enfanta Posted September 23, 2003 Posted September 23, 2003 quote: It's comical to watch everyone who gets really upset about these things, since when it is done correctly there's little difference between a "pirated cache" and a "multi-cache" AND the prize is bigger (and there's still "booty" for the kids). As BrianSnat said, if I'd wanted to set a multi-cache, I'd've done so. The effect the pirates are having on ME is making me re-think how elaborate I want to make my caches. I didn't put all that work into my caches just so some scummy pirate could mess with it. If it's possible to join in the private topic, I'd very much like to, please. Ode to a Pigeon: Roses are Red, Violets are Blue, You Lookin' at Me? YOU LOOKIN' AT ME?! (b. katt, 7/14/03) Quote
+Finders_Jeepers Posted September 23, 2003 Posted September 23, 2003 Count me in.. I'm a newbie, but not a pirate! You can truse me.. I have 60 posts! But seriously, I would like to be added to the list. -Ken Quote
+JoeCthulhu Posted September 23, 2003 Posted September 23, 2003 I'd like to be invited. Let's find out who these idiots are. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ War is God's way of teaching Americans geography. -Ambrose Bierce, writer (1842-1914) Quote
+seneca Posted September 23, 2003 Posted September 23, 2003 quote:Originally posted by ju66l3r: when it is done correctly there's little difference between a "pirated cache" and a "multi-cache" There is a huge difference. As much as the difference between Robin Hood, and the Good Samaritan. And we are not talking about a make-believe "let's all agree to pretend we are pirates" game. That type of consensual game would not be true piracy. I have never in my life learned anything from any man who agreed with me. Quote
+eroyd Posted September 23, 2003 Posted September 23, 2003 So what of the good pirates, the ones that are trying to add something new and creative to this activity? Is this just a blanket cleansing? Fighting against the "pirates" will only strengthen their resolve. The bad one's obviously wouldn't care about GC nor of being kicked off it. There is nothing in place now to stop non member pirates from viewing cache pages so what's the point? Quote
Micqn Posted September 23, 2003 Posted September 23, 2003 Add me to the private topic too if one is started, I'm inteerested in 'hanging' pirates to! We need to get Jeremy an "upset" avatar! pLAyS WitH maTCHeS [This message was edited by Micqn on September 23, 2003 at 12:39 PM.] Quote
2oldfarts (the rockhounders) Posted September 23, 2003 Posted September 23, 2003 Congratulations, Jeremy! We knew you would do something.... Thank you. Shirley of 2oldfarts ******************************************************* Everybody is entitled to my opinion - the ornery oldfart Quote
Eeyore and Shadow Posted September 23, 2003 Posted September 23, 2003 This has to be the hottest topic ever its reached three pages in five hours! I am toning it down! Quote
+Kealia Posted September 23, 2003 Posted September 23, 2003 quote:Originally posted by ju66l3r:Congratulations, Jeremy, I think you've brought us all back to 1692 (and Salem is only a stone's throw away from my apartment!). It's comical to watch everyone who gets really upset about these things, since when it is done correctly there's little difference between a "pirated cache" and a "multi-cache" AND the prize is bigger (and there's still "booty" for the kids). I think the original piratecaching.com pirate went far out of their way to make it something that could be enjoyable, temporary, and a fun surprise when you went out geocaching for the day. Anyone who wasn't following those guidelines was no better than the people who don't even know what geocaching is but take the whole cache when they stumble onto it. They were not pirates, they were plunderers and they have always been shunned by the sport, since they actually destroy the cache. Disclaimer: I am not a pirate, but more of a sympathizer. I think that creativity is a virtue and that some people really just need to chill out about a box of toys in the woods. FYI - I'm just catching up but but to be clear, this is NOT me although the avatars are obviously close. My opinions couldn't be more of a polar opposite to what's posted above. Hang 'em high! Quote
