[GeoStL] alternitive to "pocket Caches"

  • From: Glenn <glenn.geocachingadmin@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: "St. Louis Area Geocachers" <geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Sun, 18 Jun 2006 10:09:19 -0500

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interesting.   gln
from groundspeak....   full thread.   
http://forums.groundspeak.com/GC/index.php?s=&showtopic=134791&view=findpost&p=2262172
  


"I stand by my original remarks about pocket lint (aka pocket caches). I 
do, however, acknowledge the benefit that this concept has for breaking 
the ice at functions and improving the overall community feel.

We've been playing around the idea of a Social Find - that being a way 
that you can log individuals instead of caches. The concept goes like this:

Every user has their own unique code that they create for themselves. 
When they meet another geocacher in person, they give out their secret 
code. The other geocacher can return to the web site and enter the code 
to collect that geocacher's name on a social find list.

This would be on the honor system not only for the findee but also for 
the finder. In other words if you share your code to someone you never 
met in person it would be considered a no no but - how can you prove it? 
And I don't think we need to be the social police either.

Some ideas:
1. The geocacher would be able to change his/her code at any time
2. Goofy tasks to get the code once you meet them should be ok (but that 
task should be the same for everyone)
3. The code should be rated G
4. This feature would be available to all users, but we're looking for 
ideas to add additional premium member features.

Thoughts?

(edited #4 since it is more likely now that this will be available to 
everyone)



 

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