+Flackadder Posted June 30, 2003 Share Posted June 30, 2003 As I really enjoy this sport I am considering getting a 'premium membership'. Not least because I use the servers and search etc of 'geocaching.com'. I was wondering how many others are premium members and what other peoples views are?? Am standing back well back from the monitor...... :-) Bob.... http://www.bobh.co.uk Quote Link to comment
+The Bennett Family Posted June 30, 2003 Share Posted June 30, 2003 Hi Bob. We are. For the service given by the site it seemed well worth it. We take our children everywhere, but they always find their way back home... Member of GAGB, enthusiastic user of G:UK, Charter M...oh never mind, we just like everyone. The Bennett Family Webspace Quote Link to comment
+Team Paradise Posted June 30, 2003 Share Posted June 30, 2003 Considering how much I get out of the hobby, £20 a year seemed a small price to pay to help keep the site running as well as it does. I'd say it was very cheap compared with many other hobbies... e.g. Fishing (£22 a year just for the rod license, then there's the day ticket, bait, lost floats, etc), Model Planes (fuel, breakages, etc), Gardening (endless trips to the garden centre for this and that), etc, etc. Lets face it, without this site and the development that Jeremy puts in to it, it wouldn't be half a much fun... hell the hosting and bandwidth fees alone must be huge! Steve If you can see the 'light at the end of the tunnel', it's usually a train coming ! Quote Link to comment
+viajante Posted June 30, 2003 Share Posted June 30, 2003 The site has a lot of information, a great community, and the Groundspeak programmers do a fantastic job of maintaining and improving the site. For all that, the membership is one of the best bargains you'll find these days. I recommend you show your support and become a premium member. Disclaimer: Not affiliated with Groundpeak in any way -- just another poor soul bitten by the geo-cache bug. -Al Quote Link to comment
+Icenians Posted June 30, 2003 Share Posted June 30, 2003 Now what do we get for our £20? Not sure I'm still a charter member but I seem to remember I get pocket queries. On the other site I get XML feeds for nothing. Much better value. Quote Link to comment
+welch Posted June 30, 2003 Share Posted June 30, 2003 quote:Originally posted by Icenians:Now what do we get for our £20? Not sure I'm still a charter member but I seem to remember I get pocket queries. On the other site I get XML feeds for nothing. Much better value. Don't PQs usually come in XML format anyways?? Quote Link to comment
+Kouros Posted July 1, 2003 Share Posted July 1, 2003 I use the pocket queries very rarely. In a weekly email, I have the five closest cache waypoints emailed to me, and that's about it. I don't think I've ever hunted a Members Only cache. Do I think my £20 wasted? Nope. I consider it late payment for the twelve months of free use I got out of the site before I signed up. Completely ignoring the members benefits (of which there are few) there are many factors of this site without which caching would be impossible. I feel that my £20 has been well spent on a service, even if I don't get anything extra in return. On the other hand, I also like the idea that the site is free for others to use as they wish. If you don't want to pay, don't - you probably won't notice any benefits, other than the happy warm feeling from knowing you've helped support the game. ------ An it harm none, do what ye will Quote Link to comment
+Flackadder Posted July 3, 2003 Author Share Posted July 3, 2003 So, all in all, we are saying that there is not much extra for the premium membership. Except, and this is a big EXCEPT, there is the feeling of contributing to help maintain a site that gets us out and about, a little fitter maybe and the sense of adventure? ( I know none of you lot said that. It's just me reading between the lines:-). Seems a good deal then..........let's do it. Bob.... http://www.bobh.co.uk Quote Link to comment
+Flackadder Posted July 3, 2003 Author Share Posted July 3, 2003 Simple as that! .....done. Cripe's that did'nt take long Bob.... http://www.bobh.co.uk Quote Link to comment
+Nobby Posted July 3, 2003 Share Posted July 3, 2003 Accourding to the text under your avatar, you were alrady a Premium Member when you asked the question! Quote Link to comment
+Flackadder Posted July 3, 2003 Author Share Posted July 3, 2003 WHAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1 Nah, that happens anyway mate. It sortta all updates. Just like your post counts, they will all say the same. :-) Bob.... http://www.bobh.co.uk Quote Link to comment
+Nobby Posted July 3, 2003 Share Posted July 3, 2003 ......but maybe it updates all of your old postings as soon as you pay up? Quote Link to comment
+The Hungry Caterpillars Posted July 3, 2003 Share Posted July 3, 2003 Hmmm!! .It seems that you became a premium member in April?? Quote Link to comment
+Flackadder Posted July 3, 2003 Author Share Posted July 3, 2003 Don't panic! I will keep an eye on things.....just in case Bob.... http://www.bobh.co.uk Quote Link to comment
+Flackadder Posted July 3, 2003 Author Share Posted July 3, 2003 ....of course that could be when I became a member, rather that 'premium' member?? Bob.... http://www.bobh.co.uk Quote Link to comment
+The Hungry Caterpillars Posted July 3, 2003 Share Posted July 3, 2003 Hmmm Dont think so?? Quote Link to comment
+The Hungry Caterpillars Posted July 3, 2003 Share Posted July 3, 2003 Could be some sort of computer glitch or whatever these things are called nowadays.Hope it gets sorted soon Quote Link to comment
+Pharisee Posted July 3, 2003 Share Posted July 3, 2003 I joined Geocaching.com in September last year and became a Charter Member about 6 months ago. According to my profle, I've been a Charter Member ever since last September so don't worry about it... it's just one of those 'little quirks' that make you look good to anyone interested (or sad) enough to look at your profile. John Age and treachery will always triumph over youth and ability [] Quote Link to comment
+The Hungry Caterpillars Posted July 3, 2003 Share Posted July 3, 2003 Thanks Pharisee thought it must be a quirk or something computerified.Actually thought of paying to use the site because we feel it is so good and guilty for not helping support it.However we have been having second thoughts after seeing the thread about commercial caches.Hope the weather is good this weekend in your area so you can get out and enjoy it. Quote Link to comment
+Flackadder Posted July 3, 2003 Author Share Posted July 3, 2003 Yep! I've seen that thread too. And at this stage disregarded it. Unless I am missing something here, the only 'commercialism' I see is a couple of very minimal adverts on the 'geocaching.com' home page!! And for the most part, as long as the VW type commercialism stays on that side of the pond, I am just gonna get on with caching. Bob.... http://www.bobh.co.uk Quote Link to comment
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