+Gill & Tony Posted August 27, 2015 Share Posted August 27, 2015 When I first joined this forum, long before I knew where the various people fitted, one of the first posts I read was by some chap named Keystone which talked about reviewers and concluded with the line "Of course, some reviewers are dogs" My immediate reaction was "I don't know who this Keystone bloke is, but that's a bit rude and I bet he gets slammed for that!" Now I'm a bit more familiar with the various personalities here, I have a pretty good idea who Keystone is, but I still have no idea where the phrase "some reviewers are dogs" came from. Could someone please put me out of my misery? Cheers Tony Quote Link to comment
+Manville Possum Posted August 27, 2015 Share Posted August 27, 2015 When I first joined this forum, long before I knew where the various people fitted, one of the first posts I read was by some chap named Keystone which talked about reviewers and concluded with the line "Of course, some reviewers are dogs" My immediate reaction was "I don't know who this Keystone bloke is, but that's a bit rude and I bet he gets slammed for that!" Now I'm a bit more familiar with the various personalities here, I have a pretty good idea who Keystone is, but I still have no idea where the phrase "some reviewers are dogs" came from. Could someone please put me out of my misery? Cheers Tony Well, first off Keystone don't get slammed here. And some reviewers really a canines. Quote Link to comment
+Traditional Bill Posted August 28, 2015 Share Posted August 28, 2015 It's quite literal. Some reviewers are physically dogs. I don't know how they do it. Quote Link to comment
+Touchstone Posted August 28, 2015 Share Posted August 28, 2015 Now I'm a bit more familiar with the various personalities here, I have a pretty good idea who Keystone is, but I still have no idea where the phrase "some reviewers are dogs" came from. Could someone please put me out of my misery? Link for reference: Puppymonster Reviewer for parts unkown Quote Link to comment
+niraD Posted August 28, 2015 Share Posted August 28, 2015 Well, a few years ago, it was officially revealed that the geocaching.com servers are powered by hamsters. The canine volunteer reviewers fit right in. Quote Link to comment
+Gill & Tony Posted August 28, 2015 Author Share Posted August 28, 2015 Now I'm a bit more familiar with the various personalities here, I have a pretty good idea who Keystone is, but I still have no idea where the phrase "some reviewers are dogs" came from. Could someone please put me out of my misery? Link for reference: Puppymonster Reviewer for parts unkown Thanks for that - it makes sense now - sort of! Cheers Tony Quote Link to comment
+Manville Possum Posted August 28, 2015 Share Posted August 28, 2015 One of our dogs has his own account here and a trackable "Log my Dog" tag. He also has developed several Earthcaches and is a Platinum level Earthcache Master. Quote Link to comment
+lumbricus Posted August 28, 2015 Share Posted August 28, 2015 ...Link for reference: Puppymonster Reviewer for parts unkown Puppymonster reviewed also Waymarks, better than I can ever do. Quote Link to comment
Cascade Reviewer Posted August 28, 2015 Share Posted August 28, 2015 (edited) I do have to say, that puppymonster might be my favorite reviewer (apologies to all my other favorite reviewers-you know who you all are ). I mean, look at that handsomely irresistible face! One can't be too upset when he archives a cache... :wub: Edited August 28, 2015 by Cascade Reviewer Quote Link to comment
+GeoawareGBL Posted August 28, 2015 Share Posted August 28, 2015 Some might say we are rockhounds, but as we don't like dogs and self hatred isn't too good anyway, we just claim we're dinosaurs. Or trilobites. Quote Link to comment
+Bohemian1966 Posted August 28, 2015 Share Posted August 28, 2015 (edited) Slang is a funny thing and the term "Dog" can mean many things depending on context. For instance... I had a college friend that we called a Dog in the sense that he was a "player" or fast and loose with the female gender. For a while the term Dog was very much urban slang for Buddy, Homie, member of one's peer group or gang. In this instance Keystone probably meant it in a quasi-negative connotation that some reviewers are a bit harsh or less than pleasant in their posting approach. I don't think it is crossing the line rude... I think it is probably an accurate description of any forum or cluster of humans. Every forum has its: Hoovers - someone who reads almost everything but doesn’t contribute anything. Lurkers - one who registers on the forum but doesn’t post. Trolls - Definition not fit for print Would-be Royalty – posts everywhere and expects a response immediately, and for the mods to act as their personal consultants. Touters - lurks until they see an opportunity to tout for business. High Maintenance - High Maintenance Good Citizens - these members ask questions but are clearly respectful and appreciative of others’ time. And then there are the: Lemmings Saccharine Shebas Garrulous Gerties Core Dumpers Lame Losers Mindless Optimists Monomaniacs Jaded Professionals Guru Wannabes Control Freaks News Junkies Frequent Fliers Rainbow Cool Dudes Resident Cynics Edited August 28, 2015 by Bohemian1966 Quote Link to comment
