+MinkosDes Posted March 17, 2015 Posted March 17, 2015 Hello All, I have a quick question that I am pondering. I released a Premium Members only Geocache at an Event and am wondering is there a way that I could allow Non-Members to claim a find. I was thinking of making it a Non-Member Geocache for a few days so they could log, then convert it back to Premium? Any insight into this issue? Regards, MinkosDes.
+cerberus1 Posted March 17, 2015 Posted March 17, 2015 What's the difference between the first group of basic members and any to follow later? Basic or premium, they're all members... There is a way for basic members to log pmo hides, using one of the back-door methods approved by Groundspeak.
+Isonzo Karst Posted March 17, 2015 Posted March 17, 2015 I was thinking of making it a Non-Member Geocache for a few days so they could log, then convert it back to Premium? Any insight into this issue? Sure, that's a check box on the cache edit page, you'll find it under the Placed by pane. They can log it from the URL of the logging page, without you making that change. But they'd have to know that, and mostly they aren't going to know it. www.geocaching.com/seek/log.aspx?wp=GC Code I'm assuming that "released at event" means that basic members had coords and made finds. It certainly would be nice if they could log it.
+MinkosDes Posted March 17, 2015 Author Posted March 17, 2015 Thanks to those who emailed me with what I was actually looking for.
+MinkosDes Posted March 17, 2015 Author Posted March 17, 2015 I was thinking of making it a Non-Member Geocache for a few days so they could log, then convert it back to Premium? Any insight into this issue? Sure, that's a check box on the cache edit page, you'll find it under the Placed by pane. They can log it from the URL of the logging page, without you making that change. But they'd have to know that, and mostly they aren't going to know it. www.geocaching.com/seek/log.aspx?wp=GC Code I'm assuming that "released at event" means that basic members had coords and made finds. It certainly would be nice if they could log it. Thanks, this was what I was looking for! Brilliant.
+MinkosDes Posted March 17, 2015 Author Posted March 17, 2015 "Non-members" are called muggles, BTW. I did not come here to be Trolled, yet to seek information.
+BCandMsKitty Posted March 17, 2015 Posted March 17, 2015 "Non-members" are called muggles, BTW. I did not come here to be Trolled, yet to seek information. It's called having a sense of humor!
+MinkosDes Posted March 17, 2015 Author Posted March 17, 2015 "Non-members" are called muggles, BTW. I did not come here to be Trolled, yet to seek information. It's called having a sense of humor! This is why I should not have bothered coming here. Thank you all.
Keystone Posted March 17, 2015 Posted March 17, 2015 I'm sorry, MinkosDes, that some folks took issue with your word choice. It's hard to say "non-Premium Members Only geocaches" so you shortened it to "non-Members." Most readers got that. I was happy that Isonzo Karst gave you a detailed, helpful answer - she is well-known for that. The "How do I...?" forum was set up to be a safe place to ask basic questions, so let's all keep that in mind.
+NanCycle Posted March 17, 2015 Posted March 17, 2015 The "How do I...?" forum was set up to be a safe place to ask basic questions, so let's all keep that in mind. I thought that was the "Getting Started" forum. And I don't see that anyone was really rude here. True, not every comment was sugar-coated, but, hey, this is the internet; no one who ventures into the great open space should expect sugar coating on every comment. It's a shame that some people think a sense of humor is a bad thing to have.
+MinkosDes Posted March 18, 2015 Author Posted March 18, 2015 As this post is now moving away from the topic I, the OP intended it to cover, I would ask for it to please close. Thank you all for your input.
+gpsfun Posted March 18, 2015 Posted March 18, 2015 "Non-members" are called muggles, BTW. I did not come here to be Trolled, yet to seek information. It's called having a sense of humor! Please understand that this response is not helpful and note that the target was not amused. We want people to come here to learn without the risk of being subjected to abuse.
+gpsfun Posted March 18, 2015 Posted March 18, 2015 I am closing this thread - the OP has received a helpful response.
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