Difference between revisions of "Geocashing achievement"

Latest revision as of 23:14, 18 August 2024

This is a proposal made on 2009-06-11. Please leave comments and suggestions on Talk:Geocashing achievement, indicating your thoughts on the proposal, including:

Support - you think this proposal should be added with zero or minor changes
Do not oppose - you think it's boring/meh/not for you, but it wouldn't harm to have it created
Oppose - you have a specific reason as to why this ribbon should not exist (state this reasoning in your comment)
Needs work - you think the achievement should be created after more significant changes have been made

See Proposed achievements for more information on this process.

Guinness and Jeppzer earned the Geocashing achievement

by earning real, hard money during the (68, 17) geohash on 2008-10-16.

The Geocashing achievement can be claimed when you find or earn money during your expedition. This must be done both legally and honestly, no pickpocketing or simple withdrawals from ATMs.

This achievement (and the money) can be earned a number of ways:

Busking/street-performing
Doing a couple of odd-jobs for the owner of the property containing the geohash
Selling something homemade, such as lemonade
Returning bottles, if this scheme exists in your area

It is unlikely that simply performing your regular job will earn you this achievement, but you may be eligible if you are paid in cash during your expedition. You do not need to take into account the money spent during your expedition (so don't worry about keeping track of fuel costs), but it is usually against the spirit of the achievement to simply buy something in a shop and sell it on afterwards.

Some users have suggested donating the money earned to charity, and you are welcome to do so should you choose to, but it is not required in order to earn this achievement. If you happen to find large amounts of money during your expedition, it may be best to report this to your local authorities. If they take this money from you, resulting in you being empty-handed, you may still claim this achievement as you have done the right thing. The same applies if you happen to encounter the person who lost the money and return it to them.

Proposed achievements
2000s	Geocashing · Nanny
2010s	Networking · Tag the hash
2020s	EcoFriendly · Graticuleader · Guard Dog · Holiday · Planes trains and automobiles · Sightseeing · Vexillology

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-Award yourself this achievement if you have earned real money during your geohashing expedition. You qualify if and only if you have more money in your wallet than before you started. You must have honestly earned (or found¹) the money - not just used an ATM machine.
-The intention of course is to come up with some extraordinary ways of earning money while hashing. Just doing your regular work is a bit boring, but may qualify if you are paid in cash. Doing some work that earns you your paycheck at the end of the month definitely does not qualify.
-'''Need for discussion:''' Should this ribbon take into account the accumulating costs of your expedition? If yes, how could these be calculated? Just the tickets/gasoline you spent? Average maintenance costs of your car? Carbon footprint? Or just having to earn enough money to balance them all?
-The other (my preferred) option would be to just take into account the earnings, but not the costs which occurred during the expedition. [[Talk:Geocashing achievement|Discuss!]]
-¹If you happen to find copious amounts of money, which you may have to report to the local authorities, you may still claim this ribbon and award yourself something extra for your honesty. The same applies if you encounter the person who lost the money and return it. Unless that person is part of your expedition <small>you sneaky bastards!</small>
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+The Geocashing achievement can be claimed when you find or earn money during your expedition. This must be done both legally and honestly, no pickpocketing or simple withdrawals from ATMs.
+This achievement (and the money) can be earned a number of ways:
+* Busking/street-performing
+* Doing a couple of odd-jobs for the owner of the property containing the geohash
+* Selling something homemade, such as lemonade
+* Returning bottles, if this scheme exists in your area
+It is unlikely that simply performing your regular job will earn you this achievement, but you may be eligible if you are paid in cash during your expedition. You do not need to take into account the money spent during your expedition (so don't worry about keeping track of fuel costs), but it is usually against the spirit of the achievement to simply buy something in a shop and sell it on afterwards.
+Some users have suggested donating the money earned to charity, and you are welcome to do so should you choose to, but it is not required in order to earn this achievement. If you happen to find large amounts of money during your expedition, it may be best to report this to your local authorities. If they take this money from you, resulting in you being empty-handed, you may still claim this achievement as you have done the right thing. The same applies if you happen to encounter the person who lost the money and return it to them.
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