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September 14, 2003

Rumor has it that Groundspeak had its offices 'on the move' in a train, in order to better provide services across the entire nation. Unfortunately, news just came in that there was a serious problem --

3.8k · September 15, 2003

Caching around the world; the same experience?

Caching up, over:

Michigan, 2003.

Caching down, under:

Australia, 2003.

Caching where it rains, mainly on the plain:

Spain, 2003.

Caching somewhere over the rainbow:

Kansas, 2003.

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**(the other 9 out of 10 voices in my head say: "Don't do it.")**

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3k · September 15, 2003

Here's Team Zippy, co-first finder of Alluvial Material way-back-when.

3.8k · September 17, 2003

There has been speculation about the future of geocaching.

Herein are some of the answers:

The photos above were all taken from Groundspeak cache logs.

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1.3k · September 17, 2003

Finally a good post in here. I'll add to that with my favorite cache log photo.

Lakota Pipe Dream

I hope you believe you understand what you think I said, but I'm not sure you realize that what you've heard is not what I meant. --Richard Nixon

3.8k · September 20, 2003

Geocaching is growing exponentially. As of today, there are 68457 active caches in 185 countries. In the last 7 days, there have been 35257 new logs written by 9154 account holders.

Running the Geocaching.com site today must be a lot more than just a hobby. The amount of time and energy spent, coupled with all the legal hassels and commercial pitfalls could be mind-boggling.

To put things in perspective, I have reproduced one of the early forum posts by jeremy. It appeared in the Geocaching Notices section.

quote:
jeremy posted June 04, 2001 01:24 PM

The Geocaching web site and forums have taken its toll on me, severely impacting my job and personal life. I've been thinking about taking a less active role in the day to day administration of the forums and mailing list, as well as the many changes to the web site to address the great suggestions of the participants. I'll touch on a couple of points to summarize some decisions and changes I have made.

1. Geocaching Trademark - Yes, I did file a trademark for Geocaching. My intent was to protect the name from being trademarked by some other entity, and enforced to remove the use of geocaching as the name of the game. If you check out netsaint.org (great program, by the way), you'll see the result of not claiming a trademark. Fortunately, the game has gotten enough press and the name is now widespread enough where it is unnecessary to protect the name. Therefore I am no longer pursuing the trademark, except as it related to sales of goods with the Geocaching logo designed by Grounded, Inc. You are free to use the word geocaching in any form you like. However, any creative of mine (logo, "you are the search engine" quote) is owned by Grounded, Inc. and me. Feel free to make your own logo and quote for the sport if you like. If you create a fan site and want to use my logo, as long as you have it link back to me I'm fine with it - just let me know out of common courtesy.

2. Mailing List / Forums - As of this moment I am no longer hosting the email discussion list, except as a place to provide announcements. If you want to host a discussion list, please let me know and I'll put your link on the "discuss geocaching" link on the web site. So folks who have wanted to do regional discussion boards, or whatever, feel free to let me know and I'll add your link to the site. The original discussion list, "gpsstash", is on Yahoo eGroups. There are still a lot of participants there to chat. However, I will not be a member of the list.

As for the forums, it was brought to my attention that some folks are abusing the anonymous posting capability, and posting as multiple people to support their registered posts. As a result you need to be registered in order to post to the forums now.

Unfortunately, whatever I maintain can be considered biased (or censored, etc), so it makes a lot of sense to allow other discussion boards to chat about the sport. Although I think I've kept the discussion forums pretty open for discourse, the thought that I am suppressing any kind of discussion makes it obvious that I shouldn't take on that role.

3. Email / Accessibility - I will no longer be taking an active role in discussions during the day. Recently the game has severely impacted my day job, and I have been too distracted to be as productive as I would have liked. So between the hours of 8-6 (PST) and I will have limited access to geocaching related email. If you notice a lag in my responses, this is why.

In addition, I will be parceling out my free time responding to emails. You may also notice a lag even in the evenings.

4. Pay for Play - Recently there have been fears that the site will become Pay for Play. I want to make it clear right now that I, Jeremy Irish, CEO of Grounded Inc., will never make the geocaching sport a pay for play service, as least as far as I can control it on Geocaching.com. Hopefully that will quash any misinformation in the future. I believe the sport remaining free is in the best interests of the game.

Last but not least -

As long as people are interested in going out and playing geocaching, I will continue to create new features to the geocaching.com site to surprise and amuse folks to play the game. Hopefully other web sites who offer services to the geocaching community will continue to make it a fun game to play. I for one still enjoy working on the game and still have fun.

Jeremy

And here is a photo of Jeremy about the same time:

Jeremy caching, 2001.

