My thoughts exactly! I wonder if some statistics analyst could work up a cache archival rate chart, taking into account the cache's age, type, and style. Shouldn't be much different than a human life insurance 'life expectancy' algorithm. :-D Cache On! ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Bob Renner wrote: > But of your first 100 caches, how many were still > there when you first got to 100 finds. Since that > occured some time ago, they have had a long time > sitting there open to being archived. Your most > recent 100 finds, have not been sitting there that > long since you found them. In 2 years from now, these > recent 100 caches may have a higher archive rate. > > Bob > > > --- Roping The Wind wrote: > >> Interesting findings... of my last 100 caches.. 92% >> are still active. 8 are >> archived or disabled. So much for my theory that new >> caches dont stand the >> test of time! :) (my first 100 was something like >> 48% still active). >> >> Scott >> Team Ropingthewind >> >> >> >> > ____________________________________________________________ > >> Az-Geocaching mailing list listserv@azgeocaching.com >> To edit your setting, subscribe or unsubscribe >> visit: >> >> > http://listserv.azgeocaching.com/mailman/listinfo/az-geocaching > >> Arizona's Geocaching Resource >> http://www.azgeocaching.com >> >> > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > ____________________________________________________________ > Az-Geocaching mailing list listserv@azgeocaching.com > To edit your setting, subscribe or unsubscribe visit: > http://listserv.azgeocaching.com/mailman/listinfo/az-geocaching > > Arizona's Geocaching Resource > http://www.azgeocaching.com > > >