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Originally posted by 4hunting:
I wondering if anyone around the Lake Geneva area would have a few minutes to fill me in on the tips and tricks to shorten the learing curve.

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Hi there and welcome! Commander Bob and I live in Silver Lake. It would be no problem for us meet up with you and help you get started Geocaching.

E-mail us @ meheula at wi dot rr dot com and we’ll set up a time to get together. There are plenty of caches in the area for us to take you to.

I looked for your profile on the Groundspeak site so that I could e-mail you that way. I didn’t find it. Are you registered there and using a different name on that site? If you’re not, and want the info it’s www dot geocaching dot com. Check it out.

MajorBrat

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LOL! You rock Bec! I personally enjoy looking at your original drawing, but this one is cute too! I’ll be sure and keep my eye out for one! (That is if I can find time to go caching.)
MB

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Originally posted by Cashed Out:
You know what they meant. Why do you have to make a BIG deal out of everything someone says!

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Well hello there Flatlander! Good to see you. (You used to like it when we made “a big deal” out of things.)

Yes, we knew what he meant. In fact, while we were each posting, we were talking on the telephone. We just thought we’d interject some humor into the thread. Just a playful little exchange between us and our new friends.

Have a lovely day Pat.
Commander Bob, MajorBrat and Chico

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Originally posted by Team Little Bug:
Aint we gald we got a Major Brat instead of a Major B___h.

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Since I point out everything…what’s “gald”?

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Congrats to one of our favorite cachers on winning COTY! This was in fact our favorite cache this year! Can’t wait to see what Lorrie has in store for us this year!
CB&MB

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Originally posted by hogrod:
(my half way nice way to say it makes you sound like a B____H)If you really are here to just ask opinions or to bring something to everyones attention, then editing out the negitivity should be an easy thing.

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Thanks for the half nice comment, but the truth is I am a “B___H”…at least that’s what many people here think. It’s okay though. Here’s the thing, no matter what I say, how nice or sugar-coated it may be, or even if I ignore an issue all together…there is someone who wants to take what I say, twist and turn it into something it’s not, and use it make me appear as they wish. So, what’s the point of not just saying what I think? That way, those who see the true comment/question will take it and run, and those who have their own agenda will do what they do and I will continue to appear a “B___H”

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Originally posted by hogrod:
in short instead of starting a new thread just as a backlash to things that you don’t like(are you the geocaching/board police?), wouldn’t have been easier to just post a reply on the topics in question to point these newcomers in the right direction?

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Take a look at the threads on this site. How many of them are started because someone had a question? How many of them are started because someone wanted attention drawn to a specific topic? Isn’t each thread started for a reason known to at least one person, the original topic starter? So this is my thread…which you apparently don’t like. “Board police?” No thanks! There are enough people out there policing the threads. It’s not just newcomers who are using threads other than the Recommended Caches page to post new ones. Seasoned cachers are doing it too (a couple of which have removed their threads once this one started…see, I am making people think).

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Originally posted by hogrod:
…(my half way nice way to say it makes you sound like a B____H)…

…(are you the geocaching/board police)…

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after further reveiw of all the post on this thread I have not seen anyone that was being rude toward you in any way. so it looks like the small minded remarks were truly unnecessary.

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Though the original comment was not directed at you, I wonder why you don’t find any of the above to be rude? Hmmmm…I rest my case. (LOL!)

MB

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Originally posted by Trudy & the beast:
…A kind word by e-mail would probably go a lot further.

JMHO
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Actually, you are 100% correct!!! The last time I sent a private e-mail (to a certain board nominee no less), she provided that information with at least one other person that I know of. In fact, that third party even made mention of it (in a private joke) on a recent intent to attend an event being held by the first person. So, you’re 100% correct Beast! If we send e-mails, they do go far…right into another person’s mailbox.

As for the rest, if you and/or others have so much trouble with the questions I ask, then do as Grousetales suggests: “change the channel”…

My asking people to post recommended caches on the recommended caches page seems very logical.

Contrary to what certain small minds may think, I don’t get on here with the intent to upset people. I get on here when I have a question to ask, or a point to interject to a topic. For reasons unknown to myself, and others, some feel it necessary to go on the immediate defensive attack each time I post. This makes me wonder two things: 1) Why do some people think it’s okay to judge and scrutinize my every word (even though it often mirrors what’s already been said by someone else), and 2) Who was the punching bag before I joined the WGA?

If your intent is to make me go away, it won’t happen. As long as people post things, I’ll read and reply when I feel the desire to do so. Isn’t that what you just did?

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Originally posted by greyhounder:
LOL!

Bec

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DITTO!

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The Festivus has come and gone. We can happily announce that another Team Badger Member has done a great job of pulling it together.

Thanks so much to Jennifer, Team LightningBugs Mum, for hosting what turned out to be a great time. We’re sure that those in attendance will agree with our thoughts of the success of the day.

