yeah, but it would suck to submit your stash with tons of info , and the webpage only shows coords, thus discouraging however many people.. whether or not it would actually discourage anyone is anyones guess though..
Mike Teague - http://www.triax.com/yngwie GPS Stash Hunt Homepage - http://www.triax.com/yngwie/gps.html
-----Original Message----- From: Alan Hennessy To: gpsstash@egroups.com Date: Friday, June 02, 2000 8:34 PM Subject: Re: [gpsstash] Difficulty ratings?
>I tend to agree, Mike. > >I have published everything (generally) sent to me but in may cases I think that THAT data is still too much. >My feeling is that if a hunter wants some cheats or some clues, then he would email the stasher and simply ask. >After all, we DO provide an email link to him/her. > >I think we should officially publish just the basics. It's an adventure. What's the point in giving the clues away >and spoiling the fun and the surprise at the end of it all. > >Alan > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Mike Teague > To: gpsstash@egroups.com > Sent: Saturday, June 03, 2000 9:31 AM > Subject: Re: [gpsstash] Difficulty ratings? > > > Thanx.. The activity is so similar, I'm sure we can pick up a lot from you > letterboxers as time goes on... As I was writing that message, I started > thinking.. why bother... I think you're right... the less info, the > better... This game is based on technology... With just coordinates, and all > the fantastic technology (GPS's, mapping programs, etc. -- which will only > improve with time.), the game should be easily playable, and more > interesting. The more technology you use, the easier.. the less, the > harder, perhaps! You end up learning things as I have, such as don't > necessarily trust the route Street Atlas 7 spits out at you.:) Definately > makes for more fun.. > > Now, for everyone else, what would you guys think about removing all stash > notes, hunt stories, descriptions and photos from the individual stash > listings? Should we leave it up to the stasher? That's pretty much what I've > been doing -- I publish everything they email me or post to the newsgroup. > If they send basic info, that's all that goes up. if they send 5 photos, > detailed description and directions, that goes up too.. > > > > > Mike Teague - http://www.triax.com/yngwie > GPS Stash Hunt Homepage - http://www.triax.com/yngwie/gps.html > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Randy Hall > To: gpsstash@egroups.com > Date: Friday, June 02, 2000 5:21 PM > Subject: Re: [gpsstash] Difficulty ratings? > > > > > >> I'm just thinking aloud... looking for input.. maybe we dont need a > rating > >> system at all.. it seems like alot of this _could_ be gotten from topo > maps > >> (elevation at least) if you do alot of pre-planning before your stash > hunt. > > > >We went through this discussion in letterboxing and some feeling was that > >it was just too subjective. Some people ended up providing it and some > >ended up not. Some people went into tedious arguments about what the > >categories should be :-) > > > >My feeling for this game is to leave it out. The appeal, at least for me, > >in this game is in the planning, and the more facts like this discovered in > >the planning process, the more fun it is. My preference for this game is > >to provide nothing but coordinates. Preserve as much mystique as > >possible ... > > > >-- > >randy "the mapsurfer" > >http://www.letterboxing.org > > > >------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >beMANY! has a new way to save big on your phone bill -- and keep on > >saving more each month: Our huge buying group gives you Long Distance > >rates which fall monthly, plus an extra $60 in FREE calls! > >http://click.egroups.com/1/3821/6/_/_/_/959987556/ > >------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > >GPS Stash Hunt Page : > >The GPS Stash Hunt page. > >http://www.triax.com/yngwie/gps.html > > > >GPS Stash Hunt FAQ : > >THE FAQ > >http://www.triax.com/yngwie/stashfaq.txt > > > > > >To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > >gpsstash-unsubscribe@egroups.com > > > > > > >--------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- > > > >--------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- > GPS Stash Hunt Page : > The GPS Stash Hunt page. > http://www.triax.com/yngwie/gps.html > > GPS Stash Hunt FAQ : > THE FAQ > http://www.triax.com/yngwie/stashfaq.txt > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > gpsstash-unsubscribe@egroups.com > > > > > >[Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > >------------------------------------------------------------------------ >Never lose a file again. Protect yourself from accidental deletes, >overwrites, and viruses with @Backup. >Try @Backup it's easy, it's safe, and it's FREE! >Click here to receive 300 MyPoints just for trying @Backup. >http://click.egroups.com/1/4936/6/_/_/_/959999185/ >------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >GPS Stash Hunt Page : >The GPS Stash Hunt page. >http://www.triax.com/yngwie/gps.html > >GPS Stash Hunt FAQ : >THE FAQ >http://www.triax.com/yngwie/stashfaq.txt > > >To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: >gpsstash-unsubscribe@egroups.com > >