Geocaching.com Homepage

[+kbootb]

I've just had a row with my ISP as they made a change to one of the services that affected me. I felt that they had not informed me, they pointed out that the 'announcement' was on the home web page. I don't think I have ever looked at this page since day 1. (The announcement wasn't there anyway, it was a small item on a page linked from the home page, so I claim I won that one)

 

ANYWAY. I then realised, since I have GSAK working well, and set up the forums in the favourites etc, I haven't visited the homepage at geocaching.com for weeks. There could be an important annoucment there and I would never know.

 

How often do you actually read the home page of any of the GC sites?

[+Haggis Hunter]

Nope, never, I go straight to 'My Cache page'.

[+Birders]

How often do you actually read the home page of any of the GC sites?

 

I only open the sites by going to the home page, which I do several times each day for geocaching.com. I very rarely visit gcuk as the front page there was at least 4 months out of date last time I looked.

[Deego]

<snip> I very rarely visit gcuk as the front page there was at least 4 months out of date last time I looked. </snip>

 

I will try to sort this out. Its not an area I have access to but will speak to Ian

 

as for the question, No I dont normally look at the front page. All the pages I use are set as favorites,

[+Birders]

<<I will try to sort this out. Its not an area I have access to but will speak to Ian>>

 

OK Deego, thanks. The contact email address is still Mark's, which is unfortunate.

[+DomHeknows]

I tend to use /my mainly - the only time i visit the home page is at the beginning of the month to then look at the goodies page (as i can't remember the url if it was a month since i last looked at it) to get the monthly wallpaper .

[+Rocky Balboa]

I find myself visiting the home page of geocaching.com atleast 3 times a day! I dont have links to any of the sections apart from the forums and use it to check the latest cache hides all the time

[+wigglesworth]

Like many others my stored link is to 'my cache' page.

 

This leads me toanother point. The standard sheet in a cache for 'accidental' finders normally refers to the geocaching website but not o any invidual. The note then goes on tosay please contact site if there is an issue with the cache - I now realise that I think we should specify he email of the cache owner. Any views?

Peter

[+Bill D (wwh)]

Wigglesworth wrote:

The note then goes on tosay please contact site if there is an issue with the cache - I now realise that I think we should specify he email of the cache owner. Any views?

I include a one-off email address in each of my caches. I also include the phone number of the Geocaching Association of Great Britain voice mail service. Any cacher who wants to include a phone number in their caches but doesn't want to use their own is welcome to use this service - you don't have to be a member of GAGB. You can find details here.

 

Back to the original topic - I rarely visit the home pages of any geocaching sites. I use IE History to go straight to the pages I want.

 

Edit: I said Favourites when I meant History. Doh!

Edited September 27, 2004 by Bill D (wwh)

[+Birders]

<<I now realise that I think we should specify he email of the cache owner. Any views?>>

 

Our caches have those green stickers on which includes a place for contact information. This carries our email address.

[+The Hokesters]

I have my 'Homepage' set to my 'Nearest my home' search page which means I get to spot new caches as soon as possible. I open a new browser window or click 'My Homepage' button at least 10 times a day!

 

This means that I never, ever go on the GC.com homepage and think I have only done that on a couple of occaisions since signing up!

 

Simon