5 Lackeys. Approximately 7,000 geocachers. Moin moin!

Geocaching HQ staff will attend dozens of Mega and Giga-Events around the world, shaking hands, sharing stories of adventure, and of course, geocaching! Linda (teasiscozy) is the Office Manager & Executive Support Specialist at Geocaching HQ. She recently traveled to Hamburg, Germany to attend the Project Hamburg – Im Wandel der Zeit Giga-Event (GC77777). Here’s her trip recap.

In early May, five Lackeys (Bryan, A Jennifer, mamabear, Bl4ckH4wkGER, and me: teasiscozy!) traveled to a Giga-Event in Hamburg, Germany: Project Hamburg – Im Wandel der Zeit (GC77777). It was my first time in Germany and also attending a Giga! The minute we logged our Will Attends, the excitement that we received was equally met by all the Lackeys attending.

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Log your Will Attend for the Geocaching 20th Anniversary Celebration

We’re thrilled to announce the cache page for the Geocaching 20th Anniversary Celebration is published (GC896PK)!

We look forward to welcoming geocachers from all over the world with fun exhibits, vendor booths, speakers, and much more. We’ll continue to update the cache page as more information becomes available. In the meantime, after you log a Will Attend, you’ll receive notifications of any announcements we make on the cache page.

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Geocaching Etiquette 201: Vinden en loggen

De meeste geocachers zullen zeggen dat ons spel vrij eenvoudig is. Zoek de cache, onderteken het logboek, log de cache online.Maar als een spel door miljoenen mensen in meer dan 190 landen wordt gespeeld, dan zal er onvermijdelijk enige discussie over het spel ontstaan. Geocaching HQ en de reviewers, vrijwilligers, worden vaak gevraagd om advies te geven of te helpen bij het bemiddelen bij geschillen.We hebben een aantal blogposts gemaakt om de adviezen die we geven over een aantal van de meest voorkomende onderwerpen breder te delen.

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Geocaching Etikette 201: Finden und Loggen

Die meisten Geocacher würden sagen, dass unser Spiel ziemlich einfach ist.Finde den Cache, schreibe ins Logbuch, logge den Cache online.Aber wenn ein Spiel von Millionen von Menschen in mehr als 190 Ländern gespielt wird, wird es zwangsläufig eine Debatte über das Gameplay geben. Das Geocaching-Hauptquartier und die freiwilligen Reviewer der Community werden oft gebeten, Ratschläge zu geben oder bei der Vermittlung von Streitigkeiten zu helfen. In einer zweiteiligen Serie geben wir einige Hinweise zu den häufigsten Themen.

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Geocaching Etiquette 201: Finding and Logging

Most geocachers would say that our game is pretty simple. Find the cache, sign the log, log the cache online. But when a game is played by millions of people in more than 190 countries, there will inevitably be some debate about game play. Geocaching HQ and community volunteer reviewers are often asked to provide guidance or help mediate disputes.

We have developed a pair of blog posts to more widely share the guidance we provide on some of the most common issues.

We’ll start with the heart of geocaching: finding and logging caches.

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