[GeoStL] Re: Congratulations

  • From: "Susan Ring" <susanmring@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Fri, 17 Oct 2003 20:01:49 -0500

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. I'm sure I'll
  > > >   catch some flack over this, but I'm a big
  > > boy-bring it on.  Bernie The
  > > >   Happykraut.
  > > > --
  > > >   Bernhard G. Ver Hey
  > > >   happykraut@xxxxxxxxxxx
  > > >
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