Cacher Of The Month Table

1.8k · October 20, 2004

Hmm, first time entry at 29th, that'll do. This month's not even worth thinking about, though, and it's likely to stay that way.

2.3k · October 21, 2004

Yay - one off the bottom slot! September should sort that out with a whole one found so far (do we get extra points for it being in Portugal???).

Question: Am I the most committed (or comitable) cacher who only averages 2 finds a month???

Simon

2.9k · October 21, 2004

WOW much better than we expected. Should have abetter month with some serious cachin next week. Got a 13 cache day planned with 3 spares if we really get motoring.

October 21, 2004

Horrendous !!! 25th Place in August... 55th Place in September

Was I asleep for a month !

Edited October 21, 2004 by harrogate hunters

October 21, 2004

Joint 7th !!! Gee...I'm well pleased

I don't expect to ever better that position....and by the look of the long range weather forecast for the UK it will be well into next year before I can even hope to get out geocaching on a regular basis

Ullium.

October 21, 2004

It wasn't a good month for me but did a lot better than I expected.

I know next month will be a definate drop and a big one at that.

Thanks Deego

3.8k · October 21, 2004

Its all done now . sorry for the delay. If you see any errors :lol: please let me know

Thanks

Brian

6.2k · October 22, 2004

Cheers Brian. My lucky 13th should have been equal 14th actually. I said I found 33 in Sepember but I've rechecked and it was only 32. Don't know what happened there, I don't usually have a problem counting to 33! Thanks, as always, for all your efforts on this.

SP

Edit: Yay, 300 posts!

Edited October 22, 2004 by Simply Paul

3.8k · October 22, 2004

cheat

dont forget to knock one off next month then

October 22, 2004

Question: Am I the most committed (or comitable) cacher who only averages 2 finds a month???

:huh: Numbers Men Unite!!

Simon, I reckon you've been a member for about 7 months according to your profile and have 29 finds. Thats 4+ per month.

I've been an active cacher since August 2002 and with currently 71 finds to my name gives me an average of 2.7 per month. :lol: :lol:

Whilst I cannot claim anything like your level of commitment I must surely take the crown as about the slowest regular cacher around.

COTM Dibbler! :lol:

2.3k · October 22, 2004

Simon, I reckon you've been a member for about 7 months according to your profile and have 29 finds. Thats 4+ per month.

Blimey! 4+ per month - I am on a roll!!!

By committed I mean permanently logged into all four forums (GC.com/UK, GCToday, GAGB & GC:UK), dreaming about how many caches I could set or find if I wasn't chained to this desk, updating GSAK & GPXSonar even though I know I haven't got a hope in hell of getting out to go caching, etc, etc...

Keep your eye out though - I will be setting a creepy multi very soon - this one is going to be right up the nightcacher's alley - so to speak :lol:

Simon

October 22, 2004

3rd out of 60 - I still can't believe it after what I thought had been a fairly quiet month for me with only 45 caches.

Thanks Omega Blue for all the TBs you placed in those new caches in Pendle...

2.3k · November 1, 2004

Sent in our astronimical figures for this month - this will surely get the longest thread award?

Si

6.2k · November 1, 2004

Funny you should say that, I was thinking about starting a new thread for October+ CotM... Oh well. My stats have been mailed over too. Nothing very special <_<

SP

2.3k · November 1, 2004

...I was thinking about starting a new thread for October+ CotM...

d'oh! <_<

1.9k · November 1, 2004

Hve just emailed our results.

We have included this months event as the page was up and running in October !

Hope this is okay. If not please let us know <_<

Keep up the good work.

November 1, 2004

I've just emailed my stats for October...

I nearly didn't even need to move off my fingers and on to my toes to count them as well <_<

Ullium.

3.8k · November 1, 2004

Don't think I'll bother this month <_<

3.8k · November 1, 2004

Don't think I'll bother this month

oh go on its no shame in being at the bottom of the table with me <_<

(only kidding nobody has to enter )

2.9k · November 1, 2004

Ours are sent in 100 this month <_<

3.8k · November 1, 2004

41 caches and 1 T/B

November 1, 2004

Sent my results in and it'll be interesting to see who else will be at the bottom with me. Can't really get much lower than mine this month.

