New Disclaimer Notice

[+Donnacha]

I see there's a new disclaimer note on all the cache pages. I think you only got it on the cache page when you printed a "Printer Friendly" page. Now there for all to see.

 

Please note: To use the services of geocaching.com, you must agree to the terms and conditions in our disclaimer.

[+Donnacha]

....and cache attributes were implemented today

[+The Hokesters]

I noticed that too - I wonder if Groundspeak have been subgect to some sue'age (lol - like that word )

 

What do you mean about 'cache attributes'?

Edited January 18, 2005 by The Hokesters

[+John NW]

We spotted that to - we wondered if it was anything to do with the cacher who died in the US.

[+MarcB]

Checky McCheck here!

MarcB

[+sTeamTraen]

I see there's a new disclaimer note on all the cache pages. I think you only got it on the cache page when you printed a "Printer Friendly" page. Now there for all to see.

AFAIK it's "always" been there on the "vanilla" cache page as well (at least for the 11 months I've been using the site), including a hyperlink to the actual disclaimer, but it wasn't as obvious. I imagine that making it more visible has been on the list for the next site-look-revamp, which has just been rolled out with the attributes, new smilies for found/DNF/note, etc.

 

I doubt if GC.com has been sued. People die when going for walks all the time, and I dare say people die when out caching quite frequently, but we just got to hear about this one - perhaps because of the high-tech GPS/Internet tie-in ("oooh, Ethel, those Michaelwave ovens have killed somebody"). I think the guy had a heart attack; that happens all the time, too.

 

Beware of confusing "it's in the paper" with "it's remotely important" or "it's never happened before" or "it's happening a lot these days". In general, things are in the paper first and foremost because somebody thinks it will make a good story. (For a start: frivolous lawsuits make a good story, they get everyone imagining that they will be sued, so we'd better ban conkers in the playground.)

Edited January 18, 2005 by sTeamTraen

[+The Hokesters]

so we'd better ban conkers in the playground.

I thought they had already done that - or was it that you have to wear goggles?

[+Boneychest & Catsuey]

Added attributes to one of our listings this morning but I don't think they are as helpful or as prominent as those generated by The Selector, which I will probably stick with.

[+Bill D (wwh)]

Please note: To use the services of geocaching.com, you must agree to the terms and conditions in our disclaimer.

That wording has been there for over two years at least - it's the warning triangle icon that's given it new prominence.

[+Happy Humphrey]

I don't think they are as helpful or as prominent as those generated by The Selector, which I will probably stick with.

 

I'm pretty sure that 9key.com (The Selector) worked with Jeremy on this, so I suspect that TS will be phased out eventually.

 

HH

[+sTeamTraen]

so we'd better ban conkers in the playground.

I thought they had already done that - or was it that you have to wear goggles?

I think it was one school that did that (banned or demanded goggles, can't remember which). At which point the press went bonkers about how there's so much of a litigious culture about. They're just feeding their own trolls, really.

[+Donnacha]

I'm pretty sure that 9key.com (The Selector) worked with Jeremy on this, so I suspect that TS will be phased out eventually.

 

HH

I doubt it, he did help out but then there was a hugh ugh how do I put this "hoo ha" and he resigned. You can read about it here and here