+seneca Posted September 23, 2003 Posted September 23, 2003 quote:Originally posted by eroyd:So what of the good pirates, the ones that are trying to add something new and creative to this activity? In my book there is no such thing as a "good pirate". By definition, a pirate interferes with the property of others without their permission. That to me is unacceptable, especially for geocaching, which is almost totally dependent on the "honor system". I have never in my life learned anything from any man who agreed with me. Quote
+cachew nut Posted September 23, 2003 Posted September 23, 2003 Copy and include your name to the bottom of this list to be included. If someone can please add the names who already replied, that would help. Thanks. cachew nut sept1c_tank Team GPSaxophone Stunod geospotter beckerbuns Doc-Dean carleenp BrianSnat Gorak Planet scoobie10 Team Og Rof A Klaw SLCDave clearpath Team Geo-Remdation Tsegi Mike and Desert Viking Pantalaimon enfanta Jeepers_Keepers JoeCthulhu Micqn Quote
iryshe Posted September 23, 2003 Author Posted September 23, 2003 quote:Originally posted by eroyd:So what of the good pirates, the ones that are trying to add something new and creative to this activity? Is this just a blanket cleansing? Good pirate is an oxymoron. Cleansing is a red herring. If you think what you're doing is right, then say so. Don't hide and whimper about being unfairly treated. I have no respect for that. Jeremy Irish Groundspeak - The Language of Location Quote
+carleenp Posted September 23, 2003 Posted September 23, 2003 quote: So what of the good pirates, the ones that are trying to add something new and creative to this activity? Is this just a blanket cleansing? If there really was a "good pirate" he or she would get permission from the cache owner before messing with it. At that point, as Seneca has also pointed out, the person ceases to be a pirate. At that point, it is also silly to hide behind a false name. Another test of whether something is right or not: Is it the type of creativity that a person would like to publically take credit for? I note that the pirates have all attempted to be annonymous. Quote
mckee Posted September 23, 2003 Posted September 23, 2003 quote:Originally posted by eroyd:So what of the good pirates, the ones that are trying to add something new and creative to this activity? Is this just a blanket cleansing? Fighting against the "pirates" will only strengthen their resolve. The bad one's obviously wouldn't care about GC nor of being kicked off it. There is nothing in place now to stop non member pirates from viewing cache pages so what's the point? Turning it into a pay-to-play site would certainly get more people to become paying members, but it wouldn't end vandalism. It would also slow the growth of the hobby and create compelling reason to go to other sites to take part geocaching. -------------------- Searching for the lost, Geocache....... Quote
+StarshipTrooper Posted September 23, 2003 Posted September 23, 2003 quote:Originally posted by eroyd:So what of the good pirates, the ones that are trying to add something new and creative to this activity? Is this just a blanket cleansing? Fighting against the "pirates" will only strengthen their resolve. The bad one's obviously wouldn't care about GC nor of being kicked off it. There is nothing in place now to stop non member pirates from viewing cache pages so what's the point? First - there are no good pirates. That is, unless they first asked permission - but then, no one would be complaining about those. Second - the goal isn't so much to kick someone off of GC.com, but to allow others to know who this person is. If anonymity (I guess you might call it "double anonymity") were not essential to piracy, the "pirates" would simply log in their original "name". And if they were locked out so they could not post logs, their exploits would look just like any other ordinary plundering - which is clearly not their goal. "...clear as mud?" Quote
+woodsters Posted September 23, 2003 Posted September 23, 2003 Copy and include your name to the bottom of this list to be included. If someone can please add the names who already replied, that would help. Thanks. cachew nut sept1c_tank Team GPSaxophone Stunod geospotter beckerbuns Doc-Dean carleenp BrianSnat Gorak Planet scoobie10 Team Og Rof A Klaw SLCDave clearpath Team Geo-Remdation Tsegi Mike and Desert Viking Pantalaimon enfanta Jeepers_Keepers JoeCthulhu Woodsters Outdoors Brian www.woodsters.com Quote
