The fact that the word "Geocaching has not been re-added to Navicache.com as a link to that site was not "neglect" it was just that I refuse to. Call it conflict of interest or whatever you want, thats just my feelings based on past events that have still to this date not changed. I use the word itself ("Geocaching") because not only has he stated it as being open to the public (not that he owned it anyways and I also had the blessing from the real creator of the word to use it) but I see it as being ruled open as well. And Not usre if this was directed at me, but I did not attack the fact of him not linking to me, I simply said I had my reason, if that was one then so be it, that does not make it an attack. ----- Original Message ----- From: John E. To: Navicache Sent: Saturday, March 16, 2002 12:02 AM Subject: Re[4]: [gpsstash] Keeping Geocaching Free!
N> RA> Simple? How do you let them know about both websites? Is Jeremy going to N> RA> post a link to Navicache? Somehow, I don't think so.
N> Likewise, I didn't see a link to Geocaching.com on the Navicache N> site... (looked at the Links and Home pages).
N> Well then you should have looked at the site before the threat of N> legal action was mentioned against me if I did not remove the N> word"Geocaching" mid point of last year... I had a link on my main N> page and also in the links page to Geocaching.com . If you wish I N> could also provide you with 6 news tapes and a few paper articles N> that I did, in each one of these I mentioned the other site "plug", N> but I have not seen any mention from the other end.
But I notice that the word "Geocaching" is currently used on the Navicache site and that Jeremy has stated (since the legal threat? I don't know) that he will no longer pursue possible trademark issues for those using the term on their web site.
Whether or not you've promoted Geocaching in radio, television, or newspaper interviews has nothing to do with the attack on Geocaching.com for not posting links to competing sites. The original comment was that Geocaching.com did not provide links to Navicache, I was merely pointing out that Navicache didn't provide a link to Geocaching.com, so the sites are "even." Perhaps the link was removed from the link page after the original threat and neglected to be put back on, I don't know. I know it's easy for something like that to happen.
Simply, there have been a lot of assumptions lately about what Jeremy and the folks behind Geocaching.com are doing and will do in the future. There have also been some assumptions made by the Geocaching.com "supporters" or "tolerators". Personally, I think the topic has been beat to death and I don't think there needs to be as much animosity as there has been. But that's just me, and others feel strongly that there needs to be a battle to protect Geocaching, both the word and the sport. That's fine, but I see myself dropping out of the argument/discussion soon and going to the woods to do some Geocaching.
John
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