3.8k · November 2, 2004

41 caches and 1 T/B

21 more than me :lol:

November 2, 2004

i'm afraid thats 31 more than me.. Can't believe i've done that few but I was hanging on for my 200 and tidying the house ready to sell it.

1k · November 2, 2004

Just sent my first entry since May - I didn't quite reach my target of 1500 points but I did manage to bag 100 caches in a month which is the first for quite a while!

Cheers!

Seasider

Edited November 3, 2004 by Seasider

3.9k · November 2, 2004

1080 points. Best ever for me. Not sent in yet as am away and don't have the breakdown.

November 2, 2004

My best ever, and never to be repeated, month thanks to the proliferation of micros in London parks. Clearly, it's still not enough to put me in the top rankings!

1.2k · November 3, 2004

The figures above always amaze me, - I was pleased to get 20 caches plus 4 tb's although I know I must try harder with TB's.

Where people find the time is beyond me.

Looks like I'm destined to prop up the table from the bottom.

2.3k · November 3, 2004

All this talk of numbers made me wonder what has happened to VolvoMan - anyone know?

Si

1.2k · November 3, 2004

Inukshuk started a thread on who'd done the most consecutive days caching - I looked him up and noticed that he'd pretty much stopped.

November 3, 2004

Just sent my first entry since May - I didn't quite reach my target of 1500 points but I did manage to bag 100 caches in a month which is the first for quite a while!

So just 1490 for you then ?

Sent ours in and it's lower than that

3.8k · November 3, 2004

its not about the numbers its the taking part

November 3, 2004

Just noticed that Seasider has entered this month Deego and I thought 'I bet that event has scuppered a lot of hopeful forerunners' :lol:

But after that unworthy thought had gone...it occurred to me that 'newbies'...cachers who have just started in the particular year that your monthly stats are published....might have their own stat list....now I realise it is a bit late to maybe incorporate this for this year ... but next year is not all that far away??

I am thinking about encouragement here to enter your stat list....as it could be possible that a lot of newbies (like myself) are a bit discouraged to enter their perhaps meagre entries!!!

Do you see what I'm trying to say? (very badly I admit :lol: )

Ullium.

P.S. Oh yes and what is this Trig point thing about?...surely that's not connected to geocaching stats ??? It has it's own website and logging facility!!

Edited November 3, 2004 by Ullium

November 3, 2004

Entry sent. And I even caught up with logging the two trigs that I've nabbed in the past week or so

I think it's been a good month, as, looking at it, my point score should be in the same order of magnitude as Seasiders cache find count.... *grin*

November 3, 2004

Another pathetic month from me! :lol: :lol: :huh:

I'm secretly waiting for Seasider to come and visit so that we can go out and find 1,000s!!!

3.8k · November 3, 2004

Just noticed that Seasider has entered this month Deego and I thought 'I bet that event has scuppered a lot of hopeful forerunners'

But after that unworthy thought had gone...it occurred to me that 'newbies'...cachers who have just started in the particular year that your monthly stats are published....might have their own stat list....now I realise it is a bit late to maybe incorporate this for this year ... but next year is not all that far away??

I am thinking about encouragement here to enter your stat list....as it could be possible that a lot of newbies (like myself) are a bit discouraged to enter their perhaps meagre entries!!!

Do you see what I'm trying to say? (very badly I admit )

Ullium.

P.S. Oh yes and what is this Trig point thing about?...surely that's not connected to geocaching stats ??? It has it's own website and logging facility!!

I am not sure what the plan is for next year :huh: But I am thinking about a cacher of the year 2004 table (or two).

As for the trigpoints. I work for both sites G:UK and T:UK and was trying to be fair to everyone as well as trying to encourage people to partake in a trig or two. They are not all easy to get to as people think, some are I admit but so are some caches

thanks to everyone who has entered so far.

Brian

November 3, 2004

As for the trigpoints. I work for both sites G:UK and T:UK and was trying to be fair to everyone as well as trying to encourage people to partake in a trig or two. They are not all easy to get to as people think, some are I admit but so are some caches

Surely then the most reasonable thing would have been to run two lists...one on each website ... by mixing them together neither pastime gets a true appreciation of what is actually being indicated :huh:

Ullium.

