RuffRidr
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I've also seen this before. Thought at first that I had clicked on close instead of submit. Glad to see I'm not the only one. Hope they can get this worked out.
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Originally posted by hammack:I think TPTB would rather this issue just died and went away.
Judging by the lack of official response, I think that's exactly what they are waiting for.
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Originally posted by Warm Fuzzies - Fuzzy:quote:
Originally posted by edscott:I don't like stats and feel no one should have access to them
Oh, THAT's an unbiased representation of the position of those of us who think stats cause more trouble than they're worth.
Ya, but judging by some of the more abrasive posts in the other threads, it's true.
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Originally posted by elmo-fried:The member-only PocketQuery feature is really all you need from GC.com, as there are so many offline tools that can process the data contained within them.
Jason Roysdon
The only problem with this is that you are relying on a 3rd party site or product to be around forever. What happens if one of these developers decides to quit developing Geocaching related software and pulls the downloads off of their site? Hopefully this won't happen, but as we've now seen with Dan's Stats page, it can. The best solution, in my opinion, is for GC.com to add these kinds of features into the fold. Make it a premium feature, or an add on, I don't care.
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Originally posted by Jeremy (Admin):We'll be implementing "friends lists" as a feature. You'll be able to see all your friends info on one page.
Jeremy IrishGroundspeak - The Language of Location
This sounds cool. Looking forward to it.
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I've also got the same Target knockoff. Have used it for a couple months now without any problems. Works great for shorter hikes and for geocaching. The price is great too. For the price of a Camelback I could have bought 3 or 4 of these.
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Originally posted by GeoManhattan:quote:
Originally posted by hammack:Seems like the most feasible solution is to have gc.com let somebody access their data once a day during non-peak hours. This other server could then slice and dice as necessary.
It's not a bad idea. Groundspeak could sell this data to a third party. Third Party then sells access to their site for a couple a bucks month to GeoCachers and everyone is happy.
Groundspeak makes money and Third Party makes money or breaks even at least.
Then we'd know it's not about competition, it's about the Benjamins.
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Originally posted by BrianSnat:Dan's stats site seems to have been extremely popular. I think its demise and the fact there is no alternative, was the major reason for some of the animosity towards GC-COM in the forums lately.
I think if GC.COM produced a stats page with the same functionality as Dan's, it would make a very nice premium feature...and may even result in more people ponying up their $30 to become premium members.
Also, I don't agree with a system where users check a box that says "Yes. I think points matter." and only those people become ranked in the system. A system that only ranks some people, is not very useful. Besides, those don't care where they are ranked, simply don't have to look (but I'm willing to bet that many people who say they don't care, will look anyway
). _"Give a man a fish, he'll eat for a day. Teach a man to fish, he'll sit in a boat and drink beer all day" - Dave Barry_
What he said.
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What? No option for Liederhosen?
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Originally posted by Jeremy:1. Users check a box that says "Yes. I think points matter." Only those people become ranked in the system.
2. People can join groups and see rankings of their stats on the web site as a group.
Why not have
3. Put the stats up there, and let the people who don't care about stats check a box in their profile that says 'I don't care about stats' so that it will never show them any sort of stat.
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Originally posted by hydee:There is a link on the bottom of the main page for http://www.geocaching.com/seek/recent_logs.asp.
hydee _I work for the frog_
Thats way too broad. If there was recent logs for each state page, I'd be a lot happier.
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Originally posted by canadazuuk:Would you stop geocaching if there were no statistics on this site at all?
Perhaps. Definately would not be as interested. I'm a competitive person by nature. I like to see how I'm doing as compared to others. I would still probably go after caches that are held in high regard and are often praised. I just wouldn't have any incentive to go after those crappy caches that seem to be prevalent.
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If there was no record of how many caches you had found, would you become disinterested?
Like I said above, I'd be way more selective.
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How important is the statistical component of geocaching to you?
It's a big part of what makes it "fun" for me. Take away that and all there is McToys.
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Would you miss being able to view other geocachers statistics, especially their quantity of caches found, if this ability were removed?
As I've said in other threads, the big part I liked about Dan's site was that I could tell by the stats who the active cachers were in my state. Then I could see what caches they were visiting and what they were posting about them. You could find cachers whose opinions were similair to yours and go by them to decide what caches you want to hunt down.
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I want stats! I don't have a premium membership now, but I would in a heartbeat if stats were available.
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We use ours quite a bit. We always take our kids out caching with us. When the terrain gets too rough for the kids to traverse, my wife will often stay back with them, and I'll go find the cache and bring it back. The radios help keep us in touch if I am gone too long or whatever.
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Originally posted by balloonatic:Jeremy is strangely absent from this thread.
If Groundspeak implemented STATS and made it part of the package I would sign up for a _premium membership_ in a heart beat.
As it sits now I'd jump ship if there was another boat in port with STATS. GC.com, being the only game in town, makes it hard to switch to a competitor.
I agree wholeheartedly on all of the above. This site is sooo stats and it doesn't even know it.
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Originally posted by BrianSnat:Pretty big. It's 4 1/2 inches by 7 inches.
_"Give a man a fish, he'll eat for a day. Teach a man to fish, he'll sit in a boat and drink beer all day" - Dave Barry_
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Does anybody know the dimensions of the regular sized Rite in the Rain logbook that is available from the online store?
Thanks,
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I just wanted to reiterate what a couple other people said about the Jeeps. You can get a pretty good one fairly cheap. Around here I've seen the 97 Wrangler 2.5 liter going for about $4500. That's not too bad. That should get around 20 MPG, which isn't great, but hey. They are very easy to work on. Especially if you get an older one. Before I had my Jeep I would always take my vehicles somewhere else to get fixed. With the Jeep I've done everything by myself. Which reminds me, if you get a Jeep try and buy a Factory Service Manual for your year, or at least a Haynes manual. That will become invaluable.
Here's my Jeep:
It's a '91 YJ. It had an inline 6 when I bought it, but that was showing its age. Now it's got a Chevy 400 in it. I plan on getting some beefier axles and some lockers on it before too long. Great vehicle for caching. Nothing beats the open air feel of the Jeep.
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Originally posted by UFBuilder:I'd like to see a real statistics page like Dan's Geocaching Stats Page. You know...rankings in each city/state, finds and hides totaled, and so on. Especially now that it appears his is down for good. Any possibility of this happening?
That's the number one thing I'd like to see now too.
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It'd sure be nice if there were another source for these kinds of stats, like... um... geocaching.com.
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Originally posted by Cincinnati Bearcaches:quote:
Originally posted by NeuroNomad & Sublonde:When you are watching the ending of Shawshank Redmemtion and you think Morgan Freeman's character is GeoCaching.
LMAO. Watched that movie last week, and thought the same thing, especially when he was looking over his shoulder making sure no one was watching him.
Anybody know where that was filmed? That would be an excellent place for a cache!
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How about the state stats from Dan Miller's page be incorporated into the site. I find it a handy way to find out who other active cachers in my area are. Currently gc.com has no easy way of determining that. This site is about community afterall, isn't it? Also, on Dan Miller's site you can list the recent logs for a state or area. This is sure a lot easier than going through the pages and pages of cache listings (especially if you wanted a list of the Not Founds). I know a lot of you will say just use Dan's page then. I do, but if it were on the official site it would be a lot more accurate, and probably a lot faster.
I'm sure this post will get the same old, "its not about the numbers" response.
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I don't know if this would work or not, but Handspring Visor's can be had pretty cheaply off of Ebay.
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Is this website what you were thinking of?
Buxley's Waypoint
Its a 3rd party site with no affiliation with gc.com as far as I know.
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