Topics of discussion include.... What is allowed by the Bureau of Land Management and National Park Service? Agencies of this type for other nations shall also be a welcome topic of concern. What makes for an interesting cache? What to place inside a cache? How to go about seeking caches in a safe manner? What adventures have you had? Which GPS units work best for this purpose? Those who partake in Letterbox hunting, orienteering, geodashing, and those involved in the confluence project are very much welcome to participate, this charter is open to modification to be more inclusive of subjects that they find of interest. The caveat being that these topics should pertain to the recreation of finding something somewhere outside.
The primary language of alt.rec.geocaching shall be English. Other languages welcomed until such date that a group in their respective language is needed/created.
The group will unmoderated, however off-topic posting will be discouraged. Flaming and overzealous use of profanity will also be discouraged. Commercial posting if identified as such by using the word "ad" between brackets, ie..[ad], and extremely limited in number will be tolerated if they pertain to the needs of the community. Software, GPS receivers, and anything pertaining to the hobby including hiking/camping gear being acceptable examples. Advertisements for porn, MLM, will never be welcome.