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I *really* do appreciate his enthusiasm and admire his desire. I
encourage his participation in whatever way he wishes to participate. I
would also encourage him, however, to check with the local cachers in st.
Charles before he gets too far along. There are many issues that are of
particular concern for the cachers in St. Charles, they may have
some valuable input for him. I am sure he may contact BruceS (1500+finds)
nearly anytime and I am sure Tribble, jen, & the others are there to
help him as well.
Unfortunately, Chris is NOT on the email list
and unless someone is passing him mail, he is not receiving any of this
discussion.
Other than making us look like an unorganized bunch of splinter groups
that are not working together in any sort of coordinated way, i see
absolutely no harm in him setting up another organization. Its
great fun and i wish him all the best of luck.
I read part of a chapter in my science book on weather once and i have
seen a cloud. Excuse me whilst i go build a weather station. This
could be fun.
glenn
At 07:03 AM 1/2/2003 -0600, Mike Griffin wrote:
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I couldn't agree more. I guess sometimes we forget the enthusiasm we had
wh4en we found our first cache. Someone had to be excited enough to start
SLAGA.. I am sure that the same enthusiasm is busting out of weatherexpert.
His emails to me about our Winter Rendezvous show his excitement for the
sport.
If you think back, some will have to think way back, to when you were 13
years old, St. Louis seemed like a country. To travel from St. Charles to
Arnold was a major haul. To the young mind before driving a mile seems like
3. It takes forever to get from one place to the other. "Are we there Yet?"
So perhaps he just thinks that as big as St. Charles is, there is a need for
a new organization.
I think we should be less critical and encourage him to share the site with
his buddies. He is still a member of SLAGA and what harm will come from him
setting up his own site?
Encourage a youth of today and they will lead tomorrow. Lets not ridicule
him. Lets appreciate him.
The Brawny Bear
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From: "P ekey" <pkekey@xxxxxxx>
To: <geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, January 02, 2003 8:29 AM
Subject: [GeoStL] Re: St. Charles caching assoc
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> Whoa there!
>
> Before you totally lambast this idea, remember this is a kid who is
showing
> initiative (look at his profile). Appreciate his enthusiasm, and be
> flattered that he thinks enough of SLAGA website to want to imitate it.
>
> Encourage him to participate in SLAGA. And encourage his creative energy.
> Let's see what he does with the St. Charles website. If the new site
offers
> useful new information, people will find their way to it. If not, they
will
> continue to use the SLAGA site. Maybe even invite him to help out with the
> SLAGA website maintenance.
>
> My concern is that you bruise the feelings of a young newcomer before he
> gets the chance to appreciate your humor. Welcome aboard weatherexpert!
>
> Pam E. (Tribble)
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