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Originally posted by wzbt03:
…I ask this question very sincerely….
Why does someone also have to issue threats to close topics by the “administators”?
Ummmm…. I don’t get it. Could somebody please explain?
[This message has been edited by Buy_The_Tie (edited 12-02-2005).]
Due to a mixup at Groundspeak, our custom icon didn’t make it onto the geocaching.com site, but soon will. For now, the icon will show up as a standard geocoin icon on the profiles and cache pages.
Here’s what the icons look like….
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Originally posted by Team Deejay:
OK, one more approver question. Since we can now place “real” cache locations within 0.1 miles of existing virtual caches, can we place virtual waypoints (for offset and mystery caches) within 0.1 miles of an existing real cache?
In most situations, yes. Each will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis.
It is my understanding that LOCATIONLESS caches will be gone at the end of the year. I have heard nothing about virtual caches. I believe they will probably stick around until they die a natural death.
The guidelines clearly state that all caches must be 528′ from other caches, and the same thing holds true for virtuals.
(ahem…. not true… see my post later on in this thread)I don’t exactly know what happened here with the two caches being so close, I’m going to look into it.
One of the things on my “to do” list, is to start doing some state-wide “long-disabled” cache cleanup. Stay tuned.
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Originally posted by pcfrog:
The custom icon is part of the cost of the tracking numbers.
Well, not exactly. Turns out that geocaching.com charges $150 to have a custom icon for our geocoin. The Board Of Directors of the WGA have voted to spend the $150 and purchase the icon.
Also, the board has voted to use the “coin w/green state” to be the icon, see images below.
I quickly put these images together, and as such they are not of the highest quality.
I’m looking for a talented WGA member who can duplicate the look of the icons above, but better. We will need at 32 x 32 pixel and a 16 x 16 pixel version of the icon.
Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks.
(Edited to change pixel sizes)
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Originally posted by greyhounder:
….someone who might have a connection to the DOT through Wisconsin rest areas might have mentioned something about geocaching and rest areas. Perhaps this information was passed onto others with more cloute, and the realization of what geocaches at rest stops might add to state tourism or whatever was recognized…..Bec
You are the optomist, aren’t you?
Take a little time and have a peek at the events that are listed in Wisconsin.
What you’ll likely find is events that adhere to the SPIRIT of the guideline, not always to the hard-and-fast rule.
Geocaching.com did a good thing by getting geocache reviewers that actually live and geocache in the area that they cover. That gives some latitude in interpreting the guidelines.
We have now passed over 1200 coins sold. We have also gotten our biggest single order to date… 112 coins. Wow.
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Originally posted by Lauren & Garm:
My specific question is what about Midwest winters?
Worry not about the winters and the snow. What you can do is choose a place with a lot of possible places to hide a geocache, then make tracks to ALL of those places within about 300 ft. of the actual cache. That way, nobody really knows which of the tracks leads to the goods.
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Originally posted by Lauren & Garm:
The first place I thought of is almost good enough to be a virtual cache but only May-Sept even though it would be accessible all winter, there’d really be no point in coming in winter.
For all practial purposes, new virtual caches will no longer be listed on the geocaching.com website. Instead, you should have a look at another website: Waymarking.org.
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Originally posted by Lauren & Garm:
Lastly, I am thinking of drainpipe with caps for the containers but will the caps fit well enough just pressed on?
From my personal observations as a geocacher… More often than not, the drain-pipe style of caches that I have found have been wet and icky on the inside. I don’t like them.
My observations as a volunteer geocache reviewer… Drain-pipe style caches are usually a bad idea, as the un-informed coming across them is going to immediately think “Pipe Bomb”.
There are no guidelines prohibiting the use of plumbing as geocaches, but there are probably better container choices. By far and away, the best container type for keeping contents dry and animal-free is an old army ammo can. If you are going to use one of those, be sure it is CLEARLY and PLAINLY labeled as a geocache, and include a contact phone number and the complete address for the geocaching.com website. That way if somebody calls the bomb squad, they can call the number before they blow it up (yes it has happened before).
By far the best container for keeping non-geocachers from getting nervous, is a clear tupperware container. It is very difficult to keep a tupperware container dry in all temperatures / seasons too.
As far as finding some before you place some, it is always a good idea, but not required. I think that maybe we could see some real creativity out of somebody who has no pre-conceived notion as to how a geocache should be hidden.
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Thanks for blowing my cover.
From what I remember, this program was originally aired about 2 or 3 years ago.
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Some ideas my Wife and I came up with…
We’ve just broken the 1000 coins sold mark.
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