+Schuhhirsch Posted January 7, 2010 Share Posted January 7, 2010 (edited) Hi all, AFAIK one gets nominated to become a reviewer. What can I do to get nominated ? I really want to get some responsibility... Regards, SH Edited January 7, 2010 by Schuhhirsch Quote Link to comment
+Isonzo Karst Posted January 7, 2010 Share Posted January 7, 2010 Here's a link to the article on becoming a reviewer. First, the existing reviewers would feel a need for a new reviewer. As geocaching grows, reviewers are added. It might be you. Quote Link to comment
Clan Riffster Posted January 7, 2010 Share Posted January 7, 2010 If you send a few kilos of Scooby Snacks to The Puppy Monster, Mtn-Man might put in a good word. Quote Link to comment
+Snoogans Posted January 7, 2010 Share Posted January 7, 2010 He who most wants the power is the last person you should trust with it. Case in point; the American Presidential Office, Elected Law Enforcement, _________ fill in the blank..... Quote Link to comment
+Isonzo Karst Posted January 7, 2010 Share Posted January 7, 2010 Schuhhirsch, this thread will likely become a series of jokes somewhat at your expense. Please, take no offense. It can be difficult to follow, I'm sure, especially with English as a second language. It's very nice of you to volunteer yourself. Quote Link to comment
+erik88l-r Posted January 7, 2010 Share Posted January 7, 2010 (edited) Schuhhirsch, this thread will likely become a series of jokes somewhat at your expense. OK, let me be first. We joke that anyone who wants the job probably has something wrong with them. Wait, I am one! ~erik~ Edited to add: Yes, it is nice of you to volunteer. Have a happy 2010! Edited January 7, 2010 by erik88l-r Quote Link to comment
Max Cacher Posted January 7, 2010 Share Posted January 7, 2010 Hay Schuhhirsch, love your profile picture, you would fit right in, nice of you to volunteer X-Reviewer Max Quote Link to comment
+Schuhhirsch Posted January 7, 2010 Author Share Posted January 7, 2010 (edited) Schuhhirsch, this thread will likely become a series of jokes somewhat at your expense. OK, let me be first. We joke that anyone who wants the job probably has something wrong with them. Wait, I am one! ~erik~ Edited to add: Yes, it is nice of you to volunteer. Have a happy 2010! Ok, I got the point, even before I was posting To be honest: beeing a reviewer is the last I want to do. I prefer supporting the community by logging their caches and place own from time to time. Beeing more honest: I somewhere heard, that Groundspeak was sending mail to people who introduced themself as reviewer. Content: "herewith we confirm, that XYZ has introduced him/herself as reviewer, and will never be nominated as one" (or something like this). I wanted to get such a mail. Nothing happened so far... Hope I won't get banned now BTW: (@erik) many (older) cacher are missing you here in .AT Don't you want to come back, pleeease? And: I'm used to hear jokes about myself (and my picture) Edited January 7, 2010 by Schuhhirsch Quote Link to comment
+Walts Hunting Posted January 7, 2010 Share Posted January 7, 2010 (edited) Darn, it's no fun to make fun of someone who has a sense of humor and doesn't get in a huff when his post isn't treated with the dignity of a Papal Bull. You take all the fun out of it. But seriously one of the requirements is to have hidden several dozen or hundreds of caches. At this point your profile indicates you are several dozen short of that requirement so get out there and hide, hide, hide. Edited January 7, 2010 by Walts Hunting Quote Link to comment
+carleenp Posted January 7, 2010 Share Posted January 7, 2010 Darn, it's no fun to make fun of someone who has a sense of humor and doesn't get in a huff when his post isn't treated with the dignity of a Papal Bull. You take all the fun out of it. But seriously one of the requirements is to have hidden several dozen or hundreds of caches. At this point your profile indicates you are several dozen short of that requirement so get out there and hide, hide, hide. There is no magic number in terms of hides for reviewers, and some don't have numbers as high as you suggest. Instead, the question is whether the person has shown that they know and respect the guidelines for hiding a cache. Owning many caches that conform to the guidelines is one way to demonstrate that, but it is not the only way. Quote Link to comment
