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Muggles or Mugglers?
#2
Posted 05 January 2007 - 03:52 AM
cloudwalker_at, on Jan 5 2007, 03:47 AM, said:
What is the proper term for non-geocaching folks? I've seen it written both ways on the forums and in log entries. Just curious!
I'd have to to say Muggles, as in the term used in the Harry Potter books and movies. Mugglers is just sort of a "geoization" of the word by geocachers, many who probably have no idea of the Harry Potter orgin. Does the official geocaching FAQ still refer to them as "geo-muggles"? I've never seen or heard anyone use that term.
#3
Posted 05 January 2007 - 04:24 AM
cloudwalker_at, on Jan 5 2007, 06:47 AM, said:
What is the proper term for non-geocaching folks? I've seen it written both ways on the forums and in log entries. Just curious!
People.
#4
Posted 05 January 2007 - 04:34 AM
I don't mind the term "muggles" as I think it fits. But as a Harry Potter fan, I cringe every time I see it changed to "muggler." What's up with that? Some blend of mugger and muggle?
I also prefer limiting use of the term to non-geocachers, i.e., members of the general public that are present when I'm trying to find a cache, or who accidentally stumble across a cache. I sometimes see it applied to geocachers who turn over to the dark side and maliciously steal or vandalize caches, as in "The Cache Muggler has taken all four of the geocoins in my new cache, and left a nasty note." That's not a muggle, it's not a muggler. It's a maggot.
I also prefer limiting use of the term to non-geocachers, i.e., members of the general public that are present when I'm trying to find a cache, or who accidentally stumble across a cache. I sometimes see it applied to geocachers who turn over to the dark side and maliciously steal or vandalize caches, as in "The Cache Muggler has taken all four of the geocoins in my new cache, and left a nasty note." That's not a muggle, it's not a muggler. It's a maggot.
#5
Posted 05 January 2007 - 05:36 AM
The Leprechauns, on Jan 5 2007, 04:34 AM, said:
I don't mind the term "muggles" as I think it fits. But as a Harry Potter fan, I cringe every time I see it changed to "muggler." What's up with that? Some blend of mugger and muggle?
I used to cringe at the Muggle word as it just seemed to cliche and ghetto to take it from Harry Potter... I think people who felt like I did used the term muggler to attempt to get away from that feel but as I have been around now a little I just gave up and called stuff muggled or a muggle... it just seemed at first a little weird to use that term - I thought there had to be something more cool and ingenious from this geocrowd but muggle works.
#6
Posted 05 January 2007 - 06:18 AM
I try to use muggle, but find I slip on occasion and say muggler. I don't think people who use muggler are trying to merge muggle and mugger, rather I think they (intentionally or not) are thinking of muggle as a verb, and then figureing one who does that gets an "-er" added to the end:
I farm, therefore I'm a farmer.
I bike, therefore I'm a biker.
I muggle, therefore I'm a muggler.
I farm, therefore I'm a farmer.
I bike, therefore I'm a biker.
I muggle, therefore I'm a muggler.
#8
Posted 06 January 2007 - 02:30 AM
a muggler is someone who makes muggles - in other words, muggles who breed
#9
Posted 06 January 2007 - 02:18 PM
cloudwalker_at, on Jan 5 2007, 05:47 AM, said:
What is the proper term for non-geocaching folks? I've seen it written both ways on the forums and in log entries. Just curious!
Infidels!
#12
Posted 07 January 2007 - 11:39 AM
TheWhiteUrkel, on Jan 5 2007, 03:52 AM, said:
cloudwalker_at, on Jan 5 2007, 03:47 AM, said:
What is the proper term for non-geocaching folks? I've seen it written both ways on the forums and in log entries. Just curious!
I'd have to to say Muggles, as in the term used in the Harry Potter books and movies. Mugglers is just sort of a "geoization" of the word by geocachers, many who probably have no idea of the Harry Potter orgin. Does the official geocaching FAQ still refer to them as "geo-muggles"? I've never seen or heard anyone use that term.
