+canadazuuk Posted October 11, 2003 Share Posted October 11, 2003 Those who use the most words do not neccessarily win... Tell us what geocaching is, in as few words as possible. I don't mean seven or eight or nine or ten words... although, if you can tell us what geocaching is in that few... cool. You should convey at least several aspects of geocaching in your response. A few other geocaching.com members and myself will choose a winner, and that person will receive a camouflaged Star-Frit Lock & Lock container full of decent trade items, to be used to hide their own cache. Trade items will include those of a distinctly Canadian flavour, and items purchased from the Groundspeak store. The cache will be mailed to the winner by myself. Contest runs until 11:59 PDT Saturday October 18th, at which time I will request this thread be closed. A winner will be announced shortly thereafter. [This message was edited by canadazuuk on October 11, 2003 at 10:20 PM.] Link to comment
+Divine Posted October 11, 2003 Share Posted October 11, 2003 quote:Originally posted by canadazuuk:A few other geocaching.com members and myself will choose a winner Are overseas cachers eligible to join? - I just got lost in thought. It was unfamiliar territory. - Link to comment
+canadazuuk Posted October 11, 2003 Author Share Posted October 11, 2003 This contest is open to all geocachers. I encourage responses from everywhere. The cache will be mailed to the winner, regardless of where they are on the six continents. (I do reserve the option to send it by surface mail...) Link to comment
+Bloencustoms Posted October 11, 2003 Share Posted October 11, 2003 FUN! [This message was edited by Bloencustoms on March 32, 1999 at 25:60 PM] Link to comment
+seneca Posted October 11, 2003 Share Posted October 11, 2003 My submission: A fun, and challenging, high-tech game of outdoor hide and seek, played with people of every age from all over the world. My wife's submission: A colossal waste of time. I have never in my life learned anything from any man who agreed with me. Link to comment
+CCATBQFM Posted October 11, 2003 Share Posted October 11, 2003 Geocaching is The best excuse there is for Acting supicious Conquering the world one cache at a time. Link to comment
+RobertM Posted October 11, 2003 Share Posted October 11, 2003 quote:Originally posted by Divine:Are overseas cachers eligible to join? You are, but they just won't consider you. Link to comment
+Cave Troll and Eeyore Posted October 11, 2003 Share Posted October 11, 2003 Geocaching is:- A high tech hunt,for hidden treaure, And picking up trash,at your leasure, Trading items and leaving TB,s, Whether in the U.S.,or over seas, Link to comment
+Team Lyons Posted October 11, 2003 Share Posted October 11, 2003 fun distraction form the toil of everyday life. Link to comment
adrianjohn Posted October 11, 2003 Share Posted October 11, 2003 In the name of my latest cache hide: Location by Navigation. Have boots and GPSr, will cache for fun! Link to comment
+TheAlabamaRambler Posted October 11, 2003 Share Posted October 11, 2003 Geocaching is a fast-growing hide-and-seek game where "geocaches" (containers) filled with trinkets and a logbook are hidden anywhere in the world. The Latitude / Longitude coordinates for the hidden geocaches are then posted to a web site. Geocachers using Global Positioning Satellite (GPS) receivers navigate to the posted coordinates and attempt to find the geocache, exchange trinkets, and sign the logbook. They then log their find and experiences on a web page created for that geocache. Led by pioneers such as www.geocaching.com the game has reached 180 countries and all corners of the United States, and is enjoyed daily by thousands of people from all walks of life. Link to comment
+JamesJM Posted October 11, 2003 Share Posted October 11, 2003 Living vicariously, in a tangible manner, the life of Howard Carter. - JamesJM Link to comment
+Marty.. Posted October 11, 2003 Share Posted October 11, 2003 ?????? ?????á??? "Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake." Link to comment
+RIclimber Posted October 11, 2003 Share Posted October 11, 2003 A "treasure hunt" using coordinates. Link to comment
evilrooster Posted October 11, 2003 Share Posted October 11, 2003 A journey disguised as a destination. evilrooster http://www.bookweb.sunpig.com -the email of the species is deadlier than the mail- Link to comment