Thanks also for placing some cute hides for us to visit during the event. (It’s too bad we won’t be able to visit them as permanent cache hides.) The variety of placements was top-notch! Containers? Very cute!

Your choice of restaurants was also a hit with the crowd! (And thanks for the strategic placement in the parking lot. Without it, we may not have been able to distract the Col.)

Now that you’ve got one under your belt, we can’t wait to see what you plan next.

Thanks for all your work!
Commander Bob and MajorBrat

ps. We’re also thankful for your ability to secure some Team Badger coins!

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It happens all the time! I have only been to one event where it wasn’t allowed. OURS! We specifically noted on the event page that we didn’t not approve of this practice. To Bob and I, it seems wrong to log a bug that isn’t actually travelling away with you.

This past weekend there was a coin that I absolutely loved. The coin was brought to the event specifically for my logging pleasure. And, as tempted as I was, I didn’t write down the number because I knew I wasn’t taking the coin with me when I left. I appreciated the fact that I was being thought of, but I still won’t log the coin.

If it were my TB, I would find out who actually walked away with the bug, leave their log, and delete the rest. As the bug owner you have that power! It won’t mess up the bug page, it will only change the mileage…oh, wait…it isn’t getting any mileage this way! I would post some sort of note on the TB page as to why I did the deletions, or send e-mails to those people (gotta love “cut and paste”).

~MB

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Originally posted by rubeeslpr:
Certainly no one should PLAN to lose money on an event. As one of the people who pulled out the plastic to save the day at another breakfast event, I hope that events are run so that no one is left holding the bag (or the bill) In that case the unpaid portion of the bill was nearly $200.00!

To expect this at an event just isn’t a good idea….leads to a negative self-fufillng prophecy.

Now…I’ll get off the soap box.

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I remember that day very well! Bob and I also pulled the wallet back out. We also hope that our hostess doesn’t have the same fate.

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Originally posted by russell_53040:
So what if we dont plan on eating do we still have to pay to get into the event?

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It’s a breakfast…isn’t the point of going to a breakfast, uhmmmm…eating breakfast? While I don’t think there are any actual “rules” of participation at the table, it seems kind of silly to me to go to a breakfast and not eat. But that’s me…

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Originally posted by marc_54140:
OK, I’ve had my laughs for the weekend.

But instead of ‘closing’ the thread, I would tend to delete it. It over, and done with, so why keep it around. There will be other threads to read in the future.

MB?

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NO! Deleting a thread is wrong! That’s just a way of saying nothing posted here made any difference to anyone. That all we’ve said over the last few days wasn’t worth the time it took to read, think, post, etc.

Some people got useful information from the posts here. Let it be.

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Originally posted by Cathunter:
I was not suggesting that no board members deserve a coin. My point was that the board should not be allowed to “give themselves a raise” without the approval of the membership.

All the examples you stated were of past or outgoing board members, which I stated, would be in a position I find more agreeable to accept an award.

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I know that…I was agreeing w/ your statement to Jeff and giving some examples of why they would be just as strong a candidate for the “awarded” coins as any other member.

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Originally posted by Cathunter:
I’m sure the BOD understands it would be innappropriate to award themselves or each other coins. However, I would think it appropriate to issue a coin to a departing board member at the end of their term.

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Isn’t that the same thing as them awarding themselves? If in fact the decision has been made to “reward” people with the coins, why can’t board members get them? If in fact they have done some wonderful things for the WGA or Geocaching in general, then why not give them one.

One example I can give without even thinking is the person who has worked so closely with the DNR that they have changed their minds about geocachers and no longer view us as a complete threat to the parks. We have even helped them by doing a seed collection. This same person worked long and hard to re-open the City of Madison Parks to geocache hides, and oversees all hides within the parks system. If these things don’t qualify “HER” for a coin, then NO ONE should be “rewarded” with one!

And what about the former board member who worked so hard to gain incorporation status for the WGA?

And what about the former board member known as the Mother of WI Geocaching? She’s taken us to some of the most beautiful, as well as historic places in the state with her cache placements!

I’m sure each of us has someone we feel deserves to be “awarded” a coin, and if in fact the “awarding” of coins is they way it ends up going, then I hope every aspect of caching and working with the WGA is taken into account.

Once someone is nominated, are the names going to be put in a bowl and drawn from? Will the body of the WGA vote on who gets them? Will the WGA BOD vote on who gets them?

I do like Jeff’s idea of selling them, at least a few of them on e-bay. Why not let the WGA put some $ in the bank? Perhaps their could be a WGA hosted event where the t-shirts are given away instead of being sold. Maybe the WGA could buy all the meat for the next picnic instead of everyone having to bring it. Maybe there would be enough $ left to buy some new name tag covers so no one who leaves with theirs on has to feel guilty about taking one home.

Just a few ideas…

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