Power caching

[gotta run]

It’s all just for fun, folks! 8)

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[sandlanders]

@-cheeto- wrote:

Being an engineer / programmer makes me wonder if we should devise a new metric. Something similar to the LCG except we should include a logarithmic scale to give more credit for higher star ratings. A S|S cache might be the equivalent of 20 driveups (or more).

Take a looksee at this example: http://dgpstats.com/info/aboutchallengepoints.html and the stats tracking page: http://dgpstats.com/

What’s interesting is the “Effort Avoidance Theory in Geocaching” that is applied in this example.

Sounds like it certainly adds a different twist to the “game” for those folks that participate in this.

Very similar (though much more complex) than our WGA LCG.

Applying an additional bragging rights/competition/reward system on top of the existing boring smiley count…

Interesting concept really.

Interesting, yes. But interesting to see it’s from 2004. Guess the concept never took off. If something like this ever does happen, I would hope it would be in another part of GC and not the mainstream. I would think it would turn off too many people, plus it’s WAAAAYYY too complicated.

And, yes, gotta run, it’s just a game and it’s not about the numbers and everyone plays it differently and no one is right and no one is wrong and let’s all just get outside and get caching.

[gotta run]

@sandlanders wrote:

let’s all just get outside and get caching.

The canoe is on the car and I have the day off tomorrow. 8)

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[sandlanders]

Nice day for it, too.

[uws22]

the DGP is alive and well… i still have it on my profile and haven’t cached in AZ in over a year. go to Yuma and you’ll here talk of the challenge points, FTF points, back country ratings, etc.

i absolutely loved going after DGP caches with big numbers, in fact one was a 9 month old FTF that is now worth 83 points as of today.

[Northern Lightz]

After reading all the posts up til this point in time, we have come to an agreement. Us as a husband/wife team, like going for those “Big Number” days… it’s something “exciting” However, there are days we like to do the puzzle caches, and wondering around our state parks, and even days we like to go around doing our Earth caches. Our apologies for those who think differently. However, we DO love doing the puzzles, and the multi’s and the Earth Caches… But you have to think about one thing! If in fact no one cares about how they “Rate” then why are there websites that will rank you according to the number of finds to other members in your state/country/world? If it doesn’t matter, then why does it mention how many finds you have on the Geocaching website? The truth is… is it is human nature to be competitive for most people. If one person wants to see if they can beat out another member… hey! More power to em! If on the other hand, certain people want to go for the puzzles that make them use their brains, or people want to go for the multi’s to see more interesting places, or even the people who want to learn about their surroundings more by doing the Earth caches… let them! This wasn’t a website designed to be a race to see who can get the most numbers the fastest… its about fun! pure and simple. There’s NOTHING complicated about this! People like to go bowling… don’t they? No… not everyone. It’s fun for some, and it’s not to others. It’s the same thing no matter what you compare it to, right?

My whole point is that this is fun for every type of person, age, gender, and cache. We’re all doing the same thing, caching. And we’re all having fun doing it just to get out and do something, and find stuff that you might otherwise be numb to seeing in your normal busy lives. And if that means your definition of fun is a 413 cache finds in 24 hours… then that’s fun for them, THEM. We shouldn’t be criticizing. We’re all doing this for our own reasons. And we’re all doing the certain types of caches we enjoy doing the most. Let’s just leave it at that.

I apologize if I offended anyone, and I also apologize if anyone is mad at me. But this is what I think. And it’s what they thought as well preparing for this amazing feat in 24 hours. They had fun, period.

[jerrys dad]

@Northern Lightz wrote:

After reading all the posts up til this point in time, we have come to an agreement. Us as a husband/wife team, like going for those “Big Number” days… it’s something “exciting” However, there are days we like to do the puzzle caches, and wondering around our state parks, and even days we like to go around doing our Earth caches. Our apologies for those who think differently. However, we DO love doing the puzzles, and the multi’s and the Earth Caches… But you have to think about one thing! If in fact no one cares about how they “Rate” then why are there websites that will rank you according to the number of finds to other members in your state/country/world? If it doesn’t matter, then why does it mention how many finds you have on the Geocaching website? The truth is… is it is human nature to be competitive for most people. If one person wants to see if they can beat out another member… hey! More power to em! If on the other hand, certain people want to go for the puzzles that make them use their brains, or people want to go for the multi’s to see more interesting places, or even the people who want to learn about their surroundings more by doing the Earth caches… let them! This wasn’t a website designed to be a race to see who can get the most numbers the fastest… its about fun! pure and simple. There’s NOTHING complicated about this! People like to go bowling… don’t they? No… not everyone. It’s fun for some, and it’s not to others. It’s the same thing no matter what you compare it to, right?

