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What is your favorite micro cache color?

So the gloves are off now huh? Fine.

My favorite color micro is white; now I’ve said it. White. I was in a cemetery and it was a WHITE film can….there are you happy now?

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This link gives you an interactive page where you can spin the dial and check features.
http://www8.garmin.com/buzz/colorado/

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@LightningBugs Mum wrote:

Gee, if you put my name on it, then I guess I’ll have to go!

I was thinking the same thing….LOL. While I have placed my attend in for the event I still don’t know if I can make it…I’ll look into it and if I’m gonna be able to go I’d possibly like to get involved in this as well….but 20 coins will be too rich for my blood so if that is really the minimum I will have to bow out before I even get in.

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@AuntieNae wrote:

Just remember, The Tapps & I are running the event.
And, Jeremy will be helping download coordinates for participants (huge thanks).
AuntieNae

Yep…I’m just a guest. I hope my post was not misconstrued.

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As I mentioned at the get go on this subject I really didn’t have any background on the subject, but as I learn more I’m more inclined to think these should be archived.

If the DOT had asked our reviewers directly to archive these caches I have no doubt that they would have been archived that very day, but from what I see here in this and the other associated thread, the policy was more stumbled upon than anything else which makes me believe that the issue was not really a large concern for the DOT. I wonder how many policy makers in the DOT are actually even are aware of the ruling. You can bet they know these caches are on their lands and if it was a major concern to them they would have given the caches the ol dumpster treatment before the ink was dry on the paper banning them.

As our game progresses I think we need to kinda but the kabash on a few of these “secret” caches. The days of planting these wherever we wish (without permission) I think are at an end. We as a group should take some responsibility for the caches we place and make sure we follow the wishes of the land owners (or managers). To do so helps ensure that our sport continues.

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Considering the fact that this game we play is meant to be fun, and not taken to seriously, does this election seem to be taking on a demeanor that seems far more serious than in years past?

Is all of the political BS necessary?

Most importantly; What will you do, should you make it to office, to keep politics from ruining/running our most loved pastime?

Aside from one incident which I feel was inappropriate, I really didn’t feel that this election process has been in any way political BS. As in any election people want to know about the candidates and we as candidates are obliged to answer those questions. I’m just thankful there are no debates as there is where things seem to degrade rapidly. I fully respect my fellow candidates and mean no disrespect to any of them as I’m sure they would not disrespect me.

I really don’t see politics getting in the way of our game I just see a group of interested people who want to protect our game and to make it more fun.

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Do you feel that the voting in the BOD should be made public? If yes, what are you going to do to allow the said information get to the general membership?
As I had already mentioned as an aside in the LOGO question, ( http://wi-geocaching.com/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=6817 ) I think the minutes not only should be made available, I think they need to be made available. I have often wondered exactly what does go on in the WGA. I sure the board members are working hard on something but what? Did they talk about a certain recommendation I put forth….? I would definitely do my best to get a more public record of the inner workings to the extent that is reasonable.

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So, what do you bring to the party that will make the WGA prosper that others may not? In short, why vote for you instead of one of the other great candidates?

First of all I want to thank you Zuma for getting these intelligent questions out there. It has been great fun answering them and they have really forced me to think about the issues before us. The questions are important as they express an interest in the direction the WGA should or could go. I hope that there are more still to be asked as we all benefit from both the questions asked and answered.

As everyone here knows, I keep few secrets about my views and as a board member that would continue. I have noticed that there are several very quiet board members when it comes to posting on the forums. I understand that they can not all hang around posting here all day but I find it concerning that I don’t know what their opinions are. Where is the WGA going? Who is making the decisions which guide our organization?

Why vote for me over the other candidates? That is an excellent question and one which I’m not sure I am qualified to answer. As I initially posted in my candidate profile, I thought the candidates were outstanding and reading through their bios I have become even more impressed with them. Wow, why vote for me? I guess because you’ll always know where I stand on issues. You may not agree with all of them but that doesn’t mean we can’t work together to find some middle ground. I’m generally easy going and in spite of what you may see here on the boards I’m also a very private person unless I have something to worth to offer; in this case I offer my dedication.

I do not envy the choice you will have to make to whittle this down to 4. But, be assured that the 4 you pick will still be very talented and motivated individuals.

