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Bicycle Photo Tag game

The point of the Bicycle Photo Tag is to reproduce a similar photo of an object or place that can be found in many different locations around the world. Much like a scavenger hunt, examples include specific street signs, a railway crossing with train, yourself at a toll booth with reciept, etc.... Get creative

Rules are easy...

1. Find a SIMILAR (ie; Not The Same, Different) tag and reproduce the photo (as best as possible). Take the tag to a new location, get the photo and post it here.
2. Upon posting your new tag, the tagger is responsible for specifying what it is in the photo that must be reproduced. Be specific, but not so specific that no one else will be able to play because we couldn't find another pink school bus.
* Try to place the tags in interesting locations, objects or places that could probably be found in at least the majority of the planet.
3. Tag must be: Common amongst all human habitation. Dirt is ok, but remember most of us are on street bikes. We don't want to exclude those who don't like to get dirty (wimps).
4. The first person to post a found tag gets to place the next tag. If you get a tag, but somebody else posts their picture first, you lose (bruced).
5. One tag at a time within thread. File photos are NOT permitted. You gotta ride to play this game.
6. No whining There are plenty of folks here that will help you understand the rules
7. The holder of the tag determines if the tag has been duplicated and acknowledges it by posting on the thread. (Surrendering the Tag)
8. No Pre-Arranged Tag Handoffs / Linear Tag sequence
9. Last but not least, should the tag be soo ridiculous that no one is able to reproduce it, it can be voted down if a majority of the active participants feel necessary.



Remember, the point of this is not to win the game, or get a better picture than the guy who just "bruced" you, the point is the ride. On that note, if someone tags a post office. Rather than get out and ride a block to my local post office, I might ride an hour or so, out to the historic post office a few neighborhoods over.... Make it interesting.

So the first tag is your bike in front of a house with Xmas lights

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Permalink Reply by Lisa Curcio on January 21, 2013 at 7:17am

If I had known that I finally would have gotten one!  I had TWO ATA board members in my house yesterday, and my bike is in my house, too.  (Can't let her get cold!)

Ed said:

I think the tag is still a real picture with an ATA someone.

Permalink Reply by Ed on January 21, 2013 at 7:40am

Were they able to balance a bike on their head by standing under the water bottle too?

Permalink Reply by Julie Aberman (Hochstadter) on January 21, 2013 at 7:44am
I fell for it... my defense being that I thought the pic was from a presentatiom ethan did on bike parking :))
Permalink Reply by Sarah D. on January 21, 2013 at 8:36am

J.A.W. - that's the whole point! You can bring your bike up into the office. Try it - I bet they will be game for it...

J.A.W. 15.08 km said:

Since i don't know anyone working for ATA, I am already seeing the situation playing out in my head:
Me walking into Active Trans office and greeted by someone "welcome to Active Alliance, how may I help you?"
My answer will be "Yeah, can you step outside with me for a little bit? I just want to take a picture of you next to my bike. Or maybe, can I bring my bike in, instead?"
Uh huh, that will go really well!
The next smart-ass reply, I will definitely do this and it will be on you!
Permalink Reply by Julie Aberman (Hochstadter) on January 21, 2013 at 9:39am
I think ATA staff may be doing a service project today so call before go!
Permalink Reply by h' Zerocats on January 21, 2013 at 12:37pm

I assumed you were kidding.... please tell me you were viewing the thread on a tiny handheld screen?

Julie Hochstadter said:

I fell for it... my defense being that I thought the pic was from a presentatiom ethan did on bike parking :))
Permalink Reply by Ed on January 22, 2013 at 6:02pm

ok....  we are waiting...  you are holding up the game.
 
J.A.W. 15.08 km said:

Since i don't know anyone working for ATA, I am already seeing the situation playing out in my head:
Me walking into Active Trans office and greeted by someone "welcome to Active Alliance, how may I help you?"
My answer will be "Yeah, can you step outside with me for a little bit? I just want to take a picture of you next to my bike. Or maybe, can I bring my bike in, instead?"
Uh huh, that will go really well!
The next smart-ass reply, I will definitely do this and it will be on you!
Permalink Reply by Kevin Mulcky on January 22, 2013 at 11:35pm
Can we get a different tag going? This one is taking forever...
Permalink Reply by Kevin C Dormant on January 22, 2013 at 11:42pm
The ATA employee tag violates rule 2 & 3 and is subject to the invocation of rule 9.

Kelvin Mulcky said:
Can we get a different tag going? This one is taking forever...
Permalink Reply by Doug Haynes on January 22, 2013 at 11:51pm

I agree.

Kevin C 4.1 mi said:

The ATA employee tag violates rule 2 & 3 and is subject to the invocation of rule 9.

Kelvin Mulcky said:
Can we get a different tag going? This one is taking forever...
Permalink Reply by Sarah D. on January 22, 2013 at 11:59pm

I thought J.A.W. was going into the office, which was the whole idea. No one can do this one? Jeez, lazypantses. 

Permalink Reply by h' Zerocats on January 23, 2013 at 2:10am

9. Last but not least, should the tag be soo ridiculous that no one is able to reproduce it, it can be voted down if a majority of the active participants feel necessary.

We have two "down" votes.  I'm going to vote to keep this tag.  If the tags were not somewhat challenging the game would be less fun for me.  Also-- whence the sense of urgency? This thread has already gone quasi-dormant more than once and been revived good as new each time.

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