+ian13 Posted August 6, 2006 Share Posted August 6, 2006 I just created my first geocache, and it seems my cache ID is 440000 (http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?ID=440000). Does this mean that there are nearly half a million caches(!) worldwide? Or does it emply some other numbering system? Anyway - anyone in or around the UK is welcome to visit my cache. Quote Link to comment
+Prime Suspect Posted August 6, 2006 Share Posted August 6, 2006 I just created my first geocache, and it seems my cache ID is 440000 (http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?ID=440000). Does this mean that there are nearly half a million caches(!) worldwide? Or does it emply some other numbering system? Anyway - anyone in or around the UK is welcome to visit my cache. That's how many cache pages have been generated. Many never see the light of day. Quote Link to comment
+ian13 Posted August 6, 2006 Author Share Posted August 6, 2006 I just created my first geocache, and it seems my cache ID is 440000 (http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?ID=440000). Does this mean that there are nearly half a million caches(!) worldwide? Or does it emply some other numbering system? Anyway - anyone in or around the UK is welcome to visit my cache. That's how many cache pages have been generated. Many never see the light of day. That would explain the reviewing and publishing system. Quote Link to comment
+fizzymagic Posted August 6, 2006 Share Posted August 6, 2006 I just created my first geocache, and it seems my cache ID is 440000 (http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?ID=440000). Does this mean that there are nearly half a million caches(!) worldwide? That's how many cache pages have been generated. Many never see the light of day. A significant majority of caches submitted are approved. I'm tempted to say "vast majority," only I don't know the exact numbers. However, in doing my "growth of geocaching" plots, I employ a (manual) sampling technique that is statistically valid, and I see more than 90% approved caches. Quote Link to comment
+ElectricBird Posted August 7, 2006 Share Posted August 7, 2006 Ha! When I first started out, I had my fair share of unpublished caches! (and with good reason!) Quote Link to comment
+theUMP Posted August 7, 2006 Share Posted August 7, 2006 I doubt that there's a high percentage caches that never see the light of day. From my Aussie reviewer experience, I've been required to archive less than 1% of submissions. There's plenty that weren't publishable the first time they were submitted, but almost all of them were able to go live after a bit of discussion and some modification of the problem parts. Quote Link to comment
+StarBrand Posted August 7, 2006 Share Posted August 7, 2006 I just created my first geocache, and it seems my cache ID is 440000 (http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?ID=440000). Does this mean that there are nearly half a million caches(!) worldwide? Or does it emply some other numbering system? Anyway - anyone in or around the UK is welcome to visit my cache. More simply put - that is the number of "report a new cache" submission forms that have been filled out and submitted. That doesn't garantee they ever became caches. Also many have been archived over the years and are no longer active. The home page shows the number of active caches worldwide (at least listed via gc.com) Quote Link to comment
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