I agree with this. I've noticed that people who are familar with Harry Potter say "Muggles." Cachers unfamiliar with Harry Potter are more likely to say "Mugglers."
#13
Posted 13 January 2007 - 02:37 PM
"Muggles" are all non-geocaching people, and would be the right answer to the question above.
From this:
"To muggle" is to 'destroy' a cache.
So, a "Muggler" is someone who destroys caches.
From this:
"To muggle" is to 'destroy' a cache.
So, a "Muggler" is someone who destroys caches.
#14
Posted 13 January 2007 - 02:44 PM
scum of the earth..not to be criticle..
This post has been edited by team lagonda: 13 January 2007 - 02:48 PM
#15
Posted 13 January 2007 - 07:13 PM
I call them Muggles.
My Dad calls them Mugglers.
My wife calls them Wiggles. She "geo"-coined that word herself!
My Dad calls them Mugglers.
My wife calls them Wiggles. She "geo"-coined that word herself!
This post has been edited by markz68: 13 January 2007 - 07:14 PM
#16
Posted 13 January 2007 - 07:26 PM
And then you have a cache that's easy and obvious, is it more muggleable? (try saying that out loud three times quickly). More muggleable, more muggleable, more muggleable......
#17
Posted 13 January 2007 - 10:40 PM
Muggle. A non cacher. Normally used in discussions about caching.
Muggled. A cache taken by parties unkown.
Cache Maggot. A jacka** who specialiazes in taking caches.
Muggled. A cache taken by parties unkown.
Cache Maggot. A jacka** who specialiazes in taking caches.
#18
Posted 14 January 2007 - 06:29 AM
cloudwalker_at, on Jan 5 2007, 06:47 AM, said:
What is the proper term for non-geocaching folks? I've seen it written both ways on the forums and in log entries. Just curious!
How about "People who have not cached yet".
#19
Posted 14 January 2007 - 10:04 AM
Team CDCB, on Jan 5 2007, 09:18 AM, said:
I farm, therefore I'm a farmer.
I bike, therefore I'm a biker.
I muggle, therefore I'm a muggler.
I bike, therefore I'm a biker.
I muggle, therefore I'm a muggler.
Close.
If you ride a motorcycle, your a 'biker.'
If you ride a bicycle, your a 'cyclist.'
I've never understood that one either.
#20
Posted 14 January 2007 - 10:26 AM
BigFurryMonster, on Jan 13 2007, 02:37 PM, said:
"Muggles" are all non-geocaching people, and would be the right answer to the question above.
From this:
"To muggle" is to 'destroy' a cache.
So, a "Muggler" is someone who destroys caches.
From this:
"To muggle" is to 'destroy' a cache.
So, a "Muggler" is someone who destroys caches.
I believe that is correct.
#21
Posted 14 January 2007 - 03:30 PM
KBI, on Jan 14 2007, 10:04 AM, said:
Team CDCB, on Jan 5 2007, 09:18 AM, said:
I farm, therefore I'm a farmer.
I bike, therefore I'm a biker.
I muggle, therefore I'm a muggler.
I bike, therefore I'm a biker.
I muggle, therefore I'm a muggler.
Close.
If you ride a motorcycle, your a 'biker.'
If you ride a bicycle, your a 'cyclist.'
I've never understood that one either.
What if I do both? Am I a Bikist?
#22
Posted 14 January 2007 - 05:24 PM
Syndam, on Jan 14 2007, 03:30 PM, said:
KBI, on Jan 14 2007, 10:04 AM, said:
Team CDCB, on Jan 5 2007, 09:18 AM, said:
I farm, therefore I'm a farmer.
I bike, therefore I'm a biker.
I muggle, therefore I'm a muggler.
I bike, therefore I'm a biker.
I muggle, therefore I'm a muggler.
Close.
If you ride a motorcycle, your a 'biker.'
If you ride a bicycle, your a 'cyclist.'
I've never understood that one either.
What if I do both? Am I a Bikist?
