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wildfowler

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Due to popular demand from local geocachers in Northern Ireland who are unable to travel to County Sligo in Ireland for the weekend event for various reasons, we have decided to host our own local 10 Years event as well! A different format to that of the one in Sligo but hopefully should still be a fun afternoon out!

 

Here's the listing page -

 

"10 Years! River Quoile, Northern Ireland"

 

Everyone is welcome!

 

:)

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Mittellegi

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GC25HCC 10 Years! Chequers, England, an evening pub event cache by metal-bijou was approved yesterday :laughing:

It's pretty close to my lunch time event -walking distance- so I hope people will come along and make a day of it.

According to Deceangi: "you only have to look at the situation in Germany, with stacked 10 year events which is public knowledge. Behind the scenes there has been major issues, with Groundspeak not even guaranteeing that all the events will get the Icon. That in it's self will lead to more fall out." 14/4/10 14:34

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Simply Paul

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The idea was an 'and/or' choice for cachers: Daytime picnic event and/or evening pub event. They're a little way apart (not at the same spot) and I can't see why Groundspeak would have an issue- they approved them for listing, afterall... I hope the weather stays as nice as it is now for a good turn-out :laughing:

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Dorsetgal & GeoDog

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Strewth! By my reckoning there's 158 10 Year! events in Germany ;)

(compared to 30 in the UK)

 

They're certainly keen to celebrate! :D

 

But bear in mind that's Germany - most of those who log attended won't even have left the house :D

 

... exactly my thoughts also ... have lost count as to how many virtual caches have been archived because of virtual visits from our friends across the water! :lol:

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NickandAliandEliza

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Strewth! By my reckoning there's 158 10 Year! events in Germany ;)

(compared to 30 in the UK)

 

They're certainly keen to celebrate! :D

 

But bear in mind that's Germany - most of those who log attended won't even have left the house :D

 

... exactly my thoughts also ... have lost count as to how many virtual caches have been archived because of virtual visits from our friends across the water! :lol:

 

.....but don't you get a strange sense of satisfaction when you delete their logs? :D

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Simply Paul

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They're listed under Lost and Found Event Cache for some reason. Just use the first pull-down menu to select them - at the bottom - to get the full list. Have fun folks. Fingers x'd for decent weather for any outdoors ones (I'll be dressed as a gorilla on top of a hill. I don't want to be hit by lightning like that; it wouldn't be a dignified way to be remembered).

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The Slaughter Family

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They're listed under Lost and Found Event Cache for some reason. Just use the first pull-down menu to select them - at the bottom - to get the full list. Have fun folks. Fingers x'd for decent weather for any outdoors ones (I'll be dressed as a gorilla on top of a hill. I don't want to be hit by lightning like that; it wouldn't be a dignified way to be remembered).

 

Thanks for that image.......gave me a chuckle B):anibad:

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Delta68

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Our Stratford Upon Avon Event went really well.

We took a gamble holding it out doors but luckily the weather was great.

 

Over 160 people attended and you've only got to read the logs to see what a great time everyone had :unsure:

 

Stratford is popular with tourists worldwide and three cachers from Slovenia joined in after bumping into some other cacher in town ;)

 

 

 

Donna & Mark

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The Other Stu

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I made a 4 this weekend (although I didn't realise, I could have stayed at home, done 1/4 of the mileage and collected all my local events - Bucks, London, Chequers and Woking were all nearer than any of the events we actually attended!)

 

But for all the travelling we did, we are probably more rounded for it. A shame we missed Brizzle and gutted that we missed the Great Redmondo @ Stratford and the Cache Hoppers @ Swindon......

 

So... on Saturday morning we set out and went to Stratford

 

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Then we drove up to Loughborough, checked in the hotel, did the new caches and wandered over to the event

 

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We then drove South for 3 hours to attend a very wet, but very worthy Epsom Downs event

 

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We did stick around for a good couple of hours and the crowd changed about every half hour!

 

We then drove to the next hotel and had a very relaxing evening which meant that when we woke up on Monday morning, once we decided that Swindon was only an hour and a half away, we wandered in that direction

 

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Many of the photos don't really do justice to how many people actually attended - I think once the events are fully logged, there will be a nice sizeable number.

