In the last month, sometimes I log on (I am a paying member) I get your total is 4000 caches plus 500 lab caches. Total 4500 caches. BUT sometimes it says your total is 4500 caches which includes 500 lab caches. This second wording has appeared recently.
When it is in the former, older, setting it doesn't show the ad lab badge, it shown number of cache type finds in a day as 6 and gives the stat number of belt points as 40 towards my caching belt.
If it is the second type I get the ad lab badge appear. Cache types found in a day is 7 and I get 45 points towards the belt. So, this makes quite a difference!
I like the second all-inclusive type of count - after all this is how many caches I have found. Why doesn't it stay that way??