>From: "Rob Brinkerhoff" >Reply-To: listserv@azgeocaching.com >To: >Subject: Re: [Az-Geocaching] Re: Team Rankings >Date: Wed, 21 Jan 2004 23:01:23 -0700 > >Scott, > >You have a good point. Not all caches are rated >properly...well, at least the honest teams thought that they >rated them properly. Though what I've noticed so far is that >most caches, at least to me, are rated pretty close to what >I would have rated them at. That is except when you get to >the far right end. But that is beside the point. Let us >assume, just for argument sake, that all caches are rated >properly. > > > On a related note, if you click on any of the categories >on the AZ Stats page, it will sort by that category so, if >you want, you can sort by ''Score'' or any other parameter. >The only drawback is, it will reverse the order (high-to-low >or low-to-high) each time so you may have to click a >category twice to see the top rankings in that category. > >Yes. Clearly, I was bored tonight. I cut and pasted the >"top" 200 teams (this removes the wild points and is much >faster) into excel and sorted by column. > > >By coincidence, the top 5 AZ cachers by caches Found and by >Score happen to be the same teams. > >Yes, that is true. But that is because the top teams are so >far out in front of the pack in terms of total finds, which >as per my hypothetical example, could be achieved by finding >locationless caches, only. Also, there is a team that has >contributed considerably to this sport (whoops, I mean >hobby) that was ranked the near 120 or so with the Total >Finds metric, but when ranked with the Score metric that >same team gets bumped up to the 60s or so. > >-Rob (Wily Javelina) OH... and just for the record... I dont do locationless caches! :) I did one back in my early days and I didnt like the feel of it. I never logged another one after that. It ain't geocaching! Team Ropingthewind Scott _________________________________________________________________ Let the new MSN Premium Internet Software make the most of your high-speed experience. http://join.msn.com/?pgmarket=en-us&page=byoa/prem&ST=1