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Counties checkers say different things

Counties checkers say different things
March 07, 2020 01:05PM
I have recently looked at checkers and spotted a difference in stats/numbers regarding the number of 'counties' I have found

Take the following two checkers - both ask for numbers of 'counties' using a worldwide search

https://project-gc.com/Challenges/GC8CDEZ/44548 gives the output saying that I have found 167 counties

https://project-gc.com/Challenges/GC8M1XY/49323 gives the output saying that I have found 151 counties

How is it that two different checkers asking for the same thing gives very different results

I am sure there is a plausible reason - just interested to hear what it is.

Many thanks
Re: Counties checkers say different things
March 07, 2020 01:14PM
The first is a script that shows unique country+region+county. The second is a configuration that shows unique country+county. Ergo, the latter will show less counties.
Re: Counties checkers say different things
March 07, 2020 01:24PM
OK - that explains the difference - thank you
However.. both challenges require you to have found X number of counties anywhere in the world so why do the two checkers differ, when the requirement is the same, why are they written differently / have different configurations

Sorry - just getting my head round at what point the creating of these would alter so that the output is different

thanks
Re: Counties checkers say different things
March 07, 2020 01:28PM
I would then guess that the second checker is not correct. The first also caters for cases where there's no county name, ie. country+region only.
Re: Counties checkers say different things
March 07, 2020 01:32PM
pieterix Wrote:
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I would then guess that the second checker is not correct. The first also caters for cases where there's no county name, ie. country+region only.

Sounds logical - thank you

can that checker (https://project-gc.com/Challenges/GC8M1XY/49323) be corrected along with https://project-gc.com/Challenges/GC8M1XG/49322 (Same type of checker, same CO - more counties)
Re: Counties checkers say different things
March 07, 2020 09:50PM
The question is that should we count a region as a county or count a cache without a county name as a county

You could likewise argue that the first checker is wrong because that one also allows for counties without a name i.e it allows for 1 extra county in countries which have caches without a county name
(for example caches out at sea)



Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 03/07/2020 10:10PM by vogelbird. (view changes)
Re: Counties checkers say different things
March 07, 2020 10:21PM
I understand all of that, obviously not for me say which way, but doesn't there need to be parity with checkers where the criteria is the same
Re: Counties checkers say different things
March 07, 2020 10:25PM
I found out the hard through a reviewer who wanted the checker changed to what it now
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