[GeoStL] Re: National Forest also needs to be clairified-the 3 finders did not bookmark a cache in a NF-RE: Re: Island cache!

  • From: Andrew Senger <asenger@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Sun, 3 Jan 2010 23:24:27 -0600

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I find it wrong that people get answers to puzzle caches from someone
else, simply because they "don't like them" and want them off their
list of non-found caches (or *gasp* for the numbers). However, others
find that okay.

Andrew Senger
asenger@xxxxxxxxx
http://www.yawetag.net
"In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king. He's also
postmaster and probably traffic cop, too. All the jobs for sports
referees are probably filled, though." --Lemel Hebert-Williams



On Sun, Jan 3, 2010 at 7:10 PM, Jim Bensman <junkmailno@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> -
> Yep, you are right I have not opted in.  Rule 1 makes it much easier for
> some and much more difficult for others.  I did not opt in because of Rule
> 1-it did not seem like a fair "challenge" and mostly because I did not want
> to have to go benchmarking to qualify (you enjoy it-I don't-I enjoy finding
> caches).  But if Rule 1 is being enforced like Rule 5 (i.e., not enforced),
> let me know, I will opt in. :) "5. at least one cache must be in a National
> Forest" is not an issue of my or your definition.  What is in a National
> Forest is black and white-it is not a subjective requirement.  The
> requirement is not "at least one cache must be in an area Google Maps shows
> as National Forest."  IMHO, if you are not going to enforce rule 5, the
> cache page should indicate it is not being enforced and let people know what
> they actually have to do to qualify.  If Rule 5 is not enforced, Rule 1
> should not be enforced :) -or at least provide a means to do the challenge
> without having to find lots of benchmarks.
>
> Jim Bensman
> "Nature Bats Last"
>
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: geocaching-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:geocaching-
>> bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Roger Barnes
>> Sent: Sunday, January 03, 2010 5:59 PM
>> To: geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Subject: [GeoStL] Re: National Forest also needs to be clairified-the 3
>> finders did not bookmark a cache in a NF-RE: Re: Island cache!
>>
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>> Thanks, Jim, for trying to run the SLAGA County Challenge for me.  I
>> opt for easy, which means Google Maps.  I know you don't like that but
>> last I checked, you opted out of even accepting the challenge.  So,
>> the rules don't have to be changed just to satisfy your definition of
>> National Forest.  I don't want this to be a mapping geographic lesson,
>> just a travel lesson in SLAGA territory.
>>
>> Roger
>> aka Rogbarn owner of The SLAGA County Challenge
>>
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