claypigeon58 Posted May 16, 2003 Share Posted May 16, 2003 I'd like to be able to leave an official cache rating after I log an entry. That way, subsequent visitors to the page could quickly see what others thought about it rather than read through all the logs. Maybe rate the cache on a few select categories (location, scenery,difficulty, etc) then an overall rating. If only I had my own web server I'd implement this myself for my own caches. Quote Link to comment
+Snoogans Posted May 16, 2003 Share Posted May 16, 2003 quote:Originally posted by claypigeon58:I'd like to be able to leave an official cache rating after I log an entry. That way, subsequent visitors to the page could quickly see what others thought about it rather than read through all the logs. Maybe rate the cache on a few select categories (location, scenery,difficulty, etc) then an overall rating. If only I had my own web server I'd implement this myself for my own caches. Wow! I like that idea; especially the part about the scenery. Sngans The greatest labor saving invention of today is tomorrow.... Quote Link to comment
weRlostNDwoods Posted May 16, 2003 Share Posted May 16, 2003 Very good idea! Thanks for thinking of it! Would be nice to see what people really think of the caches we place. I do enjoy reading all the logs..but an overall rating would be nice to see on caches we plan to visit! Happy Hunting! Quote Link to comment
Cloak_N_Dagger Posted May 16, 2003 Share Posted May 16, 2003 Sounds good to me! -------------- Changing some folks mind, is like trying to herd cats. Quote Link to comment
+flask Posted May 16, 2003 Share Posted May 16, 2003 i think i'm against it, but i have yet to come up with an articulation as to why. maybe i just don't want the schmo who doesn't get it to have more of an opportunity to gripe. or the guy who hattes virtuals. or the guy who doesn't want to travel, or shouldn't have hunted a hard cache, blah, blah. finders who have opinions, comments, and suggestions usually send me an email. i's just as well not have a public airing. it doesn't matter if you get to camp at one or at six. dinner is still at six. Quote Link to comment
+opey one Posted May 16, 2003 Share Posted May 16, 2003 quote:Originally posted by flask:i think i'm against it, but i have yet to come up with an articulation as to why. maybe i just don't want the schmo who doesn't get it to have more of an opportunity to gripe. or the guy who hattes virtuals. or the guy who doesn't want to travel, or shouldn't have hunted a hard cache, blah, blah. But still, that leaves room for consideration. I like the idea. That way you can see the user ratings first, then check how (in your opinion) if it's a bunch of garbage or not. Nice topic! finders who have opinions, comments, and suggestions usually send me an email. i's just as well not have a public airing. it doesn't matter if you get to camp at one or at six. dinner is still at six. Quote Link to comment
+opey one Posted May 16, 2003 Share Posted May 16, 2003 quote:Originally posted by opey one: quote:Originally posted by flask:i think i'm against it, but i have yet to come up with an articulation as to why. maybe i just don't want the schmo who doesn't get it to have more of an opportunity to gripe. or the guy who hattes virtuals. or the guy who doesn't want to travel, or shouldn't have hunted a hard cache, blah, blah. But still, that leaves room for consideration. I like the idea. That way you can see the user ratings first, then check how (in your opinion) if it's a bunch of garbage or not. Nice topic! finders who have opinions, comments, and suggestions usually send me an email. i's just as well not have a public airing. it doesn't matter if you get to camp at one or at six. dinner is still at six. Quote Link to comment
+opey one Posted May 16, 2003 Share Posted May 16, 2003 quote:Originally posted by opey one: quote:Originally posted by opey one:Originally posted by flask:i think i'm against it, but i have yet to come up with an articulation as to why. maybe i just don't want the schmo who doesn't get it to have more of an opportunity to gripe. or the guy who hattes virtuals. or the guy who doesn't want to travel, or shouldn't have hunted a hard cache, blah, blah. But still, that leaves room for consideration. I like the idea. That way you can see the user ratings first, then check how (in your opinion) if it's a bunch of garbage or not. Nice topic! Quote Link to comment