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**(the other 9 out of 10 voices in my head say: "Don't do it.")**

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3.8k · September 22, 2003

Refering to my previous post...

quote:
The Geocaching web site and forums have taken its toll on me, severely impacting my job and personal life. I've been thinking about taking a less active role in the day to day administration

...it would be interesting to hear a response from Jeremy, 2 years later, about how Groundspeak has affected his life.

It would also be interesting to hear from some of the other geocaching people, like moun10bike, hydee, Elias, and other *old timers* with Groundspeak. (And early cachers, too.)

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**(the other 9 out of 10 voices in my head say: "Don't do it.")**

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3.8k · September 24, 2003

Forum moderator UMC:

UMC moderating a webcam

in MI., Jan., 2003.

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**(the other 9 out of 10 voices in my head say: "Don't do it.")**

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[This message was edited by sept1c_tank on September 24, 2003 at 11:18 PM.]

September 25, 2003

Much controversy has been created after geocaching.com's discussion forum subscribers noticed that the rot13 of the forum's server, "ubbx", was "hook."

Spokesmen for Groundspeak declined comment, attacking this reporter with a marlinspike.

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- Team Og Rof A Klaw

All who wander are not lost.

3.8k · October 13, 2003

Images have become controversial in the Groundspeak forums.

Here is an image with at least two well-known geocachers:

Webcam caching in New Orleans

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**(the other 9 out of 10 voices in my head say: "Don't do it.")**

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1.4k · October 14, 2003

quote:
Originally posted by sept1c_tank:
Forum moderator UMC:

http://img.Groundspeak.com/user/119047_10200.jpg http://img.Groundspeak.com/user/avatar/75050_2500.jpg

_UMC moderating a webcam

That's one fine looking bucket of doot! The camera adds 20 pounds.

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trippy1976 - Team KKF2A

Assimilating golf balls - one geocache at a time.

http://www.mi-geocaching.org

Text sigs can be just as annoying as images.

3.8k · October 16, 2003

Geocachers well known in the Evergreen state

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3.8k · October 16, 2003

In Missouri, BruceS is a geocaching legend, with more than 3,300 finds

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3.8k · October 19, 2003

Sometimes...geocachers act strange!

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**(the other 9 out of 10 voices in my head say: "Don't do it.")**

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3.8k · October 19, 2003

"Getting Started" forum moderator:

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3.8k · October 20, 2003

Mother of all moderators:

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3.8k · October 20, 2003

Cache approver erik88l-r:

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**(the other 9 out of 10 voices in my head say: "Don't do it.")**

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2.6k · October 21, 2003

quote:
Originally posted by sept1c_tank:
__Sometimes_...geocachers act strange!_

Huh, they do?

Some Finnish geocachers: top left Stargher, Captain Morgan, Divine, Jeo of Jeo&Kirsi, below Epeli and Mauri of mavesatu

- I just got lost in thought. It was unfamiliar territory. -

1.6k · October 21, 2003

Here is a picture of a beautiful wooden two person kayak, handmade by Jomarac5, resting atop my Suzuki Sidekick. (The Suzuki was previously owned by RobertM.)

This picture was taken July 23, 2003, while geocaching near Pitt Lake, BC.

Edit:

There are two versions of every picture

[This message was edited by canadazuuk on October 21, 2003 at 04:35 AM.]

3.8k · October 22, 2003

St. Louis area cache approver:

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**(the other 9 out of 10 voices in my head say: "Don't do it.")**

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2.3k · October 22, 2003

quote:
Originally posted by sept1c_tank:
_St. Louis area cache approver:_

http://img.Groundspeak.com/user/4552_700.jpg

_*gln is an avid cacher/approver._

http://www.keenpeople.com/components/mystats.php?userid=sept1c_tank&vopt=user&txtdata=Who%20Cares?&bgcol=ffcc99&fgcol=003300

Anyone remember Battlestar Galactica 1980???

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Free your mind and the rest will follow

October 22, 2003

Hea, I resemble that remark!! Zoom, Zoom....

glenn

3.8k · October 23, 2003

Vancouver, B. C., area cache approver:

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**(the other 9 out of 10 voices in my head say: "Don't do it.")**

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3.8k · October 28, 2003

Fuzzy and Jeremy:

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**(the other 9 out of 10 voices in my head say: "Don't do it.")**

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3.8k · October 30, 2003

Diet Cokes and cupcakes; geocaching food:

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**(the other 9 out of 10 voices in my head say: "Don't do it.")**

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October 31, 2003

that is not a cupcake....I don't even eat cupcakes. mmmmm I love chocolate though!

hydee

I work for the frog

Please don't throw sand when playing in the sandbox!

7.2k · October 31, 2003

Enlarging the photo helps show the object a little better...

mtn-man... admin brick mason

"approver of all trades" -- per Woodsters Outdoors

5.7k · October 31, 2003

This is one of the best cache pictures I've taken. It's of my niece Ali on one of the cache hunts we took her on:

--Marky

...Be nice to your fellow geocachers, they might be Hemlock...

