knowschad Posted November 25, 2011 Share Posted November 25, 2011 (edited) Three reasons... one, today is Thanksgiving [in the U.S.A.]. The other reason is that I just got the Groundspeak newsletter and it suggested that we thank them. But most of all, because I am grateful for our volunteer reviewers and moderators. Our favorite activity would not exist as we know it without their tireless hard work. I tip my hat to you guys and gals... thanks! . Edited November 25, 2011 by knowschad Quote Link to comment
+6NoisyHikers Posted November 25, 2011 Share Posted November 25, 2011 +1 Gobble Gobble Gobble! Three "gobbles" for our awesome reviewers and moderators! Quote Link to comment
+wiseye Posted November 25, 2011 Share Posted November 25, 2011 And a high five to all...thanks! Quote Link to comment
Pup Patrol Posted November 25, 2011 Share Posted November 25, 2011 Well, it's not Thanksgiving here in Canada, but I did receive my Groundspeak newsletter. I thought it was an excellent idea to acknowledge and thank the volunteers. Since I don't do Facebook, I was going to start a forum thread, but got beat to the punch. For those folks who don't subscribe to the weekly newsletter, here's the message: Please join Groundspeak in thanking the volunteers who fuel the geocaching adventure for millions of treasure-seekers. More than 350 Volunteer Reviewers, Moderators and Translators give their time and talent to support Geocaching.com users. These dedicated volunteers serve the worldwide geocaching community by reviewing each cache listing before publication, moderating Groundspeak's community forums and translating hundreds of pages of text. The volunteers don't just serve the world of geocaching; they represent it. The geocachers who volunteer are a diverse and hard-working group from nearly 30 countries. They are involved in their local geocaching communities and help a growing number of new geocachers discover and enjoy the activity. The ranks of the volunteers are growing too. Groundspeak added more than 40 new volunteers in 2011. Collectively, they have published more than a half million new geocaches, supported more than 380,000 new geocachers and translated geocaching information into more than 25 languages in the past year alone. That's a lot of time and geocaching know-how shared for the good of the global geocaching community. Oh, and most of them have "regular jobs" too. Please take the time to join us in thanking a Volunteer Reviewer, Moderator or Translator today! Visit the Geocaching.com Facebook page to say thank you and leave a message for your local volunteers. Click here for information about finding your local Volunteer Reviewer. Thank you, Groundspeak Volunteers. Quote Link to comment
knowschad Posted November 25, 2011 Author Share Posted November 25, 2011 Well, it's not Thanksgiving here in Canada It should be. You should be giving thanks that we pretty much left you guys alone up there. Quote Link to comment
+t4e Posted November 25, 2011 Share Posted November 25, 2011 Well, it's not Thanksgiving here in Canada It should be. You should be giving thanks that we pretty much left you guys alone up there. good call considering we are bigger and are on top Quote Link to comment
+steben6 Posted November 25, 2011 Share Posted November 25, 2011 (edited) Would like to add my very grateful thanks to all the reviewers, especially Marko Ramius and Kosh Naranek for our area, and to all the moderators. Excellent job and thanks for all the hard work for our hobby (read: obsession!). You guys and ladies ROCK!!! edited 'cause I can't spell. Edited November 25, 2011 by steben6 Quote Link to comment
+TerraViators Posted November 25, 2011 Share Posted November 25, 2011 Isn't it only the Thanksgiving holiday in America? Do other countries have a similar holiday? Carry on. Yes, the volunteers have a thankless job and I wouldn't want the burden, so THANK YOU very much. I often think about the Texas reviewer and how he handles the job alone. Pretty amazing. I have not even an educated guess as to how long it typically takes to review and publish a cache listing, but say it takes five minutes per, that's a heck of a time buster. Sometimes, there are 10-15 new caches just within 20 miles of my home. I'm sure there is alot of automation to it?? But, that's still alot of time. Quote Link to comment
Pup Patrol Posted November 25, 2011 Share Posted November 25, 2011 Well, it's not Thanksgiving here in Canada It should be. You should be giving thanks that we pretty much left you guys alone up there. Y'all are invited to join in on the celebration of the bicentennial of the War of 1812. http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/story/2011/10/11/pol-war-anniversary.html Quote Link to comment
+Michaelcycle Posted November 25, 2011 Share Posted November 25, 2011 No Facebook here either so: THANK YOU Volunteers! Quote Link to comment
Mr.Yuck Posted November 25, 2011 Share Posted November 25, 2011 Isn't it only the Thanksgiving holiday in America? Do other countries have a similar holiday? Carry on. Yes, the volunteers have a thankless job and I wouldn't want the burden, so THANK YOU very much. I often think about the Texas reviewer and how he handles the job alone. Pretty amazing. I have not even an educated guess as to how long it typically takes to review and publish a cache listing, but say it takes five minutes per, that's a heck of a time buster. Sometimes, there are 10-15 new caches just within 20 miles of my home. I'm sure there is alot of automation to it?? But, that's still alot of time. Canada absolutely has it, but it's on a Monday in October. Same thing, they all eat Turkey and such, but do it on a Monday. I was wondering, and that's the first I ever heard of the number of reviewers, pegged at 350 in the newsletter, but I don't know if that includes moderators and translators, which may not necessarily be the same. Quote Link to comment
