texascavers Digest 14 Sep 2012 20:45:21 -0000 Issue 1626
texascavers Digest 14 Sep 2012 20:45:21 - Issue 1626 Topics (messages 20694 through 20702): Sinkhole Conference deadline extension for students only! 20694 by: George Veni Re: [SWR] [Texascavers] Fw: [PBSS] September Meeting Notes 20695 by: Jacqueline Thomas 20696 by: Bill Bentley 20702 by: Corky Re: Knee Pads 20697 by: Linda Palit Bats in North Dallas: NBC News Local Affiliate 20698 by: R D Milhollin Artificial Bat Cave 20699 by: Mark Minton Lost Oasis Preserve Clean-up 20700 by: ryan monjaras TSA Nominations 20701 by: Arburn Don Administrivia: To subscribe to the digest, e-mail: To unsubscribe from the digest, e-mail: To post to the list, e-mail: -- --- Begin Message --- Dear Friends Just a few minutes ago the Sinkhole Conference Organizing Committee decided to extend the deadline, for abstracts for students only and for student applications for the Barry F. Beck Sinkhole Conference Student Scholarship, to the end of September. We have received many excellent abstracts for the Sinkhole Conference in general, but with lower registration prices plus this new scholarship, we are trying to encourage as many students as possible to attend. The Sinkhole Conference is a great way for students considering a career in cave and karst science to meet potential colleagues and employers, as well as to learn a great amount of cutting-edge information on karst environmental management. For more information on the Beck Scholarship, to register for the conference, and for students to send abstracts and applications, go to http://www.nckri.org/sinkholeconference2013. Again, the deadline has been extended only for students through 30 September 2012. If you do not see these changes on the website, it is because we just made the decision; the website will be updated soon. George *** George Veni, Ph.D. Executive Director National Cave and Karst Research Institute 400-1 Cascades Avenue Carlsbad, New Mexico 88220-6215 USA Office: 575-887-5517 Mobile: 210-863-5919 Fax: 575-887-5523 gv...@nckri.org www.nckri.org --- End Message --- --- Begin Message --- After reading these emails I found "Ess Cave" with coordinates on Google. I requested directions, and was redirected to maps. I received directions, then followed the link to report inappropriate content. Ess Cave is now listed without coordinates and shows as having been changed four hours ago. I put in a second request for directions and this time I received the "need more information about destination" message. I don't know if that was the only place a location was listed but the person I found attached to the cave and the coordinates had responded quickly. This might not be the listing Bill was referring to but it was the only one I could find that had a location. Lots of pictures, though… Jacqui On Sep 12, 2012, at 2:26 PM, Joe Ranzau wrote: > The issue I saw is that someone made a custom google map with the cave > location and left it public. I use the custom maps for work or caving trips > all the time. The key is to make them private. You can still share the maps > but your locations and what not will not show up for the public to see. The > quickest resolution might be to find the map owner (Bill is on it) and get > them to make the map private. > > Joe > > On Wed, Sep 12, 2012 at 2:04 PM, Kurt L. Menking wrote: > Just for the sake of multiple complaints, I reported a problem regarding Ess > Cave as well. > > > > I know several us GIS’ers locally have submitted errors and other problems to > Google maps over the past few years. By in large they have been very > responsive, and have in every instance resolved the issue, and responded > quickly. > > > > Kurt > > > > From: Bill Bentley [mailto:ca...@caver.net] > Sent: Wednesday, September 12, 2012 11:46 AM > To: Texascavers Mailing List; s...@caver.net > Subject: [Texascavers] Fw: [PBSS] September Meeting Notes > > > > Anyone know how to get Google to get this link off the Web? > > > > See highlighted in red > > My attempt to contact Google have gone no where. > > > > This is what I wrote to Google in the report a problem section: > > "Cave Locations should never be made public. This cave has now been damaged > and vandalized as a result of this thoughtless action by someone and Google > has allowed that to happen. Please remove this link at your earliest > convenience." > > Sincerely, > > Bill Bentley > > Past President of the Permian Basin Speleological Society > > - Original Message - > &g