+Doc-Dean Posted October 11, 2003 Share Posted October 11, 2003 Geocaching is... Evanescence --------------------------------------- Free your mind and the rest will follow Link to comment
+New England n00b Posted October 11, 2003 Share Posted October 11, 2003 "Ouch! Hey! Score!" --------------------- Don't hurt me. I'm new here. Link to comment
+Doc-Dean Posted October 11, 2003 Share Posted October 11, 2003 quote:Originally posted by New England n00b:"Ouch! Hey! Score!" Are you on topic here or just humping your nut again?? Free your mind and the rest will follow Link to comment
SombreHippie Posted October 11, 2003 Share Posted October 11, 2003 An energy outlet for the insane. A great serial killer once said, "Beauty is only skin deep. Trust me, I've looked..." Link to comment
+canadazuuk Posted October 11, 2003 Author Share Posted October 11, 2003 I am contacting a few geocachers and asking if they want to be involved with the selection process (via a private topic). If you would be interested, please contact me through the site. I would also like to include at least one of many admins in the process. Thanks, canadazuuk Link to comment
+RobertM Posted October 11, 2003 Share Posted October 11, 2003 quote:Originally posted by canadazuuk:If you would be interested, please contact me through the site. Yes I'm interested. Please put my name down. Thanks. Link to comment
+canadazuuk Posted October 11, 2003 Author Share Posted October 11, 2003 In order to avoid an overly biased decision on the winner, geocachers within Greater Vancouver, The Fraser Valley and Greater Victoria area are excluded from judging and submitting. Suggestions for uniquely Canadian content in the prize cache are welcome. Canadian Geocoins and Canadian Tire Money are already included. Link to comment
+RobertM Posted October 11, 2003 Share Posted October 11, 2003 quote:Originally posted by canadazuuk:This contest is open to all geocachers. I encourage responses from everywhere. quote:Originally posted by canadazuuk:In order to avoid an overly biased decision on the winner, geocachers within Greater Vancouver, The Fraser Valley and Greater Victoria area are excluded from judging and submitting. You sure do change your tune quickly. It was open to everyone, but you don't like us, so you are purposefully excluding us. Link to comment
Jomarac5 Posted October 11, 2003 Share Posted October 11, 2003 Seems to me that you're excluding people from your own neighbourhood, and it doesn't seem quite fair to me -- in fact, I don't think that this attitude is in the intended spirit of the sport. I guess by the same token, we can all exclude you from our game as well. Perhaps you should stop visiting our caches if you feel that we don't fit into your perfect little caching world. My caches are no longer vegetable friendly: ***** You need a good command of the language to be a moderator. Link to comment
+Team GPSaxophone Posted October 11, 2003 Share Posted October 11, 2003 I live far from the Great White North. I'll be a judge Took sun from sky, left world in eternal darkness Link to comment
+Touchstone Posted October 11, 2003 Share Posted October 11, 2003 Random wandering with a purpose Be not afraid of greatness: some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them. The rest go geocaching. Link to comment
+canadazuuk Posted October 11, 2003 Author Share Posted October 11, 2003 I make no apology for deciding to exclude cachers within 20 or 60 km from where I live. Please do not use this thread to dredge up local issues. Link to comment
Jomarac5 Posted October 11, 2003 Share Posted October 11, 2003 Since you are excluding local cachers from participating in your contest, you've made it a local issue. Who's going to buy that you're worried about a local bias? You just don't want to include RobertM on your judging committee because you have a bias towards him. ***** You need a good command of the language to be a moderator. Link to comment
