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Here is another stat that got me interested in thinking about stats in Geocaching. The forum keeps track of average number of posts per day. My average was 0.0 with 6 posts since I joined. Starting this topic got me up to .01. With this my 13th post, I should make .02. I don't think there is an average number of posts per day expected but the forum keeps track of it anyway. See why a low number of posts per day may be good in my case.

I don't think anyone with 51 finds should be looked down on. This is just a game and we should all participate to whatever extent we want including looking at whatever stats we care to.

Somehow we have evolved to ratios now. This thread originally started out as a percent hides to fines. Again this percentage can be as meaningful or meaningless as the input data of number of hides or number of finds.

Think I have that in pretty good shape now. I replaced most of the plastic markers that crack with metal ones. Looking for more to do.

I'll be there

Lots of interesting responses. Certainly hiding a cache is not the only way of giving back but the hide to find ratio is an interesting statistic. It says nothing about the quality of the hides just as the number of hides listed on a profile says nothing about the quality of the hides. Be nice to each other people. I hate to see personal attacks in the forums.

Since my average number of posts per day is really low (.01 - I usually do not have too much to say), I was thinking of some other measurements for Geocaching that might be meaningful. What I came up with is the percent relationship of hides to finds. To me this is a neat average because it shows how much a person gives back to the sport. I have hidden 18 and found 324 so my hiding average is 5.5%. The one person I know who excels at the is BrianSnat who has`125 hides and 386 finds for a hiding average of 32.4%. This may not be an original thought but I have not seen it before. Anyone care to post their average? Does anyone beat Brian?

Yep I made .01. I am on the scoreboard now

I am at 0.00. Never knew I could talk about having nothing to say. This should bring my average way up. I may even make .01

Great accomplishment. Keep on caching

Thanks for the nice comments. That has to be the most physically challenging cache in the area. The aches and pains will make you remember it for days.

Congradulations. Looks like you hide one for every three you find. Most admirable

I was just in England. It helps to have a GPS just to find your way back to the hotel