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Before you do: This thread is not a discussion on placing/finding GCA caches--that is a different subject altogether. My opinion on that is clear, and has been publicly stated. This thread refers specifically to the usefulness of information or help given on this Forum--please only comment on that when responding to this thread.
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<p>Mr Router wrote:I would really appreciate leaving posts alone! This is not GC this is GCA FREE AND OPEN geocaching.caughtatwork wrote:This thread has been edited to remove useless and totally off topic posts.
When people are asking for serious help, please keep on topic until the situation has been resolved.
If you want to be silly, be silly somewhere else other than serious requests for assistance.
So keeping this in mind please leave things as is as it was all only for fun I am not a moderator but im sure I could delete a few posts, given a minute or 2.
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Dear Mr Router and Others,
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I don't usually comment on these matters, but I'd like to throw my support (for what it's worth) behind C@W. In my opinion this Forum has been degenerating into farce for some time. Lately, there have been several examples of people genuinely asking with help, and being met with moronic, unhelpful responses. Put yourself in the poster's shoes: you are desperate enough to ask for help, so you ask the community for assistance through this Forum. You receive an email to say that there has been a response. You eagerly log on to see what the help might be. What do you find? An inane comment, or a picture of a flamin' teapot! Not happy, Jan!
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As C@W rightly points out, free and open doesn't mean 'anything goes'. What you have failed to notice from your own quote is that the term is "FREE AND OPEN geocaching". There was a time when this Forum was actually useful for giving and getting help from fellow geocachers. It seems that 'geocaching' for some people means sitting in front of a computer watching for Forum posts!
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If caches are thin on the ground in your area, and you're bored, how about placing a few? It would be more productive than posting silly comments on the Forum, and wasting people's time.
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Keep up the good work, C@W.
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P.S. (1) If you want evidence about the utility of this Forum, consider the number of long-term cachers, or active cachers who don't contribute here. I could name names, but I don't think I need to. I get around Australia a lot; just look at my stats. In my travels I meet with a lot of cachers, either in person, on the phone, by Skype, or by email. Many of the people I encounter find no value in this Forum, and can't be bothered any more; this is a real pity, and a great loss. Have a look at the top 20 Australian cachers (http://www.cacherstats.com/Australia1.html). Think about how many Forum posts they've made in the past 12 months!
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P.S. (2) Inane, off-topic comments, and pictures of crockery have not been funny for about 12 months now (if they ever were funny)!
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Cheers,
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dak
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When you have more cache finds than Forum posts, I'll respect your opinion about geocaching!
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