UNK1 Posted February 14, 2009 Share Posted February 14, 2009 This the official thread for signing up for the contest, add your name here. Scoring will be as follows: Only the Setting (class) will be used. This is the number preceding the description of the setting. 10 points will be awarded for each setting when getting a particular setting (number) the first time. 1 point for each additional find for that particular setting. When you log a find for setting #7 (for example) you will get 10 points for the first benchmark with that setting and 1 point for each additional benchmark with that setting. Finding 7 benchmarks with that setting (#7) would then score you 16 points - 10 points for the first one and 6 points for the other six benchmarks. All scoring will be based on the following list and using the Setting (Class) NUMBER. Code (description) may vary, but the NUMBER will be the deciding factor. If the GC.com page does NOT show the number you will need to click on the "view original datasheet" link tp verify the setting number. Bonus scoring can be for the following criteria. Bonus points for getting 18 different settings? Additional bonus points for getting 27 different settings? And even more points for getting all types (numbers) of settings listed? Bonus points for monument date of "UNK" - 25 points (for the first benchmark of each setting number) Bonus points for monument dates pre-1960 - 5 points and pre-1935 -10 points and pre-1900 - 15 points. (for the first benchmark of each setting number) Monument dates are when the benchmark was set (from the GC.com pages) You will be required to post a clear current/updated picture of the benchmark on the log and link to the benchmark page when posting a claim in the contest. I think using only the GC benchmark page would be preferred since there will be new benchmark hunters and old timers who do not log with the NGS participating in the contest. You can log benchmarks that YOU have NOT found in the past year. Recoveries older than 1 year may be logged as notes for the contest. You must be signed up prior to the start of the contest. Contest will run from March 15th until June 15th. Sign up will run 30 days prior to the start of the contest. There will be a separate thread for logging your finds for the contest. This thread will be started at the beginning of the contest. UNK1's decisions will be final. There will be other judges to make sure UNK1 doesn't miss anything. Prizes will be announced when UNK1 gets around to it. :-) (sometime before the contest starts) This contest is for fun, so don't expect any premium prizes. Fire up GSAK and start sorting on "Setting: XX" The list Setting (Class) Code 0 Unspecified setting 2 Object driven into ground 4 Object surrounded by mass of concrete 7 Set in top of concrete monument 9 Set in prefabricated concrete post 15 A metal rod driven into ground. See text for additional information. 16 A metal rod with base plate buried/screwed into ground 17 Set into or fastened to top of metal pipe driven into ground 21 Set in concrete in a clay tile pipe 30 Light structures (other than listed below) 31 Pavement (street, sidewalk, curb, etc.) 32 Retaining wall or concrete ledge 33 Piles or poles (e.g. spike in utility pole) 34 Footings of small/medium structures 35 Mat foundation or concrete slab other than pavement 36 Massive structures (other than listed below) 37 Massive retaining walls 38 Abutment or pier of large bridges 39 Tunnels 40 Large structures with deep foundations 41 Large structure with foundations on bedrock 45 Unspecified deep unsleeved setting (10FT+ or 3.048M+) 46 Copper-clad steel rod without sleeve (10FT+ or 3.048M+) 47 Galvanized steel pipe without sleeve (10FT+ or 3.048M+) 48 Galvanized steel rod without sleeve (10FT+ or 3.048M+) 49 Stainless steel rod without sleeve (10FT+ or 3.048M+) 50 Aluminum alloy rod without sleeve (10FT+ or 3.048M+) 55 Unspecified pipe/rod in sleeve (10FT+ or 3.048M+) 56 Copper-clad rod in sleeve (10FT+ or 3.048M+) 57 Galvanized steel pipe in sleeve (10FT+ or 3.048M+) 58 Galvanized steel rod in sleeve (10FT+ or 3.048M+) 59 Stainless steel rod in sleeve (10FT+ or 3.048M+) 60 Aluminum alloy rod in sleeve (10FT+ or 3.048M+) 65 Unspecified rock or boulder 66 In rock outcrop or ledge 80 In a boulder Time for the fun to begin, get your list ready, study the maps, and enjoy the competition. UNK1 Quote Link to comment
