+Redfist Posted May 25, 2011 Share Posted May 25, 2011 It's not like this is a new topic. I don't think having the N+1 topic on whether it's right/good/fair/useful/whatever is really going to uncover hidden nuggets of wisdom at this point. Is it something about May that causes this? I didn't geocache last May (I only started in November), so I'm wondering if the veterans have a perspective here. Do people simply fail to see the SEARCH function for the forums. Quote Link to comment
Pup Patrol Posted May 25, 2011 Share Posted May 25, 2011 I just posted in one of those threads...to reiterate an old reply that included links to other forum threads about the same thing: http://forums.Groundspeak.com/GC/index.php?showtopic=274801&st=50 It does seem like this hasn't been the best get-back-outside-and-stop-kevetching-on-the-forums spring. Lots of residual cabin fever that still needs to be vented? And not one gripe about the even more elitist/exclusive Wherigo caches...I'm always surprised by that. Quote Link to comment
MisterEFQ Posted May 25, 2011 Share Posted May 25, 2011 Because people like to over think every thing to death and have useless arguemnts that go nowhere. Its like a merry-go-round. Quote Link to comment
+StarBrand Posted May 25, 2011 Share Posted May 25, 2011 No no no. Its a Schedule. I think one of the mods make sure we stick to it. Either that or folks just don't want to be bothered reading 'old' stuff so they start a new topic. Quote Link to comment
+Team GPSaxophone Posted May 25, 2011 Share Posted May 25, 2011 Don't worry, there will be another new topic about this next week. Quote Link to comment
knowschad Posted May 25, 2011 Share Posted May 25, 2011 Its just to tide us through until the next bomb scare. Quote Link to comment
MisterEFQ Posted May 25, 2011 Share Posted May 25, 2011 Have you guys noticed how many micros there are?!? Quote Link to comment
+Vater_Araignee Posted May 25, 2011 Share Posted May 25, 2011 In defence of me dredging up my old thread about the radii of PMOC vs ATAU, it is a thread I will bring up every year. My criteria for doing so is either a minimum of one year has elapsed or the change is immediately recognizable as drastic. To defend the "new topics" in most cases when somebody brings back a ¿dead? thread someone else chastises them for it. Damned if you do, damned if you don't. From there it seems that the topics pop up during prime caching season by people who in many cases (not all) feel entitled to find every cache. They don't understand that nothing is preventing them from finding a PMOC except their lack of knowledge or in some instances shear laziness. Yet they would rather rant about vapor beliefs on how exclusionary it is instead of getting the knowledge and finding the cache. Quote Link to comment
+Redfist Posted May 25, 2011 Author Share Posted May 25, 2011 Have you guys noticed how many micros there are?!? Perfect... Quote Link to comment
+A & J Tooling Posted May 25, 2011 Share Posted May 25, 2011 People like to argue. Case in point: marriage. Nothing to argue about? Well lets create something. Quote Link to comment
+Redfist Posted May 25, 2011 Author Share Posted May 25, 2011 In defence of me dredging up my old thread about the radii of PMOC vs ATAU, it is a thread I will bring up every year. My criteria for doing so is either a minimum of one year has elapsed or the change is immediately recognizable as drastic. To defend the "new topics" in most cases when somebody brings back a ¿dead? thread someone else chastises them for it. Damned if you do, damned if you don't. From there it seems that the topics pop up during prime caching season by people who in many cases (not all) feel entitled to find every cache. They don't understand that nothing is preventing them from finding a PMOC except their lack of knowledge or in some instances shear laziness. Yet they would rather rant about vapor beliefs on how exclusionary it is instead of getting the knowledge and finding the cache. It seems like there would be a certain variance that wouldn't be as obvious/annoying. I may be wrong (I haven't been here for years and years), but to a large degree, I can understand that people may not always "search" first before posting new. However, when you see multiple threads on the topic ON THE FIRST PAGE of the forum, why repeat it? Can't they at least blink once or twice and see the list of threads that are current and notice that a large # already deal with a topic (in this case PM) and think before they post new? Perhaps READ a thread or two that should pop out to them visually? Or do people just assume that w/o reading a thread that they'll have a novel approach/question? Yours in particular comes off as novel, I thought it was interesting to read it even in the mass of recent PM threads. I just get tired of seeing soooo many repeats in so short a time. To me (your milage may vary), it comes off as lazy... Quote Link to comment