Nope, you are a cycler!
#23
Posted 14 January 2007 - 07:28 PM
Syndam, on Jan 14 2007, 03:30 PM, said:
KBI, on Jan 14 2007, 10:04 AM, said:
Team CDCB, on Jan 5 2007, 09:18 AM, said:
I farm, therefore I'm a farmer.
I bike, therefore I'm a biker.
I muggle, therefore I'm a muggler.
I bike, therefore I'm a biker.
I muggle, therefore I'm a muggler.
Close.
If you ride a motorcycle, your a 'biker.'
If you ride a bicycle, your a 'cyclist.'
I've never understood that one either.
What if I do both? Am I a Bikist?
Yes, if you do both at the same time.
#24
Posted 15 January 2007 - 06:16 PM
My follow-up question may be better suited to a new forum topic, but I'll ask it here anyways. I assume that a muggle/muggler is by definition a non-geocacher, so what exactly defines a geocacher?
I'll lay down a bit of context - I was at a cache yesterday and ran into this guy who admitted to not playing the game of geocaching, but a few years ago ran into someone finding the nearby cache, and at that time learned about the game. Since then, every few months, he comes back to the same cache just to read the log, check out the cache, ensure it's still hidden, and think some more about geocaching as he sits and looks out over the river. He's never found another cache, doesn't own a GPS, is fascinated by the game, and has a higher count than probably quite a few geocachers.
Does this describe a geocacher, or is he a muggle/muggler? Or maybe geoinquisitor? Or maybe a passive or honorary geocacher. What do you think?
I'll lay down a bit of context - I was at a cache yesterday and ran into this guy who admitted to not playing the game of geocaching, but a few years ago ran into someone finding the nearby cache, and at that time learned about the game. Since then, every few months, he comes back to the same cache just to read the log, check out the cache, ensure it's still hidden, and think some more about geocaching as he sits and looks out over the river. He's never found another cache, doesn't own a GPS, is fascinated by the game, and has a higher count than probably quite a few geocachers.
Does this describe a geocacher, or is he a muggle/muggler? Or maybe geoinquisitor? Or maybe a passive or honorary geocacher. What do you think?
#25
Posted 16 January 2007 - 06:49 AM
duhgee, on Jan 15 2007, 06:16 PM, said:
My follow-up question may be better suited to a new forum topic, but I'll ask it here anyways. I assume that a muggle/muggler is by definition a non-geocacher, so what exactly defines a geocacher?
I'll lay down a bit of context - I was at a cache yesterday and ran into this guy who admitted to not playing the game of geocaching, but a few years ago ran into someone finding the nearby cache, and at that time learned about the game. Since then, every few months, he comes back to the same cache just to read the log, check out the cache, ensure it's still hidden, and think some more about geocaching as he sits and looks out over the river. He's never found another cache, doesn't own a GPS, is fascinated by the game, and has a higher count than probably quite a few geocachers.
Does this describe a geocacher, or is he a muggle/muggler? Or maybe geoinquisitor? Or maybe a passive or honorary geocacher. What do you think?
I'll lay down a bit of context - I was at a cache yesterday and ran into this guy who admitted to not playing the game of geocaching, but a few years ago ran into someone finding the nearby cache, and at that time learned about the game. Since then, every few months, he comes back to the same cache just to read the log, check out the cache, ensure it's still hidden, and think some more about geocaching as he sits and looks out over the river. He's never found another cache, doesn't own a GPS, is fascinated by the game, and has a higher count than probably quite a few geocachers.
Does this describe a geocacher, or is he a muggle/muggler? Or maybe geoinquisitor? Or maybe a passive or honorary geocacher. What do you think?
How about a "friend of geocaching"?
Actually I think being a geocacher basically just consists of identifying yourself as one. As with all other things in life, there are different degrees of it I guess.
#26
Posted 16 January 2007 - 07:03 AM
Syndam, on Jan 14 2007, 06:30 PM, said:
KBI, on Jan 14 2007, 10:04 AM, said:
Team CDCB, on Jan 5 2007, 09:18 AM, said:
I farm, therefore I'm a farmer.