3.8k · November 1, 2003

Is that a bug on the rug that the kitty is eyeing?

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**(the other 9 out of 10 voices in my head say: "Don't do it.")**

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3.8k · November 2, 2003

Keep on caching, and keep on doing the great (thankless) job you're doing at Groundspeak.

And "tanks" for being a good sport about all these pics I'm posting!

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**(the other 9 out of 10 voices in my head say: "Don't do it.")**

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November 3, 2003

Are you making fun of my one eyed kitty?

5.9k · November 3, 2003

I don’t appreciate you doctoring the photo, as humiliating as it was for me.

This is the original

http://fp1.centurytel.net/Criminal_Page/

3.8k · November 3, 2003

!!Criminal's 100th cache!!

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**(the other 9 out of 10 voices in my head say: "Don't do it.")**

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3.8k · November 4, 2003

How to post an avatar...

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3.8k · November 6, 2003

Pat Patterson "kayching" in British Columbia

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[This message was edited by sept1c_tank on November 06, 2003 at 09:14 AM.]

3.8k · November 6, 2003

Which came 1st? The egg or the chicken?

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**(the other 9 out of 10 voices in my head say: "Don't do it.")**

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2.6k · November 7, 2003

quote:
Originally posted by sept1c_tank:
Which came 1st? The egg or the chicken?

ROFL!

- I just got lost in thought. It was unfamiliar territory. -

1.3k · November 7, 2003

Divine won the FTF prize at Tapatora

Divine orienteering ? at Spy Museum

[This message was edited by Captain_Morgan&Family on November 07, 2003 at 04:15 AM.]

3k · November 8, 2003

quote:
Originally posted by sept1c_tank:
_How to post an avatar..._

http://img.Groundspeak.com/user/52133_1600.jpg

_Everybody has seen, or posted to

this thread by Planet (pictured above)._

http://www.keenpeople.com/components/mystats.php?userid=sept1c_tank&vopt=user&txtdata=Who%20Cares?&bgcol=ffcc99&fgcol=003300

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**_(the other 9 out of 10 voices in my head say: "Don't do it.")_**

.

I prefer this picture thank you.

And how come I'm in this thread? Are you thinking I am a part of Groundspeak because I started the avatar thread? Well, I'm just a geocacher who got tired of multiple threads about avatars, just like everyone else did at the time and I started that thread. Jeremy, or one of his staff decided it was a good idea to keep it up top, so folks could try their avatars on for size. That's all. I am loyal to the frog, yes, but I don't work for the frog. I would consider an "Assistant to the Approver" position if there was one, but for now I am a geocacher. Long live the frog!

Remember folks, log out and log back in!!!

I cache, therefore I am.

Planet

[This message was edited by Planet on November 08, 2003 at 08:21 PM.]

3.8k · November 11, 2003

Are geocachers up in arms about the forum slowdown?

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**(the other 9 out of 10 voices in my head say: "Don't do it.")**

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3.8k · November 20, 2003

With pirates and goblins (hopefully)

gone for the year, what's next in the

great geocaching saga?

GPSaxophone at a Halloween event cache.

3.8k · November 20, 2003

Geocaching has a different impact on different people.

Inspector gadget displays his latest acquisition.

3.8k · November 21, 2003

In Honor of 2000 forum posts!

GPSaxophone will probably post his 2000th post

to the Groundspeak forums today! (Only about 125

more and he'll be in the all-time, top-10 poster list.)

Post, Sax...post.

9.4k · November 21, 2003

Wow, you must have been looking through my Gallery

Good thing I removed the nude-caching pictures

3.8k · December 3, 2003

.WARNING..10%

Here is a fine example of a

heavy-handed moderator.

I asked for a warning, and got one.

Mtn-man, Nov., 2003.

In all fairness to mtn-man, I really

did ask for it; he gave it to me; and

he removed it a few days later.

3.8k · December 8, 2003

Yes............Keystone rocks!

There are moderators.

There are better moderators.

There is Keystone Approver.

Edited December 8, 2003 by sept1c_tank

3.8k · December 12, 2003

An accidental Success Story:

A girl named Nikki found one cache (by accident) back in Oct., 2001.

Now she's a superstar model for Groundspeak!

Good to see you, Nikki!

:huh:

3.8k · December 16, 2003

Ever been Markwelled?

Markwell, a pioneer in geocaching...and the forums.

9.4k · December 16, 2003

Sax Man (when I'm not on the forums):

Edited December 16, 2003 by Team GPSaxophone

3.8k · December 17, 2003

The newest member is Nate the Great

Welcome

to the

newest

member of the

Groundspeak

forums!

Nate, from Colorado

is Jeremy's brother.

:lol:

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