 

Many thanks to all for organising and a big HELLO to those of you who we met both new and old.

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stevo185

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I managed 7 events while Bikermel and Schnarff shared the driving and got to 10.

 

My favourite was Stratford - it was warm and sunny - caching before the event - cakes and pop - new caches during the event.

 

Anyone else get to lots of them??

 

Steve.

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Delta68

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I managed 7 events while Bikermel and Schnarff shared the driving and got to 10.

 

My favourite was Stratford - it was warm and sunny - caching before the event - cakes and pop - new caches during the event.

 

Anyone else get to lots of them??

 

Steve.

 

There are 1247 attended logs in total on 10 Years! events in the UK

963 cachers/teams attended 10 Years! events in the UK

192 cachers/teams attended more than one 10 Years! event in the UK

 

Quite a few attended 2 or 3 events.

 

figures attended 6

purple_pineapple and walk tall attended 5

 

and 9 teams attended 4

The Other Stu

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BaCas

AutumnTiger

asfastasfcuk

Merstham Mafia

AmayaTom

metal-bijou

Heffalump007

 

 

Most Attended: GC25CXF Stratford Upon Avon with 89 logs :D

 

 

Thanks

 

Mark

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schnarff

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according to Podcacher this week some Germans managed to attend 16 events :D but they admitted that people had arranged them at 20 minute intervals along one road and that they were pushing the GC boundaries!

 

Still at least we managed our target of 10 - thanks again everyone who made us so welcome at their events.

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Haggis Hunter

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according to Podcacher this week some Germans managed to attend 16 events :blink: but they admitted that people had arranged them at 20 minute intervals along one road and that they were pushing the GC boundaries!

 

Still at least we managed our target of 10 - thanks again everyone who made us so welcome at their events.

Yeah, It's because of the Germans constantly pushing the GC boundaries that we have so many restrictions on the site, the newest one being no event can be published on the same day within a 40 mile radius of each other. :blink:

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The Other Stu

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according to Podcacher this week some Germans managed to attend 16 events :blink: but they admitted that people had arranged them at 20 minute intervals along one road and that they were pushing the GC boundaries!

 

Still at least we managed our target of 10 - thanks again everyone who made us so welcome at their events.

Yeah, It's because of the Germans constantly pushing the GC boundaries that we have so many restrictions on the site, the newest one being no event can be published on the same day within a 40 mile radius of each other. :blink:

 

Really?

 

Wow! I didn't know that. Ridiculous rule. If an event was held on the same day and same time in Kent and Hertfordshire, you'd be very lucky to make that! That journey can take a good 2 hours at the best of times and yet the mileage (as the crow flies) is less than 40 miles.

 

EVEN WORSE, last Summer (as most Summers) we were in Aviemore when the Gathering in the Glens meet was on. Those of you who know Northern Scotland may be aware that Aviemore to the GITG meet is probably around 30 miles by air.

 

By car, it's 112 miles each way on (at times) very small single roads- you have to drive down to Perth and back up again. Certainly not a trip I would like to do on the same day (Google says 2 hours 42 minutes each way)

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purple_pineapple

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according to Podcacher this week some Germans managed to attend 16 events :blink: but they admitted that people had arranged them at 20 minute intervals along one road and that they were pushing the GC boundaries!

 

Still at least we managed our target of 10 - thanks again everyone who made us so welcome at their events.

Yeah, It's because of the Germans constantly pushing the GC boundaries that we have so many restrictions on the site, the newest one being no event can be published on the same day within a 40 mile radius of each other. :D

 

Really?

 

Wow! I didn't know that. Ridiculous rule. If an event was held on the same day and same time in Kent and Hertfordshire, you'd be very lucky to make that! That journey can take a good 2 hours at the best of times and yet the mileage (as the crow flies) is less than 40 miles.

 

EVEN WORSE, last Summer (as most Summers) we were in Aviemore when the Gathering in the Glens meet was on. Those of you who know Northern Scotland may be aware that Aviemore to the GITG meet is probably around 30 miles by air.