I bike, therefore I'm a biker.
I muggle, therefore I'm a muggler.
I bike, therefore I'm a biker.
I muggle, therefore I'm a muggler.
Close.
If you ride a motorcycle, your a 'biker.'
If you ride a bicycle, your a 'cyclist.'
I've never understood that one either.
What if I do both? Am I a Bikist?
Maybe you're a bi-ker?
#27
Posted 16 January 2007 - 08:02 AM
cloudwalker_at, on Jan 5 2007, 03:47 AM, said:
What is the proper term for non-geocaching folks? I've seen it written both ways on the forums and in log entries. Just curious!
I my opinion Muggles are people who are non-geocacher's and Muggler's are people who take and,or violate caches.
#28
Posted 16 January 2007 - 09:17 AM
Marvins, as in 'the martian' as in alien, as in uninitiated or an outsider.
That other word leaves a foul stench in my nose.
That other word leaves a foul stench in my nose.
#29
Posted 17 January 2007 - 06:44 PM
duhgee, on Jan 15 2007, 06:16 PM, said:
He's never found another cache, doesn't own a GPS, is fascinated by the game, and has a higher count than probably quite a few geocachers.
This would definitely be debated in another thread
But makes sense to say it like this here. I agree.
Wow the guy's devoted to this one cache. That's amazing.
My first find was an accident. It made me really sad to find out that it is no longer active
((Oh, that just gave me an idea
maybe they'd let me restore it if I asked.I guess I'll go email the reviewer and the cache owner.
#30
Posted 19 January 2007 - 06:47 AM
Can we refer to people who leave food in a cache as hammugglers?
I keep trying to use 'Marvin' instead of 'muggle' but I keep forgetting and use 'Murphy' or 'Martin' instead ... don't know why it just happens that way.
I keep trying to use 'Marvin' instead of 'muggle' but I keep forgetting and use 'Murphy' or 'Martin' instead ... don't know why it just happens that way.
#31
Posted 18 August 2012 - 02:37 AM
Well, I love Harry Potter (my Geocaching name says it all) and muggles in Harry Potter are Non-magic people. So muggles in Goecaching are Non-Geocaching people. P.S. The Marunders Map is a map in Harry Potter that is a map of Hogwarts that shows everybody in Hogwarts and what they are doing at every minuite of the day. P.P.S. I could go blabbering on about Harry Potter all day... but I will stop now...
This post has been edited by Marunders Map: 18 August 2012 - 02:40 AM
#32
Posted 18 August 2012 - 02:39 AM
It's muggles. Non-magic people-muggles
Non-Geocacing people-muggles
Non-Geocacing people-muggles
This post has been edited by Marunders Map: 18 August 2012 - 02:41 AM
#33
Posted 18 August 2012 - 03:07 AM
Marunders Map, on 18 August 2012 - 02:37 AM, said:
Well, I love Harry Potter (my Geocaching name says it all)
Yes, as a geek who has read every Harry Potter book, and seen every Harry Potter Movie, I was aware of that without even opening up the bumped thread.
Why just yesterday some guy in the U.S. said they should change the word, and send out 5,000,000 emails announcing the change. I don't suspect he'd like to hear you blabbering on about Harry Potter all day.
Welcome to Geocaching! I suspect as time goes on, you'll be explaining where the term muggles comes from to many Geocachers. A surprisingly large number of them don't seem to know.
#34
Posted 18 August 2012 - 04:57 AM
I don't like the term muggler. When I first started geocaching, I Googled the term to find out what it meant. I had the misfortune to see the Urban Dictionary definition...
#35
Posted 18 August 2012 - 06:34 AM
Marunders Map, on 18 August 2012 - 02:37 AM, said:
Well, I love Harry Potter (my Geocaching name says it all) and muggles in Harry Potter are Non-magic people. So muggles in Goecaching are Non-Geocaching people. P.S. The Marunders Map is a map in Harry Potter that is a map of Hogwarts that shows everybody in Hogwarts and what they are doing at every minuite of the day. P.P.S. I could go blabbering on about Harry Potter all day... but I will stop now...
