local caches are under the old county of Westmorland Quote
+maxkim Posted June 26, 2009 Posted June 26, 2009 Well they are not old counties they still exist... the new ones are for admin only... or so they said when they came in... Ours is in Westmoreland where it belongs... We did get an email as it is a puzzle cache due to it's hide. Quick email to show it won't embarrass GC in that it's legit. We just hope that any photos won't spoilt the cache for future finders by giving the game away. Cheers MaxKim. Quote
+Tavisman Posted June 26, 2009 Posted June 26, 2009 (edited) I signed up this morning after reading it on the weekly email notification. After signing up it said I had to wait until tomorrow. I was at one of the local (Worcestershire) designated caches yesterday and after 3 DNFs and my 30min search I think it's been muggled. Linky Edited June 26, 2009 by Tavisman Quote
+parkmoy Posted June 26, 2009 Posted June 26, 2009 Where did they get the information from? They list 3 caches for Co. Tyrone. Two are in Co. Galway and one is in Co. Clare, all miles away from Tyrone. All three are clearly listed by Groundspeak in their correct counties. Has anyone found any other anomalies? Quote
+jaydee67 Posted June 27, 2009 Posted June 27, 2009 Just visited one of the local named caches today - will have to see if my photos can be considered 'inspirational'! Quote
+Eclectic Penguin Posted June 27, 2009 Posted June 27, 2009 (edited) I'm chuffed that 2 of my caches have been chosen of the 3 that represent Carmarthenshire. One (a secluded little stone bridge) in the middle of nowhere has marvellous potential and local artists can regularly be seen painting the gem that virtually no one, even local knows exists. The other, a local reservoir needs a lot more artistic interpretation I suspect... The third for Carms will beat my two into pulp though as it's got SO much more potential for "picturesque" as it's a ruined castle with spectacular views I can think of other more worthy caches for photography in Carms too - but maybe part of the thing about this is that it's a *challenge* Edited June 27, 2009 by Eclectic Penguin Quote
+stevo185 Posted June 27, 2009 Posted June 27, 2009 One of my caches is in the Derbyshire list - obviously they were chosen at random as there is no sort of view or any interesting flora or fauna at that one. Steve. Quote
+Tarot Posted July 2, 2009 Posted July 2, 2009 Well it is almost the end of the first week, and there are still no pictures in the gallery section. The rules say that voting takes place between Saturday and Wednesday, following the posting period. So perhaps we can not view them until then, or there are no submissions yet !! I have viewed a lot of the selected caches throughout the country, and not many have been visited since the competition started. And as for "inspirational" pictures that will be quite a challenge, after looking at the selection made by Garmin. So who has already submitted a photo? , I think I shall give it a go. Regards Tarot Quote
+sTeamTraen Posted July 5, 2009 Posted July 5, 2009 (edited) Well it is almost the end of the first week, and there are still no pictures in the gallery section. The rules say that voting takes place between Saturday and Wednesday, following the posting period. So perhaps we can not view them until then, or there are no submissions yet !! I imagine it's the former. I presume that Garmin will want to pre-screen the photos to make sure that they are all family-friendly. There are 42 from the first week, some of them pretty good. Edited July 5, 2009 by sTeamTraen Quote
Bryan Posted July 13, 2009 Posted July 13, 2009 The winner of the photo contest for the first week has been posted: http://www.geocaching.com/garminphoto/Default.aspx Quote
+keehotee Posted July 13, 2009 Posted July 13, 2009 Anybody got any idea why there are 4 in Kent, 3 in Buckinghamshire and 1 in Buckinhamshire - but none in Avon or South Glos. ??? Don't remember Buckinhamshire being an old county - lol Quote
+SkiBums (UK) Posted July 20, 2009 Posted July 20, 2009 Congrats to Keehotee for being one of the weekly winners....now all you have to do is wait until September to see if you're of to NFL Quote
+minstrelcat Posted July 20, 2009 Posted July 20, 2009 Anybody got any idea why there are 4 in Kent, 3 in Buckinghamshire and 1 in Buckinhamshire - but none in Avon or South Glos. ??? Don't remember Buckinhamshire being an old county - lol There are probably 4 in Kent (as opposed to the usual 3) because they chose a disabled cache of mine, which I couldn't fix as I was on holiday. I told GC.com about this and it looks like they added a new one without taking mine off the list (which is now active again). Lisa Quote
+The Slaughter Family Posted July 20, 2009 Posted July 20, 2009 Yes well done keehotee Not had time to get to our local cache Quote
+keehotee Posted September 4, 2009 Posted September 4, 2009 So - does anybody know broadriding??? No finds, no hides, no pics, no profile....... "caching" for 2 weeks??? Quote
+drdick&vick Posted September 4, 2009 Posted September 4, 2009 How do you upload a caching photo if you havn't found any caches Quote
