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Will Waymarking merge back with Geocaching?
By: Griff Grof Date: July 23, 2014, 3:25 am
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Almost a spin-off from the "Is Wherigo really heading to the
dustbin?
HTML http://cachewalker.createaforum.com/general-caching/is-wherigo-really-heading-to-the-dustbin/"<br
/>thread. With the Wherigo project basically abandoned, as noted
by a GS forum moderator, he rounds off his post saying he can
only imagine the situation Waymarking is in.
As many of you will know, many years ago GS Grandfathered
Virtuals, Webcams and Locationless caches on Geocaching.com,
which was not received entirely positively, and even less so
when they gave us Challenges in 2011 after an uproar for their
return. They launched waymarking.com as the home for these cache
types.
Strangely, GS never Grandfathered Earthcaches on
Geocaching.com, which possibly suggests that they know few would
log them on Waymarking, and they wouldn't want this as
Earthcaches are supported by the GSA.
Do any of you use Waymarking? and do you think that Waymarking
is set to merge with Geocaching again?
The point is, Wherigo is encouraged on Geocaching.com, and
that's in poor condition. BUT Waymarking is completely isolated,
so, indeed, on its deathbed.
#Post#: 8123--------------------------------------------------
Re: Will Waymarking merge back with Geocaching?
By: walktall Date: July 23, 2014, 3:37 am
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Such a poor interface compared to Geocaching, I rarely use it.
I've got a few waymarks to log but not sure if I can be bothered
:o
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Re: Will Waymarking merge back with Geocaching?
By: Bear and Ragged Date: July 23, 2014, 7:00 am
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Earth Caches DID go to Waymarking.
The GSA group that sponsors Earthcacheing complained, and GS
moved them back!
The Waymarking site was (if I remember correctly) supposed to be
a trial for the new Geocaching 2 website.
But as GS have never taken any notice of feedback from the
users... (Where have we heard that before ::))
Main request PQ's for Waymarks. Never materialised!
(Yes, there are very basic PQ's, but need to be done on a page
by page basis, or waymark by waymark basis...
[img]
HTML http://www.waymarking.com/dyn_img/stats.aspx?f=1&guid=51a02f14-ead8-4fb8-9624-4ea140cac997[/img]
Yes, I do a bit of Waymarking. ;D
Mostly posting them.
It's not all McD's, the active waymarkers seem to be getting
away from the 'Commercial' waymarks- read the forums, when
things get discussed prior to going to Peer Review- and getting
more towards what (I consider) to be more towards the old
'Locationless Caches' of Groundspeak yesteryear.
Things may have 'taken off' better for Waymarking if GS had
included the statistics -Visits and Posting- (somehow) into the
Caching side of things.
Maybe the real question is: Does Waymarking want to join
Geocaching?
#Post#: 8126--------------------------------------------------
Re: Will Waymarking merge back with Geocaching?
By: Griff Grof Date: July 23, 2014, 10:08 am
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[quote author=walktall link=topic=554.msg8123#msg8123
date=1406104625]
Such a poor interface compared to Geocaching, I rarely use it.
I've got a few waymarks to log but not sure if I can be bothered
:o
[/quote]
[member=3]walktall[/member], I agree. I had a look at it
earlier, and it is definitely no where near as good. I have one
to log, but, again, I don't feel invited by the website to do so
:D
[member=6]Bear and Ragged[/member] that's interesting, I seem to
remember you mentioning that on another thread now.
Impressive stats too! I do think it's ironic how GS partly
grandfathered virtuals due to their downgrading quality - but
yet on Waymarking you can turn McDonald's into Waymarks... is
this still the case B&R?
I think Waymarking has to join Geocaching in order for people to
take it up. I think the majority of people don't realise their
membership is valid across all three sites. I would cut
Waymarking and simply reinstate all Virtual cache types, which
would please the community and put GS in people's good books for
finally listening to the demand.
