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[+The GeoGadgets Team]

(Note: I posted this topic before, but the system kicked it out because of the "offensive" words "Nav!cache" and "Bux|ey's" so I'm trying to use these to avoid being censored - someone can type "a$$ but not one of the names above - go figure!)

 

In one of the other threads I noticed that someone mentioned they had placed a cache only to find out that someone else had placed one very close to theirs, with a similar name, but listed it on Bux|ey's instead of Geocaching.com. They then moved and renamed their cache... if I remember correctly (the cache was called "Whistle Punk"?).

 

My questions are these:

1.) How often do any of you check Bux!ey's or Nav|cache before placing a new cache?

2.) Do you ever post your caches to more than one or all three sites (or more)?

 

I have seen group get-togethers listed on the others that are also listed here, but didn't do a cache-by-cache check.

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[+st_richardson]

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Originally posted by The GeoGadgets Team:

 

...In one of the other threads I noticed that someone mentioned they had placed a cache only to find out that someone else had placed one very close to theirs, with a similar name, but listed it on Bux|ey's instead of Geocaching.com. They then moved and renamed their cache... if I remember correctly (the cache was called "Whistle Punk"?)....

 

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I've never heard of those sites. You mean there maybe even more caches for me to find time to find?

 

[This message was edited by st_richardson on April 30, 2002 at 02:02 AM.]

[Mike Chmi]

Check them both daily

[+briansnat]

Another site to check is the Letterboxing.org site. I know of one case where a geocache and a letterbox were placed near each other. A geocacher found the letterbox and thinking it was the geocache, took the nice stamp inside, the the chagrin of the letterbox owner.

 

I also placed a cache in a nearby county park and found that there were already 3 letterboxes in the park, not not far from my cache. It was far enough where a geocacher is unlikely to stumble on it, or vise-versa, so I left it.

[BassoonPilot]

I checked into Navicache precisely twice. There were very few caches listed there for the major metropolitan area I reside in, and the ones that were listed were merely a duplicate listings of caches listed here.

 

Amusingly, each of the listings had logged multiple visitors on geocaching.com, but not a single one on Navicache.

 

I haven't gone back since.

[+Markwell]

The mapping site that you mention - with the "B" word - is not really a separate list. Those are the cache found on Geocaching.com, just in a graphical map. Unfortunately, he doesn't have a live link to the database, so he needs people like you and me to let him know when caches get archived.

 

I've never posted to the N site, but I've browsed around a little. Nothing against the Q man and his efforts, but I kinda like staying here. Probably for the same reason I stay with AOL.

 

Markwell

My Geocaching Page

[+Alan2]

All my caches are posted to both sites just to keep the competeive spirit alive and well and leave us a second source in case this site goes fully commercial and everyone gets charged. If the latter should happen competition will keep the price down.

 

Alan

[Best_Buddies]

I frequent the "N" site and this one. Unfortunately, the "N" site does not have many listings for my state yet. The one cache that I placed is listed here and at the "N."

 

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--Harrkev

[+Gimpy]

All 24 of the caches that I've put out are listed there as well & I'm on the forums there daily. As far as I'm concerned, any interaction with other fellow cachers is great. No such thing as too much.

 

[+Hawk-eye]

Keeping it simple works fine for me. I have everything I need here ... so I don't see any benefit to me to go elsewhere nor to dilute my efforts on this hobby.

 

I think I'll just stick to the original as long as it works for me ... I like it.

 

[The Artful Dodger]

Actually I love his maps. I use them all the time. I give them two thumbs way up for his most informative maps around the USA and world for geocaches.

 

I use them to search out new caches and to find places to place new ones. His maps display all the geocaches out there.

 

Unfortunately, there was one incident where a certain geocacher placed a cache called Lake Lookout at a certain spot only to discover afterwards that there was another cache nearby with the same name! Bux!ey's map omitted the first cache accidentally and this geocacher posted a duplicate! D'oh!

 

Nevertheless, there are people out there that haven't invented geocaching...only perfected a view of it.

 

[+VentureForth]

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Originally posted by st_richardson:

I've never heard of those sites. You mean there maybe even more caches for me to find time to find?

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Not many more...

 

To me, Navi cache is somewhat more of a 'gruff' site. Geocaching.com seems to be much friendlier.

 

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[+Prime Suspect]

I've looked at the Navicache site a few times. They have some good ideas, but their database of caches is tiny compared to geocache. I'm afraid Navicache is the betamax of the caching world. I've never had much use for Buxley's maps, as it's fairly simple to project caches onto Street Atlas maps, using G7ToWin.

 

[Rocknroll]

Another new thing I have found with GPS is at http://www.seaotters.net/~scout/MinuteWar/

 

only one game has been played and they will start on the second soon and are hashing out some of the questions and answers of the game.

[BassoonPilot]

It's interesting that my very neutral post that I submitted at 7 a.m. this morning contained the "N-Cache" word and hasn't been approved, but others have.

 

Sheesh.

 

Hey Jeremy, I'm offended.

[BassoonPilot]

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Originally posted by Alan2:

... If the latter should happen competition will keep the price down.

 

Alan

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Yeah, right. Just like at the gas pump.

[Milgren]

Guess I don't get around enough! After giving them a look, I've got to agree with Hawk-eye. If I had needed to find an alternative to this site I would've gone searching elsewhere, but so far everything I need is right here.

[+tslack2000]

I'm a huge fan of Buxley's Geocaching Waypoints, but definately not a fan of Navicache. (Although I did admittedly list several of my caches for the chance to win a new GPS. Very clever marketing on Quinn's part. )

 

I link to Buxley's Geocaching Waypoint through my personal page, just in case you don't know what the heck we're talking about. Check it out!

 

Tyler Slack's Geocaching in Utah

[+Lazyboy & Mitey Mite]

I like the mapping system he has better. But many times caches listed there are archeived so it isn't as up to date as caches found here. All my caches are listed on Buxleys.

 

I was around when they had a falling out. I wished it could have been done better and that the two of them worked together, but life goes on. The game is fun the way it is and more and more are joining in all the time. My area has lots of new cachers.

 

Never Squat With Yer Spurs On

[+RAD Dad]

The paranoia about the site going fully commercial is way overblown. Having membership options with some bonus features for members is an ever more common tactic to avoid having to cover a site with never ending pop-up ads to help fund popular sites. Most members join up to such sites with the expectation that doing so will help the site remain free to the general public...with the option to kick in as a member. I have joined more than one such site I felt was valuable simply because I enjoyed it so much I wanted to do my part to keep it up and running and free of anoying pop-up ads. From everything I have read and heard from the Groundspeak crew, this is thier intent here as well. To keep the site free of pop-up ads, free to the general public, yet also have some bonus' available to those who choose to sign up as paying members to help defray the costs of running the site. Unless you want this site, with it's ever growing bandwidth consumption, to be full of a dozen pop-up ads for every page you WANT to view, then you should embrace the idea of a charter members section.

 

ummmm....not sure what to say here....so ummm, well errrr, uhhhh, well I guess that's it.

[+welch]

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Originally posted by Lazyboy & Mitey Mite:

 

I was around when they had a falling out. I wished it could have been done better and that the two of them worked together, but life goes on.

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?? what falling out? and who was in it??

 

[The Artful Dodger]

quote:

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Originally posted by welch:

 

?? what falling out? and who was in it??

 

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Its an old subject, but it can be read from this thread

[+Markwell]

Wow. That was almost a year ago. How time does fly.

 

Markwell

My Geocaching Page

[kablooey]

Thanks for posting that link, AD. It was interesting reading some of the history from the days before I joined the sport.