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Cachemere

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Perhaps NOW is a good time to:

 

1. Walk AWAY FROM THE COMPUTER.

2. Take a really DEEP BREATH.

3. And think about coming back tomorrow.

 

The above could apply to only one or many of us.

 

"Listen to the land with your heart, it will speak to your soul." kcd

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MWAC

MWAC

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I post a Web site Address, related to Geocaching and not Advertising the site. As stated in my posting I have no dealing with them.

 

I see many URLs listed here for sites both informational and online resellers. So I submitted one as well.

 

I guess you have $$$ on your mind to think that letting Geocachers know about a related site is Advertising.

 

Or are you concerned that your pay to play plan has turn people off and they would want to go elsewhere to play.

 

Ed

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OFF RODE

OFF RODE

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Frankly Im rather sick of the whole topic...but I have to say Jeremy....you dont seem to be dealing with this very well....my advice would be " ignore it and it will go away" ....continue to fuel the fires and youll destroy yourself

I trully beleive your site and your choice have enough merit to stand on their own

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iryshe

iryshe

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Originally posted by MWAC:

I post a Web site Address, related to Geocaching and not Advertising the site. As stated in my posting I have no dealing with them.

 

I see many URLs listed here for sites both informational and online resellers. So I submitted one as well.

 

I guess you have $$$ on your mind to think that letting Geocachers know about a related site is Advertising.

 

Or are you concerned that your pay to play plan has turn people off and they would want to go elsewhere to play.

 

Ed

 

I suppose you are right. The fact that you created a throwaway account to post this message indicates, at least to me, that your intent wasn't exactly honorable. If you had, for instance, been registered for longer than an hour I may believe your comments. However I have serious doubts.

 

You're wrong on your last comment regarding "pay to play" however. I suppose you're trying to get a rise out of me or something. I just don't appreciate blatant advertising on the site. You'll forgive my abrupt attitude.

 

Jeremy

 

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martinp13

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I'm pretty sure the TiVo being mentioned is the one in my signature line. It's been there for a long time. If it consitutes "advertising", then I can get rid of it.

 

But then everyone with links to geocaching.com in their sig lines probably has to get rid of their signature lines too. icon_smile.gif

 

> Martin (Magellan 330)

Don't have time to program and record your shows while geocaching? Get a TiVo!

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I'm pretty sure the TiVo being mentioned is the one in my signature line. It's been there for a long time. If it consitutes "advertising", then I can get rid of it.

 

But then everyone with links to geocaching.com in their sig lines probably has to get rid of their signature lines too. icon_smile.gif

 

> Martin (Magellan 330)

Don't have time to program and record your shows while geocaching? Get a TiVo!

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martinp13

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Originally posted by BrownMule:

Wishing to stay out of this one but seeing the difference, the Mule wonders off scratching his head.

 

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Enjoy the Outdooors.

BrownMule

 

Hmmmm... IS there a difference? I have a link to a page where you buy something, and someone else has a link to geocaching.com where you buy something. Seems pretty similar to me. I DID say it very tongue-in-cheek, but I really wasn't kidding.

 

> Martin (Magellan 330)

Don't have time to program and record your shows while geocaching? Get a TiVo!

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quote:
Originally posted by BrownMule:

Wishing to stay out of this one but seeing the difference, the Mule wonders off scratching his head.

 

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http://img.Groundspeak.com/cache/15777_500.gif

Enjoy the Outdooors.

BrownMule

 

Hmmmm... IS there a difference? I have a link to a page where you buy something, and someone else has a link to geocaching.com where you buy something. Seems pretty similar to me. I DID say it very tongue-in-cheek, but I really wasn't kidding.

 

> Martin (Magellan 330)

Don't have time to program and record your shows while geocaching? Get a TiVo!

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bunkerdave

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Certainly an argument can be made against the apparent irony of prohibiting advertising on (what has recently become) a clearly commercial site.

 

However, I must interject, that regardless of whether there is hypocrisy in that or not, I do not want to see Geocaching become a forum for advertising every cacher's business. Fact is, a line must be drawn somewhere.

 

There is a significant difference between posting a link to a site that has no relation whatever to geocaching, other than that the poster participates in caching, and posting a link to a GPS, mapping, hiking, or some other site that actually might increase the enjoyment of other cachers.

 

There are links to various business sites all over the site. www.maptech.com is one of my personal favorites, www.magellan.com is another, www.garmin.com, www.mapblast.com, and on and on. All of these are legitimate posts, whether I work for any of them or not, because Geocaching is about GPS-ing and mapping and navigation and all that.

 

This fall, we had in Utah a cacher who posted a cache which required finders to go out and purchase the poster's album (cacher was a musician) in order to "complete" the cache. This was an obvious violation. I personally asked Jeremy to remove it, which he did.

 

IMO, there is a not-so-fine line between what is a violation and what is not. And I think most of us are plenty smart enough to know it when we see it. Kind of like pornography. But I digress.

 

bunkerdave

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park2

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Personally, I would hesitate to call this a commercial site and put it in the same category as Amazon. I think it's probably closer to a non-profit site (yes, employees of most non-profit societies get paid and some VERY well with the latest in office equipment and furniture AND others scrape by with very few thanks)

 

These guys appear to put a lot of hours into keeping this and the GC site up and running smooth so it'll take a lot of 30 dollars to compensate them for the time and energy they have expended. I am sure they'd make a lot more as Chief Geek of some dot com (assuming its not a dot gone).

 

As soon as I hear some good things about PayPal and Canada, I'm in. (or are there other options?)

 

Keep up the good work!

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BassoonPilot

BassoonPilot

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Originally posted by bunkerdave:

This fall, we had in Utah a cacher who posted a cache which required finders to go out and purchase the poster's album (cacher was a musician) in order to "complete" the cache. This was an obvious violation. I personally asked Jeremy to remove it, which he did.

 

I don't understand how this was approved for release in the first place. Have the standards ever been published?

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Olar

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Originally posted by park2:

 

As soon as I hear some good things about PayPal and Canada, I'm in. (or are there other options?)

I went through setting up an account with PayPal a couple of nights ago and did not have any problem. Now I just have to wait for my next credit card statement which will show the number that is needed to confirm the membership and activate my account. As soon as that happens US$30 will be on its way (and gladly so).

The other option is sending a US$ money order. See: http://www.geocaching.com/subscribe/

 

Happy Caching, Olar

 

"if you come to a fork in the trail, take it!"

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Ltljon

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Originally posted by Pote:

If I can help in some way, please feel free to contact me. I'm not sure how I can help, but I'll try to do what ever you ask. Maybe if others tried this approach instead of peeing and moaning, your life may be a bit better.

 

The rest of you, try acting with a little civility. You are a guest in this man's house. Try to act like you want to get invited back

I hear you brother!!

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When you come to a fork in the road, take it.

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Ltljon

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Originally posted by Pote:

If I can help in some way, please feel free to contact me. I'm not sure how I can help, but I'll try to do what ever you ask. Maybe if others tried this approach instead of peeing and moaning, your life may be a bit better.

 

The rest of you, try acting with a little civility. You are a guest in this man's house. Try to act like you want to get invited back

I hear you brother!!

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When you come to a fork in the road, take it.

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