+Jonovich Posted September 4, 2009 Posted September 4, 2009 (edited) How do you upload a caching photo if you havn't found any caches As has become apparent from recent posts... "Everyone plays the game their own way. Don't have to log on line..." This cacher could have thousands of finds... Everyone rush out and check your log books to see. J Edited September 4, 2009 by Dakar4x4 Quote
+MBFace Posted September 4, 2009 Posted September 4, 2009 (edited) So - does anybody know broadriding??? No finds, no hides, no pics, no profile....... "caching" for 2 weeks??? NOT implying that it happened in this case (or for earlier winners) but this 'competition' seems to be degenerating into who can drum up the most friends to vote for them via forums, Facebook, email ... Edited September 4, 2009 by MBFace Quote
+keehotee Posted September 4, 2009 Posted September 4, 2009 So - does anybody know broadriding??? No finds, no hides, no pics, no profile....... "caching" for 2 weeks??? NOT implying that it happened in this case (or for earlier winners) but this 'competition' seems to be degenerating into who can drum up the most friends to vote for them via forums, Facebook, email ... The thought had crossed my mind..... (without the least trace of hypocrisy) There are at least 3 people mailbombing my facebook inbox every week after votes Quote
+Simply Paul Posted September 4, 2009 Posted September 4, 2009 I'm not 100% sure every photo uploaded relates to the cache it's been linked to either... Humm... Just noticed one of my caches is in the selection for BuckinGhamshire. I'll have to check Buckinhamshire... Quote
+andyfee Posted September 4, 2009 Posted September 4, 2009 I'm not 100% sure every photo uploaded relates to the cache it's been linked to either... Humm... I noticed that with regards to the photos. I had placed a picture, "View from the cache site", surly thats what the photo should be, and not oh "whilst driving back doing the cache took a photo of this" Quote
+Tarot Posted September 4, 2009 Posted September 4, 2009 (edited) I'm sure it is down to the conscience of the individual cacher, but I have tried to play the competition fairly. Some of the weekly entries seem to be a little suspect, but it is down to the individual. I have travelled to selected caches in - Bradford Manchester Skelmersdale Gloucester (En-Route to Bristol) I was lucky enough to be one of the weekly winners, with my picture of a Bear. I had to - Borrow the outfit from work (Lots of questions !!) Travel to Skelmersdale Find the cache (Fortunately an easy find) Convince a friend to dress up And then take the photos (10 feet from the cache). So to me it has been worth my efforts, an Oregon 550 and I am still in with a chance of the holiday. Congratulations to the previous weekly winners, and good luck to the future entrants. Regards Tarot Edited September 4, 2009 by Tarot Quote
+andyfee Posted September 4, 2009 Posted September 4, 2009 So - does anybody know broadriding??? No finds, no hides, no pics, no profile....... "caching" for 2 weeks??? Does anyone know where that cache is ? Does seem a bit of a farce through, no caches logged etc. Quote
+keehotee Posted September 4, 2009 Posted September 4, 2009 So - does anybody know broadriding??? No finds, no hides, no pics, no profile....... "caching" for 2 weeks??? Does anyone know where that cache is ? Does seem a bit of a farce through, no caches logged etc. It's this one Quote
+keehotee Posted September 4, 2009 Posted September 4, 2009 I'm not 100% sure every photo uploaded relates to the cache it's been linked to either... Humm... I noticed that with regards to the photos. I had placed a picture, "View from the cache site", surly thats what the photo should be, and not oh "whilst driving back doing the cache took a photo of this" If you're lucky enough to live near a photogenic cache that's fine. My closest Garmin cache was 40 miles away(and the pic didn't win). The second closest was nearer 50 miles - in the middle of a wood - no view, no redeeming sights at all (unless you want to see a piccy of a tree) - and Tarot had already done the teddy bear thing. Another was passed on the way back from an event - close to 60 miles away - in the middle of a rhododendron bush. Quote
+Simply Paul Posted September 4, 2009 Posted September 4, 2009 I've been asked to vote for a shot I know full well wasn't taken anywhere near any of the caches in the general area. I can't, in good conscience, vote for it. And because the site says I should see radio buttons when I'm logged in -and I am logged in and I can't see the buttons- I guess I'm voting for no one. I see a past winner has resubmitted the same shot again (nowhere near one of the caches, I happen to know, as I visited the location myself) so who knows if they can win again. This is looking pretty flawed, I must say. Quote
+keehotee Posted September 4, 2009 Posted September 4, 2009 I see a past winner has resubmitted the same shot again (nowhere near one of the caches, I happen to know, as I visited the location myself) so who knows if they can win again. The next lot of pics aren't up yet - have you got insider info ?? Quote
+Simply Paul Posted September 4, 2009 Posted September 4, 2009 No, I'm looking at the 'current' batch, against the selection of past winners. Quote
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