Geocaching Encyclopedia

[+soreyes]

This request Cracked me right up!

 

"How to grow moss - For cache hides "

 

Up here in WA state all you need to grow moss is a Lawn, roof, or old camper!!

[+sept1c_tank]

Wait...wait. URL? I've scanned the thread, but I'm too Nyquiled out to spot it.

Click on the link in my signature.

Or click here.

[+BigWhiteTruck]

I've started to create categories on the wiki.

To add your article to a category, all you need to do is put a link like this on the top of the article:

 

[[Category:Name]]

 

Where "Name" is the name of the category you want to add it to.

 

It true wiki fashion, if that category doesn't exist, it will be created for you when you click the red link.

 

There is an edit area in a category itself, you can write a description of the category, and also link it as a sub-category to other categories..

 

I created a category called "Guides" and a subcategory under that called "Safety""

[+Camo-crazed]

and I just created 6 articles in 1 1/2 hours, OOooooggg!

[Keystone]

Hello,

 

I peeked at the wiki and was rather surprised, in the second article I read, to see that material was copied directly from resources owned by Groundspeak. Materials published in the Groundspeak Forums, the Groundspeak Knowledgebase, the Geocaching.com FAQ's, etc., remain the property of Groundspeak and the respective authors of those materials.

 

I have written quite a bit of helpful material myself. To those working on this project, do NOT use any of my writings without my prior express written consent. Thank you.

[+Renegade Knight]

My writings contained in these forums are fair game for the wiki that Lunaverse has started. Consider this express written permission.

[+LaPaglia]

I must not be doing something right. I clicked on the "Getting Started" article and it was empty. It told me I could write one. I would have expected that this might be one of the first things on the site. Well I guess no one has had the time to copy http://www.geocaching.com/about/ The page titled "Getting Started with Geocaching.com".

Edited May 21, 2005 by LaPaglia

[+Renegade Knight]

I must not be doing something right. I clicked on the "Getting Started" article and it was empty. It told me I could write one. I would have expected that this might be one of the first things on the site. Well I guess no one has had the time to copy http://www.geocaching.com/about/ The page titled "Getting Started with Geocaching.com".

Thot could do a wonderful job with that section.

[+sept1c_tank]

Hello,

 

I peeked at the wiki and was rather surprised, in the second article I read, to see that material was copied directly from resources owned by Groundspeak.  Materials published in the Groundspeak Forums, the Groundspeak Knowledgebase, the Geocaching.com FAQ's, etc., remain the property of Groundspeak and the respective authors of those materials.

 

I have written quite a bit of helpful material myself.  To those working on this project, do NOT use any of my writings without my prior express written consent.  Thank you.

Please identify the article and I will fix it; somewhere, in Tips For Writing articles, it is explained that it is acceptable to use links, quotes and paraphrases, but not material written by others without permission. Apparently the person who submitted the article was not clear on that.

 

Well I guess no one has had the time to copy http://www.geocaching.com/about/ The page titled "Getting Started with Geocaching.com". 

 

I'm not sure you Groundspeak types like this project. I would be interested in knowing why. This independant resource could develop into a great tool for geocaching. I realize Groundspeak has given the project it's official unblessing, but I would think that you two upstanding cachers would find it exciting and useful.

[+Camo-crazed]

Please identify the article and I will fix it.

I believe that he was either refering to the travel bugs article, the geocoins article or the adopting a cache article

[+BigWhiteTruck]

Hello,

 

I peeked at the wiki and was rather surprised, in the second article I read, to see that material was copied directly from resources owned by Groundspeak. Materials published in the Groundspeak Forums, the Groundspeak Knowledgebase, the Geocaching.com FAQ's, etc., remain the property of Groundspeak and the respective authors of those materials.

 

I have written quite a bit of helpful material myself. To those working on this project, do NOT use any of my writings without my prior express written consent. Thank you.

The great thing about a wiki is that you could have deleted that content and replaced it with the warning you just typed here.

 

There are "Do not plagiarize" (I'm paraphrasing) warnings in bold all over anywhere you can type into. I'll make sure to add a warning to the front page as well.

[+sept1c_tank]

Tips on editing Cacheopedia articles

 

Always use a neutral point of view, as Cacheopedia is not a place to promote points of view. It can be used to describe or summarize points of view that exist, which is different.

 

When practical, cite your sources so others can check and extend your work.