+Viajero Perdido Posted November 25, 2011 Share Posted November 25, 2011 Yep, Canada's ahead of you guys in the Thanksgiving department. I gave thanks a month ago that we have the oil and you have the GPS satellites - which sound expensive to maintain. Quote Link to comment
Keystone Posted November 25, 2011 Share Posted November 25, 2011 I hate to have to do this, but let's keep on topic to thanking volunteers (for which I am grateful!) To answer a question, the figure of 350 volunteers includes ALL reviewers, moderators, translators, etc. -- there are not 350 volunteer cache reviewers. There are many moderators and translators who perform only that role. Also, many reviewers are dogs. Quote Link to comment
+niraD Posted November 25, 2011 Share Posted November 25, 2011 Three reasons... one, today is Thanksgiving [in the U.S.A.]. The other reason is that I just got the Groundspeak newsletter and it suggested that we thank them. But most of all, because I am grateful for our volunteer reviewers and moderators. Our favorite activity would not exist as we know it without their tireless hard work. I tip my hat to you guys and gals... thanks!+3Thank you, thank you, thank you! Also, many reviewers are dogs.And we're especially thankful for the service of all our canine volun... SQUIRREL! Uh, where was I? Quote Link to comment
Mr.Yuck Posted November 25, 2011 Share Posted November 25, 2011 I hate to have to do this, but let's keep on topic to thanking volunteers (for which I am grateful!) To answer a question, the figure of 350 volunteers includes ALL reviewers, moderators, translators, etc. -- there are not 350 volunteer cache reviewers. There are many moderators and translators who perform only that role. Also, many reviewers are dogs. Thanks, I wasn't expecting an answer for that one! I did indeed know many reviewers were dogs though. And by the way, since I didn't mention it in my mostly off-topic previous post, Thanks. Quote Link to comment
jholly Posted November 25, 2011 Share Posted November 25, 2011 Along with all the others, Thanks! and especially to the Washington State reviewers and our tireless moderator Keystone. Quote Link to comment
+ControlledInsanity Posted November 25, 2011 Share Posted November 25, 2011 Big thanks to all the volunteers! Quote Link to comment
knowschad Posted November 25, 2011 Author Share Posted November 25, 2011 Not all dogs are reviewers, however. Quote Link to comment
+NYPaddleCacher Posted November 25, 2011 Share Posted November 25, 2011 Thanks to the reviewers, the forum moderators, and all those that volunteer their time to answer questions posed by newbies in the Getting Started forum. Quote Link to comment
+DragonsWest Posted November 26, 2011 Share Posted November 26, 2011 I hid two caches on Thanksgiving Eve, which were submitted on Thanksgiving morning and published about noon. For their dedication (and lack of anything else to tie Krypton up for a few minutes) I am thankful. The game would be something else without them. Quote Link to comment
+Gitchee-Gummee Posted November 26, 2011 Share Posted November 26, 2011 Not all dogs can stand on their head, either. Kudos to the under-appreciated volunteers that work most diligently to keep us on the straight and narrow -- well, for the most part, anyway! Quote Link to comment
+Sundance Cassidy Posted November 26, 2011 Share Posted November 26, 2011 Yes, thanks to everyone who makes this little hobby/obsession of ours happen each and every day! You guys rock! Special thanks to Mountain Man who is the reviewer for our area! Quote Link to comment
+captnemo Posted November 26, 2011 Share Posted November 26, 2011 I hate to have to do this, but let's keep on topic to thanking volunteers (for which I am grateful!) To answer a question, the figure of 350 volunteers includes ALL reviewers, moderators, translators, etc. -- there are not 350 volunteer cache reviewers. There are many moderators and translators who perform only that role. Also, many reviewers are dogs. THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH!!! Also I like most dogs better then many humans. Frogs are OK too. Quote Link to comment
+popokiiti Posted November 26, 2011 Share Posted November 26, 2011 Thanks to all who keep us occupied! Thanks to reviewers Scootch and Wizard of Ooze, and to Mtn-Man who was our sole reviewer and the mods who keep us on track here. Quote Link to comment
+Fianccetto Posted November 26, 2011 Share Posted November 26, 2011 Thank you Graculus and La Lunatica and Lindinis and others, and the mods on these here forums too. On the morrow, we shall be celebrating Hogswatch with a roasted fowl and veggies and will raise a glass to the man in the silly hat. Quote Link to comment
+Sol seaker Posted November 27, 2011 Share Posted November 27, 2011 Thank you all reviewers and moderators!!! Especially Keystone, who has such a great sense of humor and keeps getting funnier all the time. Tough job to handle with humor, and you do it so well!!! and another special thanks to Briansnat for all your great wisdom!!! Thanks to my local reviewers and those who work back-up in my area: Team misguided, Wizard of Ooze, Rock Rabbit, Ice and Wind, Cascade Reviewer, and anyone else I'm missing. Thanks so much!!! You guys make it happen!!! And another thanks to all those behind the scene who's names we don't know, but who make it all happen! Quote Link to comment
knowschad Posted November 27, 2011 Author Share Posted November 27, 2011 I can think of one person that apparently volunteered to leave the forums, and for that, I am very grateful. Quote Link to comment
+cerberus1 Posted November 27, 2011 Share Posted November 27, 2011 Thanks to the many volunteers that keep this hobby of ours running ! Quote Link to comment
+TerraViators Posted November 27, 2011 Share Posted November 27, 2011 Not all dogs are reviewers, however. Heh, reminds me of the logic class I studied at university. Quote Link to comment
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