[GeoStL] Re: Can terrain/difficulty ratings changes impact your statistics?

  • From: Steve Stewart <magsmatts@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Tue, 30 Apr 2013 10:19:05 -0500

I have a cache when placed it was a 1 terrain.  the area has now changed
and it is no longer handicap accessible.  the cache has 39 favorite votes
so i do not want to change the cache.  should i change the terrain.  it is
a 1/1 so i don't think it will mess anybody up.
On Apr 30, 2013 10:13 AM, "david dewitt" <david.dewitt63@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Quick search turned up 10  caches of the 1d / 4t within 32miles of Granite
> city.  most in illinois and place by our wonderful ex-president L Frank
>
>
> On Tue, Apr 30, 2013 at 9:22 AM, Tina <tina_boyle@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> All the higher rated caches that are 1 difficulty,3-5 terrain, also 3-5
>> difficulty, 1 terrain are hard to find.
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>> On Apr 29, 2013, at 11:55 PM, Lena Dowers <ldowers@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>> It was a 4d/1t. I'm not sure what the cache was. It is something that I
>> have had over a year. I'll just have to search for others. It might be hard
>> to fill the box in multiples. I quick PQ search shows there is only 1 cache
>> within 1 hour of my home location. Of course it has to be a puzzle, but I
>> see several names in the logs of fellow SLAGA members. That means I know
>> who to ask should I need help. [image: Emoji]
>>
>> ------------------------------
>> Date: Mon, 29 Apr 2013 22:22:46 -0500
>> Subject: [GeoStL] Re: Can terrain/difficulty ratings changes impact your
>> statistics?
>> From: jimsgreene@xxxxxxxxx
>> To: geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>
>> Yep, somebody changed the ratings for that cache and it went off your
>> chart. Some of the challenge placers will still let you count it if you
>> have a record of it before it was changed. What was the D/T rating? And the
>> cache? Keep an eye out for another one with that rating and go for it. It
>> doesn't happen often, but a couple of mine have been tweaked after I heard
>> back from finders or seekers.
>>
>> Jim
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Apr 29, 2013 at 9:56 PM, Lena Dowers <ldowers@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>> When I was reviewing my stats tonight I noticed a previously filled
>> square on my terrain/difficulty chart is now blank! How did that happen? I
>> can only imagine that a cache was updated with new information. But I would
>> think if I had a previous find for that cache that it would not change my
>> stats. It's frustrating! Has this happened to anyone else?
>>
>> Lena
>> "brantole"
>>
>>
>>
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