[Az-Geocaching] Geocaching: Team vs. Individual Statistics...

[Brian Casteel]

There are 'rules' both written and unwritten in caching.  Initially, Jake
and I cached under the Team A.I. moniker, until I began caching more and
more when he wasn't available and the numbers kept going up, while his
increased at a different rate.  My personal opinion was that if we were
caching as individuals, the finds should be just that.individual.  So, we
created variants of our team name (Brian - Team A.I. and Jake - Team A.I.)
and cached under those.

 

To that end, of course it's easier for several people to strike out and find
25 caches rather than a single person doing so.  But every single one of my
1018 finds were finds I was present at and involved in.  If my wife ventures
out and caches on her own, it will be under her individual identity and not
mine.  Allowing her finds under my team name would make me feel as though
I'm cheating myself by allowing someone else to pad my numbers.  Your
mileage may vary.

 

Brian

Team A.I.

 

 

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Subject: [Az-Geocaching] Geocaching: Team vs. Individual Statistics...

 

Speaking of "teams," any thoughts as to the merits of handling "team"
statistics separately from "individual" statistics...

 

As a solo cacher, I have personally turned every stone, printed every map,
driven every cul-de-sac, fetched every new battery, handled every trinket,
singed every log, etc.  Never had a second set of eyes.  Never had someone
find caches for me while I was absent, never had someone else log my finds
on the site.  Never had any assistance in finding my claims, period.

 

Teamwork is easier!  I believe it is MUCH easier for teams to find a given
set of 25 caches than for an individual to do so.  

 

SO - I'd like to ask how other soloers out there feel about the "pureness"
of team statistics as opposted to individual stats.  

 

It's my contention that geocaching.com should separate users into two groups
- teams and individuals.  Just make that part of the profile that is visible
to registered users and might be an interesting comparison item for some
users...  Any thoughts?

 

[...SkooterMan...]

 

In a message dated 2/19/2005 5:33:43 P.M. US Mountain Standard Time,
barbers5 at cox.net writes:

I wanted to get more information about Geocaching teams.  What are they,
what do they do?  How would I find more information about them in the Tucson
area?

 

Thanks for the help,

 

GB

 



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