+Peanuthead Posted July 14, 2002 Share Posted July 14, 2002 Hey, I just noticed that on the www.geocaching.com homepage it states right at the top: "The sport where YOU are the search engine." You can check it out for yourself. Question: Do you think that this tagline should stay the same on the homepage, or should it be switched to say something else instead of "sport"? Quote Link to comment
+Team Gootz Posted July 14, 2002 Share Posted July 14, 2002 I don't like the word hobby because it sounds like needlepoint or stamp collecting. Neither of these are bad things, just dull sounding! MG Fairy tales & happy trails help old women stay young. Quote Link to comment
+OblongFred Posted July 14, 2002 Share Posted July 14, 2002 I voted something else. "The addiction where you are the search engine" sounds good. Never hold a cat and a Dustbuster at the same time. Quote Link to comment
+OblongFred Posted July 14, 2002 Share Posted July 14, 2002 I voted something else. "The addiction where you are the search engine" sounds good. Never hold a cat and a Dustbuster at the same time. Quote Link to comment
+Renegade Knight Posted July 14, 2002 Share Posted July 14, 2002 Hobby? Yes it's a dadgum hobby. So is stamp collecting and drag racing. A hobby is what you would rather be doing when you are working. Unless you are lucky and would rather be doing what you are doing when you are working. I don't know what they call that but dadgum it would be nice. On the other hand I'm not sure if it's a sport either. Quote Link to comment
+brdad Posted July 14, 2002 Share Posted July 14, 2002 It needs to imply something of a buisness nature so we can claim the expenses on our taxes! Quote Link to comment
+Lazyboy & Mitey Mite Posted July 14, 2002 Share Posted July 14, 2002 Yeah we really have to train for this sport don't we? Sheesh I think bowlers train more. Well of course they do, they actually have to practice. A hobby comes close. I suppose it could be close to hiking. I guess activity is close. But I suppose to some cubicle bound computer type this is as close to sports as it gets. Never Squat With Yer Spurs On Quote Link to comment
Yomikibagami Posted July 14, 2002 Share Posted July 14, 2002 I'd say its a sport. In some areas its a race to be first to a cache. Others you're hiking a couple miles to find it. There are plenty of things called a sport that doesn't take as much energy as some of the geocaches. Quote Link to comment
+briansnat Posted July 15, 2002 Share Posted July 15, 2002 Its a sport in the same sense that fishing, hunting, orienteering and many other outdoor pursits are. And I've been on some cache hunts that were much more physically challenging that some so-called sports like golf and bowling. Quote Link to comment
Ben Pid Posted July 15, 2002 Share Posted July 15, 2002 I say its a WOODLAND FRENXY Pid Watch out its a Golfcourse... (Team Dan and Pid) Quote Link to comment
+GOT GPS? Posted July 15, 2002 Share Posted July 15, 2002 Where does canoeing fit in? Is it a recreational sport or Activity? If you are racing with others, then it is a sport. If you are just having fun, it is a recreational activity. Where does Geocaching fit in? Is it a recreational sport or Activity? If you are racing with others, then it is a sport. If you are just having fun, it is a recreational activity. Comparing apples with oranges here, but trying to get to the point too. If you are just having fun, geocaching is an outdoor recreational activity, or if you are competing with others, then it is a sport to you. My home page about GPS units and information Quote Link to comment
+GOT GPS? Posted July 15, 2002 Share Posted July 15, 2002 The hobby part of this Geocaching thing, is in building and maintaining your caches. Also in the designing of your containers, that is a hobby. Quote Link to comment
+LarsThorwald Posted July 15, 2002 Share Posted July 15, 2002 I've been struggling with the same thing, when I describe this dadgum thing to my friends. I'm liking "adventure," personally. "Hobby" makes me think of something people's dad's do in their basements! Charlie "One should never begin a journey by heading in the wrong direction." Quote Link to comment
HamsterMom & Hamsters of War Posted July 15, 2002 Share Posted July 15, 2002 I say Adventure because for some people the adventure is the mental challenge and for others the adventure is the physical stuff. Just my 2 cents! Quote Link to comment
+planetrobert Posted July 15, 2002 Share Posted July 15, 2002 that is just my thought Now where did I set my GPS??? planetrobert.net Quote Link to comment
+briansnat Posted July 17, 2002 Share Posted July 17, 2002 According Webster it is a sport: Sport (noun) 1 (a) a source of diversion - RECREATION ( physical activity engaged in for pleasure © a particular activity (as an athletic game) so engaged in. Some here seem to think a sport requires competetion, but skiing is a sport, yet not all skiers compete. Fishing is considered a sport but there is no competetion here, except maybe between the fisherman and the fish. And for those of you who still insist that a sport requires competetion, I guess if you really push it, in Geocaching the seeker is competing with the terrain, weather, sattelite reception, insects and the hider. Quote Link to comment
+Alan2 Posted July 17, 2002 Share Posted July 17, 2002 When you're young it's a sport or game. As you get older you call it a hobby. When you reach my age it becomes a pasttime. Alan Quote Link to comment
+Alan2 Posted July 17, 2002 Share Posted July 17, 2002 When you're young it's a sport or game. As you get older you call it a hobby. When you reach my age it becomes a pasttime. Alan Quote Link to comment
