Recruiting and Category Proposals

Some Help Finding ArtOMats

team farkle 7 — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 05:39:15 GMT

Hello to all my fellow waymarkers.

We recently posted our third Art*O*Mat, and since only 25 have been found, I figured I'd post where there others to be found. This list is from http://www.artomat.org/machinesbystate.php. Of the 25 that have been waymarked, it appears that 6 may have been relocated.

CALIFORNIA
Costa Mesa - The Living Room Salon and Gallery
Los Angeles - Reform School
Los Angeles - The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA
Oceanside - Clients & Profits, Inc. WAYMARKED
Sacramento - Crocker Art Museum
San Francisco - Rayko Photo Center WAYMARKED

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Washington - Whole Foods Market - Tenley Town WAYMARKED

FLORIDA
Boca Raton - Boca Raton Museum of Art
Key West - The Studios of Key West
Lakeland - Polk Museum of Art
Miami - Lowe Art Museum - University of Miami
Miami - Miami Art Museum

GEORGIA
Atlanta - Wonder Root

HAWAII
Honolulu - The Contemporary Museum Honolulu

IDAHO
Boise - Flying M Coffee House WAYMARKED

ILLINOIS
Chicago - The Chicago Cultural Center WAYMARKED
Crystal Lake - McHenry County College
Malta - Kishwaukee College
University Park - Governor\'s State University

INDIANA
Goshen - Accents Design
Indianapolis - Eiteljorg Museum

KENTUCKY
Lexington - The Kentucky Theatre
Louisville - The Kentucky Center WAYMARKED

LOUISIANA
Alexandria - River Oaks Art Center
New Orleans - Contemporary Art Center New Orleans

MAINE
Portland - SPACE WAYMARKED

MASSACHUSETTS
Northhampton - Faces

MICHIGAN
Detroit - Detroit Community Machine WAYMARKED
Ferndale - Detroit Comics WAYMARKED

MINNESOTA
Minneapolis - CHAMBERS, The Luxury Art Hotel of Minneapolis WAYMARKED

MISSOURI
Kansas City - Pi Gallery
St. Louis - COCA WAYMARKED

NEBRASKA
Lincoln - University of Nebraska, Lincoln

NEW YORK
Cortland - SUNY Cortland
New York - NYC Community Machine
New York - Whitney Museum of American Art
Rochester - Rochester Contemporary

NORTH CAROLINA
- available
Asheville - The Asheville Art Museum
Boone - Gamekeeper Restaurant
Boone - Turchin Center for the Visual Arts
Carrboro - Carrburritos
Foscoe - Purveyors WAYMARKED
Greenville - Emerge Gallery
Manteo - Dare County Arts Council
Raleigh - Whole Foods Market
Rocky Mount - Rocky Mount Arts Center
Winston-Salem - Marys of Course Cafe
Winston-Salem - Wake Forest University - Benson University Center
Winston-Salem - Krankies Coffee
Winston-Salem - available
Winston-Salem - Urban Artware

OHIO
Cincinnati - Artworks
Upper Arlington - Ursus Gallery WAYMARKED

OKLAHOMA
Oklahoma - Christian Keesee Collection

OREGON
Eugene - Lane Community College WAYMARKED
Forest Grove - Pacific University

PENNSYLVANIA
Bethlehem - Monsoon
Doylestown - Bucks County Free Library
Erie - Erie Art Museum
New Hope - Monkey Hill
Quakertown - Bucks County Free Library

RHODE ISLAND
Providence - OOP!!
Wakefield - Argentum

SOUTH CAROLINA
Charleston - William Halsey Gallery

TENNESSEE
Chattanooga - Create Here

TEXAS
Amarillo - Amarillo Museum of Art
Austin - Mercury Design Studio
Houston - Diverseworks!
Keller - ART251 WAYMARKED
San Antonio - Southwest School of Art and Crafts

VIRGINIA
Farmville - Longwood Center for the Arts
Lorton - Workhouse Arts Center
Richmond - Visual Arts Center of Richmond
Suffolk - Suffolk Museum

WASHINGTON
Seattle - Venue
Tacoma - BKB & Company WAYMARKED

WISCONSIN
Madison - Pop Deluxe WAYMARKED
Milwaukee - Beans and Barley WAYMARKED
Sheboygan - Mead County Library WAYMARKED

QUEBEC
Sherbrooke - Madame Pickwick

Vienna, Austria - UNVERKAEUFLICH

Pedestrian Underpasses

Team Sieni — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:52:21 GMT

In peer review: http://www.waymarking.com/cat/peer_review_vote.aspx?f=1&guid=213d5c05-b55f-4d17-b1b5-6e113ad25e15

Am I missing something here? Is there something rare or interesting about these in the US. Maybe a "cultural thing" that I'm missing.

