Favorite point
Favorite points is something implemented by Geocaching HQ to let Geocachers reward Cache owners if they have created something extraordinary. Other common names are Favorite, Blue Ribbon or just FP. When a Geocacher likes a Geocache he/she can choose to place a favorite point on that Geocache. The total number of favorite points is shown on the cache page. Geocaches can also be filtered on favorite points, and Project-GC creates statistics around this data.
To avoid cheating and the creation of fake accounts it's only Premium members of Geocaching.com that can place favorite points. Also a Geocacher doesn't have endless of them, for every 10th Geocache they log they get one favorite point to give away. Favorite points doesn't have to be given right away, they can be saved up as a buffer for future use. Favorite points can be given to old finds, to new finds and also be redrawn for Geocaches, by the one who placed it.
Favorite points placed belong to the Geocache they are placed on, not the Cache owner itself. If the Geocache is adopted by someone else, the favorite point will follow the Geocache. Also the Cache owner can't withdraw that favorite point and give someone else.
Favorite points aren't automatically withdrawn when a Geocache gets archived either. It's free to withdraw a favorite point at any time you like, but Project-GC does not recommend withdrawing it just because a Geocache got archived. Project-GC prefers to see it as a part of history of the Geocache.
Related statistics
Top Favorite Caches is a top list of geocaches with the most favorite points.
Top Favorite Caches (%) is a top list of geocaches with the highest percentage of favorite points.
Top Favorite Caches (Wilson) is a top list of geocaches using wilson score.
Favorite Points Cached is a top list of the total sum of favorite points users have logged.
Favorite Points Received is a top list of the total sum of favorite points that cache owners have received on their caches.
Favorite Points Per Area is a top list that shows which subsection of an area has received the most favorite points.
Favorite points per D/T shows the average of the percentage of favorite points and the average of the wilson score per D/T in an area.
Favorite Points Over Time shows a chart over the sum of favorite points over time for a cache owner, either for all caches, for a subsection or for individual caches.
Related tools
My Favorites is a tool that lets the user plot all caches they have given a favorite point to on a map, some filters can be applied.
Forgotten Favorites? is a tool that helps the user find caches they have logged and that many user gave a favorite point but they did not.
