Platinum Membership

[+Chrysalides]

 

Second, I want at least $5 (preferably $10-15) of my annual membership to go to my local reviewer. They deserve it!!

 

Reviewers should be the first to get Platinum membership - and they should get it for free!

 

Reviewers don't need Platinum membership. They're already are at a much higher level, and even have their own private forums. It's like offering a knighthood to a king.

[+6NoisyHikers]

 

Second, I want at least $5 (preferably $10-15) of my annual membership to go to my local reviewer. They deserve it!!

 

Reviewers should be the first to get Platinum membership - and they should get it for free!

 

Reviewers don't need Platinum membership. They're already are at a much higher level, and even have their own private forums. It's like offering a knighthood to a king.

 

Okay, well just so long as they are getting something above and beyond. They deserve it!

[+NeverSummer]

Ok. Top 5.

1. View archived caches

2. See who is watching your cache

3. Cache review fast-track

4. Google Maps back in full effect on the site

5. Ability to choose your own GC code for your next placement

[+6NoisyHikers]

 

5. Ability to choose your own GC code for your next placement

 

Like vanity plates?

 

GCFAVR1T3

GCN02DNFS

GCSN33K33

[+NeverSummer]

Ok. Top 5.

1. View archived caches

2. See who is watching your cache

3. Cache review fast-track

4. Google Maps back in full effect on the site

5. Ability to choose your own GC code for your next placement

 

Take down #3. Replace with:

Be able to see a record of what caches a Reviewer has published when you look at their account.

[+Sharks-N-Beans]

I would pay $10.00 extra to "exclude caches found by username _______________" on PQ's and also to exclude any cache by certain CO's. Maybe even $20 extra.

Can't figure out the exclude "found by"...cooties?

[+niraD]

I would pay $10.00 extra to "exclude caches found by username _______________" on PQ's and also to exclude any cache by certain CO's. Maybe even $20 extra.

Can't figure out the exclude "found by"...cooties?

I don't think it's cooties. I think it's an aid for planning group trips. You might want a list of caches that no one in the group has found.

[+Sharks-N-Beans]

I would pay $10.00 extra to "exclude caches found by username _______________" on PQ's and also to exclude any cache by certain CO's. Maybe even $20 extra.

Can't figure out the exclude "found by"...cooties?

I don't think it's cooties. I think it's an aid for planning group trips. You might want a list of caches that no one in the group has found.

That makes sense. We're a couple of loners so it didn't click.

[+Johnny Rango]

A "Friends List" that really means something. If you aren't on my friends list you can't view any of my details including caches I've found and etc. let's get rid of geo-stalkers.

[+Z3ROIN]

How about turn by turn directions through the app.

 

You can already do that.

 

Push "View on External Map". The cache will appear and be available for turn by turn directions.

 

Cool, i never knew this, thanks.

[Andronicus]

I would pay $10.00 extra to "exclude caches found by username _______________" on PQ's and also to exclude any cache by certain CO's. Maybe even $20 extra.

Can't figure out the exclude "found by"...cooties?

I don't think it's cooties. I think it's an aid for planning group trips. You might want a list of caches that no one in the group has found.

The WP7 app already allows for this. The Android and iOS may also, but I have not tried these ones. ( I use NeonGeo on my Android)

[+Prescott Patrol]

Ok. Top 5.

1. View archived caches

2. See who is watching your cache

3. Cache review fast-track

4. Google Maps back in full effect on the site

5. Ability to choose your own GC code for your next placement

 

I really like #2

[kanchan]

1. Unlimited number of caches in one bookmark list.

2. Unlimited number of PQs available per day.

[+onthegomom]

Yeah, a gigantic push in the right direction for puzzles over 2 difficult. I would pay for that as I suck at puzzles and can't even begin to figure out how to figure out half in the area

[+The Jester]

I would pay $10.00 extra to "exclude caches found by username _______________" on PQ's and also to exclude any cache by certain CO's. Maybe even $20 extra.