Here in the UK they are ubiquitous, mundane, often dirty, and sometimes they cross over informally into the "public toilets" category recently discussed.

In an attempt to liven them up the bigger ones are sometimes decorated with murals or mosaics, which can go nicely into other categories.

Can anyone argue the case for this one to me?

Go on ... try.

Pope or Papal Category

scrambler390 — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 20:50:14 GMT

Would a category based on Pope or Papal locations or items be a viable category. We have one for Shakespere, Abraham Lincoln , J.F.Kennedy ,President Birthplaces, and other notables. I have not seen one for Pope's.

Places would be same as for other important historical figures, Plaques, markers, Statues, or Items dedicated by or to a Pope, Maybe a Catholic church named for a Pope etc... "Of, relating to, or issued by a pope"

Not trying to make a "religious" category. I know most would be probabally in Italy/Vatican, but there are locations worldwide.

If I missed a Category that already exists, sorry.

Thanks for any input!

Public Toilets -- A new category idea

dunbar loop — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 08:37:38 GMT

I have created a new group — The Thomas Crapper Society | http://www.waymarking.com/groups/details.aspx?f=1&guid=99462ae7-c310-4bdc-9c79-44c2b0a36aca — with the intent of creating a new category.

This would be about public toilets. In other words, those toilets that are not in shopping malls, gas stations, train stations, and so on. Instead it would be those toilets that can not be Waymarked in any other way. These are the toilets that appear in parks in North America or on high streets in Europe and Australasia.

The prime purpose is to serve us Waymarkers as way to let each other know where the closest toilet may be.

To avoid any privacy issues and respect for cultures that may not approve, there would be no requirement to photograph the toilet. However, there can be optional variables on the facilities. This would cover things like flush vs. latrine, running water to wash hands, baby change tables, and so on.

If this interests you please feel to join up at http://www.waymarking.com/groups/details.aspx?f=1&guid=99462ae7-c310-4bdc-9c79-44c2b0a36aca. There is also a sample photo up at this waymark http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM7J8K_Great_North_Road_Toilets_Winton_New_Zealand

Decorated Ceilings?

gt.us — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:58:07 GMT

I just started working in the Fisher Building, [ http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM1YW3_Fisher_Building_Detroit_MI ] which has beautiful decorated ceilings.

What do you think about decorated ceilings as a category?

Is there a web site that gives the correct terminology for the ceilings and the types of features?

For example, in a Historical marker about the Fisher Building it refers to "Gold leaf dominates the hand-painted arcade ceiling". I would want to include an example of what an arcade ceiling was in the category description, so others could properly describe a less documented ceiling.

Marinas - Looking for members and potential officers

txoilgas — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 02:13:27 GMT

We have yacht clubs, boat ramps, bait shops but there is nothing to cover the numerous marinas that cover almost every lake in the country.

So set up the group and looking for help in getting this going.

Historical Sites

txoilgas — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 23:46:16 GMT

Having been turned down on several sites that have been designated as "sites" and not parks I think there is a niche for this category.

Description: There are other categories that cover state parks and other major places. This group is for those that are small in nature and managed by smaller groups such as State or local Historical or Genealogy groups.

Comments and suggestions would be appreciated. Also membership is now open.

Amphitheaters question

ambrosia — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 01:33:59 GMT

It doesn't look like there's an Amphitheater Category. Am I missing something?

There are a couple categories that are close, but not quite:

Bandshells asks that the stage has a roof and for the most part, three sides. Not all ampitheaters have a structure like that.

Live Stage Theaters asks that the venue is used primarily for theatrical performances.

Both of those categories are pretty specific, and leave out a lot of potential venues. There was a locationless for these: Ampitheater - Classically Greek!.

Amphitheater definitions:

1.An oval or round structure having tiers of seats rising gradually outward from a central open space or arena.
2.An arena where contests and spectacles are held.
3.A level area surrounded by upward sloping ground.
4.An upper, sloping gallery with seats for spectators, as in a theater or operating room.

Border Crossings - Category Updated

chapterhouseinc — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 01:26:57 GMT

Border Crossings has just been updated. Please take a minute to review the new description.....

who knows, you might have something to add.....

http://www.waymarking.com/cat/details.aspx?f=1&guid=2fe96256-a43c-4729-8189-fe21e5a6a63d&gid=6

Abandoned firetowers...

