- I couldn't agree more. I guess sometimes we forget the enthusiasm we had wh4en we found our first cache. Someone had to be excited enough to start SLAGA.. I am sure that the same enthusiasm is busting out of weatherexpert. His emails to me about our Winter Rendezvous show his excitement for the sport. If you think back, some will have to think way back, to when you were 13 years old, St. Louis seemed like a country. To travel from St. Charles to Arnold was a major haul. To the young mind before driving a mile seems like 3. It takes forever to get from one place to the other. "Are we there Yet?" So perhaps he just thinks that as big as St. Charles is, there is a need for a new organization. I think we should be less critical and encourage him to share the site with his buddies. He is still a member of SLAGA and what harm will come from him setting up his own site? Encourage a youth of today and they will lead tomorrow. Lets not ridicule him. Lets appreciate him. The Brawny Bear ----- Original Message ----- From: "P ekey" <pkekey@xxxxxxx> To: <geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, January 02, 2003 8:29 AM Subject: [GeoStL] Re: St. Charles caching assoc > - > Whoa there! > > Before you totally lambast this idea, remember this is a kid who is showing > initiative (look at his profile). Appreciate his enthusiasm, and be > flattered that he thinks enough of SLAGA website to want to imitate it. > > Encourage him to participate in SLAGA. And encourage his creative energy. > Let's see what he does with the St. Charles website. If the new site offers > useful new information, people will find their way to it. If not, they will > continue to use the SLAGA site. Maybe even invite him to help out with the > SLAGA website maintenance. > > My concern is that you bruise the feelings of a young newcomer before he > gets the chance to appreciate your humor. Welcome aboard weatherexpert! > > Pam E. (Tribble) > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > MSN 8: advanced junk mail protection and 2 months FREE*. > http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail > > > **************************************************************************** > Our WebPage! Http://WWW.GeoStL.com > Mail List Info. > //www.freelists.org/cgi-bin/list?list_id=geocaching > The SLAGA E-store is closed for image repairs...... > > **************************************************************************** > > > > > **************************************************************************** Our WebPage! Http://WWW.GeoStL.com Mail List Info. //www.freelists.org/cgi-bin/list?list_id=geocaching The SLAGA E-store is closed for image repairs...... ****************************************************************************