There's a change a coming

The above title is from the "signature" of a disgruntled GOWT member from the Jackson area that he added just before the formation of JAG was announced. Change is inevitable. Sometimes its done on a whim, sometimes out of extreme necessity.


In the early morning hours of November 10, GOWT shut down for reorganization. This process can be expected to take a while as the reorganization committee which is composed of members from across the region that GOWT serves seeks out additional information from the membership about what they want.

One thing that the majority of the members of GOWT have made clear is that they are sick of the infighting that has taken place over the last year. GOWT is intended to be a geocaching resource that provides geocachers from all over the world information about geocaching within the region that GOWT represents. While it is reasonable to expect "philosophical differences" between members, it is not reasonable to fight like children on public discussion forums. It definitely does not show our best side to others interested in geocaching or those who might be interested. Hopefully we as an organization can find a way to get back to what GOWT is supposed to be about: geocaching.

The first change that is apparent can be seen in the lower right corner of the GOWT logo above. GOWT is now a registered trademark.

This is representative of a second change that I would like to see and one that is sorely needed. If our discussion forums continue to be more conversational than informational, the moderators need to show little mercy on members who violate posting policies.

We spared the rod for a long time and ended up with spoiled children on our forums.