B&R, do your Waymarks get logged often, are there many active
Waymarkers?
What does everyone else think ???
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Re: Will Waymarking merge back with Geocaching?
By: Bear and Ragged Date: July 23, 2014, 2:04 pm
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[quote]Waymarking Site Statistics
Presently there are 558744 waymarks worldwide, listed in 1076
user-created categories.
Half a Million Waymarks!
Congratulations to Lord Abercrombie for posting the 500,000th
waymark, St Cattwg's - Churchyard - Port Eynon - Swansea, Wales,
Great Britain.
With its thorough description and beautiful photographs it's the
perfect example of the quality and detail our community has come
to expect from its users.
We are extremely proud of the Waymarking community for achieving
this amazing goal, but it's not the only amazing goal worth
noting.
The site regularly adds approximately 1500 approved waymarks and
5000+ visits per week, 20,000 unique visitors per day, and there
are over 100 categories that have more than 1000 waymarks posted
under them.[/quote]
UK ranks high for waymarks posted!
Country/Region
United States
United Kingdom
Canada
Czech Republic
Germany
Portugal
France
Netherlands
Australia
Brazil
New Zealand
Switzerland
Spain
Austria
Thailand
Italy
Denmark
Belgium
Finland
South Africa
With a UK breakdown of
United Kingdom
London
Eastern England
South Wales
North Wales
Northwest England
Yorkshire
East Midlands
South West England
South East England
Southern England
West Midlands
Northeast England
Southern Scotland
Northern Scotland
Ulster
A lot of waymarks out there, just waiting for a first visit!
#Post#: 8128--------------------------------------------------
Re: Will Waymarking merge back with Geocaching?
By: tarmacjohn Date: July 23, 2014, 4:45 pm
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I have just logged a few that I could prove from the photos on
my ipad
#Post#: 8129--------------------------------------------------
Re: Will Waymarking merge back with Geocaching?
By: SangueG Date: July 24, 2014, 1:26 am
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I have just logged 3 retrospective logs this morning of some
places away from my home location I have found interesting. That
is the first time I have used the site. They were previously
found via Geocaching and TerraCaching.
I don't know if there is any intention to merge it with
Geocaching.com. If it does or doesn't, I can't see myself
logging many more just yet. If the idea is to be taken to an
interesting location to see something I would not have otherwise
without Waymarking, then my most local ones to Cirencester are
not really inspiring me to go see them.
Had some interesting ideas whilst making breakfast for placing a
couple of Waymarks myself. But would anyone log if they were
difficult to reach? Some may possibly guess where my thoughts
are going regarding this.
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Re: Will Waymarking merge back with Geocaching?
By: walktall Date: July 24, 2014, 3:34 am
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[quote author=SangueG link=topic=554.msg8129#msg8129
date=1406183186]
Had some interesting ideas whilst making breakfast for placing a
couple of Waymarks myself. But would anyone log if they were
difficult to reach? Some may possibly guess where my thoughts
are going regarding this.
[/quote]
In the dark about that one ::)
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Re: Will Waymarking merge back with Geocaching?
By: Bear and Ragged Date: July 24, 2014, 7:08 am
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Do wish people would read the 'Visit Instructions' ::)
Can't photograph the 'Waymark'? Equivalent of not signing the
log!
;D
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Re: Will Waymarking merge back with Geocaching?
By: Bear and Ragged Date: July 24, 2014, 7:15 am
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[quote author=SangueG link=topic=554.msg8129#msg8129
date=1406183186]
Had some interesting ideas whilst making breakfast for placing a
couple of Waymarks myself. But would anyone log if they were
difficult to reach? Some may possibly guess where my thoughts
are going regarding this.
[/quote]
Wonder if they would fit in here >
HTML http://www.waymarking.com/cat/details.aspx?f=1&guid=2597eaed-763d-49b7-952f-b750e4188e1c
;)
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