Mr.Yuck Posted May 25, 2011 Share Posted May 25, 2011 Some tadpole bumped an old thread, Vater has explained himself, and the guy from Canada figured Audit logs should be a seperate topic. I don't see a conspiracy. I do find it ironic though that some people were telling the small number of "everyone should have to pay for Premium membership" advocates that Groundspeak has many revenue sources, then the same day Groundspeak themselves started a "new Groundspeak merchandise" thread. Quote Link to comment
+Snoogans Posted May 25, 2011 Share Posted May 25, 2011 Some tadpole bumped an old thread, Vater has explained himself, and the guy from Canada figured Audit logs should be a seperate topic. I don't see a conspiracy. I do find it ironic though that some people were telling the small number of "everyone should have to pay for Premium membership" advocates that Groundspeak has many revenue sources, then the same day Groundspeak themselves started a "new Groundspeak merchandise" thread. No no no no NO! WINNING! Now, the Star-Bellied Sneetches (Premium Members) had bellies with stars. The Plain-Bellied Sneetches (Hoi Polloi & Cell Phone Riffraff) had none upon thars. But, because they had stars, all the Star-Belly Sneetches Would brag, “We’re the best kind of Sneetch on the beaches.” With their snoots in the air, they would sniff and they’d snort “We’ll have nothing to do with the Plain-Belly sort!” And, whenever they met some, when they were out walking, They’d hike right on past them without even talking. Quote Link to comment
+Redfist Posted May 25, 2011 Author Share Posted May 25, 2011 Some tadpole bumped an old thread, Vater has explained himself, and the guy from Canada figured Audit logs should be a seperate topic. I don't see a conspiracy. I do find it ironic though that some people were telling the small number of "everyone should have to pay for Premium membership" advocates that Groundspeak has many revenue sources, then the same day Groundspeak themselves started a "new Groundspeak merchandise" thread. No no no no NO! WINNING! Now, the Star-Bellied Sneetches (Premium Members) had bellies with stars. The Plain-Bellied Sneetches (Hoi Polloi & Cell Phone Riffraff) had none upon thars. But, because they had stars, all the Star-Belly Sneetches Would brag, “We’re the best kind of Sneetch on the beaches.” With their snoots in the air, they would sniff and they’d snort “We’ll have nothing to do with the Plain-Belly sort!” And, whenever they met some, when they were out walking, They’d hike right on past them without even talking. Snoogans wins!!! Quote Link to comment
jholly Posted May 25, 2011 Share Posted May 25, 2011 I don't know Snoogans, seems to me that some of the star-bellied sneetches are doing plenty of talking to the plain-bellied sneetches. And both kinds of sneetches are doing plenty of bellering over nothing worth a harrumph. Quote Link to comment
+Castle Mischief Posted May 25, 2011 Share Posted May 25, 2011 Honestly, here's what happens: These forums have a reputation for angst, rudeness, crankiness, and out-right trolling in the larger community. True or not, just ask somebody that doesn't come here and they will tell you all about it. It's not uncommon for cachers that hide out in their own local caching Honeycomb Hideouts and never visit these threads will have discussions that go like this: Dude: I bet if you post about "X" in the gc.com fourms it will cause a storm of RARRR and a torrent of GRRRRRRRR. Dood: I bet it would. Those guys are way too interested in the BARGLE YARGLE. Duder: I'm going to do that RIGHT NOW! It will be the roofulls!!! We will LAWL over it all day long here in the Honeycomb Hideout were we don't have those kinds of threads and arguments! Dudely: ROFL LOL That's what I heard anyway. Quote Link to comment
+TerraViators Posted May 25, 2011 Share Posted May 25, 2011 If you have platinum memebership you even get a star-bellied sneetch souvineir. Quote Link to comment
knowschad Posted May 25, 2011 Share Posted May 25, 2011 People like to argue. Case in point: marriage. Nothing to argue about? Well lets create something. Do not. Quote Link to comment