+Harry Dolphin Posted February 14, 2009 Share Posted February 14, 2009 Dolphin and Bear are signing up. Poor Bear. Quote Link to comment
+The Fossillady Posted February 14, 2009 Share Posted February 14, 2009 Sign me up, I'm ready to go. Quote Link to comment
+Klemmer Posted February 14, 2009 Share Posted February 14, 2009 I'm in, with no snow to worry about (but plenty of rain at the moment!). For benchmark hunting, it's just Klemmer. TeddyBearMama thinks it's silly (or some such...), so save your database electrons & column space, and just make it "Klemmer" on the scoreboard. Quote Link to comment
+GEO*Trailblazer 1 Posted February 14, 2009 Share Posted February 14, 2009 Put my name down somewhere. Quote Link to comment
+chiknlips45 Posted February 14, 2009 Share Posted February 14, 2009 Count me in! Hopefully spring will be early this year. Quote Link to comment
+Astro_D Posted February 15, 2009 Share Posted February 15, 2009 Signing up before heading south for some warmth! This will be an interesting contest. Quote Link to comment
AZcachemeister Posted February 15, 2009 Share Posted February 15, 2009 Adding the 'setting type' data to one of the UserData fields in preparation to sort. I'm in! Quote Link to comment
2oldfarts (the rockhounders) Posted February 15, 2009 Share Posted February 15, 2009 We don't have much time to really stay up with the top contenders, but the contest sounds very interesting. We will try for a few and see how much time we can spare for hunting. We are signing up. 2oldfarts (the rockhounders) Quote Link to comment
+GrizzFlyer Posted February 15, 2009 Share Posted February 15, 2009 Put me down for the contest, looks interesting. Quote Link to comment
+billwallace Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 Put me in coach Quote Link to comment
+wvhillbilly59 Posted February 17, 2009 Share Posted February 17, 2009 I'll give it a shot this time. Count me in for a couple finds. Quote Link to comment
+TheBeanTeam Posted February 17, 2009 Share Posted February 17, 2009 I'll give it a shot this time. Count me in for a couple finds. Me too. Quote Link to comment
+cjf Posted February 20, 2009 Share Posted February 20, 2009 I'll give it a whirl. Quote Link to comment
Team Fawlty Posted February 21, 2009 Share Posted February 21, 2009 Oops....I signed up in the wrong thread....So I'm signing up here too... Jo Ann Quote Link to comment
TillaMurphs Posted February 21, 2009 Share Posted February 21, 2009 We would like to participate please. We have no chance of finishing in the top 100 but it looks like a fun and challenging experience. Thanks! Quote Link to comment
+Rumpled Posted February 23, 2009 Share Posted February 23, 2009 (edited) I'll give it a go. I haven't found many BM's recently and not too many setting types overall. We'll see how it goes. Edited February 23, 2009 by Rumpled Quote Link to comment
+dtshaw66 Posted February 23, 2009 Share Posted February 23, 2009 Sign me up as well. Should be fun! Quote Link to comment
+NorthWes Posted February 24, 2009 Share Posted February 24, 2009 I'll give this one a go as well... Quote Link to comment
foxtrot_xray Posted February 24, 2009 Share Posted February 24, 2009 I've been lurking the last half-year, but hell.. Sign me up! I can understand the goal of this one over the previous one! Quote Link to comment
+NB2E-HAM Posted March 4, 2009 Share Posted March 4, 2009 Sign me up! Might be a newbie but I'll give it a shot. Unfortunately I'm in Upstate NY, hopefully the snow will clear out of the woods / mountains in time. Ric Quote Link to comment
