What makes TerraCaching different

Can't I just pay 30 bucks and get started as a plank premium member on my planet?

• Sponsors function as your personal cache approvers, providing you with close attention and quick approvals.
• You choose your own cache approvers (sponsors) from a list of offers. If you don't like them you can dump them and find new ones.
• Fewer "written in stone" rules allow greater creativity in cache hides.
• A cache rating system (MCE) provides the ability to rate caches, allowing each community to define their own standard of quality. Poorly rated caches are easy to ignore.
• The TerraCaching Point System (TPS) fosters an enjoyable competition.
• All caches are not worth the same value (one smiley), but are rewarded based on a measure of how challenging they are.
• Hiders are rewarded too, not just finders.
• Leaderboards provide a quick way of comparing your progress to that of your fellow cachers.
• Locationless Caches (LC) and Virtual caches are embraced, rather than considered something less than a "real" cache.
• Better information for seekers is available, such as distance and elevation gain, camouflage/mental/physical challenge estimates.
• Optional First Finder Codes and Confirmation Codes conveniently handled by web site to reduce controversy and allow creative hides that don't use a log book.
• The forums here are actually friendly.

• Oh yeah, and you can't do jack shite until you get sponsored. We did mention that, didn't we? Funny thing is, if you have no Terracachers in your sector, you're SOL until a friggin' spaceship lands on your bassackwards planet and some little green terracaching men step out of their probe and, should they decide to, glance in your direction and determine if you're a lifeform worthy of inspection. Until then, just remain in the vacuum of your impact crater and exercise patience until they do.