NatalieFord Posted April 20, 2004 Posted April 20, 2004 This site describes itself as "The Official Global GPS Cache Hunt Site" but only lists benchmarks (which are a US only phenomenon) and not trigpoints (UK) and similar 'devices' in other countries. That is not very global and is more than a little xenophobic...
WH Posted April 20, 2004 Posted April 20, 2004 (edited) List of caches in the UK. On the right side of the main page, you can search caches by US state or country. Edited April 20, 2004 by WH
NatalieFord Posted April 20, 2004 Author Posted April 20, 2004 List of caches in the UK. On the right side of the main page, you can search caches by US state or country. Um, I know that. I was asking why only benchmarks (US) are listed and not trigpoints (UK).
+Midway Cafe Posted April 20, 2004 Posted April 20, 2004 This site describes itself as "The Official Global GPS Cache Hunt Site" It's not the "Global Survey Marker Hunt Site". Benchmarks are a bonus. It took a lot of time and effort by volunteers to set up the benchmark section and for that we are fortunate. Perhaps you should begin a coordinated effort to establish a Trig listing for the UK. I'm sure that it would be appreciated by those across the pond.
+bons Posted April 20, 2004 Posted April 20, 2004 Please see my reply in your crossposted thread. (Sorry, crossposting just makes me mad.)
NatalieFord Posted April 20, 2004 Author Posted April 20, 2004 Please see my reply in your crossposted thread. (Sorry, crossposting just makes me mad.) Why does crossposting make you mad? I only go into one or two of the fora and I assume (obviously wrongly) that that would be the case for other people... I apologise. I wish I had nto brought this up. Gah.
+bons Posted April 21, 2004 Posted April 21, 2004 Why does crossposting make you mad? I'm sorry for continuing this thread, but I feel I owe you an answer. 1) The forum guidelines are against crossposting Duplicate messages will be deleted or consolidated by our moderators. Please do your best to post new topics to the appropriate forum board, moderators will move topics that are posted inappropriately. 2) It means that those people trying to follow the topic need to follow two threads. This can get a bit confusing. 3) It means that someone oftens spends the time crafting an answer for a question that someone else just answered in the other thread. That tends to annoy people. 4) Once allowed, it becomes an epidemic, with duplicate posts in every imaginable forum. The result is usually a horror show followed by a mass exodus of your best members (ie, those that spend their time helping other people).
NatalieFord Posted April 21, 2004 Author Posted April 21, 2004 Please do your best to post new topics to the appropriate forum board They were both appropriate. Whatever. ;-)
+southdeltan Posted April 21, 2004 Posted April 21, 2004 Please do your best to post new topics to the appropriate forum board They were both appropriate. Whatever. ;-) The post may seem to be relevant to benchmarking - but the topic is more relevant to the "Geocaching.com" forum - as this forum is about the website as a whole. It's moderated by the people who build the website and read by people who like to suggest things and keep up on development. It is unnecessary to post the same thing twice in seperate places. I think you ignored all of the rest of bons' points - they are all very valid. Multiple posts can be very confusing and/or annoying. southdeltan
NatalieFord Posted April 21, 2004 Author Posted April 21, 2004 I think you ignored all of the rest of bons' points - they are all very valid. I did not ignore them. I agreed with them and so did not need to reply to them to disagree. I wish I had never asked now. ;-)
+southdeltan Posted April 21, 2004 Posted April 21, 2004 I wish I had never asked now. ;-) Why? If you hadn't asked you wouldn't have gotten an answer. You got your answer - the other comments should be ignored. Public forums/bulliten boards are fulla "junk" so just pick out the useful info. (That includes ignoring mine if it was unnecessary or not applicable ) southdeltan
+Jeremy Posted April 21, 2004 Posted April 21, 2004 Benchmarking has, sadly, been a secondary "red headed stepchild" lately. We're trying to get back to focus on that section. In the meantime it continues to exist on Geocaching.com but is not geocaching, per se. Many benchmarkers don't even geocache.
+jeff35080 Posted April 22, 2004 Posted April 22, 2004 Many benchmarkers don't even geocache That's true... but many of us do and enjoy both and are premium members I think both geocaches and benchmarks rock!
+Me & Bucky Posted April 22, 2004 Posted April 22, 2004 I think both geocaches and benchmarks rock! Geocaches and Benchmarks DO rock, and I, for one, am glad that there is a place on the same website to log BOTH of them! Thanks for your work Jeremy!
+travisl Posted April 22, 2004 Posted April 22, 2004 benchmarks rock! "Stability: May hold, but of type commonly subject to surface motion." Yeah, I guess they do.
+Stuey Posted April 22, 2004 Posted April 22, 2004 Benchmarking has, sadly, been a secondary "red headed stepchild" lately. What have you got against red-heads?
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