+fizzymagic Posted September 23, 2003 Posted September 23, 2003 quote:Originally posted by eroyd:So what of the good pirates Oxymoron. Doing stupid, destructive things hiding behind a pseudonym, and then trying to pass them off as "creative" is pathetic. Add me to the list for the private topic. Quote
+Strapped-4-Cache Posted September 23, 2003 Posted September 23, 2003 Posted above: ************** Copy and include your name to the bottom of this list to be included. If someone can please add the names who already replied, that would help. Thanks. cachew nut sept1c_tank Team GPSaxophone Stunod geospotter beckerbuns Doc-Dean carleenp BrianSnat Gorak Planet scoobie10 Team Og Rof A Klaw SLCDave clearpath Team Geo-Remdation Tsegi Mike and Desert Viking Pantalaimon BrianSnat enfanta Jeepers_Keepers JoeCthulhu Micqn Strapped-4-Cache ********************** My name added to the bottom. - Mark (S-4-C) I KNOW I'll find it if I just keep LOOKING! Quote
+cachew nut Posted September 23, 2003 Posted September 23, 2003 I didn't say to replace the name on the bottom with your own, you knucklehead, I said to add yours to the bottom, Woodsters Quote
+StarshipTrooper Posted September 23, 2003 Posted September 23, 2003 Copy and include your name to the bottom of this list to be included. If someone can please add the names who already replied, that would help. Thanks. cachew nut sept1c_tank Team GPSaxophone Stunod geospotter beckerbuns Doc-Dean carleenp BrianSnat Gorak Planet scoobie10 Team Og Rof A Klaw SLCDave clearpath Team Geo-Remdation Tsegi Mike and Desert Viking Pantalaimon enfanta Jeepers_Keepers JoeCthulhu Woodsters Outdoors Strapped-4-Cache StarshipTrooper ...ya gotta be quick, or the ones who post in between get left out! Quote
+eroyd Posted September 23, 2003 Posted September 23, 2003 I thought my question was fare. Oxymoron or not, there are some good pirates. Hide and Whimper???!!! Now you've got my hackles up! A rare occassion! Quote
MOCKBA Posted September 23, 2003 Posted September 23, 2003 quote:Originally posted by Jeremy (Admin):The problem is these copycats don't play by the same rules. I agree, but the problem is, the copycats may not be eliminated by the same means. To be able to control and to limit a certain activity ... wouldn't it be better to legalize and co-opt it? There are some ideas which are in the air, all the time, and hardly anybody needs an example to copycat from. Here in Utah in summer, a local paper published an article on caching, and pretty soon a lot of good easy caches disappeared in a two-or-three days long spree of plunder. That's just how things are. It's hard to blame the journalists for this, and it's certainly impossible to blame the pirates. Can we perhaps blame ourselves for making our caches too accessible? That's what I concluded after loss of two of my caches which I was really proud of. Quote
+RuffRidr Posted September 23, 2003 Posted September 23, 2003 Count me in! Posted above: ************** Copy and include your name to the bottom of this list to be included. If someone can please add the names who already replied, that would help. Thanks. cachew nut sept1c_tank Team GPSaxophone Stunod geospotter beckerbuns Doc-Dean carleenp BrianSnat Gorak Planet scoobie10 Team Og Rof A Klaw SLCDave clearpath Team Geo-Remdation Tsegi Mike and Desert Viking Pantalaimon BrianSnat enfanta Jeepers_Keepers JoeCthulhu Micqn Strapped-4-Cache RuffRidr ********************** --RuffRidr Quote
+sept1c_tank Posted September 23, 2003 Posted September 23, 2003 I don't think you can respond, but maybe you can read this. ==============="If it feels good...do it"================ **(the other 9 out of 10 voices in my head say: "Don't do it.")** . Quote
umc Posted September 23, 2003 Posted September 23, 2003 cachew nut sept1c_tank Team GPSaxophone Stunod geospotter beckerbuns Doc-Dean carleenp BrianSnat Gorak Planet scoobie10 Team Og Rof A Klaw SLCDave clearpath Team Geo-Remdation Tsegi Mike and Desert Viking Pantalaimon BrianSnat enfanta Jeepers_Keepers JoeCthulhu Micqn woodsters Strapped-4-Cache StarshipTrooper umc Added woody back in. the replacing the last name thing was pretty funny. __________________________ Caching with a clue.... Quote
+Cave Troll and Eeyore Posted September 23, 2003 Posted September 23, 2003 Don,t know how to , so please add my name also. Who coined the term pirates? I vote they be refered to as thief/thieves from now on Quote
