+TheCat Posted May 7, 2003 Share Posted May 7, 2003 Following negotiations between Geocaching.com over the last couple of months. Also the sucessfull trading partnership we have developed with them I am pleased to announce that GeocacheUK.com have now been Officially recognized by Groundspeak and Geocaching.com. I feel that this will help the links that we have developed with Geocaching.com to be further enhanced in the future. I would like to thank them for there faith in us and would like to go on record saying thanks for all the help they have given us in the past. Mark (TheCat) www.geocacheuk.com Quote Link to comment
Ben Pid Posted May 7, 2003 Share Posted May 7, 2003 Spot on Cat. Nice one....HERE HERE! -------------------------------------------------------- I'm Bad, I'm Bad you know it you know! www.buckscaching.co.uk Quote Link to comment
+Omally Posted May 7, 2003 Share Posted May 7, 2003 Hats off to The Cat! Good site mate, very useful! Clamo, clamatis, omnes clamamus pro glace lactis. Quote Link to comment
+Pharisee Posted May 7, 2003 Share Posted May 7, 2003 Excellent... well done y'all John Age and treachery will always triumph over youth and ability. Quote Link to comment
+Slytherin Posted May 8, 2003 Share Posted May 8, 2003 Well done Cat. Nice to see that all the hard work you have put into the site has been appreciated. Alex. --------------------------------------------------- Knights of the Green Shield stamp and shout..... Quote Link to comment
+Flackadder Posted May 8, 2003 Share Posted May 8, 2003 Brill Bob.... http://www.bobh.co.uk Quote Link to comment
+Chris n Maria Posted May 8, 2003 Share Posted May 8, 2003 Hurrah! Bear rescues a speciality! London & UK Geocaching Resources: http://www.sheps.clara.net Quote Link to comment
dodgydaved Posted May 8, 2003 Share Posted May 8, 2003 Way to go to you and Ian and all, congrats.....dodgydaved dodgydaved I'm NOT lost, I know exactly where I am, I'm here! Quote Link to comment
+Longitude Posted May 8, 2003 Share Posted May 8, 2003 Great news. Thanks for the hard work and dedication to our hobby. Quote Link to comment
+Teasel Posted May 8, 2003 Share Posted May 8, 2003 Yes, well done Mark, it's a great recognition of all your hard work! Many people will be unaware of the quiet, behind-the-scenes work Mark does for geocaching, which rarely gets mentioned on the forums. This includes negotiating with at least two county councils (and one airport!) about placing caches on their property (including getting a cache placed near a scheduled monument with the help and participation of the head ranger), as well as running fox hunts and the like. His contribution to the "sport" is far more than just the G:UK website! Quote Link to comment
+TheCat Posted May 8, 2003 Author Share Posted May 8, 2003 You and me both Ian. When you first said to me you would sort out the stats pages I thought Yeh Right I had been let down before. How wrong I was. You are as much a part of GUK as me and put in as much if not more work than I do. Though GUK is not just Ian & I, the site is there for all cachers to use as they see fit. Mark (TheCat) www.geocacheuk.com Officially recognized by Groundspeak and Geocaching.com Quote Link to comment
+minstrelcat Posted May 8, 2003 Share Posted May 8, 2003 Many thanks to both Mark and Ian for thier hard work - it really is appreciated. Lisa Quote Link to comment
+Omally Posted May 8, 2003 Share Posted May 8, 2003 Oops! Sorry Teasel, didn't mean to overlook you! The stats pages are very good indeed: well laid out and easy to read; not at all mind-bogglingly dull as one might expect the ranks of numbers could be! By the way, the number of Virgin Caches Defiled by a cacher: is that number calculated by the first to log on a cache page rather than the actual first-finder? I just wonder 'cos I'm sure I have a couple more under my belt but in these cases I was the third or second to log some caches but deffo the first-finder! I'm not that bothered by the "numbers", I just wondered is all... <edit for additional homework> I now have the right number of virgins under me belt, so that's that question answered! Clamo, clamatis, omnes clamamus pro glace lactis. [This message was edited by Omally on May 08, 2003 at 10:59 AM.] Quote Link to comment