+GeoGeeBee Posted January 7, 2010 Share Posted January 7, 2010 I'm not a reviewer, and have never even met one personally. But I have held similar volunteer positions in other organizations. Based on those experiences, I suspect that in order to become a reviewer, one must commit some serious infraction of the rules. Being appointed to the position of Reviewer would be your punishment. Quote Link to comment
+StarBrand Posted January 7, 2010 Share Posted January 7, 2010 Hi all, AFAIK one gets nominated to become a reviewer. What can I do to get nominated ? I really want to get some responsibility... Regards, SH You'll have to wait your turn. I've been around 19 days longer. Quote Link to comment
cezanne Posted January 7, 2010 Share Posted January 7, 2010 Here's a link to the article on becoming a reviewer. First, the existing reviewers would feel a need for a new reviewer. As geocaching grows, reviewers are added. It might be you. Well, that's the standard reply to that sort of question and I have of course already been familiar with it. What's a more interesting question in this regard is, however, how the selection process works if the existing reviewers feel the need for a new reviewer. From what I read in diverse geocaching fora, it appears to be the case that the existing reviewers are allowed to suggest candidates and that the choice is then made from this list if a suitable candidate is contained in it. A potential disadvantage of this approach might be that there might be a bias towards friends of the already existing reviewers. (Disclaimer: I do not want to become a reviewer.) Cezanne Quote Link to comment
+DragonsWest Posted January 7, 2010 Share Posted January 7, 2010 Hi all, AFAIK one gets nominated to become a reviewer. What can I do to get nominated ? I really want to get some responsibility... Regards, SH Have you had the proper Stress Training necessary? I mean, that episode back in '05 with all the bodies in the dumpster and what not... don't want to go through that one again. Quote Link to comment
+Manville Possum Posted January 7, 2010 Share Posted January 7, 2010 Hi all, AFAIK one gets nominated to become a reviewer. What can I do to get nominated ? I really want to get some responsibility... Regards, SH It's like becoming a Free Mason, you don't ask to become one, they ask you, then it's all done in secret. "In search of more light" From Virginia. Quote Link to comment
+Jeep_Dog Posted January 7, 2010 Share Posted January 7, 2010 (edited) Hi all, AFAIK one gets nominated to become a reviewer. What can I do to get nominated ? I really want to get some responsibility... Regards, SH You'll have to wait your turn. I've been around 19 days longer. Meh. So, what you are saying, in addition to that which is listed by Keystone in the pertinent info file, he was gravely mistaken in neglecting to add "and been around longer than the rocks at an Earthcache site" as one of the qualifications? Well, at the very least, you are "working" on that qualification.... Edited January 7, 2010 by Jeep_Dog Quote Link to comment
+TheAlabamaRambler Posted January 7, 2010 Share Posted January 7, 2010 Hi all, AFAIK one gets nominated to become a reviewer. What can I do to get nominated ? I really want to get some responsibility... Regards, SH It's like becoming a Free Mason, you don't ask to become one, they ask you, then it's all done in secret. "In search of more light" From Virginia. Not to stray too far from the topic but that post needs answering. Freemasons (not Free Mason) cannot ask or invite... in fact our motto, widely publicized for hundreds of years and one of the first lessons a Freemason learns, is "2B1ASK1" meaning "To be one ask one". Every Freemason stands ready to help any interested applicant petition the Blue Lodge whenever asked, but we won't ask you. Quote Link to comment
+bittsen Posted January 7, 2010 Share Posted January 7, 2010 Not to stray too far from the topic but that post needs answering. Freemasons (not Free Mason) cannot ask or invite... in fact our motto, widely publicized for hundreds of years and one of the first lessons a Freemason learns, is "2B1ASK1" meaning "To be one ask one". Every Freemason stands ready to help any interested applicant petition the Blue Lodge whenever asked, but we won't ask you. That seems to be one of the same motto's of the Knights of the Pythias Quote Link to comment
