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Re: D2T2 Average challenge

[Resolved] D2T2 Average challenge
December 12, 2020 08:59AM
Hi
Could someone please make the following checker for GC93RPE
1. Have found a minimum of 500 caches.
2. Achieved a minimum Average Difficulty rating of 2.0.
3. Achieved a minimum Average Terrain rating of 2.0.
Thanks
Re: D2T2 Average challenge
December 12, 2020 11:09AM
Sorry this is ratio caching which is not allowed.
Your challenge criteria is seen as a negative achievement as you are forcing cachers to avoid finding low D/T rating caches.

To avoid the ration problem you can ask for a D/T average over a set number of caches, ie. the average over that set number of caches and not all your finds.
Re: D2T2 Average challenge
December 12, 2020 11:51AM
Really? I have seen a number of this type of challenge.
Published since the updated guidelines too.
Such as https://www.geocaching.com/geocache/GC80KDJ_1-9-average-challenge
Re: D2T2 Average challenge
December 12, 2020 11:54AM
That cache has been locked for the same reason.
Re: D2T2 Average challenge
December 12, 2020 12:12PM
Okay, I've just read back through the forums and see that this has been brought up before.
Apologies for bringing it up again, I did not realise as there are a number of similar challenges that have been published.
In that case would a challenge such as...
Find 500 caches with a DT rating of 2/2 or above be allowed?
Re: D2T2 Average challenge
December 12, 2020 12:31PM
Here is the link https://project-gc.com/Challenges/GC93RPE/57197

Please test and reply
Re: D2T2 Average challenge
December 12, 2020 01:00PM
Does the checker take the 500 highest DT combos you've logged and average them?
Would using the average still be deemed negative?
Would a simple 500 finds of 2/2 or higher (without the average) avoid potential issues in the community?
Thank you
Re: D2T2 Average challenge
December 12, 2020 01:25PM
The checker takes the 500 highest DT combos and this will avoid potential issues.
Re: D2T2 Average challenge
December 12, 2020 01:40PM
Is that not the same as https://project-gc.com/forum/read?11,36447,36529#msg-36529
You replied in January
I did get an answer back from HQ last night about the two published caches
https://www.geocaching.com/geocache/GC8B382_t3-average-challenge
https://www.geocaching.com/geocache/GC89M77_t3-0-average-challenge

My question was "Are these challenges allowed or do they do not comply with the guidelines"

The reply
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No, these should not have been published. You are correct that they do not comply with the ratio caching guideline.

Given that and to avoid potential issues could you change the checker to 500 finds of 2/2 or higher (without the average) please?
Re: D2T2 Average challenge
December 12, 2020 03:02PM
Here is the link to the new checker https://project-gc.com/Challenges/GC93RPE/57201

Please test and reply
Re: D2T2 Average challenge
December 12, 2020 03:13PM
That's great
Thank you for your time.
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