 

By car, it's 112 miles each way on (at times) very small single roads- you have to drive down to Perth and back up again. Certainly not a trip I would like to do on the same day (Google says 2 hours 42 minutes each way)

 

As ever, I very much hope that our highly intelligent (and extremely bribable :blink: ) reviewers use the common sense they are well endowed with!

 

I for one would be very annoyed if our regular monthly meet was banned as it happens to be the same day as the 'Bordering on the Ridiculous' meet (for example), which is probably less than 40 miles, but doesn't even try to appeal to the same cachers (although everyone is welcome of course!)

 

Or the 'dog' event at the mega, clashing with something else on the same day.

or Cardiff and Weston on the same day?

Or even Dover and Calais!

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The Other Stu

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As ever, I very much hope that our highly intelligent (and extremely bribable :blink: ) reviewers use the common sense they are well endowed with!

 

I for one would be very annoyed if our regular monthly meet was banned as it happens to be the same day as the 'Bordering on the Ridiculous' meet (for example), which is probably less than 40 miles, but doesn't even try to appeal to the same cachers (although everyone is welcome of course!)

 

Or the 'dog' event at the mega, clashing with something else on the same day.

or Cardiff and Weston on the same day?

Or even Dover and Calais!

 

Hang on, I could get from Dover to Calais quicker than your event and ours though?

 

And how nice of you to mention our Border-ing event for which of course not only people from Beds, Bucks and Herts attend, but those from anywhere (in particular South London) are always welcome :blink:

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Deceangi

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Rough rule of thumb used, is a Hours driving time via Google directions, with no short cut for pedestrians. ie: if the events were on 2 sides of a river and it takes a hour to drive between them that's fine. However if there is a bridge local so that it takes 5 minutes to walk between the 2 then No.

 

Event's should be about socialising with other Geocachers, not showing your face to get the smiley then run off to the next Event for another smilie.

 

As for Dover-Calais, well you either have to cross over or under the English Channel. No pedestrian short cut :blink:

 

Out of curiosity and this is a entirely personal question [Non Official], how many would object to Event's/CITO Event's/Mega Events loosing the Smilie if they retained the Icons?

 

With Older events being Grandfathered In [well you know how touchy people can be about their personal Stats :blink: ]

 

Personally I'd still be happy to attend events, if there was no smilie. As for me it's all about socialising with members of a great community.

 

Deci

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Delta68

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Out of curiosity and this is a entirely personal question [Non Official], how many would object to Event's/CITO Event's/Mega Events loosing the Smilie if they retained the Icons?

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You mean like the US Benchmarks?

Your overall Find count doesn't increase but you get the icon

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Deceangi

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Out of curiosity and this is a entirely personal question [Non Official], how many would object to Event's/CITO Event's/Mega Events loosing the Smilie if they retained the Icons?

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You mean like the US Benchmarks?

Your overall Find count doesn't increase but you get the icon

 

Yes.

 

Deci

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The Other Stu

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Rough rule of thumb used, is a Hours driving time via Google directions, with no short cut for pedestrians. ie: if the events were on 2 sides of a river and it takes a hour to drive between them that's fine. However if there is a bridge local so that it takes 5 minutes to walk between the 2 then No.

 

Event's should be about socialising with other Geocachers, not showing your face to get the smiley then run off to the next Event for another smilie.

 

As for Dover-Calais, well you either have to cross over or under the English Channel. No pedestrian short cut :blink:

 

Out of curiosity and this is a entirely personal question [Non Official], how many would object to Event's/CITO Event's/Mega Events loosing the Smilie if they retained the Icons?

 

With Older events being Grandfathered In [well you know how touchy people can be about their personal Stats :blink: ]

 

Personally I'd still be happy to attend events, if there was no smilie. As for me it's all about socialising with members of a great community.

 

Deci

 

In fairness, I think some events are cheating for smileys anyway.

A monthly meet down the pub is hardly the same as going to a weekend camping event where we drive 250 miles (or more) to get there.