texascavers Digest 14 Sep 2012 20:45:21 -0000 Issue 1626
texascavers Digest 14 Sep 2012 20:45:21 - Issue 1626 Topics (messages 20694 through 20702): Sinkhole Conference deadline extension for students only! 20694 by: George Veni Re: [SWR] [Texascavers] Fw: [PBSS] September Meeting Notes 20695 by: Jacqueline Thomas 20696 by: Bill Bentley 20702 by: Corky Re: Knee Pads 20697 by: Linda Palit Bats in North Dallas: NBC News Local Affiliate 20698 by: R D Milhollin Artificial Bat Cave 20699 by: Mark Minton Lost Oasis Preserve Clean-up 20700 by: ryan monjaras TSA Nominations 20701 by: Arburn Don Administrivia: To subscribe to the digest, e-mail: To unsubscribe from the digest, e-mail: To post to the list, e-mail: -- --- Begin Message --- Dear Friends Just a few minutes ago the Sinkhole Conference Organizing Committee decided to extend the deadline, for abstracts for students only and for student applications for the Barry F. Beck Sinkhole Conference Student Scholarship, to the end of September. We have received many excellent abstracts for the Sinkhole Conference in general, but with lower registration prices plus this new scholarship, we are trying to encourage as many students as possible to attend. The Sinkhole Conference is a great way for students considering a career in cave and karst science to meet potential colleagues and employers, as well as to learn a great amount of cutting-edge information on karst environmental management. For more information on the Beck Scholarship, to register for the conference, and for students to send abstracts and applications, go to http://www.nckri.org/sinkholeconference2013. Again, the deadline has been extended only for students through 30 September 2012. If you do not see these changes on the website, it is because we just made the decision; the website will be updated soon. George *** George Veni, Ph.D. Executive Director National Cave and Karst Research Institute 400-1 Cascades Avenue Carlsbad, New Mexico 88220-6215 USA Office: 575-887-5517 Mobile: 210-863-5919 Fax: 575-887-5523 gv...@nckri.org www.nckri.org --- End Message --- --- Begin Message --- After reading these emails I found "Ess Cave" with coordinates on Google. I requested directions, and was redirected to maps. I received directions, then followed the link to report inappropriate content. Ess Cave is now listed without coordinates and shows as having been changed four hours ago. I put in a second request for directions and this time I received the "need more information about destination" message. I don't know if that was the only place a location was listed but the person I found attached to the cave and the coordinates had responded quickly. This might not be the listing Bill was referring to but it was the only one I could find that had a location. Lots of pictures, though… Jacqui On Sep 12, 2012, at 2:26 PM, Joe Ranzau wrote: > The issue I saw is that someone made a custom google map with the cave > location and left it public. I use the custom maps for work or caving trips > all the time. The key is to make them private. You can still share the maps > but your locations and what not will not show up for the public to see. The > quickest resolution might be to find the map owner (Bill is on it) and get > them to make the map private. > > Joe > > On Wed, Sep 12, 2012 at 2:04 PM, Kurt L. Menking wrote: > Just for the sake of multiple complaints, I reported a problem regarding Ess > Cave as well. > > > > I know several us GIS’ers locally have submitted errors and other problems to > Google maps over the past few years. By in large they have been very > responsive, and have in every instance resolved the issue, and responded > quickly. > > > > Kurt > > > > From: Bill Bentley [mailto:ca...@caver.net] > Sent: Wednesday, September 12, 2012 11:46 AM > To: Texascavers Mailing List; s...@caver.net > Subject: [Texascavers] Fw: [PBSS] September Meeting Notes > > > > Anyone know how to get Google to get this link off the Web? > > > > See highlighted in red > > My attempt to contact Google have gone no where. > > > > This is what I wrote to Google in the report a problem section: > > "Cave Locations should never be made public. This cave has now been damaged > and vandalized as a result of this thoughtless action by someone and Google > has allowed that to happen. Please remove this link at your earliest > convenience." > > Sincerely, > > Bill Bentley > > Past President of the Permian Basin Speleological Society > > - Original Message - > &g
