- 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! >> >> - >> 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 >> >> >> **************************************** >> For List Info or To make _ANY_ changes to your account, including >> unsubscribing from this >> list, click -----> //www.freelists.org/list/geocaching >> >> Missouri Caches Scheduled to be Archived http://tinyurl.com/87cqw >> Missouri Geocaching land policies --> http://tinyurl.com/lgyy84 >> Missouri Geocachers Forums -->http://mogeo.ipbhost.com/index.php >> > > > > > **************************************** > For List Info or To make _ANY_ changes to your account, including > unsubscribing from this > list, click -----> //www.freelists.org/list/geocaching > > Missouri Caches Scheduled to be Archived http://tinyurl.com/87cqw > Missouri Geocaching land policies --> http://tinyurl.com/lgyy84 > Missouri Geocachers Forums -->http://mogeo.ipbhost.com/index.php > > **************************************** For List Info or To make _ANY_ changes to your account, including unsubscribing from this list, click -----> //www.freelists.org/list/geocaching Missouri Caches Scheduled to be Archived http://tinyurl.com/87cqw Missouri Geocaching land policies --> http://tinyurl.com/lgyy84 Missouri Geocachers Forums -->http://mogeo.ipbhost.com/index.php