1.8k · November 3, 2004

Please keep the TPs in - it makes my efforts look just a little better! Not much though in October, mind you one was in Istanbul! :huh:

November 4, 2004

Please keep the TPs in - it makes my efforts look just a little better! Not much though in October, mind you one was in Istanbul!

Not much of an argument JS for keeping TP's in....I had hoped for a more reasoned response!?

Ullium.

2.3k · November 4, 2004

But I am thinking about a cacher of the year 2004 table (or two).

Should be able to come last in that too :huh:

1.7k · November 4, 2004

Please keep the TPs in - it makes my efforts look just a little better! Not much though in October, mind you one was in Istanbul!

Not much of an argument JS for keeping TP's in....I had hoped for a more reasoned response!?

Ullium.

Check out earlier on in the thread. The argument has been done to death already. I suspect everyone who defended TPs doesn't want to have to defend themselves over and over again.

Personally speaking, I really don't mind whether it's in or not. We do trigs as well as caches, and will continue to do trigs even if they are not included.

At the end of the day, COTM is supposed to be fun. It's not compulsary to enter and there are no prizes at stake. Lighten up people!

T

3.8k · November 4, 2004

Please keep the TPs in - it makes my efforts look just a little better! Not much though in October, mind you one was in Istanbul!

Not much of an argument JS for keeping TP's in....I had hoped for a more reasoned response!?

Ullium.

When I came up with the idea of COTM back in Nov/Dec 2003. I based it on the only cacher I knew ME, selfish? probably.But I wanted there to be as much scope for people to enter as possible. When I go to an area I spend as much time doing the trigpoints as I do caches, so I did not want to penalise people who may do the same thing as me. But in NO way are people forced to do trigpoint. The choice is in the hands of the cacher

Brian

November 4, 2004

Pengy&Tigger:

Check out earlier on in the thread. The argument has been done to death already. I suspect everyone who defended TPs doesn't want to have to defend themselves over and over again.

Thanks P&T ... I didn't realise that....but I suppose might have suspected there might be more than myself who were bemused at the inclusion of Trig Points in the tables

At the end of the day, COTM is supposed to be fun. It's not compulsary to enter and there are no prizes at stake. Lighten up people!

Yes I suppose if one can't defend the premise then falling back on '..is supposed to be fun' is as good a get out as any

Deego:

When I came up with the idea of COTM back in Nov/Dec 2003. I based it on the only cacher I knew ME, selfish? probably.But I wanted there to be as much scope for people to enter as possible. When I go to an area I spend as much time doing the trigpoints as I do caches, so I did not want to penalise people who may do the same thing as me. But in NO way are people forced to do trigpoint. The choice is in the hands of the cacher

My apologies Deego...yes of course you are perfectly correct .... it is after all your table and your decision...but now I can see why your COMT has some notable absentees....one of which will be mine in future

No offence meant....just exercising my individual choice....as I recall you asked me to enter....perhaps I should have investigated the matter more thoroughily :huh:

Ullium.

November 4, 2004

The COTM scoring debate has gone on too long and some are themselves selfishly forgetting where COTM came from!

Brian, you've done a brilliant job this year with the creation and running of COTM. Its motivational value to geocaching UK has been immense and you should be applauded for your efforts!

Maybe it's time to look forward to 2005 by polling everyone for their return on how COTM should be structured. If you give a cut of date and then publish the results everyone will clearly see what the democratic solution is and we can go forward into COTM 2005 without any further arguments.

November 4, 2004

I must admit I didn't realise this topic had been raised previously...sorry about that :huh:

However on reading the past posts I see that most seem to have based their comments on the assumption that anyone who suggested a separate table for TP's was somehow demeaning the alternate sport of bagging Trig Points...I can only speak for myself here....but I see it as an equally enjoyable and perhaps just as demanding sport

But try as I might...I cant see Deego's reasons for not setting up a separate table for the Trig Pointers ...seeing that it should be a simple enough to copy over the html and change a few titles!?....I know it might even encourage me to bag a few if there were

In closing my comments on this subject may I echo Volvo Man's thoughts on the

matter

QUOTE (Deego @ Jun 20 2004, 06:17 PM)

There has been a few comments about trigpoints. Maybe they should be dropped if nobody wants them. I personaly enjoy them (as well as working for the T:UK site) maybe a poll is needed to see what people want, after all I do the table to give people a idea what everybody else is doing, as well as it being a bit of fun.