+The Hornet Posted May 8, 2003 Share Posted May 8, 2003 Hey Mark & Ian, glad to see that all your hard work on behalf of the Great British geocaching community has been recognised by the 'Big Bosses' from over the pond. I also see that Tim & June's group has been recognised today as well, Must have been a busy night for our American friends first approving of GC:UK then approving GAGB. Well done to everyone. One worry - I'll never remember all these acronyms. Maybe someone will come up with a little aide-memoire.................!!! _________________________________________________________ It is better to regret something you did, rather than to regret something you didn't do. Quote Link to comment
+Omally Posted May 8, 2003 Share Posted May 8, 2003 quote:Originally posted by The Hornet: <snip> Must have been a busy night for our American friends first approving of GC:UK then approving GAGB. Well done to everyone. One worry - I'll never remember all these acronyms. Maybe someone will come up with a little aide-memoire.................!!! How about: GAGB = Get Authorities to Give their Blessings? Clamo, clamatis, omnes clamamus pro glace lactis. Quote Link to comment
+John Stead Posted May 8, 2003 Share Posted May 8, 2003 All these thankyous in one day - but well deserved. GC:UK is so useful I wonder how we did without it - as for the statistics though not a be all and end all quite fascinating. There was a time when I was shown to be the longest serving nutter in the game, then I realised that a few who hadn't been out finding for a few days were not counted which solved the mystery. Quote Link to comment
Scrooge Posted May 8, 2003 Share Posted May 8, 2003 What's this geocache.uk site? How come I have never heard of it before? Having just visitied I think it is BRILLIANT! Come on guys, let's start advertising it more!! Bah, humbug! Quote Link to comment
+Teasel Posted May 10, 2003 Share Posted May 10, 2003 quote:Originally posted by Scrooge:What's this geocache.uk site? How come I have never heard of it before? The registered users of the G:UK stats pages together account for about 40% of the total cache "finds" in the UK, and nearly 70% of the UK's "centurions". Last month G:UK served 13,700 pages (318,000 files). So "word of mouth" has been reasonably effective so far. However, I agree that we are not easily findable to new cachers, like yourself, nor is there currently much on the site to help introduce people into the sport. This is something I'd like to address. The UK moderators do not encourage advertising of G:UK on the forums for fear that Groundspeak would not approve. However Groundspeak have for some time had a link to G:UK on Geocaching.com, which is responsible for quite a few of our "hits". Now that we are also "officially recognised" by geocaching.com, I think it's time to add a link to G:UK to my signature... GeocacheUK - resources for the UK Geocaching community. Quote Link to comment
+Wood Smoke Posted May 10, 2003 Share Posted May 10, 2003 quote:Originally posted by Teasel:Now that we are also "officially recognised" by geocaching.com, I think it's time to add a link to G:UK to my signature... http://www.geocacheuk.com - resources for the UK Geocaching community. As a supporter of GUK, I have also now changed my sig WoodSmoke GeocacheUK - resources for the UK Geocaching community [This message was edited by Wood Smoke on May 10, 2003 at 08:39 AM.] Quote Link to comment
+The Hornet Posted May 10, 2003 Share Posted May 10, 2003 quote:Originally posted by Teasel:The UK moderators do not encourage advertising of G:UK on the forums for fear that Groundspeak would not approve. However Groundspeak have for some time had a link to G:UK on Geocaching.com, which is responsible for quite a few of our "hits". Now that we are also "officially recognised" by geocaching.com, I think it's time to add a link to G:UK to my signature... http://www.geocacheuk.com - resources for the UK Geocaching community. Surely this discouragement must now stop? Surely ALL relevant approved sites (G:UK, GAGB) should be actively promoted? _________________________________________________________ It is better to regret something you did, rather than to regret something you didn't do. Quote Link to comment
+Tim & June Posted May 10, 2003 Share Posted May 10, 2003 quote:Originally posted by Teasel: The UK moderators do not encourage advertising of G:UK on the forums for fear that Groundspeak would not approve. That's not quite true Teasel, I have however suggested that it was not proper to conduct polls and other business on behalf of G:UK in the GC.com forum. As I pointed out, surely your own forum is the correct place for that. Tim & June (Winchester) See June, I told you that sign which said 'Unsuitable for Motor Vehicles' was wrong ! Quote Link to comment
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