Team Goju — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 21:00:08 GMT

We have been geocaching for a 3 years, and have only visited/posted a couple of waymarks, so the activity is still relatively new to us. One of our side interests that has developed has been visiting remote and abandoned fire lookout towers. While browsing through the categories, the closest one I could find is Lookout Towers, however it states that one of the logging requirements is to climb to the top. Some abandoned fire lookout towers may have the cupola on the top removed and/or have government signage prohibiting climbing the tower. I was hoping to post a couple of these towers as waymarks, but would not want to require a visitor to climb to the top, as that is something they should do at their own risk. After reading the description for the existing category, Lookout Towers, it seems these would not fit the category, and perhaps a separate category would be appropriate. Abandoned fire towers differ substantially from publicly accessible lookout towers in that they are often remote, and require considerable planning and effort to get to. Any thoughts?

Dedicated Benches on probation

cldisme — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 21:29:32 GMT

I noticed the Dedicated Benches group only has two members let alone officers.

The Open Enrollment is closed, too.

Anybody feel like saving this category, or should it fade away?

Remains of settlements - currently under review

Team Sieni — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 13:36:30 GMT

I'm not sure how this differs from Ghost Towns. Am I missing something?

NCP Political Graveyard

swizzle — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 13:36:48 GMT

I was sifting through findagrave.com and noticed that there's quite a few U.S. Congressmen buried around here. I wouldn't consider most of them as famous but then again I'm not into politics all that much. Maybe a category on people who have held a public office or would they all be considered "famous"? Swizzle

Graves of Veterans

gparkes — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 02:26:38 GMT

I know from the subject that this is going to get an immediate NO, because there has to be atleast 5 million veterans in the United States alone, not to mention world wide. The real problem is that I don't have a good title for this so please read on and see what you think.

First some reasoning: I am an American Civil War buff, and often times find a great or even interesting story that goes along with a veteran. Where can this be waymarked?

Second, the limitations: This is not a category for duplications. If it is a Revolutionary War grave, it belongs there as well as any story or knowlege that goes along with that veteran. This would go for Medal of Honor graves. This leaves countless numbers of people that contributed a lot, or have a significant or even interesting past that needs to be told. I had thought about "graves of a famous person," but consider the abreviated story that follows:

I have been researching for several years the "Palmyra Massacre" (look for the waymark I posted for the complete story). I have been trying to find the graves of the subject, and have found one of them. The one has a very intersting story, that he was the one that was substituted for a previously selected man. While unremarkable in life, his death at age 20 seems to me to be tragic and remarkable because of first the circumstances and second the execution story.

This being said, to me the person would not go under a "famous person."

To me the waymark is about the story almost more than the location. If a person isn't able to generate a past of the person, this isn't the category that would accept the waymark.

Not to go to far, but I also can see a similar category for non-military graves... but again... no good thoughts on a name.

Active Quarries: Officers needed

silverquill — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 03:58:10 GMT

Active Quarries is a very low-volume category, but we've lost one of the three active officers and are on probation. So, any volunteers to help fill the ranks?

New and Improved One-Room Schoolhouses Category

Big B Bob — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 18:05:52 GMT

I've recently taken over the One-Room Schoolhouses proposed category and made some chages to it.

I've read the past comments from previous forum conversations and used those suggestions to design a decent category. I would appreciate some positive feedback.

http://www.waymarking.com/cat/details.aspx?f=1&guid=8a37998e-ee1f-4e2e-8e1b-405491447e42&gid=6&exp=True

Submerged Communities

swizzle — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 13:20:18 GMT

Yes, its a re-write of my submerged settlements. I still think this one is doable and want to know if there's anyone willing to help me talk this one.

Submerged Communities are town's, villages, hamlet's or any other type of established areas of human existence who are wholley or partial submerged due to the construction of a dam or natural disaster that caused wide spread flooding. All efforts should be made to obtain coordinates and photo's from a vantage point that allows people to see a remnant of that past. Ex: A cellar hole, old road, stone walls, ect.. In the case that a town is wholley submerged then an overlook of the area with a compass bearing should be given to the general location.

If aquiring a photo in these areas is not feasible then a photo of a historical sign with information about the submerged community will be required. A website link with information about the dam / natural disaster and the community or communities effected is also required.

Its still a work in progress and I appreciate all of the good and the bad comments that will go with this. Thanx, Swizzle

Car wrecks

puppy dawg — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 19:07:01 GMT

I was wondering if we could make the old wrecked cars out in the wilderness into a waymarking category. Any thoughts?