+Sissy-n-CR Posted September 23, 2003 Posted September 23, 2003 cachew nut sept1c_tank Team GPSaxophone Stunod geospotter beckerbuns Doc-Dean carleenp BrianSnat Gorak Planet scoobie10 Team Og Rof A Klaw SLCDave clearpath Team Geo-Remdation Tsegi Mike and Desert Viking Pantalaimon BrianSnat enfanta Jeepers_Keepers JoeCthulhu Micqn Strapped-4-Cache StarshipTrooper Sissy-n-CR Quote
+leatherman Posted September 23, 2003 Posted September 23, 2003 quote:Originally posted by eroyd:So what of the good pirates, the ones that are trying to add something new and creative to this activity? I've seen topics with cool creative twists. One idea was to leave Treasure cards in caches. Just one card with coords for an interesting prize item. This is creative. Messing with someone else's cache is not! POWDER!!!!!! Quote
umc Posted September 23, 2003 Posted September 23, 2003 cachew nut sept1c_tank Team GPSaxophone Stunod geospotter beckerbuns Doc-Dean carleenp BrianSnat Gorak Planet scoobie10 Team Og Rof A Klaw SLCDave clearpath Team Geo-Remdation Tsegi Mike and Desert Viking Pantalaimon BrianSnat enfanta Jeepers_Keepers JoeCthulhu Micqn woodsters Strapped-4-Cache StarshipTrooper umc RuffRidr cave troll and joan sissy-n-cr leatherman wildgoosechase seneca bull moose [This message was edited by umc on September 23, 2003 at 12:54 PM.] Quote
mckee Posted September 23, 2003 Posted September 23, 2003 quote:Originally posted by MOCKBA:Can we perhaps blame ourselves for making our caches too accessible? That's what I concluded after loss of two of my caches which I was really proud of. Nope. Blame [xxxxxxxx] who get their kicks by vandalizing things. Some people live to destroy things, and their worth is negligible at best. I can't think of an example whee a person is responsible for the evil that another person does against them. -------------------- Searching for the lost, Geocache....... [edited for content] [This message was edited by Keystone Approver on September 23, 2003 at 01:09 PM.] I was notified by KA about this, and I appreciate that he caught this. [This message was edited by mckee on September 23, 2003 at 01:21 PM.] Quote
+Sissy-n-CR Posted September 23, 2003 Posted September 23, 2003 Dang, this thread is going to so fast that by the time I posted several more people had done th copy and paste thing! ~sheesh~ CR Quote
+carleenp Posted September 23, 2003 Posted September 23, 2003 quote: I don't think you can respond, but maybe you can read this. If the public can view a link to a private topic, then it makes little sense to call it private. I know that what I post will be changed if I know that everyone can read it. Edit: I just verified that a person who is not part of a private topic cannot view a link to it. Quote
+leatherman Posted September 23, 2003 Posted September 23, 2003 cachew nut sept1c_tank Team GPSaxophone Stunod geospotter beckerbuns Doc-Dean carleenp BrianSnat Gorak Planet scoobie10 Team Og Rof A Klaw SLCDave clearpath Team Geo-Remdation Tsegi Mike and Desert Viking Pantalaimon BrianSnat enfanta Jeepers_Keepers JoeCthulhu Micqn Strapped-4-Cache StarshipTrooper woodsters Strapped-4-Cache umc RuffRidr cave troll and joan Sissy-n-CR leatherman POWDER!!!!!! Quote
+WildGooseChase Posted September 23, 2003 Posted September 23, 2003 cachew nut sept1c_tank Team GPSaxophone Stunod geospotter beckerbuns Doc-Dean carleenp BrianSnat Gorak Planet scoobie10 Team Og Rof A Klaw SLCDave clearpath Team Geo-Remdation Tsegi Mike and Desert Viking Pantalaimon BrianSnat enfanta Jeepers_Keepers JoeCthulhu Micqn Strapped-4-Cache StarshipTrooper Sissy-n-CR leatherman wildgoosechase Quote
+cachew nut Posted September 23, 2003 Posted September 23, 2003 cachew nut sept1c_tank Team GPSaxophone Stunod geospotter beckerbuns Doc-Dean carleenp BrianSnat Gorak Planet scoobie10 Team Og Rof A Klaw SLCDave clearpath Team Geo-Remdation Tsegi Mike and Desert Viking Pantalaimon BrianSnat enfanta Jeepers_Keepers JoeCthulhu Micqn Woodsters Outdoors Strapped-4-Cache StarshipTrooper umc RuffRidr Quote
dboggny Posted September 23, 2003 Posted September 23, 2003 quote:Originally posted by Eeyore and Shadow:This has to be the hottest topic ever its reached three pages in five hours! I am toning it down! I thought this thread did pretty well! SR and dboggny. Quote
+cachew nut Posted September 23, 2003 Posted September 23, 2003 yikes, new idea, someone else start the topic and include me Quote
