AE_Rodney Posted March 30, 2005 Share Posted March 30, 2005 (edited) I know that there are a few Premium Members here in South Africa. Is it worthwhile? Are there "Member Only" caches in South Africa? Editied for spelling Edited March 31, 2005 by AE_Rodney Link to comment
+Whostops Posted March 30, 2005 Share Posted March 30, 2005 I feel $30 is a worthwhile contribution for the computer network that keeps this fine sport going !!!!!! As far as I know there are no "member only" caches. As a Premium member I have no intention of placing such caches !!!! Link to comment
+Metro Nomad Posted March 31, 2005 Share Posted March 31, 2005 (edited) Hi I agree with Whostops regarding the contribution, but there are other matters as well. When you are a Premium Member you can set up Pocket Queries for example. This way you automatically receive information about certain caches, your Watchlist for example, on predefined days. If you use a program like GSAK you can have these Pocket Queries sent in *.gpx format in stead of the *.loc format you would normally use. These *.gpx files cointain a wealth of information that you use to build up your database(s). Unfortunately I still haven't found a way to pay for my version of GSAK and the nag screens are driving me up the wall. So, in a nutshell, if you do a lot of geocaching it is definitely worthwhile. Happy Hunting Edited March 31, 2005 by Metro Nomad Link to comment
+GlobalRat Posted March 31, 2005 Share Posted March 31, 2005 Agree with WhoStops and MetroNomad. I've only ever done one Member only cache. Thought it might be something really special... it wasn't, in fact it was quite lame and I was most disappointed. I can see no reason to exclude half the GC community from a cache?!?!?! Link to comment
AE_Rodney Posted March 31, 2005 Author Share Posted March 31, 2005 So, I could just aswell contribute by buying travel bugs and other murchandise, because it all goes to the same people? Right? Link to comment
Azaruk Posted March 31, 2005 Share Posted March 31, 2005 So, I could just aswell contribute by buying travel bugs and other murchandise, because it all goes to the same people? Right? That's the way I feel about it. Paying for the pocket query feature when there are so few caches in this country (province) is a waste as far as I am concerned. I'll happily contribute through other products on which I am sure the host site makes a profit! Link to comment
AE_Rodney Posted April 8, 2005 Author Share Posted April 8, 2005 (edited) We'll that answers all my questions. I'm closing this thread in the name of neatness. Edited April 8, 2005 by AE_Rodney Link to comment
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