Well, my vote says, there should be a seperate Trigger of the month award (from DelBoy). I'm not knocking Trigpointing, but it's a seperate sport, a bit like F1 & Le Mans, Same level, diferent sport.

Ullium.

Edited November 4, 2004 by Ullium

2.5k · November 4, 2004

I have never sent off my Stats before, but have just done so for october. I reckon that I will not be at the bottom of the table.

In a bit of local competition with some other geocachers, I worked out that my hit rate works out at about 1.5 caches per day, with theirs at 1.8, but I tend to do mine one per day and they do nothing for days and then a whole heap in one go.

However, my rate will now plummet due to dark evenings, bad weather and running out of handy nearby caches to do during my route to and from work and my lunchtime. :huh:

Alibags

November 4, 2004

Flippin' 'eck!!! Took me ages to read this thread

I've sent in our stats for Oct Deego, hope it's ok for a couple of newbies to join in the fun. We've only been caching for a couple of weeks so we are no threat whatsoever. Thanks!

Lisa and John

November 4, 2004

First of all the COTM is just some friendly competition and second what Pyoung1s said

Brian, you've done a brilliant job this year with the creation and running of COTM. Its motivational value to geocaching UK has been immense and you should be applauded for your efforts!

I personnally don't do trig points and don't really care if they are included or not. I have only missed two months since Brian started COTM table and if Trig points were not included the end result for me would be moving up a place or two but so what? If I was a true numbers person and wanted to go for the top COTM then everyone knows the rules before starting out and would log the trig points I pass on my way to caches. I enter for the fun of it whether it's my high of a 6th position or to my new low of only 3 caches for a month. I find it interesting to see who has been out on a caching frenzie for the month as previously to this there was nothing.

November 5, 2004

First of all the COTM is just some friendly competition and second what Pyoung1s said
Brian, you've done a brilliant job this year with the creation and running of COTM. Its motivational value to geocaching UK has been immense and you should be applauded for your efforts!

I personnally don't do trig points and don't really care if they are included or not. I have only missed two months since Brian started COTM table and if Trig points were not included the end result for me would be moving up a place or two but so what? If I was a true numbers person and wanted to go for the top COTM then everyone knows the rules before starting out and would log the trig points I pass on my way to caches. I enter for the fun of it whether it's my high of a 6th position or to my new low of only 3 caches for a month. I find it interesting to see who has been out on a caching frenzie for the month as previously to this there was nothing.

OK I was going to gracefully bow out of this debate...but ...

... Its motivational value to geocaching UK has been immense....

Can you tell me G Force.... where the evidence is for this statement that you totally agree with?? Personally I don't see it...what I do see is quite a few well known cachers who don't participate....what happened to them?? Were they not immensely motivated LOL LOL LOL.

Wouldn't it perhaps be more of an incentive to embryo cachers if the tables reflected just that ... namely geocaching ???

And while I'm on the subject.... why call it Cacher Of The Month ??....why not Trig Pointer of the Month ?? Think about it !!!

Remember this is just how it strikes me...and I wouldn't say I was immensely motivated....quite the contrary....so I won't be putting my figures forward in future as is my perogative

I've every respect for Deego and all the effort he puts into it .... but I'm certain he will admit that if he didn't enjoy doing it....he wouldn't !?

Ullium.

1.7k · November 5, 2004

....so I won't be putting my figures forward in future as is my perogative

Ullium,

You are now ranting. If you are not putting your figures forward then why are you this angry? You appear to be taking things far more seriously than anyone else. Do you have a chip on your shoulder or what?

Yes there are cachers who find a lot of caches who don't enter. However they do not insist on ripping it apart on the forums again and again. You said previously that you had finished with the subject, but now you are ranting again. maybe you just like to have the last word?

T

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