+trippy1976 Posted May 16, 2003 Share Posted May 16, 2003 there are several people who have implemented this kind of thing on their own site already. If you poke around, you will be able to find it. I think Keenpeople is one of the ones. It's kind of nifty, I agree. However, there's no way to limit the evaluations to people who found it, etc. The ones I'm thinking of don't rate on scenery or anything, just allows the finder to input what they think difficulty/terrain should be. But that's neat too. -------- trippy1976 - Team KKF2A Saving geocaches - one golf ball at a time. Quote Link to comment
+Og's outfit Posted May 16, 2003 Share Posted May 16, 2003 I like the idea, but I understand that some will abuse. Maybe it could just an option for the log? That way people could still stick to their belief of "Say something nice or don't say anything at all." An owner or prospective finder could judge all the ratings to make an informed decision. But ratings are subjective. I recently found a cache that was a total bushwhack from the highway, no trail whatsoever, (unless you count elk trails) It was WONDERFUL to me, ending up at an awesome falls that were spectacular! But I know that type of cache isn't for everyone. So I think I've talked myself out of thinking that rating caches is such a good idea! Prophetically Challenged Quote Link to comment
+Og's outfit Posted May 16, 2003 Share Posted May 16, 2003 I have another thought on the subject... Don't we already do that by the enthusiasm we use when we log them on-line? Hmmmm...maybe I'll just start my own 1 thru 5 rating that I'll include in my logs. Prophetically Challenged Quote Link to comment
+beatnik Posted May 16, 2003 Share Posted May 16, 2003 We held a "hide and seek" event at the Oklahoma Spring Fling. We had 20 participants that hid caches. You were given a square area to hide you cache and log the coords. Then the cache pages were distributed to the group. If you found the cache you could then rate the cache based on a number of items. Theme, contents, location, hide, container, durability, creativity, etc... The plan was that hopefully participants would take the ideas home and plant new caches. A few were left and others have been placed already in other parts of the state. I found all 19 (minus my own) and there were some great ideas. The winners and best rated caches included a real stump, a "barrel" of monkey items, a small broken tree "post", a bird feeder complete with simulated bird food, and a mini California road museum. It was a great way to test out ideas and get ratings on what people really like to see in a cache. The score sheets with comments were sent home with the cache owner. Something to try out at your next area event. -beatnik- Quote Link to comment
+beatnik Posted May 16, 2003 Share Posted May 16, 2003 Here are some of the winners. The bird feeder hanging from the tree cache. (both are cache containers!) The stump cache -beatnik- Quote Link to comment
+Og's outfit Posted May 16, 2003 Share Posted May 16, 2003 That looks like a wicked find........ Maybe one of the choices should be...Evil_ity! (is that a word?) Prophetically Challenged Quote Link to comment
+Team OUTSID4EVR Posted May 16, 2003 Share Posted May 16, 2003 The idea of finders rating caches has been kicked around many times (see below). The bottom line is that it would not be much more "accurate" than reading the logs carefully. Some hiders have expressed the idea that it might be taken offensively if a bad rating is given. I'm all for anything that will add another element of peer pressure to hide quality caches. People need to be able to say that a cache is lame. For some, it's hard to do in the written log. For previous discussion, look here , or here, or maybe here too. Quote Link to comment
+Florafloraflora Posted May 17, 2003 Share Posted May 17, 2003 The logs already provide us with an opportunity to rate the cache. Even if you believe in "if you can't say something nice, say nothing", a log like, "Easy find. TNLN." says a lot. Or you can say, the coordinates were off by 200 feet, try these instead; or, the Ziploc bag is all ripped up, the next finder should bring a sturdier container. A numerical rating is an easy shortcut, but it doesn't give specific enough information about terrain, quality and placement of cache, quality of contents, or ease of finding. Some people prefer drive-by caches with lots of McToys in them, others would hike five miles through briars and streams to get a chip from a casino 1000 miles away or a carved wooden figure. It's all too subjective. Quote Link to comment
+Renegade Knight Posted May 18, 2003 Share Posted May 18, 2003 I'd be against a rate the cache to cover terrain and difficulty since the cache owner does that and in theory does it according to a set scale. However on subjective things I'm sure I'd take my lumps as well as kudos and find out about both. ===================== Wherever you go there you are. Quote Link to comment
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