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Us 4 and Jess
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PostPosted: Wed Apr 23, 2008 6:11 pm    Post subject: Very Very sad day !! Reply with quote
Both Lactodorum and Eckington have resigned from Reviewing/Moderating the UK forums.......... Sad Sad

More info on the UK forums sorry I cant do a link..........
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PostPosted: Wed Apr 23, 2008 6:24 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
I can Wink

Lactodorum & Eckington

A very sad day indeed. Sad Sad Sad
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PostPosted: Wed Apr 23, 2008 8:43 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Anyone have any insight into what lead to this?

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PostPosted: Wed Apr 23, 2008 9:04 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
I think if you read the "adopting caches" thread and the "closed post" thread they may have been a factor, but I beleive these were just the final staw ones.
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PostPosted: Wed Apr 23, 2008 9:07 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
It seems that Grounspeak have asked them to not allow any discussion of charitable events/sponsorship on the forums or cache pages.

What a ridiculous pile of Banghead Banghead Puzzled Weeping etc

Who are the people who are have been harmed by charities, why don't they have threads on the forums debating the evils of sponsoring their friends?

I have always felt proud to be remotely associated with people like HH who do great things for charity. The geocaching community should be proud of their charitable work - and be allowed to "advertise" it in the subtle and understated way they do.
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PostPosted: Wed Apr 23, 2008 9:29 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Mine was one of the threads closed because I made a Caching Canines Calendar and raised money for the PDSA. Sad

They certainly know how to make someone who is trying to do a little bit of good feel bad. Sad

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You could try reading the Serious Discussion thread in here too Wink
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PostPosted: Thu Apr 24, 2008 8:56 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Us 4 and Jess wrote:
Mine was one of the threads closed because I made a Caching Canines Calendar and raised money for the PDSA. Sad

If it's any consolation I have just changed my pet insurance to the PDSA. very competitive rates and something like a quarter of my premium goes back into helping those that can't afford to get their pets treated.

Well makes me feel good Very Happy
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PostPosted: Thu Apr 24, 2008 12:43 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
We've got American based cachers reviewing Scottish caches?
Is this the way forward, or just an interim panic measure?
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PostPosted: Thu Apr 24, 2008 1:20 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Jacobite wrote:
We've got American based cachers reviewing Scottish caches?
Is this the way forward, or just an interim panic measure?


It's an interim measure, which can be viewed here.
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PostPosted: Thu Apr 24, 2008 2:31 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Thanks, Dave.
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