[GeoStL] Re: Curious and I am sure controversial (REVISITED)
- From: Dan Henke <thunder_monk@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 7 Mar 2006 20:45:18 -0800 (PST)
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When I posted this query I figured it would start a conversation and possibly
get a few negative as well as positive comments but I did not realize I would
get 3 comments about the original contents and then a huge offshoot on MOGA.
So I guess I will ask the question again: Is the "member stats" portion of
the SLAGA home page a dead issue? One of the reasons I signed up and paid my
dues was to get this feature which I did for ONE day and then it quit working
and finally was removed from the webpage. A simple yes or no answer would
suffice though it would be nice to know why.
I know there are a couple of other sites that list cachers with 200 or more
caches and I guess that is ok but I enjoyed seeing where I stood in the local
caching community and one of my goals was to keep myself in the top 20 or 30
cachers from the SLAGA area....that is very difficult when you are seeing
cachers from all over the country.
I guess there is not a big interest on the part of SLAGA members though I do
remember several posts asking what had happened so maybe I am just beating a
dead horse.
As far as the milestones page is concerned I enjoy seeing what milestones
people have achieved though because of the negative criticism from a few in
the newsgroup there is no big round of congratulations anymore. But the
milestones don't show me what I want to see and THAT is my complaint.
Dan (Thunder)
Who is causing trouble again :-P
Brad Myers <bmyers88@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: -
http://grand_high_pobah.home.comcast.net/AllFinds.html
I know it isn't the stats that we use to have, but you can look and see how
you compare with all the cachers that have over 200 finds.
-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:geocaching-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Dan Henke
Sent: Tuesday, March 07, 2006 12:26 AM
To: geocaching
Subject: [GeoStL] Curious and I am sure controversial
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Should I assume that since they have not come back that the "Member Stats"
feature of the SLAGA web page is dead and not coming back?
I used that feature a LOT not to compare myself to other cachers but to
see how people were doing and who was cahing etc ...it was nice to see how
many each of my friends had and how they did compare to mine...not in a
jealous or envious way but just out of curiousity.
And the talk I have seen about people not caring about stats is a bunch
of bull...I would say that most cachers DO care about stats otherwise why
do they log their finds? Also why do we congratulate someone on reaching X
number of finds or throw a party when Bruce hit 1000, 2000 and 5000. I know
there are exceptions but in general I would say they want and like them
I care about mine and celebrate at each 100 caches that I find...maybe to
people who have found over 1000 or 2000 it may not mean much but my 600+
caches are well remembered and hard fought and by golly I am PROUD of the
fact I have stuck with it so long and the number I have done reminds me of
how hard and long a trip it has been.
I also understand that it is a LOT of work and hassle for Paul to
maintain and if he just does not want to maintain the feature then say so
...but considering it was one of those features advertised with the paid
membership I would have thought that at least the first year it would be
kept.
I know this will probably open another can of worms ....it seems I am
good at that but hey I would like to know as it seems to have just fallen
by the wayside
Dan (Thunder)
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