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

[cordh at mchsi.com]

On Monday 21 February 2005 15:32, Loran  Wilcox wrote:
> Team Sand Dollar usually consists of Myself and my dog and I have
> been at all the caches claimed..  She the only one left in the family
> willing to keep up with my COD (Obsessive Caching Disorder) and out
> of our 1700+ finds she has only found one and it was out in the
> open..  She just goes along for the smells.  So I guess Team Sand
> Dollar is really just one person.
>
> On the other hand I find caching with .others more rewarding and will
> team up with others when given the chance.  Getting to the cache is
> the real fun not finding it.
>
> Team Sand Dollar or should the be just Sand Dollar.
>
Wadda man!  And down my alley.  Team doublebogie6 consists of Luigi, me, 
and whatever grandkids can or want to come along.  Luigi (her name is 
Catherine, but she's sooo darn Italian!) usually finds the micros, but 
detests them.  She also hates to be frustrated.  On the other hand, I 
find the "getting there" more intriguing, especially after brush 
busting across countless washes only to arrive on some peak and 
discover "the trail"  only yards away that I had misidentified as a 
topo line.  

We frequently make repeated attempts at caches; our failures for various 
reasons, but usually out safety concerns.   We are "both" present at 
all our finds, but don't consider it requisite.  Who cares?  Too many 
rules in "sports??" are discouraging.... 
> ----- Original Message -----
>   From: SSpackeen at aol.com
>   To: listserv at azgeocaching.com
>   Sent: Monday, February 21, 2005 10:59 AM
>   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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