ju66l3r Posted October 11, 2003 Share Posted October 11, 2003 Why would it have to be location-biased? Judges for this contest (of which you would not be one, since you are administering it) would not be allowed to read this thread and would be given a list of responses from those requesting to participate (names and locations removed, assigned a number). Only the administrator would be able to dereference assigned numbers into the winner(s) and the best voting would be a borda count method...vote for the best 5 phrasings with 5 pts for 1st, 4 pts for 2nd, etc...highest score wins. Otherwise, given your track record with most of the locals up there, this is just one more thing to wedge between you all and cause one more ill feeling. IOW, here's a valid method to avoid bias so don't be a jerk. -- http://magazine.audubon.org/features0101/goodwood.html Link to comment
+canadazuuk Posted October 11, 2003 Author Share Posted October 11, 2003 ju66l3r: Please contact me via e-mail to discuss your idea. Thank you Link to comment
+canadazuuk Posted October 11, 2003 Author Share Posted October 11, 2003 quote:Originally posted by Jomarac5:Since you are excluding local cachers from participating in your contest, you've made it a local issue. Who's going to buy that you're worried about a local bias? You just don't want to include RobertM on your judging committee because you have a bias towards him. For the last time, please stop posting off-topic in this thread. If you and your friend(s) want to post off-topic, go to the Canada forums where you have several no-topic threads going already. Link to comment
Jomarac5 Posted October 11, 2003 Share Posted October 11, 2003 What size of Lock & Lock are you giving away? ***** You need a good command of the language to be a moderator. Link to comment
+canadazuuk Posted October 11, 2003 Author Share Posted October 11, 2003 Zuukini size. Make of that what you will. Link to comment
Jomarac5 Posted October 11, 2003 Share Posted October 11, 2003 Must be well suited for a micro then. ***** You need a good command of the language to be a moderator. Link to comment
+canadazuuk Posted October 11, 2003 Author Share Posted October 11, 2003 Jomarac5, you don't get it. I asked you to stop. Specifically. And more than once or twice. Link to comment
+RobertM Posted October 11, 2003 Share Posted October 11, 2003 quote:Originally posted by canadazuuk:Zuukini size. Make of that what you will. Hmmmm, so you are giving away a Micro. Interesting. Link to comment
+RobertM Posted October 11, 2003 Share Posted October 11, 2003 quote:Originally posted by canadazuuk:Jomarac5, you don't get it. I asked you to stop. Specifically. And more than once or twice. In this thread? Link to comment
+canadazuuk Posted October 11, 2003 Author Share Posted October 11, 2003 Okay, so this thread is going to be locked in a minute or three. Get your last spits into the ring.... I am picking a winner right now. Link to comment
Jomarac5 Posted October 11, 2003 Share Posted October 11, 2003 quote: Zuuk wrote:I asked you to stop. Where's the problem? I am on topic -- I asked a question about your contest and commented on your reply. If you'd prefer that I don't post at all, just say so. Maybe you'd prefer that other local cachers don't post either? ***** You need a good command of the language to be a moderator. Link to comment
+JMBella Posted October 11, 2003 Share Posted October 11, 2003 . [This message was edited by J&MBella on October 11, 2003 at 10:12 PM.] Link to comment
+RobertM Posted October 11, 2003 Share Posted October 11, 2003 quote:Originally posted by canadazuuk:Okay, so this thread is going to be locked in a minute or three. Get your last spits into the ring.... I am picking a winner right now. You said you were leaving this open until October 18. It seems you are the one that is biased! It seems it is you that is constantly changing your mind and jumping from one side of the fence to the other. Link to comment
+canadazuuk Posted October 11, 2003 Author Share Posted October 11, 2003 I make no apology for not wanting RobertM or anyone else openly antagonistic towards myself and this site to be involved. To that end, I tried to be fair by excluding local cachers, many of which I know, some of whom both Jomarac5 and RobertM are openly criticising for NO apparent reason. That way, I couldn't be condemned of 'favoritism'. So I'm damned if I do, damned if I don't. I've asked you guys to stop. I've asked Jomarac5 to bring it into a private topic. Anyway, I'll pick a winner on this one, close the thread, and start another in due course. Link to comment
+canadazuuk Posted October 11, 2003 Author Share Posted October 11, 2003 jpenn01 is the winner I will contact you via e-mail through the site. Link to comment
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