You mis-spelled "Marauder's"
http://en.wikipedia....otter#Detectors
#36
Posted 18 August 2012 - 07:07 AM
BoredRoom, on 18 August 2012 - 06:34 AM, said:
Marunders Map, on 18 August 2012 - 02:37 AM, said:
Well, I love Harry Potter (my Geocaching name says it all) and muggles in Harry Potter are Non-magic people. So muggles in Goecaching are Non-Geocaching people. P.S. The Marunders Map is a map in Harry Potter that is a map of Hogwarts that shows everybody in Hogwarts and what they are doing at every minuite of the day. P.P.S. I could go blabbering on about Harry Potter all day... but I will stop now...
You mis-spelled "Marauder's"
http://en.wikipedia....otter#Detectors
name taken although The username look-up tells me it would have been fine with the space between the two words.
#37
Posted 18 August 2012 - 11:55 AM
Cloudwalker501, on 05 January 2007 - 03:47 AM, said:
What is the proper term for non-geocaching folks? I've seen it written both ways on the forums and in log entries. Just curious!
Muggles. Unless your "smart" phone auto-corrects it to "Muffles." Stupid smartphone.
#38
Posted 18 August 2012 - 12:17 PM
The term "muggles" has been around since WAY before Harry Potter...
#39
Posted 20 August 2012 - 05:23 PM
Team CDCB, on 05 January 2007 - 06:18 AM, said:
I try to use muggle, but find I slip on occasion and say muggler. I don't think people who use muggler are trying to merge muggle and mugger, rather I think they (intentionally or not) are thinking of muggle as a verb, and then figureing one who does that gets an "-er" added to the end:
I farm, therefore I'm a farmer.
I bike, therefore I'm a biker.
I muggle, therefore I'm a muggler.
I farm, therefore I'm a farmer.
I bike, therefore I'm a biker.
I muggle, therefore I'm a muggler.
You can't always use that sort of logic with the English language. Would you say that you saw a herd of deers? The word is "muggle", not "muggler".
[Edit: sorry, I've just been attacked by a zombie]
This post has been edited by knowschad: 20 August 2012 - 05:25 PM
#40
Posted 20 August 2012 - 06:19 PM
I seem to recall muggles being called geomuggles in the early days, but I could be wrong.
The French translation of the Harry Potter books uses the term moldu for muggle. In geocaching in Quebec, a muggle is referred to as géomoldu.
PA
The French translation of the Harry Potter books uses the term moldu for muggle. In geocaching in Quebec, a muggle is referred to as géomoldu.
PA
#41
Posted 20 August 2012 - 06:25 PM
Ma & Pa, on 20 August 2012 - 06:19 PM, said:
I seem to recall muggles being called geomuggles in the early days, but I could be wrong.
The French translation of the Harry Potter books uses the term moldu for muggle. In geocaching in Quebec, a muggle is referred to as géomoldu.
PA
The French translation of the Harry Potter books uses the term moldu for muggle. In geocaching in Quebec, a muggle is referred to as géomoldu.
PA
Oh yeah, for sure!! I most certainly remember the website calling them Geo muggles in an FAQ somewhere, but yet even at the time, I never heard one single person in the logs, or in person, refer to them as Geo muggles. Just plain old Muggles.
#42
Posted 20 August 2012 - 07:29 PM
BigFurryMonster, on 13 January 2007 - 02:37 PM, said:
"Muggles" are all non-geocaching people, and would be the right answer to the question above.
From this:
"To muggle" is to 'destroy' a cache.
So, a "Muggler" is someone who destroys caches.
From this:
"To muggle" is to 'destroy' a cache.
So, a "Muggler" is someone who destroys caches.
Yup
Muggle I see as just someone nearby or watching you, Muggler is after they taken the container to be a jerk
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