+wizonkiz Posted March 9, 2002 Share Posted March 9, 2002 I got started last Sept. when I discovered Geocaching.com. I had a blast finding caches, eventually I started reading the forums. Up until about a month ago they were just like one big happy family, friendly advice to new comers, joking around about the best gps units and other geocaching trivia. Now it’s come to this. Looking at the homepage, one would never know about the can of worms that has been opened. Therefore, I’m just gonna’ keep on caching and ignore these forums………WIZONKIZ Quote Link to comment
+Hawk-eye Posted March 9, 2002 Share Posted March 9, 2002 I wouldn't fret it ... these forums ... since forever flare up occasionally ... but then they calm down, it's starting to settle again as we "type". Any group you get together, especially as it grows ... has a certain element that flares with change ... no biggie ... but glad you're going to continue caching ... by the way ... love that photo shot on your profile ... Quote Link to comment
Geo Quest Posted March 9, 2002 Share Posted March 9, 2002 I was all riled up for a while but I've calmed down and gone back to caching. CACHE ON! Quote Link to comment
+Macro Posted March 10, 2002 Share Posted March 10, 2002 It is nice to see that the main topics that keep getting bumped to the top are "cache" related and not "cash" related. This is such a great place for us all to share ideas and experiences...it's up to us to keep it that way. ~macro~ Quote Link to comment
+Bluespreacher Posted March 10, 2002 Share Posted March 10, 2002 quote:Originally posted by wizonkiz: I got started last Sept. when I discovered Geocaching.com. I had a blast finding caches, eventually I started reading the forums. Up until about a month ago they were just like one big happy family, friendly advice to new comers, joking around about the best gps units and other geocaching trivia. Now it’s come to this. Looking at the homepage, one would never know about the can of worms that has been opened. Therefore, I’m just gonna’ keep on caching and ignore these forums………WIZONKIZ Well, I've got to agree that this last week or so hasn't been our finest hour, post-wise. But things do seem to be getting back to 'normal' pretty quickly! Just because there is an occasional flare up doesn't mean we're bad people! Hang in there, Bluespreacher Quote Link to comment
+Rich in NEPA Posted March 10, 2002 Share Posted March 10, 2002 There are five stages of emotional responses for coping with change: DenialAnger Bargaining Depression Acceptance I think it can safely be said that most people here have successfully passed through them all. Cheers and happy caching ... ~Rich in NEPA~ === "In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: IT GOES ON." --Robert Frost === Quote Link to comment
+rdw Posted March 10, 2002 Share Posted March 10, 2002 quote:Originally posted by Rich in NEPA: There are _five stages_ of emotional responses for coping with change: _Denial Anger Bargaining Depression Acceptance_ I think it can safely be said that most people here have successfully passed throught them all. Cheers and happy caching ... _~Rich in NEPA~_ http://img.Groundspeak.com/user/1132_1200.jpg __=== "In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: IT GOES ON."_ --Robert Frost ===_ I hope you're right. For the past week reading these forums has not been a pleasant experience. Most people just want things to get back to normal. rdw Quote Link to comment
Eric O'Connor Posted March 11, 2002 Share Posted March 11, 2002 quote:Originally posted by bluespreacher:Well, I've got to agree that this last week or so hasn't been our finest hour, post-wise. I love a good fight. The people in these forums fought (for the most part) a clean fight and stood up for what they believe in. While I wouldn't want to see this as a daily occurence here, I don't mind seeing people get worked up. People tend to show their true colors when riled and that can be a beautiful thing to see, objectively speaking. Those that decided to take the shrill route, well you can keep-em. Wizonkiz, I do hope you'll stick around and see what these fine folks are like when the topic of the day is a new type of cache container or something, they do have an interesting take on the world and it's worth seeing. The signal-to-noise ratio is normally very high, you just tuned in during a storm. Quote Link to comment
Best_Buddies Posted March 11, 2002 Share Posted March 11, 2002 quote:Most people just want things to get back to normal. That, and negative comments seem to disappear. Maybe a bug in the new forum?? A very selective bug.... Quote Link to comment
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