Atmospheric Optics - New Game Proposal

swizzle — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 15:11:18 GMT

http://www.atoptics.co.uk/

Check out the link to see what Atmospheric Optics are all about before commenting. This is meant to be more then just a few rainbow pics. There is a whole array of different atmosphere optics that are rather pretty and worth some attention. The next time your out hunting for a new plaque or playground, look up. If there's a light rain and the sun's out look for a rainbow, sometimes a double and triple rainbow. Keep an eye out for sun dogs, solar pillars, arcs, redbows, fractured rainbows, glories and more.<br>
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I've seen a couple different types of these Atmospheric Optics and I see more then most because I look for them. A couple days ago well waymarking some history signs I got a pic of a Redbow, a couple weeks ago I got a pic of a rainbow with 3 purple bands. I don't want to see ho-hum pics. Scenery is a big part of this and I reserve the right to be subjective. All you need is an Atmospheric Optic, Some scenery and the coordinates. This is a waymark that could literally be anywhere. I did a quick write up just to give an idea of what the group is about and will do a much better write up before its submitted. If the link doesn't work then go to spaceweather.com and scroll down to Atmospheric Optics. So who wants to join, enrollment is open? Swizzle

Aviaries Already Exists in Birdwatching Locations

Redneck Parrotheads — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 03:10:45 GMT

There's no new experience being provided in this category. There's nothing being included that's excluded in the present category. There's nothing more noteworthy about aviaries that is not already covered in Birdwatching Locations. It's plain out redundancy.

Smithsonian Art Inventory

silverquill — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 14:57:38 GMT

Smithsonian Art Inventory

Since this wonderful resource has been mentioned, I thought I'd start a thread on it.

I know I've been alerted to it before, but for some reason it didn't really click, but I've found it increasingly valuable. I wish more categories to which it applies would include it in the category description as a resource, and maybe even provide an optional variable for the IAS control number.

I think the search function is difficult to use. There is no field for geographic location - like state or city or zip code. Sometimes the "Owner" field can help. But, sometimes it's just hard to get enough information to do the search. But, I'm learning.

Does anyone know for sure if there is a way to contribute to it - particularly images?

In some ways it would make a great category. Somewhat like the National Register of Historic Places, it provides an objective list of sites to be included, with somewhat standard data fields. And a control number. The main problem is that almost everything listed there could be included in one or more of the existing categories, and I think that is a LOT of redundancy. That's speaking of sculptures, anyway. There are many other types of art included. And the problem with that is that a lot of them are located in museums. In general, I don't think it is a good idea to waymark items on display in museums.

Any other thoughts on this?

New Proposal: Banks?

suefitz — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 01:53:49 GMT

I was wondering if anyone has thought of Banks as a category?

Bof A, Wells Fargo, Chase, Citi, US Bank, Regional/Local?

It could go under business/commerce - so many are in very intresting buildings.

Coat of Arms

Dorcadion Team — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 08:44:38 GMT

Dear colleagues waymarkers, we are working on listing of new category which is devoted to "Coat of Arms". Our idea is to pursue you to find all interesting static manifestations of heraldry connected with aristocratic families (noble family coat of arms), burgher arms (used by famous commoners), church and knight orders, towns and (maybe) regions. State and country seals and coats of arms will be excluded (they are on every state building...).

The manifestations would be static (not on movable objects), not on flags or on infoboards (town signs) close to the roads. Probably only on well defined outdoor structures (buildings, bridges, statues, graves or tombs) and not on metal infoplates at entrances to official buildings...

We will be glad, if you share with us some creative ideas about the proper and acceptable defining of the category...

Mike aka Dorcadion

Can't get past the Group Vote.... HELP!!!

Big B Bob — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 16:27:03 GMT

Because of the 100% vote requirement, I can't get my category (One-Room Schoolhouses) to the next step.
It's not that a officer has voted against the category, it's that one did not vote at all.
The first time was my fault, I added a Officer AFTER I sent out the Group Vote, so that person did not receive the vote notice. This time one of the officers did not vote and the vote failed... again
I'm going to try again in a few days to see if that officer logs back on.

Has this ever happened to any of you and what did you do to fix the problem?

TransCanada Trails - Knew it would fail

wildwoodke — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 15:44:02 GMT

Thanks for the feedback. This one was not ready to go out and I'll take the scolding but I warned the lead that this was going to fail after it was released.

Between the three other officers there is 1 waymark and 5 visits total - and likely no time in the forums...coaching opportunity coming up.

I have provided information to the lead to start editing and I am hoping that he allows the officers and edit as well.

...Standby for a new and improved.