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Welcome to the WGA!

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Very tough to pick just one but the number one top caching experience for me thus far was doing ‘I Have Seen The Light!’ – GCH485 by DCexplorer. My wife and I did this cache on an anniversary trip up to Door County back in 2007. This is a cache we will definitely revisit with the whole family one day.

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@zuma wrote:

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@zuma wrote:

@Team Black-Cat wrote:

Most geocaches are placed a significant distance from the nearest parking

This is misleading at best…

I submitted the proposal today. The only change made from the draft posted here, and the final version is that I changed the word “most” to “often” since I agree we dont want to include an untrue statement in our proposal.

thanks for spotting that.

zuma

Most excellent!

Just a quibble, but I would say often excellent

z

I was commenting on the fact that the proposal was submitted… 😀

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@zuma wrote:

@Team Black-Cat wrote:

Most geocaches are placed a significant distance from the nearest parking

This is misleading at best…

I submitted the proposal today. The only change made from the draft posted here, and the final version is that I changed the word “most” to “often” since I agree we dont want to include an untrue statement in our proposal.

thanks for spotting that.

zuma

Most excellent!

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I believe my 2 younger daughters will enjoy anywhere we go so I am not concerned about it really. They are happy with a small hotel pool but I’m sure they’d love another “waterpark” experience this winter. I’m sure my son will not appreciate this place but he can go caching with me instead 😉

Just expanded my registration to include my whole family. Can’t wait!

I noticed that the attendance count does not tabulate children in the overall attendance count. Just thought I would mention!

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A big congrats on the milestone 😀 😀 😀

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Congrats to both of you!!! Looks like an awesome milestone cache!

Looking forward to seeing both of you on the trail again soon.

(thanks again for delivering Lincoln. Lincoln is now proudly featured in my facebook profile pic)

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Great news!! Welcome to the “race” Tami 😀

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Here’s to a Happy Month!

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@Buy_The_Tie wrote:

I’m guessing Monty Python, but I’m not sure.

I never really got their humor much anyway.

Me either… I often just scratched my head.

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If I am voted on, can I change my name to Brian?

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Thanks for the question Larry.

I am not real familiar with the efforts that have already taken place between the WGA and the WI DOT but those efforts should be continued and expanded if necessary.

Wayside caches are great. We should do everything we can to keep these available for travelers and geocachers across our great state.

As a board member I would be willing to put in some of my time calling and writing to assist with this effort.

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Thanks for the question huffinpuffin.

I have placed WGA banners on all of my caches since becoming a member and prolific cache hider.

As I place the banner on my own cache pages I am proudly advertising our group and website to other geocachers. I am also proclaiming that I am an active participating member in the WGA.

One thing to add is that when someone clicks on this banner it should actually bring them to a “welcome” page that introduces potential non-members to our group rather than just taking them to our main front page. This page could be tailored to describe what the WGA has accomplished recently and information about our events and membership. I believe Jeremy shared ideas like this before.

I’m not sure about adding “standards of excellence” to the placement of our banner but certainly, if a cache owner does place the WGA banner on their cache pages they should understand that they are associating the WGA with their cache and their behavior as a cache owner. To that note, perhaps the “help spread the word” page that shows a member how to add the banner should indicate the importance of associating their cache with the WGA.

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Thanks for the question Renee.

I would like to see the WGA be very successful with the DNR cache program being proposed. The family/kid friendly goals of this program are near and dear to me. Also, this program will be a big win-win for both the DNR and the WGA.

I would also like to see the WGA events focus on family/kid friendly activities and caches. I really like the idea of dedicating a single event organizer/volunteer to this effort for our events and this will be a great improvement that will go a long way with those who might consider attending future WGA events.

I would like to see a forum section added that opens up before each WGA event that has a Board of Directors feedback session so that members not present can share their ideas/concerns with the board members. All ideas brought to the boards attention at the meeting should be re-posted on the forums for all to comment on.

Finally, I’d like to see some improvements to our website both visually and functionally. Focusing on bringing in new members and easily finding information.

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Thanks for the questions Anne.

1. What if GC.com crashed and all the logs disappeared, what would you reaction & action be and WHY??

Considering geocaching.com is the primary income generating product of a private company, the likelihood of this happening is 0% I would consider it much more likely that Groundspeak would cease to exist before anything like this would happen.

Hypothetically though, if it were to happen it would not be the end of the world for me. It’s nice to have a log of the geocaches I found but that’s really all it is. I would still have all the memories and friends geocaching has brought into my life. Oh and I run a PQ of my finds on occasion 😉

2. Hot topic….Though it is a choice here in WI, to log temp finds in one cache…What if GC.com was set up to not accept more than one find/attendance per cache log…what would your reaction & action be on the matter and why??

I would not have much of a reaction to this. Groundspeak changes things often with their website. Some good changes and some not so good. By using their website we play the game as they allow.

As for multiple event attend logs (which I do not log like this), I feel Groundspeak should develop the ability to log temp caches as additional waypoint logs that don’t tally into your main find count (like benchmarks). This would offer much more to event holders and attendees in terms of sharing their experiences with others.

If they were to remove the ability to log multiple attends it would be nice to add something in it’s place for those who want to log temp caches.

3. A repeat question of sorts from last yr….What if you had $5000 of WGA funds, to do what you like …what would you do with it????

Everyone else has said that it’s not up to one member or board member so we all recognize this is hypothetical in nature.

More programs like the one being proposed with WI DNR would be a great place to start investing.

Assisting with all CITO events throughout Wisconsin. Many of these event organizers face costs that may hinder future CITO events and we should help with these costs. For instance, purchasing supplies used for the cleanup that are not donated by land managers as many have eliminated purchasing for volunteer groups due to tightening budgets.

Also exploring potential improvements in hardware/software/hosting to maintain our group’s website well into the future.

Finally, investing in t-shirts (kids sizes too), stickers, key chains, temp tattoos and other WGA branded items to give out at future events to help advertise our group. These would make great prizes and would be an excellent replacement for those controversial raffle tickets for event activities.

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