Thanks again for listening to my ramblings…

-LB7

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Would you like to see the WGA produce a new geocoin for 2008? Should it be ready to unveil and sell by the time of the fall WGA picnic? Should we use the same process as least year for selecting a design?

I would like to see the minting of WGA coins continue. The process by which these are designed seems to work well so I see no need to change it. I would however stress that the coins should be available NO LATER THAN the picnic as a good part of the year is already gone come fall. From a distribution standpoint handing these out at the picnic makes a lot of sense, but I’d like to see them made available perhaps a month earlier. Having early availability may even inspire more purchases of the coin at the picnic for those who have seen them floating around.

While this is one of a very few ways in which the WGA raises money (along with an occasional T-shirt sale, donations and the pancake breakfast), I question how much money we need to raise in the sale of the coins. Currently the WGA has a reasonable amount in the bank with which to operate efficiently.

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There has been a lot of discussion for a long time, but no action on changing our logo. Do you believe that we should run a contest for the development of a potential new logo?
This is a frustrating issue for me…I have wanted to see it at least freshened up for some time and though the topic has come out many times in the forums there seems to have been no action taken. Now I say “seems to have been no action taken,” not to derail the question but it is hard to actually see what goes behind the closed doors of the WGA when there are no published minutes….perhaps this was voted down?

By all means update the logo. Put out an official referendum and settle this. Do we need a contest? I’m not sure that would be needed. I think getting your design chosen would be reward enough….

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Currently, only a small fraction of active Wisconsin geocachers attend WGA events or are active in the WGA forums. What can we do to increase the participation in the WGA by active geocachers?

One way is to promote our website on our cache pages. More exposure to our site should equate to more involvement. To that end I’d like to see the logo refreshed so that perhaps more people (myself included) would add it to their pages. I found this site from a link on a cache page and I’m guessing that is the way most others find it as well.

Here’s my proposal….the WGA could offer a shinny new coin drawn at random (say once a quarter) to a pool of cachers which include the WGA link on at least 1 of their cache pages.

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How do you believe that we best handle the issue of the DOT not wanting to allow geocaches placed in highway rest areas?
Thanks for the clarification Bec.
It sounds like they have set their minds to the fact that this shouldn’t be allowed. Also Becky is already keeping a close eye on this matter…I guess I’d like to see if we (and when I say “we” I really mean Becky as she already has some contacts with the DOT) see if we could get one or two areas allowed on a trial basis…but I’m sure this has been tried already as Bec is a real go getter. While I don’t like to pass the buck on this issue, I feel that too much interference from several outside parties on this matter would actually be counter productive.

I applaud the fact that we didn’t just rush to archive these as doing so would provide us with no opportunity to prove that these hides are not causing any negative issues at some time in the future.

I’m of the opinion that we can just play it as Becky has and poke and prod every once and a while. Face it, while it would be great to have these areas available, we have lots of other areas to play including as Becky mentioned, waysides.

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I will need clarification on exactly what their stand is on this matter. I have read several posts on this but would like some official confirmation about exactly what our status is with the DOT regarding this issue.

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Please outline what you have done in the past to make the WGA Picnic and Campout a success, and what you plan on doing to help those events be successful during the next 2 years.

Here I am deficient. I have done nothing to assist in the success of the WGA picnic or Campout aside from attending them. If I was on the board or the location of these events were more local to me the story would be different.

I feel that the physical aspects of these events should be set up by cachers local to the event area, and by that I mean the hides and other coordinate based details. That said the planning can be done from afar, and were I to be a board member I would no doubt be a part of that.

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What are your feelings about the attempt of Brown County to charge a fee for cache placement, a proposal since defeated? What are your feelings about Dane County continuing to charge $10 annually to place a cache, and what you think the WGA should do about this?

I think it ridiculous to charge to place a geocache much less charge a reoccurring fee for one. I participated in the letter writing campaign when news of Brown County’s plan to charge a fee broke. I think that we as a group should make our voices heard when a matter such as this comes up. When Brown county was considering this we as a group sent letters to the parks, chambers of commerce and the board of tourism. These were important steps in expressing our displeasure in this matter.

I’m thrilled that a few of our members went above and beyond to meet with and express our concerns personally at board meetings. I think that local cachers would be best at addressing these matters but that they should also have the full backing of the WGA including a physical presence at meetings if needed.

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