Can't figure out the exclude "found by"...cooties?

I don't think it's cooties. I think it's an aid for planning group trips. You might want a list of caches that no one in the group has found.

The WP7 app already allows for this. The Android and iOS may also, but I have not tried these ones. ( I use NeonGeo on my Android)

The API sllows you do this now. In GSAK I can get caches with "not found by" and "exclude owned by" lists.

[+The_Incredibles_]

One thing I didn't see yet mentioned:

 

Priority when submitting a cache. If I had my way, platinum caches would be bumped immediately to the head of the line. Publishing within 30 minutes would be great too.

 

True story: I submitted my latest platinum puzzle cache 8 hours ago and apparently our reviewers are busy publishing member and PMO caches (and maybe having a life too). The outrage!

Edited November 27, 2012 by The_Incredibles_

[+Roman!]

One thing I didn't see yet mentioned:

 

Priority when submitting a cache. If I had my way, platinum caches would be bumped immediately to the head of the line. Publishing within 30 minutes would be great too.

 

True story: I submitted my latest platinum puzzle cache 8 hours ago and apparently our reviewers are busy publishing member and PMO caches (and maybe having a life too). The outrage!

 

I'm your new reviewer, problem is, you submitted a puzzle cache.

[Keystone]

Platinum members get to choose their own reviewer.

[+The_Incredibles_]

Platinum members get to choose their own reviewer.

 

Even better, platinum members get to be their own reviewer. Would save everybody alot of time.

[+Roman!]

Platinum members get to choose their own reviewer.

 

Super platinum members get to choose who they review.

[+The_Incredibles_]

Platinum members get to choose their own reviewer.

 

Super platinum members get to choose who they review.

 

Dream on, beer boy.

[GOF and Bacall]

One thing I didn't see yet mentioned:

 

Priority when submitting a cache. If I had my way, platinum caches would be bumped immediately to the head of the line. Publishing within 30 minutes would be great too.

 

True story: I submitted my latest platinum puzzle cache 8 hours ago and apparently our reviewers are busy publishing member and PMO caches (and maybe having a life too). The outrage!

 

I didn't think reviewers were allowed to have a life outside of geocaching.

[+Viajero Perdido]

Platinum Reviewers do.

 

Among other perks, they get unlimited use of the Groundspeak jet to visit, inspect, and optionally pre-FTF caches. And Jeremy serves drinks on the plane, good ones from the inner room of his wine cellar.

[+niraD]

How about...

 

5. Opportunities for more icons. For example: the ability to log a Locationless cache ; nearby Groundspeak Block Party, Groundspeak HQ, Groundspeak Lost and Found Celebration, and Project APE listings ;) ; nearby Mega-Event listings that won't be jammed with hundreds of people ;) .

 

4. Relaxed saturation guidelines for 1 hide per year.

 

Okay, so those two weren't serious. But the rest are.

 

3. Enhanced PQs, with the ability to include/exclude caches owned by a particular account (e.g., the account used for a numbers run trail) or found by a particular account (e.g., identifying caches neither I nor my geocaching friends have found).

 

2. Enhanced corrected coordinates that affect all geocaching.com maps, and that appear in PQs.

 

1. A system that correlates my Favorites with those of others and suggests caches that were enjoyed by people with preferences similar to my own.

[knowschad]

So let's say Platinum Membership rolls out for $60/year.

Seriously? Are they going to start CHARGING for Platinum now?

[+Manville Possum]

So let's say Platinum Membership rolls out for $60/year.

Seriously? Are they going to start CHARGING for Platinum now?

Wow! Can you believe that? That's like charging me for my meal to eat in a resturant, or the person dining with me not leaving a big tip!