Keystone Posted August 28, 2015 Share Posted August 28, 2015 The origin of "many reviewers are dogs" does indeed trace back to the Puppymonster and his pet, mtn-man. In the early days of geocaching, mtn-man was one of the very first reviewers. As we added more and more reviewers when the game grew, there was speculation that mtn-man just had a lot of sock puppets, one per state (like "Keystone" for Pennsylvania). And, of course, mtn-man was really just Puppymonster's sock puppet. When I use the phrase "many reviewers are dogs" today, I primarily use it as a codeword for concepts like "reviewers are not perfect and they make mistakes" and "reviewers are never going to be 100% consistent around the world in exercising their judgment to apply the listing guidelines." It's intended to defuse rants, to acknowledge shortcomings and to avoid getting into flame wars with people complaining about mistakes and inconsistencies. Quote Link to comment
+cheech gang Posted August 28, 2015 Share Posted August 28, 2015 The origin of "many reviewers are dogs" does indeed trace back to the Puppymonster and his pet, mtn-man. In the early days of geocaching, mtn-man was one of the very first reviewers. As we added more and more reviewers when the game grew, there was speculation that mtn-man just had a lot of sock puppets, one per state (like "Keystone" for Pennsylvania). And, of course, mtn-man was really just Puppymonster's sock puppet. When I use the phrase "many reviewers are dogs" today, I primarily use it as a codeword for concepts like "reviewers are not perfect and they make mistakes" and "reviewers are never going to be 100% consistent around the world in exercising their judgment to apply the listing guidelines." It's intended to defuse rants, to acknowledge shortcomings and to avoid getting into flame wars with people complaining about mistakes and inconsistencies. Keystone, I think your explanation takes all the fun out of forum denizens' attempts to read nefarious intent into the statement. Bah Humbug. Quote Link to comment
+Graculus Posted August 29, 2015 Share Posted August 29, 2015 When I use the phrase "many reviewers are dogs" today, I primarily use it as a codeword for concepts like "reviewers are not perfect and they make mistakes" and "reviewers are never going to be 100% consistent around the world in exercising their judgment to apply the listing guidelines." It's intended to defuse rants, to acknowledge shortcomings and to avoid getting into flame wars with people complaining about mistakes and inconsistencies. In that case I'm a cat because as we all know.... cats are purr-fect.... Quote Link to comment
+niraD Posted August 29, 2015 Share Posted August 29, 2015 Keystone, I think your explanation takes all the fun out of forum denizens' attempts to read nefarious intent into the statement. Bah Humbug. I don't think it was Keystone's explanation that took the fun out of it. I think that happened with the earlier comment: In this instance Keystone probably meant it in a quasi-negative connotation that some reviewers are a bit harsh or less than pleasant in their posting approach. Quote Link to comment
+briansnat Posted August 30, 2015 Share Posted August 30, 2015 Not a getting started issue. Moving to the general forum Quote Link to comment
acire01 Posted September 2, 2015 Share Posted September 2, 2015 every heard of cachedrone? Thats a dog right there! LOL just kiddng!~ Quote Link to comment
+fuzziebear3 Posted September 2, 2015 Share Posted September 2, 2015 We used to have BrindleDog Quote Link to comment
Keystone Posted September 2, 2015 Share Posted September 2, 2015 BrindleDog's successor is a dog named Mina who lives in western Ohio. She operates under two separate reviewer accounts and the public is told that those two accounts are human-controlled. Oops, I think I just told a secret. Sorry. Quote Link to comment
+paleolith Posted September 2, 2015 Share Posted September 2, 2015 I suppose I have to acknowledge Keystone's greater knowledge of this issue ... but I'll point out that one of the most famous cartoons ever printed in The New Yorker, about 15-20 years ago, showed two dogs, one of them saying "On the Internet, no one knows you're a dog". Seems appropriate given the general (though not total) anonymity of reviewers. Edward Quote Link to comment
+Bohemian1966 Posted September 6, 2015 Share Posted September 6, 2015 (edited) Keystone, I think your explanation takes all the fun out of forum denizens' attempts to read nefarious intent into the statement. Bah Humbug. I don't think it was Keystone's explanation that took the fun out of it. I think that happened with the earlier comment: In this instance Keystone probably meant it in a quasi-negative connotation that some reviewers are a bit harsh or less than pleasant in their posting approach. Dude ! Slammed on my first post... your such a a Dog ! Edited September 6, 2015 by Bohemian1966 Quote Link to comment
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