texascavers Digest 14 Sep 2012 20:45:21 -0000 Issue 1626
texascavers Digest 14 Sep 2012 20:45:21 - Issue 1626 Topics (messages 20694 through 20702): Sinkhole Conference deadline extension for students only! 20694 by: George Veni Re: [SWR] [Texascavers] Fw: [PBSS] September Meeting Notes 20695 by: Jacqueline Thomas 20696 by: Bill Bentley 20702 by: Corky Re: Knee Pads 20697 by: Linda Palit Bats in North Dallas: NBC News Local Affiliate 20698 by: R D Milhollin Artificial Bat Cave 20699 by: Mark Minton Lost Oasis Preserve Clean-up 20700 by: ryan monjaras TSA Nominations 20701 by: Arburn Don Administrivia: To subscribe to the digest, e-mail: To unsubscribe from the digest, e-mail: To post to the list, e-mail: -- --- Begin Message --- Dear Friends Just a few minutes ago the Sinkhole Conference Organizing Committee decided to extend the deadline, for abstracts for students only and for student applications for the Barry F. Beck Sinkhole Conference Student Scholarship, to the end of September. We have received many excellent abstracts for the Sinkhole Conference in general, but with lower registration prices plus this new scholarship, we are trying to encourage as many students as possible to attend. The Sinkhole Conference is a great way for students considering a career in cave and karst science to meet potential colleagues and employers, as well as to learn a great amount of cutting-edge information on karst environmental management. For more information on the Beck Scholarship, to register for the conference, and for students to send abstracts and applications, go to http://www.nckri.org/sinkholeconference2013. Again, the deadline has been extended only for students through 30 September 2012. If you do not see these changes on the website, it is because we just made the decision; the website will be updated soon. George *** George Veni, Ph.D. Executive Director National Cave and Karst Research Institute 400-1 Cascades Avenue Carlsbad, New Mexico 88220-6215 USA Office: 575-887-5517 Mobile: 210-863-5919 Fax: 575-887-5523 gv...@nckri.org www.nckri.org --- End Message --- --- Begin Message --- After reading these emails I found "Ess Cave" with coordinates on Google. I requested directions, and was redirected to maps. I received directions, then followed the link to report inappropriate content. Ess Cave is now listed without coordinates and shows as having been changed four hours ago. I put in a second request for directions and this time I received the "need more information about destination" message. I don't know if that was the only place a location was listed but the person I found attached to the cave and the coordinates had responded quickly. This might not be the listing Bill was referring to but it was the only one I could find that had a location. Lots of pictures, though… Jacqui On Sep 12, 2012, at 2:26 PM, Joe Ranzau wrote: > The issue I saw is that someone made a custom google map with the cave > location and left it public. I use the custom maps for work or caving trips > all the time. The key is to make them private. You can still share the maps > but your locations and what not will not show up for the public to see. The > quickest resolution might be to find the map owner (Bill is on it) and get > them to make the map private. > > Joe > > On Wed, Sep 12, 2012 at 2:04 PM, Kurt L. Menking wrote: > Just for the sake of multiple complaints, I reported a problem regarding Ess > Cave as well. > > > > I know several us GIS’ers locally have submitted errors and other problems to > Google maps over the past few years. By in large they have been very > responsive, and have in every instance resolved the issue, and responded > quickly. > > > > Kurt > > > > From: Bill Bentley [mailto:ca...@caver.net] > Sent: Wednesday, September 12, 2012 11:46 AM > To: Texascavers Mailing List; s...@caver.net > Subject: [Texascavers] Fw: [PBSS] September Meeting Notes > > > > Anyone know how to get Google to get this link off the Web? > > > > See highlighted in red > > My attempt to contact Google have gone no where. > > > > This is what I wrote to Google in the report a problem section: > > "Cave Locations should never be made public. This cave has now been damaged > and vandalized as a result of this thoughtless action by someone and Google > has allowed that to happen. Please remove this link at your earliest > convenience." > > Sincerely, > > Bill Bentley > > Past President of the Permian Basin Speleological Society > > - Original Message - > &g
