[kbraband]

Thanks for the interesting thread and courteous discussion. I, too, think that the DNR’s ban of geocaching in SNA was not the best decision that the DNR has ever made.

However, by no means was the WGA Board being shortsighted when it agreed to the present DNR geocaching policy. Exactly the opposite. The Board spent a long time over a period of years working with the DNR, listening to opinions of members, forming a committee, drafting a proposed policy for them, and meeting with and emailing DNR officials. All this was done in the best interests of Wisconsin geocachers for the long-term future. Not many other state or regional organizations achieved this kind of success with a state DNR. Remember what we got: no ban and no permits required for geocaching on most DNR-managed land. That’s big.

Keep in mind that the ban on geocaching in SNAs is not actually discriminating against us. We still have access to SNAs. You can still post coordinates here in the forums if you choose to list some really cool areas of SNAs to visit, where to park, etc. Nothing prohibits us from doing that. True, you can’t actually log a “smiley” for finding those sites, but that’s not what it’s about anyway. (Oops, that’s a whole ‘nother discussion.)

Having said that, I’ll add that if there is sufficient groundswell interest from members, maybe we should request that our WGA board once again get it in gear and ask for a meeting with the DNR officials to rethink the arrangement. Why not? It can’t hurt to ask.

[kbraband]

Here’s the response I received from Michael:

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Because as a Groundspeak employee when we get an email from the land managers demanding it be removed we do it right away. We do not wait for the reviewers to be notified that can take days. The policy has always been to archive the cache instantly. There will always be people that complain. In cases like this it is important to respond to the Land managers request.
Does that answer your question?

Michael
Groundspeak, Inc.
http://www.geocaching.com

[kbraband]

Interesting. I just wrote to Michael at Groundspeak to ask why he archived it instead of bringing it to the attention of the Wisconsin reviewers.

[kbraband]

And here’s another. You may recognize the producer of this one:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zbI8svOvyE

[kbraband]

@abcdmCachers wrote:

Also, many of the pictures are my own, but others I used without permission from the existing powerpoint presentations mentioned above and a few from TB pages on geocaching.com (specifically Cindy the Cinderblock). I assume it’s not a problem, but thought I’d better mention it. If you think it’s important, I can ask for permission for the Cindy TB pics, but can’t do much about the others since I don’t know their source.

Some of those photos are mine and slides are based on my PowerPoint, but that’s not a problem for me! I borrowed some images and content when I created mine. As long as you’re putting out helpful, valid information that supports geocaching, go for it!

[kbraband]

@JHCJWI1 wrote:

Hi again,

I think i understand how this hobby works. …..
Thanks,
jimmy c Norwalk WI

You pretty much have it figured out. I still don’t understand why some people feel the need to take a class to learn how to do this.

[kbraband]

It will be interesting to see what kind of geocache hides they come up with. With some financial backing, maybe there will be more than just nicked-up golf balls and band-aids in a drive-up cache. 😆

[kbraband]

Way to go, Brian! It looked like you had your caffeine before the show so you could match the hosts’ energy level. 😀 🙂 😆 🙂 😀 (Amusing how one of them asked you three different questions in one sentence.) 🙂 🙂 😀

[kbraband]

I wasn’t able to see it. Any chance of uploading the video to YouTube or some other place so we can see?

[kbraband]

Forget the geocaching gizmos. What I remember about you guys is your cool Boy Scout-influenced, two-tub dishwashing system at group camp.

Welcome back!

[kbraband]

Brian, thanks for assisting so many people to have so much enjoyment outdoors. You were a dedicated, balanced and courteous reviewer right at the time when it was needed most for the young sport of geocaching.

[kbraband]

Here’s what I use for my eMap if I geocache in the rain and for kayaking.
The advantage over a solid case is that you can operate all the buttons while it’s safely inside the waterproof pack. I got mine at Rutabaga paddle store in Madison.
http://www.aquapac.net/usstore/erol.html

[kbraband]

Here’s the Powerpoint I created for the WPRA convention: http://wi-geocaching.com/info/WPRAGeocaching.ppt
It takes awhile to download, so be patient.
Jeremy, can we get this link posted on the new site somewhere?

[kbraband]

@Buy_The_Tie wrote:

Please,

No personal attacks or name calling in these forums.

Thank you.

[kbraband]

My apologies if I misinterpreted what you meant. In another thread (or this one, I forget which) you said you always say what you mean, so I took you at your word. Thanks for the clarification.

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