Following on from a conversation on another thread, as a group of cachers, CacheWalker & Cotswold Caching, we could help support each other when life gets in the way and if a cache of yours needs desperate maintenance, one of us could go and fix it - what do we think?
Post by Yorkshire Yellow on Mar 25, 2014 12:02:09 GMT
I'd be up for that. How would we let each other know about it? Start a new thread on here or CW, as and when the need arises?
I try to offer help to people when I know I'm going to be out on a series, as I know having a lot of caches out can mean maintenance can't always be done as quickly as perhaps ought.
Gackt very kindly helped me out on one of my frequently visited caches a year or so back when I was in need of a little help (as I was out of circulation due to having just been in hospital).
Last Edit: Mar 25, 2014 12:56:18 GMT by Yorkshire Yellow: Correcting typing errors
Why don't we have a sub forum on the board named 'My cache needs help'?
The CO who needs help with one of their caches can then start a new thread.
The thread title could perhaps be the GC number and cache title.
The opening message could contain details of what help is needed.
Anyone who can provide help on that specific cache can then post on that thread with offers or suggestions.
Thoughts?
A good idea. I am happy to set this up on this forum.
walktall and Griff Grof, and others who are on CacheWalker, do we want to set up exactly the same on there? Whilst having exactly the same posts on both boards does sometimes seem unnecessary, this is something that would be good for geocaching and should be promoted to both of our member groups and beyond, don't you think? Let me know so that we can set up both forum areas with some continuity.
Why don't we have a sub forum on the board named 'My cache needs help'?
The CO who needs help with one of their caches can then start a new thread.
The thread title could perhaps be the GC number and cache title.
The opening message could contain details of what help is needed.
Anyone who can provide help on that specific cache can then post on that thread with offers or suggestions.
Thoughts?
A good idea. I am happy to set this up on this forum.
walktall and Griff Grof, and others who are on CacheWalker, do we want to set up exactly the same on there? Whilst having exactly the same posts on both boards does sometimes seem unnecessary, this is something that would be good for geocaching and should be promoted to both of our member groups and beyond, don't you think? Let me know so that we can set up both forum areas with some continuity.
Yes, needs to be on both forums, hence why I started a thread on CacheWalker as well about this. It may not get used often but will be a real help to one of us when you just can't get out to fix a cache and the reviewers are kicking up a fuss.