 

Do not copy the works of others! You can use them as a resource for ideas and information, but no work should be copied wholesale. Try to re-state what they have said, and use multiple sources. This helps create a better article, as you are drawing on the wisdom and experience of many cachers.

Please follow these guidelines if you choose to write an article for this community project. There are plenty of other good tips for writing and editing on the same page.

[Keystone]

The great thing about a wiki is that you could have deleted that content and replaced it with the warning you just typed here.

I'm busy enough as it is, trying to keep track of the answers given (and not given) on this site. I'll thank everyone not to add to my workload. The copied article on cache adoptions is a good example. Only the section on non-consensual adoptions was copied and pasted; this is misleading. The current Groundspeak Knowledgebase documents on cache transfer and cache adoption are out-of-date due to some sort of editing error, which I brought to Groundspeak's attention. So even had the entire process been duplicated in the wiki, it'd be wrong. Finally, the consensual adoption process will be greatly simplified by a new tool that's being beta tested right now. So both the Groundspeak document and the copied wiki document would need to be updated at that time.

 

There are "Do not plagiarize" (I'm paraphrasing) warnings in bold all over anywhere you can type into.  I'll make sure to add a warning to the front page as well.

 

They didn't work very well. There are also terms of use for this site which were apparently not read by the person submitting the content. Finally, there are copyright laws. Hence my post.

Edited May 21, 2005 by Keystone Approver

[CoyoteRed]

The Getting Started is bit more populated. (In my own words, even.)

 

As expected, I'm sure there is plenty of spelling and grammitical errors to be corrected.

 

This is my first ever, non-testing mode, wiki entry. Gentle feedback would be appreciated.

[+sept1c_tank]

You've been busy, CR! Thanks for the contributions (I gently corrected some spelling errors in the Getting Started article).

 

Informative articles like the ones you're writing are what will make the cacheopedia successful.

[CoyoteRed]

You're quite welcome. I'm glad to be of a help.

 

As anyone knows who reads my posts, I need help with spelling and grammar!

 

I tried to start something similar on my own group's site, but I sit there looking at the page and think what I was doing should be for are wider audience. I think what I'll do is reference here, put general articles here, and put more SC specific articles on the group's site.

 

This style wiki is a lot easier to use than anything I've tried previously. No restrictions of OneWordAndIntialCaptialsForANewPage junk. Pretty cool.

[CoyoteRed]

Maybe I'm not seeing a general discussion section on the wiki, but if their isn't could we get a forums over there for discussions on it? That way we don't clutter up the Groundspeak forums with a thread that keeps getting bumped every time I find myself flailing about try to figure something out?

[+sept1c_tank]

I'm new at this too, but there is what I believe to be a discussion area associated with every article. Note the tab at the top of a page.

 

I have not used it yet and I am not aware of anyone else using it. The way it is set up, there would be a different discussion for any given article. It is also possible to watch an article (which would alert you to any new discussion). I don't think there is a place for general discussion. If I'm wrong about this, somebody please correct me.

 

But one useful tool is the Recent Changes button. On that page you can view a history of every change ever made to every page (including the accompanying discussion), and a link to go directly to the discussion page (Talk).

 

A different forum for discussion would be nice, but since this is a project relating to geocaching and of interest to the general geocaching community, I doubt there will be a problem with bumping this thread.

[+Miragee]

I've been over there playing around a bit. Will there be a way, or is there a way, to include images?

[+tabulator32]

I've added an addendum to a stub and then written three more articles. This is fun but I am not bright enough to figure out how to log in or create my user ID on the wikipedia.

 

Please help the blind geocacher locate the log-in on the wikipedia.

 

 

Thanks.

[+tabulator32]

I've added an addendum to a stub and then written three more articles. This is fun but I am not bright enough to figure out how to log in or create my user ID on the wikipedia.

 

Please help the blind geocacher locate the log-in on the wikipedia.

 

 

Thanks.

Nevermind.

 

Found it!

 

[+tabulator32]

Logo Concept...

 

Comments?

 

[+Miragee]

Cool. You are very talented.

[+tabulator32]

Cool. You are very talented.

"Thank ya! Thank ya very much."

 

[+sept1c_tank]

Maybe I'm not seeing a general discussion section on the wiki, but if their isn't could we get a forums over there for discussions on it?  That way we don't clutter up the Groundspeak forums with a thread that keeps getting bumped every time I find myself flailing about try to figure something out?

Now there is a place: Cacheopedia: Village Pump.