My whole point is that this is fun for every type of person, age, gender, and cache. We’re all doing the same thing, caching. And we’re all having fun doing it just to get out and do something, and find stuff that you might otherwise be numb to seeing in your normal busy lives. And if that means your definition of fun is a 413 cache finds in 24 hours… then that’s fun for them, THEM. We shouldn’t be criticizing. We’re all doing this for our own reasons. And we’re all doing the certain types of caches we enjoy doing the most. Let’s just leave it at that.

I apologize if I offended anyone, and I also apologize if anyone is mad at me. But this is what I think. And it’s what they thought as well preparing for this amazing feat in 24 hours. They had fun, period.

Amen!
PS lets go for 414!

[gotta run]

@sandlanders wrote:

Nice day for it, too.

Yes it was! Collected some bones today 😀

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[sandlanders]

@gotta run wrote:

@sandlanders wrote:

Nice day for it, too.

Yes it was! Collected some bones today 😀

They wouldn’t have been some “Lonely” bones, now would they? 😉

[gotta run]

@sandlanders wrote:

@gotta run wrote:

@sandlanders wrote:

Nice day for it, too.

Yes it was! Collected some bones today 😀

They wouldn’t have been some “Lonely” bones, now would they? 😉

Might’ve been. 8) Hard to pass up 3 5/5s!

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[Team Honeybunnies]

@gotta run wrote:

@sandlanders wrote:

@gotta run wrote:

@sandlanders wrote:

Nice day for it, too.

Yes it was! Collected some bones today 😀

They wouldn’t have been some “Lonely” bones, now would they? 😉

Might’ve been. 8) Hard to pass up 3 5/5s!

The final made our Highlights bookmark list. It’s a nice series that doesn’t get visited. We did it in a thunderstorm since it was the only time Zuma and I could coordinate that one together. Hope you had fun too 8) .

[Bushwhacking Queen]

@Lostby7 wrote:

@sandlanders wrote:

Just found this map on MutherAndSun’s profile. Looks like they’re outlining the different counties with their sign hides. Maybe some creativity in that.

This looks easy but in reality I looked at the map more closely and many of these caches are not on single roads as they would appear…they are very often on several different roads where you are forced to snake up and down to get to them…

You would be correct. Though some are on direct roads, some are not and you have to many additional miles to get around to the caches. She is outlining the county but the county is not edged out by roads. In fact, some roads that are listed even on a GPSr are actually dirt roads or grass farm roads which are not serviced by the county and are full of holes.

[marc_54140]

@Bushwhacking Queen wrote:

@Lostby7 wrote:

@sandlanders wrote:

Just found this map on MutherAndSun’s profile. Looks like they’re outlining the different counties with their sign hides. Maybe some creativity in that.

This looks easy but in reality I looked at the map more closely and many of these caches are not on single roads as they would appear…they are very often on several different roads where you are forced to snake up and down to get to them…

You would be correct. Though some are on direct roads, some are not and you have to many additional miles to get around to the caches. She is outlining the county but the county is not edged out by roads. In fact, some roads that are listed even on a GPSr are actually dirt roads or grass farm roads which are not serviced by the county and are full of holes.

Yes, don’t I know that! Been down alot of those ‘roads’ hunting caches.

Poor Sheila has a heck of a time navigating around there ………

However, the new caches are really tempting. Perhaps it’s time to visit relatives in Springfield.

[Lostby7]

@marc_54140 wrote:

However, the new caches are really tempting. Perhaps it’s time to visit relatives in Springfield.

Any chance those the the same ones I need to visit? But that is a heck of a long drive down there….

[Blue Grass Tom]

@zuma wrote:

413 caches in a single day…..wow…..

http://emcofnorthridge.wordpress.com/2009/09/03/413-geocaches-in-24-hours-yes-we-did-it/

Maybe. …and maybe I might try out for the Pack and get on first string, and maybe we’ll find Sasquatch riding a unicorn in the woods on our next cache expedition:)

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