When is an event an event?
When is an event an event?
Let me first start off by saying that this is not a witch hunt at all, or directed against one cacher.
Many on these forums will know of Peagle Boy from the Wollongong area. He is running an event cache this weekend; GC1DB14.
With only one confirmed attendee thus far, I was just curious as to when other cachers deem an event to be an actual event? The guidelines do not seem to stipulate a minimum number of attendees.
Many on these forums will know of Peagle Boy from the Wollongong area. He is running an event cache this weekend; GC1DB14.
With only one confirmed attendee thus far, I was just curious as to when other cachers deem an event to be an actual event? The guidelines do not seem to stipulate a minimum number of attendees.
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I very much doubt that anyone is intentionally avoiding the event Mr Router, infact I for one do not like the fact that you would even suggest such a thing!
My question was simply how many cachers make an event an event.
I do not need to justify my attendance, or like there of, to anyone, including yourself.
My question was simply how many cachers make an event an event.
I do not need to justify my attendance, or like there of, to anyone, including yourself.
Re: When is an event an event?
If an event is accepted for listing on geocaching.com it could be seen as being 'officially' sanctioned as an event. Attendence by anyone is optional.Hoojar wrote: The guidelines do not seem to stipulate a minimum number of attendees.
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I may well go along but having been away and not sure until today if I was going to have to shoot over to Adelaide next week (in which case I may have gone earlier) I wasn't in a position to make plans. Now I know Adelaide is the following week it frees up this weekend.
I missed his last one, but that was purely because I woke up in the morning and the weather was crap.
I missed his last one, but that was purely because I woke up in the morning and the weather was crap.
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Re: When is an event an event?
Quality not quantity PB have a great event !
(my one and only event had hmmmm 1 actual attendee who I was really looking forward to meet- 2 if the attendees spouse is counted. The weather was totally foul and I was planning a mountain hike so even rest of my family piked!)
(my one and only event had hmmmm 1 actual attendee who I was really looking forward to meet- 2 if the attendees spouse is counted. The weather was totally foul and I was planning a mountain hike so even rest of my family piked!)
Re: When is an event an event?
Did you hear about the NZ events?
Apparently they were posting up heaps of events...One day an out-of-towner rocked up to the event co-ords...a bike track...and there was nothing there, so he took video of the area and the fact that there was nothing and no-one else there and the group was busted.
Apparently they were posting up heaps of events...One day an out-of-towner rocked up to the event co-ords...a bike track...and there was nothing there, so he took video of the area and the fact that there was nothing and no-one else there and the group was busted.
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Re: When is an event an event?
What are the GC numbers for those non-events? ... how many claimed to be there?backPAQer wrote:Did you hear about the NZ events?
Apparently they were posting up heaps of events...One day an out-of-towner rocked up to the event co-ords...a bike track...and there was nothing there, so he took video of the area and the fact that there was nothing and no-one else there and the group was busted.
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Re: When is an event an event?
Yeah, Think you will find this NZ team holding false events is the same team that caused havoc 6 months ago around Australia.
Their best fake event was supposed to be held in QLD just on a year ago the same night as the Bledisloe cup match.The event was held at a hotel in Cairns and he even gave match report updates on the event page live as 'try' s were being scored.The cache was GC1fdrm
They became unstuck when claiming around 30 finds in Darwin and hadnt been to any.They havent been active since the 3rd of May,but may have resurfaced as a "new name".
Whats the latest info Roger ??
Their best fake event was supposed to be held in QLD just on a year ago the same night as the Bledisloe cup match.The event was held at a hotel in Cairns and he even gave match report updates on the event page live as 'try' s were being scored.The cache was GC1fdrm
They became unstuck when claiming around 30 finds in Darwin and hadnt been to any.They havent been active since the 3rd of May,but may have resurfaced as a "new name".
Whats the latest info Roger ??
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Re: When is an event an event?
They were busted well before that event. I was the attendee.backPAQer wrote:Did you hear about the NZ events?
Apparently they were posting up heaps of events...One day an out-of-towner rocked up to the event co-ords...a bike track...and there was nothing there, so he took video of the area and the fact that there was nothing and no-one else there and the group was busted.
Here's my post - http://www.geocaching.com/seek/log.aspx ... ca8f846e20
Here's the photo, courtesy of Webby - http://www.diveoz.com.au/group.jpg
Here's the video - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OaI9tw_V4XQ
In answer to the OP, if it's accepted by the reviewers and the poster attends, then I see no problem.
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Re: When is an event an event?
I wondered if it was the two bottom-dwelling oxygen pirates we had discussed beforethe farmers 5 wrote:Yeah, Think you will find this NZ team holding false events is the same team that caused havoc 6 months ago around Australia.
Their best fake event was supposed to be held in QLD just on a year ago the same night as the Bledisloe cup match.The event was held at a hotel in Cairns and he even gave match report updates on the event page live as 'try' s were being scored.The cache was GC1fdrm
They became unstuck when claiming around 30 finds in Darwin and hadnt been to any.They havent been active since the 3rd of May,but may have resurfaced as a "new name".
Whats the latest info Roger ??
Didn't TheUMP report their behaviour to GC?