Approver Status

[+archeangelsk2002]

hello friends and neighbors'

ye olde balde headed archie here

okay, i have a question, how does one become a geocache approver.

is this purely a volunteering thing and what type of guidelines apply to approvers.

 

next qusetion...

what is the process that leads to an individual becoming an approver, what are an approvers rights, priveleges, and responcibilties.

regards

ye olde bald headed archie

[+Zartimus]

He kisses the Groundspeak frog and , if worthy, turns into one (approver, not frog) in a puff of purple smoke.

[+Snoogans]

When you can snatch the pebble from Hydee's hand, and walk the rice paper without leaving a mark, you may go out and approve caches.

 

[+New England n00b]

You must provide a sign affadavit from at least 3 mental health practitioners that you are in fact, "out of your mind". Or so I hear, anyway.

[+pater47]

Before reviewing your first cache, you fill your mouth with marbles. Each time someone gripes about how you're treating them unfairly on their cache submission, you spit out a marble. Once you've lost all your marbles, you're an approver.

[+ChileHead]

Piss off enough people around here, and your punishment is becoming an approver.

[+briansnat]

Although the previous answers have some truth to them, the serious answer is that if GC.COM needs an approver they will approach someone who has solid geocaching experience and a track record of working with local and state officials to advance geocaching in their region.

 

If the person says yes, they will then reject him and ask someone else, because obviously that person is too stupid to have the job . If they have to beg, plead and offer big wads of cash, then they know they have the right person.

 

Approvers really don't have any additional rights that I know of, other than the stuff they need to peform their administrative duties like being able to see caches before they are approved and being able to lock and manipulate forum threads, etc...

 

As far as responsibilities, they are there to make sure that caches comply with the guidelines set forth by GC.COM and don't violate any known rules, regulations or bans effected by local, state and federal governments. Most admins also seem to keep an eye on caches in their region making sure that caches aren't disabled for too long and they try to address problem caches.

Edited August 10, 2004 by briansnat

[+fly46]

You must provide a sign affadavit from at least 3 mental health practitioners that you are in fact, "out of your mind". Or so I hear, anyway.

Hey, if that's true, I'm a go!

 

 

 

 

Briansnat - I believe that approvers get 5 extra PQs as "payment" for their services... But that's the only benefit they get. Besides a commitment long headache.

[+mtn-man]

Briansnat - I believe that approvers get 5 extra PQs as "payment" for their services... But that's the only benefit they get.  Besides a commitment long headache.

Not exactly. No extra pocket queries per se. I have one reviewing account and I pay $30.00 each year for my Charter Membership. Those that pay yearly for a regular account and have a reviewer separate could use extra pocket queries from the reviewer account. I don't know of anyone that does that really though. Thirty-five queries a week is plenty for me.

[Keystone]

Since I have a separate reviewer account, I do get five extra queries per day. Generally I use them for stuff related to my volunteer work, like seeing lists of disabled caches for the three states I cover, lists of all caches that have changed in the past week, lists of new caches to make sure they're being found OK, and so forth. Like mtn-man, I've never exceeded my quota of five PQ's per day.

 

To become a reviewer, generally you get asked if and when a need is identified. When an existing volunteer's workload gets too heavy, someone else gets added. Usually it is someone who is active in their local geocaching organization and/or has done other stuff to promote the activity. It also helps to have found and hidden a few geocaches.

[+Renegade Knight]

They do get to approve their own caches. They also get better communications with Hydee, and they know what SOLP means.

 

Now approving your own cache and knowing what SOLP mean aren't much so it must be the rest of the list that makes all the difference.

[Keystone]

RK is correct. Reviewing your own cache isn't a big deal, and often if there is *any* question we wind up asking for an independent review anyways. And being a member of the SOLP isn't all it's cracked up to be. Rather than being a perk, it was actually quite a painful process.

 

So that leaves just one benefit.

 

Hydee

:):wub:

[+TeamK-9]

RK is correct. Reviewing your own cache isn't a big deal, and often if there is *any* question we wind up asking for an independent review anyways. And being a member of the SOLP isn't all it's cracked up to be. Rather than being a perk, it was actually quite a painful process.

 

So that leaves just one benefit.

 

Hydee

:):wub:

Hey Keystone, didn't you say a while back that you get the occasional care package of awesome Groundspeak goodies?

