+Jake39 Posted February 18, 2005 Share Posted February 18, 2005 (edited) What constitutes a good virtual, where one is deemed to be acceptable over another? If it is informative and or educational, is it less of a ?challenge? then some of the hideous caches where a 35mm or other container is hidden in absolutely unwarranted locations, locations that are not of any value except to give someone a quick log. *(According to the rules one is supposed to say (quote) WOW.* Edited February 18, 2005 by Jake39 Quote Link to comment
+hydee Posted February 18, 2005 Share Posted February 18, 2005 moving to geocaching topics Quote Link to comment
+nfa Posted February 18, 2005 Share Posted February 18, 2005 *(According to the rules one is supposed to say (quote) WOW.* Those are just guidelines... nfa-jamie Quote Link to comment
dead_white_man Posted February 18, 2005 Share Posted February 18, 2005 *(According to the rules one is supposed to say (quote) WOW.* Those are just guidelines... nfa-jamie except of course when they are rules. I'M SOOOO CONFUSED!!! Quote Link to comment
+The Leprechauns Posted February 18, 2005 Share Posted February 18, 2005 Well, the site expresses a preference for hunting a physical container as the basis for the geocaching activity. If you can put a container nearby then you won't be able to do a virtual. Unfortunately for some, this means that some pretty average physical caches get listed while some pretty interesting spots get denied as virtual caches. Me, I like a pretty interesting (virt-worthy) spot that somehow manages to incorporate an appropriate physical container (i.e., a nicely-placed nearby micro with a dry logsheet, not a soggy pulp inside a film canister), or if the interesting spot is incorporated into a multi or puzzle cache. As for pure virtuals, I have several listed on my all-time favorites list. Assuming that a physical cache can't be hidden nearby, I like a virtual that shows me something I would not likely have visited if not for geocaching. And yes, I say "wow" when I get there. Hopefully the inherent tension between cool spots and physical cache containers will resolve itself when the new game for replacing virtuals/locationless is up and running. Geocaches will then be caches and points of interest will then be points of interest. Quote Link to comment
+Harry Dolphin Posted February 19, 2005 Share Posted February 19, 2005 I would classify myself as a relative neophyte at this game. I should hit 300 caches this weekend. I understand the concept of 'finding a logbook' at a cache. I also understand the concept of 'the hunt'. I enjoy both. I enjoy a Virtual that takes me to someplace interesting and/or exciting. Primarily to somewhere that I would not ordinarily have gone otherwise, or that I would have missed if it weren't pointed out to me. That being said, I've been to some very lame Virtuals. (Okay, I've been to some very lame physical caches as well...) The point of the hair salon last weekend was competely beyond me. Maybe I missed something? (Though I doubt it.) It was not even worth the smiley. (Okay, I logged the smiley...) But I do wonder why I bothered. Quote Link to comment
+Renegade Knight Posted February 19, 2005 Share Posted February 19, 2005 My stab at it. It's the hunt, it's the find. Finding a word on a sign isn't fun. But if the sign is on a wall where they first tested nukes and you can still see where the sand turned to glass... That's the right idea. If the sign is on the road where you turn to get to this site 22 miles away in the forum of one of those roadside information signs...That's not as nice. Quote Link to comment
+Miragee Posted February 19, 2005 Share Posted February 19, 2005 I found my first Virtual today and it was a place I never knew existed -- a "secret garden" with an empasis on Xeriscaping. I learned quite a bit and had a relaxing walk around a special place near a road I drive down every time I go to town. Quote Link to comment
+Jake39 Posted February 19, 2005 Author Share Posted February 19, 2005 The 'Virtual' was a monument of an early 'Engineer' that bushwacked his way across and surveyed the county and established sections and roads and had a township named after him.etc. The questions had been along the lines of: Year, where born how long it took early settlers to traverse that particular road and how many acres they were rewarded with, at the end of their trek...... This wasn't acceptable.. 'Quote ..because there was no 'WOW' invoved.. .. Now if you had asked the same questions about Lewis and Clark (being more famous) would it have been rejected? I doubt it. Quote Link to comment
Tahosa and Sons Posted February 19, 2005 Share Posted February 19, 2005 This topic is a little unclear - Logging Vituals. Is it related to vittle, slang for food. If it is then I could say I like to comsume and relish a excellent virtual. Since I have a few good virtuals, and prefer a virtual that will take me to a neat place that is historical, informative and poignant. From my own experiences creating a good virtual is a difficult and time consuming task that will just get disapproved. I will just make it part of a multi and put the treasure box at the end for those that are totally infatuated with a simple container full of trinkets. Quote Link to comment
Chukroast Posted February 19, 2005 Share Posted February 19, 2005 Tahosa and Sons - I think the last sentence in your posting is great ! I have trouble accepting "WOW" as a measruement for accepting/denying a virtual, given the subjectiveness of "WOW" and the subjective decision that would vary depending on the individual reviewer. Quote Link to comment
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