opencaching.com Geocaching by the community, for the community italian charms 87744    FAQ   Search   Memberlist   Usergroups   Register   Profile   Log in to check your private messages   Log in  Geocaching in general Goto page Previous  1, 2, 3          opencaching.com Forum Index -> Just Say Hi View previous topic :: View next topic   Author Message raven Joined: 29 Sep 2003 Posts: 84 Location: Bielefeld, Germany Posted: Mon Sep 29, 2003 1:00 pm    Post subject: just saying hi umm, well, hi everyone, i think ;) _________________ Quoth the raven, "Nevermore" Back to top Chief Joseph Joined: 30 Sep 2003 Posts: 9 Posted: Tue Sep 30, 2003 5:46 pm    Post subject: Hi Hi there, On our forum there was a message about this site and I thougt "let's check it out". Looks good, most of it makes sense, some of could be less provocing. Let's see what comes out. We started our own Dutch Geocaching Site over a year ago and it's peaking now. In the beginning we were considered outcasts but that's changed over the last year. If I can help with anything, just let me know. I own a provider and have good resources. Last year I placed 2 servers for the soul purpose of supporting Geocaching ( www.geocacher.nl and www.geocaching.nu ) and founded the Geocaching Foundation ( www.stichtinggeocaching.nl ) so maybe I can be of any service to you. Greetz from Holland and keep up the criticism Back to top Chief Joseph Joined: 30 Sep 2003 Posts: 9 Posted: Tue Sep 30, 2003 5:54 pm    Post subject: Action I took action and registered OpenCaching.NL, placed a short dutch translation and linked it to this site and forum. Hope it draws more enthousiastic Geocachers to this site Keep up the good work Back to top teamtobi Joined: 05 Oct 2003 Posts: 2 Posted: Sun Oct 05, 2003 4:58 pm    Post subject: logged on Found it, count us on.. gr TTobi Back to top n9oh Joined: 15 Sep 2003 Posts: 1 Location: Crystal Lake, IL (EN52) Posted: Thu Oct 09, 2003 10:30 am    Post subject: Just another... Just another chicagoland geocacher dropping in. Hope to get out late this afternoon with kb9vrw and find 2 caches in the Crystal Lake (IL) area. Keep up the good work. Steve, N9OH Back to top msdrag0n Joined: 11 Oct 2003 Posts: 1 Location: Land O' Lakes.FL Posted: Sat Oct 11, 2003 7:34 am    Post subject: Just found your site. Great potential for a new era of caching. Will be glad to see all the new developments. See ya out there, Debbie Back to top Guest Posted: Sat Oct 11, 2003 9:46 am    Post subject: Please let me know where I can send a check. I have been waiting for something like this for a long time. Back to top BeachBuddies Joined: 11 Oct 2003 Posts: 1 Posted: Sat Oct 11, 2003 6:34 pm    Post subject: Best wishes Best wishes on this endeavor. I'll certainly be checking in. -BeachBuddies Back to top BS&T Joined: 09 Jan 2004 Posts: 4 Location: SE Wisconsin Posted: Sat Jan 10, 2004 1:00 pm    Post subject: Re: It's over George wrote: The formerly exciting, underground-feel of geocaching is over. Time to find a new sport. There are people who want to spend their time 'popularizing' geocaching. "Hey, lets get everyone involved". I don't care to stand in line, waiting to get to the cache. Sure, let's prove the goverment agencies correct; place a cache on their land and have masses of geocachers from the city trample their plants and throw McDonald's litter all over. Virtuals, locationless and most currently placed micros are stupid. Little thought involved. Too easy. Not creative. Here's a good example of a problem with geocaching. Everyone has their own idea of how it should be conducted and controlled. For example, I agree with some of your message but disagree with some. Naturally, I think I have have all the right answers and rules but there is a snowball's chance in hell that anyone our there agrees with my beliefs! Realizing that, I think there is room for everyone, be it a geocaching family or a covert hide under the noses of NPS rangers. You think virtuals are stupid. Many do. But many also like them. I think where the hate and discontent comes in is GC.com's refusal to list them seperately from conventional caches and NOT GIVING THE MEMBERSHIP THE COURTESY TO INPUT ABOUT THIS. Many people like to clear out their nearest caches sheets but annoying virtuals or locationless or cam-caches litter up the page. To some, it is part of the challenge. To others, it is a major annoyment. I'm thinking now that it would be better to eliminate a national or world wide site and keep the cache listings on state sites so there is a better chance of local preferences being held to. Or, at least have a national site that is directed by regional, ELECTED people. Thanks Jeremy but a benevolent dictator is still a dictator. _________________ Team leader Blood Sweat and Tears Back to top Scout Joined: 16 Sep 2003 Posts: 235 Posted: Sat Jan 10, 2004 3:35 pm    Post subject: BS&T, the direction opencaching is taking is to still have a central database (or two or three, all sharing), but allow local organizations (or individuals) to put filters on the data so they see only what they want to see. Groups that don't like virtuals don't have to see them. Groups that like nothing but virtuals can see nothing but. It's a more flexible way of putting different cache types in different sections of the Web site. That's the usual suggestion in the gc.com forums for what to do with virtuals or locationless or whatever. opencaching.com is finally doing something about it. _________________ Scout http://GPSgames.org Back to top Renegade Knight Joined: 15 Sep 2003 Posts: 151 Posted: Sat Jan 10, 2004 4:01 pm    Post subject: Re: It's over BS&T wrote: ... I'm thinking now that it would be better to eliminate a national or world wide site and keep the cache listings on state sites so there is a better chance of local preferences being held to. Or, at least have a national site that is directed by regional, ELECTED people. Thanks Jeremy but a benevolent dictator is still a dictator. Geocaching is heading there right now. The problem with the local approach is the logs and archives are lost as sites come and go. Most logs are variations of TNLN but some are gems, some tell a story, and for some it's the only legacy they will leave behind for their kids to read about. That makes them worth saving. Only a self sustaining organization can have the wherewithal to do that. The only kind of organization that can accomplish that is one that recognizes that local outfits do need control of the hobby and so gives it to them. Back to top PandyBat Joined: 23 Jul 2004 Posts: 7 Location: Springfield, Missouri Posted: Fri Jul 23, 2004 10:14 pm    Post subject: Re: It's over Renegade Knight wrote: BS&T wrote: ... I'm thinking now that it would be better to eliminate a national or world wide site and keep the cache listings on state sites so there is a better chance of local preferences being held to. Or, at least have a national site that is directed by regional, ELECTED people. Thanks Jeremy but a benevolent dictator is still a dictator. Geocaching is heading there right now. The problem with the local approach is the logs and archives are lost as sites come and go. Most logs are variations of TNLN but some are gems, some tell a story, and for some it's the only legacy they will leave behind for their kids to read about. That makes them worth saving. Only a self sustaining organization can have the wherewithal to do that. The only kind of organization that can accomplish that is one that recognizes that local outfits do need control of the hobby and so gives it to them. I agree....it's sad, frustrating and downright scary to think one guy has all the power to pull the switch and so much information would be lost if he did so. Jeremy really cornered the market on the geocaching name in his domain. It's common to punch in the name.com of a sport when researching it. So if geocaching.com went off the internet for whatever reason, it would leave people in a quandry as to where to go next and it would seriously affect the game worldwide. I don't like the thought of one person or one website having that much power over the rest of the world and their information. This site or an equivalent needs to step up and be known as an alternative to go to if you don't like how things are run at GC.com. Navicache just doesn't do it for me. Back to top Scout Joined: 16 Sep 2003 Posts: 235 Posted: Mon Jul 26, 2004 11:42 am    Post subject: Re: It's over PandyBat wrote: This site or an equivalent needs to step up and be known as an alternative to go to if you don't like how things are run at GC.com. Navicache just doesn't do it for me. Have a look at http://geocaching.gpsgames.org . It's not an opencaching node (mainly because I don't want to spend the time and effort working on import/export when it's hard enough trying to make even one other geocaching site viable). But it is open to user direction. The approval process and archival process are open and democratic. And there's a user wiki for the users themselves to provide the documentation about what geocaching is all about. _________________ Scout http://GPSgames.org Back to top nose565 Joined: 07 Oct 2005 Posts: 6 Posted: Mon Nov 21, 2005 11:25 pm    Post subject: Way to go 8D Thats the way it is done do you not think so. _________________ Manchester real estate online casinos Back to top Display posts from previous: All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year Oldest FirstNewest First         opencaching.com Forum Index -> Just Say Hi All times are GMT - 5 Hours Goto page Previous  1, 2, 3 Page 3 of 3   Jump to: Select a forum OpenCaching.com----------------General (The Catch All)Issues, decisions, answersLegal StuffTech StuffContentDesign WizardsCode MonkeysJust Say Hi Projects----------------Geo TagsHosting ScriptsGPX Standards Diskussionsforen----------------Opencaching.de Dutch Mirror----------------Opencaching.nl Opencaching The Organization----------------Let's Get Organized  Powered by phpBB 2.0.6 © 2001, 2002 phpBB Group