+Walts Hunting Posted January 7, 2010 Share Posted January 7, 2010 I'm not a reviewer, and have never even met one personally. Well, you don't know that. The name they use as moderator isn't their regular caching name. I found this out when I was asked to call one and while talking I go "I've met you" and he confessed to his geocache name. Sort of like saying you have never met a gay person. Quote Link to comment
+Team Cotati Posted January 7, 2010 Share Posted January 7, 2010 Hi all, AFAIK one gets nominated to become a reviewer. What can I do to get nominated ? I really want to get some responsibility... Regards, SH Aren't you glad that you asked? Quote Link to comment
knowschad Posted January 7, 2010 Share Posted January 7, 2010 Not to stray too far from the topic but that post needs answering.Freemasons (not Free Mason) cannot ask or invite... in fact our motto, widely publicized for hundreds of years and one of the first lessons a Freemason learns, is "2B1ASK1" meaning "To be one ask one". Every Freemason stands ready to help any interested applicant petition the Blue Lodge whenever asked, but we won't ask you. Ahhh... much like Terraching, except I believe they go by 2B1ASK2. Quote Link to comment
+mtn-man Posted January 7, 2010 Share Posted January 7, 2010 Frontal lobotomy. Worked great for me. Or was that for forum moderator? Quote Link to comment
knowschad Posted January 7, 2010 Share Posted January 7, 2010 (edited) Frontal lobotomy.Worked great for me. Or was that for forum moderator? No... I believe that you have said before that for moderator, it was the "bottle in front o' me" that did it. Edited January 7, 2010 by knowschad Quote Link to comment
+mtn-man Posted January 7, 2010 Share Posted January 7, 2010 Frontal lobotomy.Worked great for me. Or was that for forum moderator? No... I believe that you have said before that for moderator, it was the "bottle in front o' me" that did it. Workin' pretty good for me right now! I'll buy that one. And BOTH of those are mine, so keep your hands off. Quote Link to comment
+briansnat Posted January 7, 2010 Share Posted January 7, 2010 I'm not a reviewer, and have never even met one personally. Well, you don't know that. The name they use as moderator isn't their regular caching name. I found this out when I was asked to call one and while talking I go "I've met you" and he confessed to his geocache name. Sort of like saying you have never met a gay person. So true. I recall being out on a group hike when one of the group was ripping the local reviewer to another geocacher. That other geocacher happened to be the local reviewer. i could barely keep from laughing. Quote Link to comment
+Jeep_Dog Posted January 7, 2010 Share Posted January 7, 2010 (edited) I thought that I had read, when this topic came up a few years ago, that cache reviewers are spawned, not "made," "nominated," or "chosen." Edited January 7, 2010 by Jeep_Dog Quote Link to comment
+JohnE5 Posted January 7, 2010 Share Posted January 7, 2010 The best way I could think to get nominated is to publish really great caches that follow all the guidelines and get approved on the first pass. Strive to make good connections with landowners and show that you can help spread the goodwill of geocaching in your area. When these caches get reviewed and no problems are found and you have preempted any and all problems that the reviewer could find that will highlight you as reviewer potential. Hold events and CITO's, publish Wherigos and keep your caches maintained. Just have fun, if you do that one day you might be asked. Quote Link to comment
knowschad Posted January 7, 2010 Share Posted January 7, 2010 The best way I could think to get nominated is to publish really great caches that follow all the guidelines and get approved on the first pass. Strive to make good connections with landowners and show that you can help spread the goodwill of geocaching in your area. When these caches get reviewed and no problems are found and you have preempted any and all problems that the reviewer could find that will highlight you as reviewer potential. Hold events and CITO's, publish Wherigos and keep your caches maintained. Just have fun, if you do that one day you might be asked. I'm reasonably certain that publishing Wherigo caches is not a part of the equation. Quote Link to comment
