Dan and Eric, You both make excellent points. I didn't think of it from your perspective. Susan, moving closer to the middle of the road. ----- Original Message ----- From: Eric & Dayna East To: geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Friday, October 17, 2003 5:07 PM Subject: [GeoStL] Re: Congratulations - I hate to say it but, i'm in the middle of the road on this one. I hope I don't get run over! LOL I can see Mike & the others point & I 90% agree. However, like Dan said, we don't all live in a cache rich environment like St. Louis. Although there is getting to be a good number of caches in the Quincy/Hannibal/Keokuk areas, about 1/2 are mine & the other 1/2 i've already done. So, I have to drive 1-2 hours just to do a cache. I know it's silly but, I was a little bummed when I got little or no recognition for #200. E-mails will be fine for # 300 though! :-) Eric Dan Henke wrote: > - > If we do it this way I will never get another > congratulatory note or reach another milestone. I have > passed the 100 and am a LONG way from 500 (will > probably never reach it) I don't mind sending a note > to anyone for any milestone. I think each 100 caches > found deserves congratulations as to some like me who > live so far from the "cache centers" that to reach > another 100 IS a major milestone. Bruce specifically > asked us not to congratulate him on the 100 cache > marks after he reached his first 1000 but I don't see > where it is costing us anything to offer a quick note > of congratulations on a job well done for each 100 up > to 1000 or even after that. Just my humble opinion of > course but you must remember that not all of us live > where we can pick up 100 caches in a weekend. > > Dan (thunder) > --- Mike Griffin <griff@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > - > > I feel the same way.. I think 100, 500 and every 500 > > there after should be > > good. In the early days, it was almost impossible to > > get 100 caches.. There > > wasn't 100 in St. Louis back when Glenn, Barry, Rich > > and Dave started > > caching. However, today if someone was really > > serious, they could cache hard > > for a week and easily get 100. 1000 should be > > recognized with a gift. Each > > 1000 should hold something special. Most of us will > > never get to 1000 nor do > > we have time to. Those who do, really put their time > > into the sport. > > > > I think our milestones should be recognized on the > > website. I just feel that > > posting a message in the newsgroup for every 100 is > > not necessary. > > I too know that others will disagree. However, > > people could just as easily > > send an email to that person. We only get a handful > > now a days who ever > > recognize them and then it's a lot of "me too's." I > > think it would be better > > if we just stuck to the website on everything except > > 100, 500 and every 500 > > thereafter. > > > > JMHO.. > > > > Mike > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Bernhard G. Ver Hey" <Happykraut@xxxxxxxxxxx> > > To: <geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > Sent: Friday, October 17, 2003 2:45 PM > > Subject: [GeoStL] Congratulations > > > > > > > - > > > Mike, let me be the first to congratulate you on > > find #800. Way to go. > > > I really don't believe in all the congratulating > > that goes on all the > > > time. I think congratulations are in order for > > find number 100 and then > > > it should be every 500 thereafter. Makes it a > > lot more special that > > > way. I would even go for a breakfast gettogether > > for the "K" finds. > > > Anyway that's the way I feel about it and so do > > several other cachers > > > that I have talked to, but no one wants to say > > anything. 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