+The_Mad_Cacher Posted October 31, 2002 Share Posted October 31, 2002 First of all, not to knock anybody...it is spelled "pastime". ...with one "t". (Thank you, beloved www.dictionary.com.) In the beginning, there was the word “sport”. And this word was used by the Great Geocaching Creator to describe the beloved activity. And it was good. But then, the wicked media came and cast doubt upon the word. The media stirred up much controversy by claiming that the activity is more like a hobby. And so one group became divided into three groups: the Fundamentalists who claim that since the Creator used the word “sport” that there is no more to be said about the subject, the Reformers who claim that the activity has changed into what most people would call a hobby, and finally, the secular, non-geocachers, who say that one can not call the activity one thing or another until all of the facts have been sorted. After the initial split, more and more denominations began appearing. The question remains, "Will they ever find unity, again?" ...is it like a scavenger hunt? ...naw, it's more like a pack-rat hunt... [This message was edited by Allen J C on October 31, 2002 at 02:26 PM.] Quote Link to comment
+Sissy-n-CR Posted October 31, 2002 Share Posted October 31, 2002 quote:Originally posted by OblongFred:Never hold a cat and a Dustbuster at the same time. The above resulted in spewed soda through the nose. ~off to find some papertowels~ CR -- Insert pithy aphorism here -- Quote Link to comment
pbarr86 Posted October 31, 2002 Share Posted October 31, 2002 sport n. 1. a. Physical activity that is governed by a set of rules or customs and often engaged in competitively. b. A particular form of this activity. 2. An activity involving physical exertion and skill that is governed by a set of rules or customs and often undertaken competitively. 3. An active pastime; recreation. 4. a. Mockery; jest: He made sport of his own looks. b. An object of mockery, jest, or play: treated our interests as sport. c. A joking mood or attitude: She made the remark in sport. 5. a. One known for the manner of one's acceptance of rules, especially of a game, or of a difficult situation: a poor sport. b. Informal. One who accepts rules or difficult situations well. c. Informal. A pleasant companion: was a real sport during the trip. 6. Informal. a. A person who lives a jolly, extravagant life. b. A gambler at sporting events. 7. Biology. An organism that shows a marked change from the normal type or parent stock, typically as a result of mutation. 8. Maine. See summercater. See Regional Note at summercater. 9. Obsolete. Amorous dalliance; lovemaking. Quote Link to comment
+cachew nut Posted October 31, 2002 Share Posted October 31, 2002 quote:Originally posted by Peanuthead:OhMyHeck! Only a Neleh fan from Survivor would post this. Quote Link to comment
+Planet Posted October 31, 2002 Share Posted October 31, 2002 quote:Originally posted by Sissy-n-CR: quote:Originally posted by OblongFred:Never hold a cat and a Dustbuster at the same time. The above resulted in spewed soda through the nose. ~off to find some papertowels~ CR _-- Insert pithy aphorism here --_ Never drink liquids at the moment when you begin reading a post. Cache you later, Planet Quote Link to comment
Aladin Sane Posted October 31, 2002 Share Posted October 31, 2002 I have said it before, and I will no doubt say it again when this thread is reborn two months from now. An activity can not be a sport if you can be an active participant while drinking a beer. While I have never gone caching with a beer in my hand, I don't discount the possibility. Aladin Sane Quote Link to comment
+briansnat Posted October 31, 2002 Share Posted October 31, 2002 From Merriam-Webster: Sport - (1a) A source of diversion (1c) A physical activity engaged in for pleasure. From The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language: Sport - (1) An active pastime; diversion; recreation. Some here seem to think a sport requires competetion, but skiing is a sport, yet not all skiers compete. Fishing is considered a sport but there is no competetion here, except maybe between the fisherman and the fish. And for those of you who still insist that a sport requires competetion, I guess if you really push it, in Geocaching the seeker is competing with the terrain, weather, sattelite reception, insects and the hider. Hey, didn't I say this before? And a sport CAN be done with a beer in your hand. Heck, I recall tracking down flyballs with a glove in one hand and a beer in another (at picnics). I've backpacked to the top of some pretty rough peaks with a beer, or two along the way and have landed some good sized bass with a beer between my legs. [This message was edited by BrianSnat on October 31, 2002 at 04:12 PM.] Quote Link to comment
azog Posted October 31, 2002 Share Posted October 31, 2002 It's a dessert topping. ---------- Do not answer a fool according to his folly, lest you be also be like him. Quote Link to comment
+Brokenwing Posted October 31, 2002 Share Posted October 31, 2002 quote:Originally posted by Aladin Sane:An activity can not be a sport if you can be an active participant while drinking a beer. You must not be a golfer... Scott / Brokenwing http://www.cordianet.com/geocaching *********************************** There's a thin line between geocaching and walking in circles like an idiot. Quote Link to comment
Aladin Sane Posted November 1, 2002 Share Posted November 1, 2002 That's not true, I do golf. I also have a beer now and again while out on the links. I guess I still don't think of it as a sport. Tiger on the course = Sport. Aladin Sane on the course = getting out of work. Quote Link to comment
+Brokenwing Posted November 1, 2002 Share Posted November 1, 2002 Brokenwing on the course = excuse to drink beer. Scott / Brokenwing http://www.cordianet.com/geocaching *********************************** There's a thin line between geocaching and walking in circles like an idiot. Quote Link to comment
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