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ladebear68 · Joined: 06 Jul 2008 Posts: 3

I came here to find out what the difference is between your forums and gc.com. I have to agree with avroair if your intent is to allow everyone to whine, complain and moan about how bad gc.com is or about their life, I wont be staying long.

I would be interested in a forum where you can express your opinions and tell people what you really think about their designs without becoming labeled as negative or not playing nice.

Lately there have been a lot of crappy designs that have come out and people copying other designs and thinking they are their own. Funny how everyone jumped on CB for her problems but no one comes out and calls out those individuals who copy others work and makes a profit from it.

I also find it humorous that the person who started these forums doesn't come out and declare who they are. If you want this to be an open and honest forum, identify yourself.

ThePetersTrio · Joined: 02 Jul 2008 Posts: 156 Location: Portland, Oregon

ladebear68 · Joined: 06 Jul 2008 Posts: 3

I have no idea who started these forums, but don't they admit the name is a sock puppet.

ThePetersTrio · Joined: 02 Jul 2008 Posts: 156 Location: Portland, Oregon

RedShoesGirl · Joined: 02 Jul 2008 Posts: 268 Location: mojave desert

if someone wants to whine about gc.com then let them whine. i don't have to read it nor does anyone. but what is one person's whine is another person's "tain't nuttin."

i think there should really be an off-topic forum so if someone is having a great day - book published, movie deal signed, grandkids born or adventures in hair colouring (my story), there is a place for it.

this place could be a good opposite to the rigidity of the geocoin forum. i like hearing 'bout people and their stories. one of the reasons i have stuck with geocoins! think how boring it would be to just have coins coming in and no one to talk to about them and how they fit into your day. i always felt that was barely tolerated elsewhere.

and i love being able to see the sig items without having to go look for them on the other forum.

did i answer the question?

gotta go to sleep.

lara

The Wolf Pack · Posted: Mon Jul 07, 2008 11:09 pm Post subject:

Mrs Cachu · Joined: 06 Jul 2008 Posts: 2

RedShoesGirl · Joined: 02 Jul 2008 Posts: 268 Location: mojave desert

this from one of the "big guys"

>>As for the coin forum. The moderator did what we instructed them to. The sig link to the other forum is not allowed. You were suspended because you changed your sig line after it was stated that it was not allowed. I am sorry but the suspension you were given will remain. When it is over you will be allowed back in the forums. <<

now folks, i do not recall reading anything on the other forum about THIS forum and links to it. was it discussed or just banished? was it stated a link was not allowed?

from FSM "1) In regards to all sig lines being looked at - we simply don't have the time. If there are ones that are brought to our attention, we take action on them."

well that's interesting. does that mean someone turned me in?! bummer.

and just in case - i am not bashing or whining about the main forum. i am sure i will continue to play there when i am allowed again.

i really gotta go to bed - think i said that a couple of hours ago. playing coins is time consuming but cool trades have been made.

ATMouse · Posted: Tue Jul 08, 2008 5:26 am Post subject:

From my mousehole:

Groundspeak won't care. They don't have to. What has worked in the past for guidelines, no matter how it stifles discussion, will continue because of one overriding consideration: It works for them.

The mods are doing what GS wants. I don't think appealing to anyone will change things. I'm not saying that you ought not to do it if you feel it is something you should do. Sometimes taking a swing is as important as actually making a connection with that swing.

But do so knowing that the effort is what it is about.

I've already done my tilting at windmills, thank you. Got some satisfaction from knowing I said something but nothing changed.

Of course GS ain't gonna change: It's a business, period. Most of the forum areas are run pretty well in that there is not a bunch of bashing and over the top stuff.

So. You can discuss coins via email, at events, by tom-tom ifn's you want. But Groundspeak ain't gonna care a whole lot.

I am greatly heartened by this forum. Let's keep it OT, tidy and bash-free.

My thanks to the creator of it.

Let's talk about COINS!!!!
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PengoFamily · Posted: Tue Jul 08, 2008 8:02 am Post subject:

I agree that my email probably won't change much but I feel that as a business GS should receive feedback from its consumers. Any email I have always sent I keep professional as I would to any company that I would contact. I don't feel the need to bash individuals in emails. I just give an opinion.

I would like to see more discussions of non trackables, trackables. I would like to feel like I can state an opinion about designs sometimes without being bashed. After all it is a subjective opinion. Like paintings or other forms of art. Can't please everyone all the time.

I know non trackables don't offer revenue like the trackables do but there are some really nice ones out there.

It would be nice to have a thread allowed for pathtags. They are a type of signature item and I know that some people that find them in caches may not frequent the pathtag forum. But having the pathtag forum is ok by me.

From my perspective I just find sometimes that the mods jump on some people faster than others. Maybe it is just timing when they are logged in....who knows. There are always 2 sides to every story but often we can't discuss that. Their job is not easy and I am not saying that I can do better. They have a thankless volunteer position. Just sometimes the perception is that they crack down hard and other times they do not.

That is enough ranting for me. Time to waddle back to my little iceburg and try and trade more coins and pathtags...ooo shiny bobbles...pretty. Smile

Tooey · Joined: 02 Jul 2008 Posts: 193

fox-and-the-hound · Joined: 02 Jul 2008 Posts: 241 Location: Northeast PA

It never hurts to write TPTB guys. Particularly about these two mods who have been in trouble before (one of them quite a few times from what hear). I won't go into details, but they've been called out before and I'm sure they will be again.

Groundspeak is a business, but they're going to learn a very harsh reality lesson in business if they continue down this path. It doesn't take a genius to realize there is a growing oportunity to build a competitive hitchhiker tracking site if they continue to try and surpress every open conversation going. http://www.travelertags.com/ is looking sweeter all the time...
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ThePetersTrio · Joined: 02 Jul 2008 Posts: 156 Location: Portland, Oregon

Just wanted to post that this site now has over 100 members....and a whole lot more lurkers I bet. Wink

I hope they keep on coming. Cool

The Wolf Pack · Posted: Tue Jul 08, 2008 2:29 pm Post subject:

Professor Grumbledor · Joined: 02 Jul 2008 Posts: 38

The Wolf Pack · Posted: Tue Jul 08, 2008 5:16 pm Post subject:

lorca.nl · Joined: 04 Jul 2008 Posts: 28 Location: the Netherlands

i read the post here and i understand that a some of you have a problem with the rules of GS forum.
i think that in some way it is treu that they are very controling what we say on that forum but somewhere I can understand that it is not permitted to make publicities for this forum.
if I were a car saleswoman i would also wants that someone buys its car at me then at another one.
but make publicities for this forum is also necessary and of course I will do that for this forum on my manner.
personally i think that it is better if we let everyone say free what they wants to say.
of course here also complaining and moaning belong to of people who have experienced something annoying.
as cachers we most listen to eachother in good and bad times.
the only thing that I can say is that there where you come always somebody do something what you does not please but it is still you who decides whether you read it or not and what you response is.
I am simply happy that we have a forum here where we concerning everything that has to do whit cachen. or it nou concerning coins, tb `s or pathtags, missions or cointest, or that it is happy talk or grumble.
everything is here open to discussion.
I believe that we can professor grumbledor grateful that he keep us toghter this way.

Toojin · Joined: 05 Jul 2008 Posts: 29 Location: Meridian, Idaho

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RedShoesGirl · Joined: 02 Jul 2008 Posts: 268 Location: mojave desert