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WOW! Now that is cool….

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As of today there are 136 Wisconsin teams with 1,000 finds or more….We will need a wider lens.

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I was going to respect his privacy but since it has been posted here…..

On the off chance you don’t read the cache page Jeff, I just wanted to say it was nice to catch up with you. I was hoping to get a chance to talk to you again along with PharmTeam but ya skedaddled before I got a chance….

Black Belts gave me one of your tokens…thank you. It really was nice to see you and I hope we cross paths once again….perhaps at the picnic at Lapham Peak?

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@Team Hemisphere Dancer wrote:

Are the 50 caches for this event Temps? or Perms? That may weigh into my decision to come on down.

Perms…. 😈

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@ecorangers wrote:

To be eligible for the prize money, you need to have logged in a “will attend” by August 7th at GC1AW6D. We are hoping this event turns into a “mega” event. For more info, check out the cache page or go to
http://www.westbendgeocaching.com
Thanks! Tami

So…what is the head count so far?

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I think if you are doing Earthcaches without reading the cache page or visiting the location without printouts (or full electronic text with pictures included) you are not getting the intended experience. To go to an EC site with a scrap of paper or a few jotted down requirements to fill at the site would be a shame. Earthcaches are meant to be learned from and not just logged for the smile and forgotten.

So long as the logging requirements are posted once (albeit clearly) I think that is plenty. Also I once tried to post tools needed in the hints in addition to the page text and was asked to not do that by a fellow cacher because “some people do not read those”.

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@gkrone wrote:

@cheezehead wrote:

@labrat_wr wrote:

@tyedyeskyguy wrote:

Cool, the WAP back door is still functioning too.

I like the upgrade. So far no problems. I also like seeing my avatar when I get to my home page.

for those unfamiliar with this, this means…………?

You have to know the secret knock & handshake to access the secret back door.(Which I do know 😉 )

Are you willing to share?

This little secret has been hinted at a few times throughout the past few years, but I have yet to learn anything about it….Is this some sort of Cult secret?

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@Cache_boppin_BunnyFuFu wrote:

Ok… I gotta have EVERYTHING on there!! LOL

I really like the hat and pin….

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I found one at the event at Harrington Beach a few years ago…I eventually found it’s owner…at the next cache down the path.

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@zuma wrote:

@greyhounder wrote:

And here I sit — not even stalker attention for me….. 😆 😯

Bec

Are you so sure??? Did you, or did you not, turn your lights out at precisely 11:52 pm?

-the unknown stalker

You need to get your watch fixed…use your GPS for the correct time; it was closer to 11:59pm….

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@gotta run wrote:

@stokstad wrote:

I recently tried to make a cache in support of our troops and was denied it all falls under this:

Caches that Solicit.

Hmmmmm…the specifics of this would seem to be the untold story. We have our GC1CA2G and I’m sure I could think of other troop/USA/mom-and-apple-pie-supporting caches out there.

Yep I’m sure wording is a large factor.

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@kbraband wrote:

I don’t think the tone of the WGA forums has been bad at all lately. Sure, there have been disagreements here and there, but that’s natural and healthy. Compare it to some of the stuff going on in years past and today’s disagreements look like… well, just disagreements.

I agree…there was a time in the past where I stripped all the links to the WGA off my cache pages because I was embarrassed to bring people to the website to see the bickering which was going on. Some of those parties no longer post here.

I don’t agree with a bunch of the dialog here lately but think it is still within reason at this point…

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also overlooked quite often is that many GPS units have a stopwatch feature built in…

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@kbraband wrote:

@Lostby7 wrote:

Interesting little debate you have going on there….I do hope though that everyone understands, the WGA has no part in cache approval whatsoever. Geocaching.com and it’s appointed approvers are solely responsible for all approvals. The approval process is strictly governed by the rules set by GC. Furthermore all decisions regarding cache approval by local reviewers are subject to appeal if you wish. Weather the Wisconsin approvers are members of the WGA or not is no more relevant than if they belong to a chess club.

A statement to this effect was previously made in these forums and at that time I posted a note to shed more light on the subject. (See http://wi-geocaching.com/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&p=56642#56642 )

Since there still seems to be confusion over this, I’d like to re-clarify: The connection does exist. That very connection was one of the main carrots we held out to the Wisconsin DNR when we first approached then-director Sue Black about forming an alliance to develop a geocaching policy for DNR-managed land. We told her and her subordinates that we (the WGA) had the ability to help the DNR in case they wanted a local/regional group they could turn to help enforce specific rules about geocaching on DNR-managed properties. This has been a good working relationship in the years since then and I, as one member of the WGA, don’t want to see the reviewer connection between the WGA and Geocaching.com go away or be swept under the rug. It’s important for the long-term future of geocaching.

Perhaps 6 years ago in 2002 there may have been a stronger connection, but I do not believe that holds true today. Does Groundspeak like the idea that our reviewers are normally on the BOD? I’m sure they do, but at the same time we have also had non-BOD members hold the position of cache reviewer. Do we dangle the fact that our reviewers are active WGA members or on the BOD when dealing with government agencies? Probably; we’d be remiss to not mention that our reviewers are dedicated to the sport and what better way to demonstrate it but by showing their relevant affiliations. Is it to our benefit as an organization to have reviewers as members of the WGA? Definitely…and as BOD members absolutely, yet the two organizations are separate entities. The WGA does not make the rules of cache approval; it does not create policy. Policy is dictated by Groundspeak and our local reviewers act on their behalf and follow their rules.

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@Team Honeybunnies wrote:

@Jeremy wrote:

@PassingWind wrote:

Did you really have to post that picture of me hanging out in the WGA server room? ❓ That part of WGA headquarters is supposed to be off-limits… obviously someone did not confiscate your digital camera when you took the tour.

Really?! I thought it might be the server farm at the Lilypad 😆 .

No, I don’t see any hamster wheels turning in the picture….no duct tape either; clearly the pic was not taken at GC.

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