Ohh geez...I'm not even going to try and have a reasonable conversation about this. Suffice to say that you are obviously VERY new to this. I wish you the best of luck. Trisha "Lightning" Prescott On Tue, 24 September 2002, "MARK STOUT" wrote: > > Okay Trish, > > Which definition are we using for "Professional" when referring to a > volunteer individual sport/hobby? > > 1. Of, relating to, engaged in, or suitable for a profession: > lawyers, > doctors, and other professional people. > 2. Conforming to the standards of a profession: professional > behavior. > 3. Engaging in a given activity as a source of livelihood or as a > career: > a professional writer. > 4. Performed by persons receiving pay: professional football. > 5. Having or showing great skill; expert: a professional repair job. > > Because I'm confused as to what a "professional attitude" is; about > something that is not sanctioned, endorsed, certified or by any other > standard: regulated. > How does a person not living in and around Arizona judge those things > that > are good for Arizona? Should we also judge/regulate those things for > European countries/ Asian countries whose beliefs and cultures are > different > from ours yet are apart of the Geocache? I am just asking a question > as a > person who has been exposed to many "types" of cultures and because of > this, > I would no sooner tell others to what they can and/or can not do as I > would > tell them how to vote or prey. > It may seem like an extreme position from your perspective, but than I > think > what you have said establishes the ground rules for some to step in and > start regulating this "amateur" hobby/sport, which in turn goes > against ones > own belief and oh yeah something established by the declaration of > independence [one of those unalienable rights rights things] "pursuit > of > Happiness" which we are giving up when people are subject to the will > or > decisions of others who are not elected officials. > > > > > I agree, Skydad, for the most part. There are, however, a few things > > that need to be taken seriously, for the benefit of ALL in > geocaching; > > hence, the upcoming meeting with the "land supervisors," as an > example. > > > > While geocaching IS a hobby/sport, some more serious than for others, > > there are a few issues that need to be addressed. And addressing > these > > issues, in my opinion, is best done by those with a "professional" > > attitude (which is a positive thing.) > > > > That's my 2 cents, since we all have a right to voice an opinion, I > > think. > > > > Trisha > > "Lightning" > > Prescott > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Tue, 24 September 2002, "skydad" wrote: > > > > > > > > I totally agree with the newbie and their comments on how negative > > > this list > > > serv has gotten over the months. It seems are beloved sport/hobby > > has > > > become a way of life for many people and lost site of the true > reason > > > most > > > of us started geocaching in the first place. How many people have > > > simply > > > stopped reading the emails without voicing their concerns as did > our > > > newest > > > members? How many other new people will shy away due to the > negative > > > almost > > > professional like attitude people are now taking? I think we all > > > started to > > > enjoy the adventure and finding spots we never knew existed in our > > > great > > > state. Along the way we have been lucky to meet some really great > > > people. > > > We can only hope the great effort the people at Snaptek have put > > forth > > > is > > > not wasted with people taking this all too seriuosly. > > > The Lunch Club > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Az-Geocaching mailing list > > > listserv@azgeocaching.com > > > <a > > > href="http://mail.brasher.com//jump/http://listserv.azgeocaching.com/mailman > /listinfo/az-geocaching">http://listserv.azgeocaching.com/mailman/listinfo/a > z-geocaching</a> > > > > > > Arizona's Geocaching Resource > > > <a > > > href="http://mail.brasher.com//jump/http://www.azgeocaching.com">http://www. > azgeocaching.com</a> > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > "Although no one can go back and > > make a brand new start, > > Anyone can start from now and > > make a brand new ending." > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > _______________________________________________ > > Az-Geocaching mailing list > > listserv@azgeocaching.com > > http://listserv.azgeocaching.com/mailman/listinfo/az-geocaching > > > > Arizona's Geocaching Resource > > http://www.azgeocaching.com > > _______________________________________________ > Az-Geocaching mailing list > listserv@azgeocaching.com > http://listserv.azgeocaching.com/mailman/listinfo/az-geocaching > > Arizona's Geocaching Resource > http://www.azgeocaching.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Although no one can go back and make a brand new start, Anyone can start from now and make a brand new ending." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~