+_dxd_ Posted March 9, 2009 Share Posted March 9, 2009 well, I'll probably finish up in the bottom 5, not too much variety of settings around here. But, sign me up, please. Quote Link to comment
+t8r Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 The tater's a little foggy from spending the winter in Baja, but sign me up. I think I'm ready. Quote Link to comment
+t8r Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 The tater's a little foggy from spending the winter in Baja, but sign me up. I think I'm ready. Quote Link to comment
andylphoto Posted March 11, 2009 Share Posted March 11, 2009 Sign me up. If the snow is gone before the contest ends, I'll participate. Quote Link to comment
ipuppy Posted March 11, 2009 Share Posted March 11, 2009 Sign me up. I'm a newbie and want to improve my benchmark hunting skills. Also, I find these sorts of competitions serve as a nice motivator to get out there and do something. Regards- Brian Quote Link to comment
southpawaz Posted March 14, 2009 Share Posted March 14, 2009 Sign me up, I'll see where what I find fits in. Quote Link to comment
+Trucker Lee Posted March 15, 2009 Share Posted March 15, 2009 (edited) Add Trucker Lee to the mix. Getting tired of LPCs at truck stops and am looking to mix things up a bit. Thanks. I just reread rules, guess I missed this one. Oh well, no contest doesn't mean no benchmarks. Edited March 16, 2009 by Trucker Lee Quote Link to comment
UNK1 Posted March 16, 2009 Author Share Posted March 16, 2009 Add Trucker Lee to the mix. Getting tired of LPCs at truck stops and am looking to mix things up a bit. Thanks. I just reread rules, guess I missed this one. Oh well, no contest doesn't mean no benchmarks. If nobody objects, I will add your name to the list. UNK1 Quote Link to comment
+Trucker Lee Posted March 16, 2009 Share Posted March 16, 2009 Add Trucker Lee to the mix. Getting tired of LPCs at truck stops and am looking to mix things up a bit. Thanks. I just reread rules, guess I missed this one. Oh well, no contest doesn't mean no benchmarks. If nobody objects, I will add your name to the list. UNK1 KEWL! Objections anyone! And by the way, the two I found today do not count, found them before I found the thread. Quote Link to comment
foxtrot_xray Posted March 16, 2009 Share Posted March 16, 2009 No objections. I may be anal about scoring, but that's just because I'm a stats freak. I say let people join on June 14th, if they really want to! Quote Link to comment
+The Fossillady Posted March 16, 2009 Share Posted March 16, 2009 No ojections here either, the more the merrier. Quote Link to comment
+wvhillbilly59 Posted March 16, 2009 Share Posted March 16, 2009 No problem here. Quote Link to comment
Team Fawlty Posted March 17, 2009 Share Posted March 17, 2009 We don't have a problem with it either. Jo Ann and Brendan Quote Link to comment
UNK1 Posted March 17, 2009 Author Share Posted March 17, 2009 Trucker Lee has been added to the scorecard. UNK1 Quote Link to comment
+GEO*Trailblazer 1 Posted March 18, 2009 Share Posted March 18, 2009 IIIIIIIIIIIIIII ahhhh ok I was late anyway. Quote Link to comment
+MIG2 Posted March 20, 2009 Share Posted March 20, 2009 Since I didn't discover this contest till today....I'll be the first spectator! Quote Link to comment
+ratz and company Posted March 24, 2009 Share Posted March 24, 2009 Can we still sign up? Are you restricted to the benchmarks on the GC site? How do you document a mark that is not on the GC site? Thanks. Quote Link to comment
UNK1 Posted March 24, 2009 Author Share Posted March 24, 2009 Can we still sign up? Are you restricted to the benchmarks on the GC site? How do you document a mark that is not on the GC site? Thanks. Sorry, Contest sign up has closed and the contest is in full swing. The rules stated that the benchmarks from the GC site only would be used. UNK1 Quote Link to comment
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