+StarshipTrooper Posted September 23, 2003 Posted September 23, 2003 quote:Originally posted by leatherman: quote:Originally posted by eroyd:So what of the good pirates, the ones that are trying to add something new and creative to this activity? I've seen topics with cool creative twists. One idea was to leave _Treasure cards_ in caches. Just one card with coords for an interesting prize item. This is _creative_. Messing with someone else's cache is not! A very good point, Leatherman! If the pirates were truly creative and not malicious, they would have done this instead. In fact - I think it's a great idea, and I may do it myself. "...clear as mud?" Quote
MOCKBA Posted September 23, 2003 Posted September 23, 2003 quote:Originally posted by mckee:I can't think of an example whee a person is responsible for the evil that another person does against them. "I left the key in the ignition, but the car thief deserves all the blame" - yeah. With my caches, I just added another level of multi, to avoid the need to leave the logbook in a plunder-prone location. From now, only a clue is there. The actual container is a short distance away. Check http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?wp=GCGTCE . Quote
umc Posted September 23, 2003 Posted September 23, 2003 I've been keeping my list above up to date for people since the others vary. The problem is that there are 33 people on the list and only 23 are allowed?? __________________________ Caching with a clue.... Quote
mckee Posted September 23, 2003 Posted September 23, 2003 quote:Originally posted by leatherman:I've seen topics with cool creative twists. One idea was to leave _Treasure cards_ in caches. Just one card with coords for an interesting prize item. This is _creative_. Messing with someone else's cache is not! Thank you. I have no qualms about claiming this idea as my own, as it did not steal anything from a cache. A note is placed in a cache referred to the pirate site where clues and coordinates led to a stealth cache near the cache the note was found in, a cache not listed on geocaching.com. -------------------- Searching for the lost, Geocache....... Quote
+woodsters Posted September 23, 2003 Posted September 23, 2003 way to go septic! (nudge nudge) Brian www.woodsters.com Quote
+seneca Posted September 23, 2003 Posted September 23, 2003 cachew nut sept1c_tank Team GPSaxophone Stunod geospotter beckerbuns Doc-Dean carleenp BrianSnat Gorak Planet scoobie10 Team Og Rof A Klaw SLCDave clearpath Team Geo-Remdation Tsegi Mike and Desert Viking Pantalaimon BrianSnat enfanta Jeepers_Keepers JoeCthulhu Micqn Woodsters Outdoors Strapped-4-Cache StarshipTrooper umc RuffRidr Seneca I have never in my life learned anything from any man who agreed with me. Quote
enfanta Posted September 23, 2003 Posted September 23, 2003 quote: ...the ones that are trying to add something new and creative to this activity? Oh, you mean like Finders Keepers? Or a Fox Hunt? Or a Scavenger Hunt?? This game is open enough for a cacher to be creative without breaking the community's trust. Ode to a Pigeon: Roses are Red, Violets are Blue, You Lookin' at Me? YOU LOOKIN' AT ME?! (b. katt, 7/14/03) Quote
+woodsters Posted September 23, 2003 Posted September 23, 2003 Take septic off the list, he tells everyone...lol Brian www.woodsters.com Quote
+CT Trampers Posted September 23, 2003 Posted September 23, 2003 posted September 23, 2003 12:50 PM cachew nut sept1c_tank Team GPSaxophone Stunod geospotter beckerbuns Doc-Dean carleenp BrianSnat Gorak Planet scoobie10 Team Og Rof A Klaw SLCDave clearpath Team Geo-Remdation Tsegi Mike and Desert Viking Pantalaimon BrianSnat enfanta Jeepers_Keepers JoeCthulhu Micqn Woodsters Outdoors Strapped-4-Cache StarshipTrooper umc RuffRidr CT Trampers Quote
+WildGooseChase Posted September 23, 2003 Posted September 23, 2003 Let's try again. cachew nut sept1c_tank Team GPSaxophone Stunod geospotter beckerbuns Doc-Dean carleenp BrianSnat Gorak Planet scoobie10 Team Og Rof A Klaw SLCDave clearpath Team Geo-Remdation Tsegi Mike and Desert Viking Pantalaimon BrianSnat enfanta Jeepers_Keepers JoeCthulhu Micqn Woodsters Outdoors Strapped-4-Cache StarshipTrooper umc RuffRidr Seneca CT Trampers WildGooseChase Quote
+pnew Posted September 23, 2003 Posted September 23, 2003 Jeremy can you just tell us who they are? two caches in Houston were pirated 3 weeks ago by a guy who calls himself the exterminator. He hit two caches within 2 miles of each but both caches were owned by the same team. Who is it? who is it? Quote
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