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It became clear from the discussion in this thread that the current scheme for indicating the number of cache finds by allocating stars is not comprehensive enough for the current crop of cachers.
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So, here is my proposal for extending the stars system beyond the current 4000 finds limit. The main problem is that we are limited to a maximum of five stars to represent any number. As such, it is not practical to represent all numbers in increments of 50 finds. So, I have used a sliding scale of increments: the higher the number of finds, the fewer increments in the numbers. That is, the increments are 50 finds up to 1000 finds; the increments are 100 finds up to 5000 finds; the increments are 500 finds up to 10000 finds; and the increments are 1000 finds from that point onward. I have depicted all increments up to 10000 finds in the tables below. I'm sure you'll be able to figure out what further totals would look like. As it stands, the system is good for totals up to 57000! 58000 would require six stars, so perhaps the star nursery could be pressed into service. It's hard to imagine anyone in Australia logging 58000 finds! It's unlikely to happen in my lifetime, anyway.
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I have chosen three basic colours: <font color="red"><b>Red</b></font> represents 'one'. A plain red star represents 100 finds. A shooting red star represents 1000 finds. <font color="blue"><b>Blue</b></font> represents 'two'. A plain blue star represents 200 finds. A shooting blue star represents 2000 finds. <font color="green"><b>Green</b></font> represents 'five'. A plain green star represents 500 finds. A shooting green star represents 5000 finds. I had to create a new colour for 10000 finds, which <i>should</i> be some variation of red, according to the above philosophy. I chose a yellow shooting star for 10000. I have also chosen a shooting star for 20000 and 50000 finds, but that is largely academic at this stage.
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<p>nobodyZ wrote:As long as it doesn't affect my stars,
I don't care if I find 1000 or more,
I like my 5 shiny red stars and want to keep them as is.
If the scheme below is accepted, then I'm afraid your '5 shiny red stars' would be replaced by a shiny green star. I suppose no system will be universally accepted or liked. Anyhow, I'm just floating the idea for comment. I have attached a poll to the thread so people can vote. Of course, anyone else is free to propose a different system that is better or more comprehensive than the current scheme or this proposed scheme.
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I must admit that it looks a bit 'blue' for my liking. It might be a bit more aesthetically pleasing if I swapped the red and blue colours. This didn't occur to me until I saw the finished product; perhaps I should have looked more closely during the development stage. Then again, you don't usually see the whole set in a single place.
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Cheers,
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dak
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From now on, we show stars in increments of 100 only.
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<td>3600+ Caches</td>
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From now on, we show stars in increments of 500 only. The justification being that once you reach these lofty heights, the 100s will be spinning past more quickly.
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