 

However, the beauty of having events published on GC.com is that they are automagically publicised in the weekly email. At every BBH so far, I reckon we've had at least 1 person turn up completely out of the area (this month, we've been threatened with someone from Australia who happens to be working locally)

 

In the same way, I managed to work it out that I was in our Warrington office and "happened" to be stationed at the same hotel that the pub event was held (about time I did that again actually, we had a great time)

 

But yes, I agree with you. I like going to events to see my local cachers, have a "cache-up", find out how drsolly's world domination is getting on and such like. And this month, have a drink! (cos it's my turn and I'm going to have it 0.2 from my house)

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Delta68

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You mean like the US Benchmarks?

Your overall Find count doesn't increase but you get the icon

 

Yes.

 

Deci

 

It would be logical NOT to increase overall count as they are totally different to normal caches.

(eg. It's normal for the event host to claim an 'Attended' but finding your own caches is odd :blink: )

 

Personally, it wouldn't bother me if they didn't add to overall count but events ought to still have their own counts like Benchmarks on this typical Benchmark hunter's profile: 1289 Benchmarks, Total caches found: 44 (profile purely picked at random)

 

 

Mark

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*mouse*

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Personally, it wouldn't bother me if they didn't add to overall count but events ought to still have their own counts like Benchmarks on this typical Benchmark hunter's profile: 1289 Benchmarks, Total caches found: 44 (profile purely picked at random)

 

Sums up exactly how I feel about it.

I go to events to have a laugh with my geocaching mates - I don't care about the smiley TBH. Anyone who goes to an event for an icon is doing it for the wrong reason.....

But being a bit of a number/stats geek (!) I would like a seperate tally of events if that were possible.

 

As for the new 40 miles/1 hour rule, I think that is a positive step too. There's a creeping trend to hold 2+ events when 1 will do - I'm sure our UK reviewers will ensure that they approach the guidline sensibly.....

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Malpas Wanderer

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Sounds like a death knoll for events to me. :blink:

 

The likelihood of many clashes during the planning stage, must surely result in fewer folk bothering to organise events if there is a chance they will get rejected at review stage :D

 

Not that I organise or attend many events, but I can see many being sad with this new ruling. :blink:

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Team Clova

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Personally, it wouldn't bother me if they didn't add to overall count but events ought to still have their own counts like Benchmarks on this typical Benchmark hunter's profile: 1289 Benchmarks, Total caches found: 44 (profile purely picked at random)

 

Sums up exactly how I feel about it.

I go to events to have a laugh with my geocaching mates - I don't care about the smiley TBH. Anyone who goes to an event for an icon is doing it for the wrong reason.....

But being a bit of a number/stats geek (!) I would like a seperate tally of events if that were possible.

 

As for the new 40 miles/1 hour rule, I think that is a positive step too. There's a creeping trend to hold 2+ events when 1 will do - I'm sure our UK reviewers will ensure that they approach the guidline sensibly.....

 

I agree with Nick *mouse*

 

I do think that there are too many people getting too obsessed by the number of finds after their name - a quick 5 minutes in an event to sign the book then 8 hours clearing the local area of caches isn't what i would call attending an event.

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The Other Stu

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Personally, it wouldn't bother me if they didn't add to overall count but events ought to still have their own counts like Benchmarks on this typical Benchmark hunter's profile: 1289 Benchmarks, Total caches found: 44 (profile purely picked at random)

 

Sums up exactly how I feel about it.

I go to events to have a laugh with my geocaching mates - I don't care about the smiley TBH. Anyone who goes to an event for an icon is doing it for the wrong reason.....

But being a bit of a number/stats geek (!) I would like a seperate tally of events if that were possible.

 

As for the new 40 miles/1 hour rule, I think that is a positive step too. There's a creeping trend to hold 2+ events when 1 will do - I'm sure our UK reviewers will ensure that they approach the guidline sensibly.....

 

I agree with Nick *mouse*

 

I do think that there are too many people getting too obsessed by the number of finds after their name - a quick 5 minutes in an event to sign the book then 8 hours clearing the local area of caches isn't what i would call attending an event.

 

Ah that little chestnut. I try and keep my mouth shut about this because as I keep being reminded "Everyone plays the game differently" but I too go to events to see people.

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