[+CompuCash]

You must provide a sign affadavit from at least 3 mental health practitioners that you are in fact, "out of your mind". Or so I hear, anyway.

I heard that too !!

[+CompuCash]

When you can snatch the pebble from Hydee's hand, and walk the rice paper without leaving a mark, you may go out and approve caches.

 

 

Thank you master -

 

Grasshopper -

[+trippy1976]

SOLP. Hmm.. SOLP. I think I forgot to do my homework again or something.

[+Bjorn74]

Aren't people who are active with their local groups too busy to spend time look at other people's caches? We have 3 events this week, for crying out loud, and one of them will last 3 days... Plus, I'm getting requests for more info about our Org and sport from government and watershed people. I can hardly spend time working as it is... "How Can Geocaching Survive?"

[+Prime Suspect]

SOLP. Hmm.. SOLP. I think I forgot to do my homework again or something.

You've never heard of the Sisters Of Love & Peace? Or maybe Sub-Orbital Launch Platforms?

[Keystone]

RK is correct.  Reviewing your own cache isn't a big deal, and often if there is *any* question we wind up asking for an independent review anyways.  And being a member of the SOLP isn't all it's cracked up to be.  Rather than being a perk, it was actually quite a painful process.

 

So that leaves just one benefit.

 

  Hydee 

:wub:

Hey Keystone, didn't you say a while back that you get the occasional care package of awesome Groundspeak goodies?

Yes, but that is subsumed within my prior response. All good things come through Hydee.

[+CompuCash]

OK - y'all keep talking about Hydee -

 

Who (or what) the heck is Hydee?

[+DeskJocky]

OK - y'all keep talking about Hydee -

 

Who (or what) the heck is Hydee?

Hydee works for the frog... Check out Sept1c Tank's More about Groundspeak thread for pictures...

[+kayakanimal]

hello friends and neighbors'

ye olde balde headed archie here

okay, i have a question, how does one become a geocache approver.

is this purely a volunteering thing and what type of guidelines apply to approvers.

 

next qusetion...

what is the process that leads to an individual becoming an approver, what are an approvers rights, priveleges, and responcibilties.

regards

ye olde bald headed archie

I think one requirement is you must do everything you can to disapprove virtual caches.

[+Team GPSaxophone]

I think one requirement is you must do everything you can to disapprove virtual caches.

Where do I sign up?

[+CO Admin]

OK - y'all keep talking about Hydee -

 

Who (or what) the heck is Hydee?

Hydee is the Queen of Frogs Everywhere. The Goddess of Groundspeak Inc. and the Boss of the Forum Moderators and Cache Reviewers.

Our Hydee and her Bryan

[+New England n00b]

RK is correct.  Reviewing your own cache isn't a big deal, and often if there is *any* question we wind up asking for an independent review anyways.  And being a member of the SOLP isn't all it's cracked up to be.  Rather than being a perk, it was actually quite a painful process.

 

So that leaves just one benefit.

 

:oB)

  Hydee 

:wub:

Hey Keystone, didn't you say a while back that you get the occasional care package of awesome Groundspeak goodies?

Yes, but that is subsumed within my prior response. All good things come through Hydee.

So do double-secret probations!

[dboggny]

on second thought, i will keep my mouth shut.

[+Robespierre]

Aren't people who are active with their local groups too busy to spend time look at other people's caches? We have 3 events this week, for crying out loud, and one of them will last 3 days... Plus, I'm getting requests for more info about our Org and sport from government and watershed people. I can hardly spend time working as it is... "How Can Geocaching Survive?"

Shut up and get back to work! I'll see you on Saturday, but no complaining!

 

Back to the Topic: It takes a full head of natural hair!

[+New England n00b]

Back to the Topic: It takes a full head of natural hair!

Based on some of the reviwer photographs I have seen... erm... well... they probably had all their hair BEFORE they started reviewing, but pulled most of it out due to us here in the forums...

[+CO Admin]

To be a cache reviewer it takes a Zen attitude. One must not strive for it. Only by not striving for it can you obtain the position. Not unlike the quest for Nirvana, the lack of all desires. If you desire Nirvana you can never obtain it.

 

Put that on your rice paper grasshopper.

 

 

The above is a quote from the double secret training manual for cache reviewers.

the Quote is from Sensi Hydee. 7th degree cache belt.

Edited August 11, 2004 by CO Admin