+bittsen Posted January 7, 2010 Share Posted January 7, 2010 It's not what you know, it's WHO you know. Quote Link to comment
+StarBrand Posted January 7, 2010 Share Posted January 7, 2010 It's not what you know, it's WHO you know. I think it is WHO and WHAT and WHERE - lets face it, if you live in a sparsely populated area with a long term reviewer and few new placements - there just isn't any need for your services no matter what else is going on and who and what you know!! Quote Link to comment
knowschad Posted January 7, 2010 Share Posted January 7, 2010 It's not what you know, it's WHO you know. I think it is WHO and WHAT and WHERE - lets face it, if you live in a sparsely populated area with a long term reviewer and few new placements - there just isn't any need for your services no matter what else is going on and who and what you know!! I WHO I know ever gets me involved in that much work and responsibility, I don't think I will be knowing them for very much longer, thank you! I mean, its not as though it is a high-paying position. Status only goes so far. Quote Link to comment
Motorcycle_Mama Posted January 7, 2010 Share Posted January 7, 2010 I thought that I had read, when this topic came up a few years ago, that cache reviewers are spawned, not "made," "nominated," or "chosen." Abducted is, I think, the term for which you were searching. Quote Link to comment
+Moose Mob Posted January 7, 2010 Share Posted January 7, 2010 I'm not a reviewer, and have never even met one personally. Well, you don't know that. The name they use as moderator isn't their regular caching name. I found this out when I was asked to call one and while talking I go "I've met you" and he confessed to his geocache name. Sort of like saying you have never met a gay person. So true. I recall being out on a group hike when one of the group was ripping the local reviewer to another geocacher. That other geocacher happened to be the local reviewer. i could barely keep from laughing. I can relate Quote Link to comment
+DragonsWest Posted January 7, 2010 Share Posted January 7, 2010 Don't recall ever having a gripe with the local reviewer. Other cachers, yes, but to be fair usually I was too slow to place a cache at a location and had to move it. Quote Link to comment
+briansnat Posted January 7, 2010 Share Posted January 7, 2010 (edited) It's not what you know, it's WHO you know. Not quite. It does help to be well known in your local community, that is obvious. But many reviewers are unknown to the folks at Groundspeak when the selection process starts and even the person who refers the candidate might never have even had a conversation with him. WHAT YOU KNOW is the starting point. If you obviously know what you are doing and have a good rep in the community, you might be referred by someone who never met you personally, but only knows of your reputation. So it is what you know and who knows of you. Edited January 7, 2010 by briansnat Quote Link to comment
+Team Cotati Posted January 7, 2010 Share Posted January 7, 2010 I'm not a reviewer, and have never even met one personally. Well, you don't know that. The name they use as moderator isn't their regular caching name. I found this out when I was asked to call one and while talking I go "I've met you" and he confessed to his geocache name. Sort of like saying you have never met a gay person. So true. I recall being out on a group hike when one of the group was ripping the local reviewer to another geocacher. That other geocacher happened to be the local reviewer. i could barely keep from laughing. You didn't say, but was he telling the truth? Or was it simply an irrational rant? Quote Link to comment
+bittsen Posted January 8, 2010 Share Posted January 8, 2010 It's not what you know, it's WHO you know. Not quite. It does help to be well known in your local community, that is obvious. But many reviewers are unknown to the folks at Groundspeak when the selection process starts and even the person who refers the candidate might never have even had a conversation with him. WHAT YOU KNOW is the starting point. If you obviously know what you are doing and have a good rep in the community, you might be referred by someone who never met you personally, but only knows of your reputation. So it is what you know and who knows of you. Lots of people know of me. I bet I'm in the running. ~LOL~ I guess I should have added a smiley after my first comment. I will do it now, posthumorously. Quote Link to comment