[Andronicus]

I always believed that there should be a third tier to membership but not so much by adding extra features to it per say, but by requiring a minimum amount of caches that need to be found first in order to join it. I would put that number at 2,000 or higher. My rational for this is the amount of missing trackables that everybody experiences when finding caches. If people could place caches where only people with this membership criteria could find them, then I believe that there would be a decrease in missing trackables and an increase in cache quality because by the time a person reaches 2,000 or more caches, they are pretty invested in the sport and realize the importance of moving trackables along, cache upkeep, and cache quality... What do you all think?

Here we go agian.

 

So 2 days on power trails makes for an experienced cacher?

[+ras_oscar]

I always believed that there should be a third tier to membership but not so much by adding extra features to it per say, but by requiring a minimum amount of caches that need to be found first in order to join it. I would put that number at 2,000 or higher. My rational for this is the amount of missing trackables that everybody experiences when finding caches. If people could place caches where only people with this membership criteria could find them, then I believe that there would be a decrease in missing trackables and an increase in cache quality because by the time a person reaches 2,000 or more caches, they are pretty invested in the sport and realize the importance of moving trackables along, cache upkeep, and cache quality... What do you all think?

Here we go agian.

 

So 2 days on power trails makes for an experienced cacher?

 

Good in theory, bad in practice. There are enough COs that don't check their online against physical logs that an armchair logger could get to 2000 before they had their morning coffee.

 

How about a geocaching test... kinda like a boyscout merit badge. You get to be a premium member and move trackables after you have demonstrated profeciency by passing a written and practical test.... no, wait..... how about a geocaching license. See, you get a permit, then cache for 3 months under an experienced cacher, THEN you take the test...

 

Sorry, I've been reading the forums too long. Most of these things have already been discussed.

 

Edited December 6, 2012 by ras_oscar

[+niraD]

I always believed that there should be a third tier to membership but not so much by adding extra features to it per say, but by requiring a minimum amount of caches that need to be found first in order to join it. I would put that number at 2,000 or higher. My rational for this is the amount of missing trackables that everybody experiences when finding caches. If people could place caches where only people with this membership criteria could find them, then I believe that there would be a decrease in missing trackables and an increase in cache quality because by the time a person reaches 2,000 or more caches, they are pretty invested in the sport and realize the importance of moving trackables along, cache upkeep, and cache quality... What do you all think?

Here we go agian.

 

So 2 days on power trails makes for an experienced cacher?

And more than 10 years of backcountry geocaching doesn't make for an experienced geocacher?

[+bonsaai]

Since we're pipe dreaming:

 

Rutherfordium Level Membership

 

1. Self-Review and Publish

2. Part-Ownership in Groundspeak

3. Flux Capacitor Feature lets you contact AWOL COs anytime, anywhere

4. $30 free stuff from shop dot geocaching dot com and one free vanity TB code.

5. Unique User Icon next to user id in listings

[+gpsblake]

The ability to disable html without having to use 3rd party software. Although the idea of a Platnium level of membership would probably backfire as many would see it as a money grab by Groundspeak. Speaking of which, I'm waiting for Santa to renew my premium membership, I'm sure he will.

[+simpjkee]

I want my Off Topic posts to count toward my post count. I want 'credit' for the time I spent posting. Without 'credit' its like I wasted my time.

[+sduck]

The first rule of platinum membership is you don't talk about platinum membership. So I can't actually tell you about the perks that we already... I mean, some people... uhm, never mind.

[+Pork King]

... no, wait..... how about a geocaching license. ...

 

There is one of those.

[+releasethedogs]

Id pay an extra 30 bucks to create one virtual a year and log one locationless per year.

[+Trav'lin Two]

Platinum membership should let you armchair cache. Think about it, no worry about rain, mud, wind, snow, heat, mosquito bites, thorns poison ivy,getting stuck in the sand etc. Just sit in your armchair, cruise the available caches, pick one and log it!

[+mdplayers]

I would want the Platinum membership level to allow me to run a PQ that excludes the caches found by my friends (I imagine a check list where I can select which friend(s) I'm caching with).