[GeoStL] Re: December 31st, 2010,terracaching will shut down

  • From: Bear <brawnybear@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: "geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Mon, 29 Nov 2010 17:34:27 -0600

I agree. However, to Jim's point, when you tie wrap 1000 film cans on reflector 
poles every tenth of a mile, it doesn't serve anyone but number hounds. I don't 
think you can justify that as quality over quantity. 

Mike Griffin
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On Nov 29, 2010, at 5:06 PM, Glenn <potbellystove@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> yep, thats a real tough one.  I know an old lady that caches in a wheelchair. 
> Her high quality caches are the ones she can reach from her chair, in parking 
> lots, by guard rails. She could not care less about the cool cache just a bit 
> down the trail in the woods because she cant get there. 
> 
> Not everyone things of quality the same way. 
> 
> 
> 
> On Nov 29, 2010, at 4:26 PM, Michael Rogers wrote:
> 
>> The problem lies with defining what constitutes a "quality" cache. Some 
>> people might want a long hike, some might want difficult terrain, others a 
>> hard puzzle and some find just the caching experience and almost any cache 
>> that gets them outdoors to be quality.
>> 
>> This was best evidenced on TC.com itself. You'd be amazed at how similar the 
>> vast majority of caches there were like ones on Groundspeak.
>> 
>> -Michael
>> 
>> From: Jim Bensman <junkmailno@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>> To: geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Sent: Mon, November 29, 2010 3:00:42 PM
>> Subject: [GeoStL] Re: December 31st, 2010,terracaching will shut down
>> 
>> I just looked at their website and I wish I would have realized this was 
>> here. I liked what I read.   I wish Groundspeak would do more to push 
>> quality over quantity. 
>>  
>> Jim Bensman
>> "Nature Bats Last"
> 
> Glenn
> 
> 
> 
>

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