jholly Posted May 25, 2011 Share Posted May 25, 2011 People like to argue. Case in point: marriage. Nothing to argue about? Well lets create something. Do not. Do too. Quote Link to comment
+Scubasonic Posted May 25, 2011 Share Posted May 25, 2011 Its just to tide us through until the next bomb scare. Or end of the world scare Quote Link to comment
+GeoGeeBee Posted May 25, 2011 Share Posted May 25, 2011 Its just to tide us through until the next bomb scare. Or end of the world scare I don't think anybody was really scared about the predicted EOTW. The believers were looking forward to being lifted up into heaven, and the non-believers got a good laugh. Quote Link to comment
+Snoogans Posted May 25, 2011 Share Posted May 25, 2011 If you have platinum memebership you even get a star-bellied sneetch souvineir. LOL! I wish they would do it! So much of what happens around here translates into Seussian terms. Anyone who rides motorcycles, but doesn't ride a Harley would understand the PMO/Sneetch debate. If we're ALL caching what does it matter what we cache with or how much we support gc.com? Priceless for entertainment value though. Carry on. Quote Link to comment
+Snoogans Posted May 25, 2011 Share Posted May 25, 2011 People like to argue. Case in point: marriage. Nothing to argue about? Well lets create something. Do not. Do too. OOO OOOO Can I play? That's not arguing. That's just contradiction! Quote Link to comment
jholly Posted May 25, 2011 Share Posted May 25, 2011 People like to argue. Case in point: marriage. Nothing to argue about? Well lets create something. Do not. Do too. OOO OOOO Can I play? That's not arguing. That's just contradiction! It is not. It's your fault. Quote Link to comment
+Snoogans Posted May 25, 2011 Share Posted May 25, 2011 People like to argue. Case in point: marriage. Nothing to argue about? Well lets create something. Do not. Do too. OOO OOOO Can I play? That's not arguing. That's just contradiction! It is not. It's your fault. NO IT ISN'T! Quote Link to comment
jholly Posted May 25, 2011 Share Posted May 25, 2011 People like to argue. Case in point: marriage. Nothing to argue about? Well lets create something. Do not. Do too. OOO OOOO Can I play? That's not arguing. That's just contradiction! It is not. It's your fault. NO IT ISN'T! Yes it is. Quote Link to comment
+Snoogans Posted May 25, 2011 Share Posted May 25, 2011 (edited) People like to argue. Case in point: marriage. Nothing to argue about? Well lets create something. Do not. Do too. OOO OOOO Can I play? That's not arguing. That's just contradiction! It is not. It's your fault. NO IT ISN'T! Yes it is. Hold on! Is this the 5 post argument or are you planning on the full 3 pages with optional OT thread locking and possible temporary bannination? And anyway. It isn't. Edited May 25, 2011 by Snoogans Quote Link to comment
AZcachemeister Posted May 25, 2011 Share Posted May 25, 2011 It's not MY fault! I was out of town at the time. (The bigger the crowd, the better your alibi! {seen on a Dos Equis billboard today} ) Not to mention it was already on fire when I walked into the room... Quote Link to comment
+Doctroid Posted May 26, 2011 Share Posted May 26, 2011 If you have platinum memebership you even get a star-bellied sneetch souvineir. LOL! I wish they would do it! So much of what happens around here translates into Seussian terms. Anyone who rides motorcycles, but doesn't ride a Harley would understand the PMO/Sneetch debate. If we're ALL caching what does it matter what we cache with or how much we support gc.com? Priceless for entertainment value though. Carry on. +1 Quote Link to comment
+Rayvan43 Posted May 30, 2011 Share Posted May 30, 2011 What is everyone doing on here anyway? Shouldnt you be out caching? Quote Link to comment
jholly Posted May 30, 2011 Share Posted May 30, 2011 What is everyone doing on here anyway? Shouldnt you be out caching? After two big days of caching, I'm burnt out, as you will find out later today. Quote Link to comment
jholly Posted May 30, 2011 Share Posted May 30, 2011 People like to argue. Case in point: marriage. Nothing to argue about? Well lets create something. Do not. Do too. OOO OOOO Can I play? That's not arguing. That's just contradiction! It is not. It's your fault. NO IT ISN'T! Yes it is. Hold on! Is this the 5 post argument or are you planning on the full 3 pages with optional OT thread locking and possible temporary bannination? And anyway. It isn't. Now that does raise some interesting possibilities. But somehow doing this in OT just does not seem as much fun. Quote Link to comment
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