+WRASTRO Posted January 8, 2010 Share Posted January 8, 2010 Hi all, AFAIK one gets nominated to become a reviewer. What can I do to get nominated ? I really want to get some responsibility... Regards, SH It's like becoming a Free Mason, you don't ask to become one, they ask you, then it's all done in secret. "In search of more light" From Virginia. Not to stray too far from the topic but that post needs answering. Freemasons (not Free Mason) cannot ask or invite... in fact our motto, widely publicized for hundreds of years and one of the first lessons a Freemason learns, is "2B1ASK1" meaning "To be one ask one". Every Freemason stands ready to help any interested applicant petition the Blue Lodge whenever asked, but we won't ask you. Thanks for beating me to the post TAR! I will be installed as WM of my lodge on Saturday. I would also add that the secret part is over stated by many folks. Very little, if any, is really secret. Quote Link to comment
+Chrysalides Posted January 8, 2010 Share Posted January 8, 2010 Lots of people know of me. I bet I'm in the running. No no... Lots of people know of you. You should be running Quote Link to comment
+Manville Possum Posted January 8, 2010 Share Posted January 8, 2010 (edited) Hi all, AFAIK one gets nominated to become a reviewer. What can I do to get nominated ? I really want to get some responsibility... Regards, SH It's like becoming a Free Mason, you don't ask to become one, they ask you, then it's all done in secret. "In search of more light" From Virginia. Not to stray too far from the topic but that post needs answering. Freemasons (not Free Mason) cannot ask or invite... in fact our motto, widely publicized for hundreds of years and one of the first lessons a Freemason learns, is "2B1ASK1" meaning "To be one ask one". Every Freemason stands ready to help any interested applicant petition the Blue Lodge whenever asked, but we won't ask you. No, I mean Free Mason, not Freemason. We have a secret handshake that we use when we pass a Mason jar of moonshine. "In search of more light" means that we are making a beer run. But I'm sure that you Freemasons would not know that, because it's secret. You have 2BA Hillbilly 2B1. Edited January 8, 2010 by manville p h Quote Link to comment
4wheelin_fool Posted January 8, 2010 Share Posted January 8, 2010 Hi all, AFAIK one gets nominated to become a reviewer. What can I do to get nominated ? I really want to get some responsibility... Regards, SH It's like becoming a Free Mason, you don't ask to become one, they ask you, then it's all done in secret. "In search of more light" From Virginia. Not to stray too far from the topic but that post needs answering. Freemasons (not Free Mason) cannot ask or invite... in fact our motto, widely publicized for hundreds of years and one of the first lessons a Freemason learns, is "2B1ASK1" meaning "To be one ask one". Every Freemason stands ready to help any interested applicant petition the Blue Lodge whenever asked, but we won't ask you. No, I mean Free Mason, not Freemason. We have a secret handshake that we use when we pass a Mason jar of moonshine. "In search of more light" means that we are making a beer run. But I'm sure that you Freemasons would not know that, because it's secret. You have 2BA Hillbilly 2B1. Ya. Thanks for clearing that up. Quote Link to comment
I_hide_you_Seek Posted January 8, 2010 Share Posted January 8, 2010 (edited) if "2B1ASK1" is the case: Markwell, Motorcycle_Mama, briansnat, CYBret, Keystone, mtn-man, Moose Mob, CYBret, Raine, OpinioNate, Eartha, JoshLytle, Flying Spaghetti Monster, Hemlock, robertlipe, Max Cacher, NJ Admin, Decigi, ectric Mouse, NJ Admin, Team Misguided, MT Fellwalker, Crow T Robot, , RocketMan, jemann + avec, Lewa Nuva, Geovius, riviouveur, JeeperMTJ, ApproV, 2, Antonis_GR, MissJenn, I am happy to be nominated as a Reviewer Edited January 8, 2010 by I_hide_you_Seek Quote Link to comment
+briansnat Posted January 8, 2010 Share Posted January 8, 2010 if "2B1ASK1" is the case: Markwell, Motorcycle_Mama, briansnat, CYBret, Keystone, mtn-man, Moose Mob, CYBret, Raine, OpinioNate, Eartha, JoshLytle, Flying Spaghetti Monster, Hemlock, robertlipe, Max Cacher, NJ Admin, Decigi, ectric Mouse, NJ Admin, Team Misguided, MT Fellwalker, Crow T Robot, , RocketMan, jemann + avec, Lewa Nuva, Geovius, riviouveur, JeeperMTJ, ApproV, 2, Antonis_GR, MissJenn, I am happy to be nominated as a Reviewer I don't thinkGroundspeak goes by the Masonic rules. In fact the Groundspeak rule is that if you want to be a reviewer, you are too crazy to be one. Quote Link to comment
knowschad Posted January 8, 2010 Share Posted January 8, 2010 (edited) if "2B1ASK1" is the case: Markwell, Motorcycle_Mama, briansnat, CYBret, Keystone, mtn-man, Moose Mob, CYBret, Raine, OpinioNate, Eartha, JoshLytle, Flying Spaghetti Monster, Hemlock, robertlipe, Max Cacher, NJ Admin, Decigi, ectric Mouse, NJ Admin, Team Misguided, MT Fellwalker, Crow T Robot, , RocketMan, jemann + avec, Lewa Nuva, Geovius, riviouveur, JeeperMTJ, ApproV, 2, Antonis_GR, MissJenn, I am happy to be nominated as a Reviewer I don't thinkGroundspeak goes by the Masonic rules. In fact the Groundspeak rule is that if you want to be a reviewer, you are too crazy to be one. Correct. Groundspeak goes by 2B1ASK1 Hey, Surfer Joe... can I be the next reviewer when you burn out? Edited January 8, 2010 by knowschad Quote Link to comment
+WRASTRO Posted January 8, 2010 Share Posted January 8, 2010 if "2B1ASK1" is the case: Markwell, Motorcycle_Mama, briansnat, CYBret, Keystone, mtn-man, Moose Mob, CYBret, Raine, OpinioNate, Eartha, JoshLytle, Flying Spaghetti Monster, Hemlock, robertlipe, Max Cacher, NJ Admin, Decigi, ectric Mouse, NJ Admin, Team Misguided, MT Fellwalker, Crow T Robot, , RocketMan, jemann + avec, Lewa Nuva, Geovius, riviouveur, JeeperMTJ, ApproV, 2, Antonis_GR, MissJenn, I am happy to be nominated as a Reviewer I don't thinkGroundspeak goes by the Masonic rules. In fact the Groundspeak rule is that if you want to be a reviewer, you are too crazy to be one. Correct. Groundspeak goes by 2B1ASK1 Hey, Surfer Joe... can I be the next reviewer when you burn out? Quote Link to comment
I_hide_you_Seek Posted January 8, 2010 Share Posted January 8, 2010 I don't thinkGroundspeak goes by the Masonic rules. In fact the Groundspeak rule is that if you want to be a reviewer, you are too crazy to be one. ok in that case: Markwell, Motorcycle_Mama, briansnat, CYBret, Keystone, mtn-man, Moose Mob, CYBret, Raine, OpinioNate, Eartha, JoshLytle, Flying Spaghetti Monster, Hemlock, robertlipe, Max Cacher, NJ Admin, Decigi, ectric Mouse, NJ Admin, Team Misguided, MT Fellwalker, Crow T Robot, , RocketMan, jemann + avec, Lewa Nuva, Geovius, riviouveur, JeeperMTJ, ApproV, 2, Antonis_GR, MissJenn, I am happy NOT to be a Reviewer Quote Link to comment
+Moose Mob Posted January 8, 2010 Share Posted January 8, 2010 Don't confuse Forum Moderators with Geocache Reviewers. Many names on that list are not Reviewers. Quote Link to comment
+Lil Devil Posted January 8, 2010 Share Posted January 8, 2010 Not only does that list include moderators who are not reviewers, it does not even come close to including all the reviewers. You will need to come up with a complete and accurate list of reviewers before you will be considered to be a new reviewer. Quote Link to comment
+briansnat Posted January 8, 2010 Share Posted January 8, 2010 Not only does that list include moderators who are not reviewers, it does not even come close to including all the reviewers. You will need to come up with a complete and accurate list of reviewers before you will be considered to be a new reviewer. ...and their regions of responsibility. Quote Link to comment
+Sioneva Posted January 8, 2010 Share Posted January 8, 2010 Not only does that list include moderators who are not reviewers, it does not even come close to including all the reviewers. You will need to come up with a complete and accurate list of reviewers before you will be considered to be a new reviewer. And then you need to decide which one to bump off, to create the necessary vacancy. For example, I am currently in strenous negotiation with a crack team of hit men to cause an unfortunate accident to happen in Las Vegas or Henderson, NV. This takes money, of course. Worship the blue bow. And donate generously to it's causes. Quote Link to comment
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