Rules of Counting Roller Coasters

Right on, Tina! There is no right way...except mine, of course ;)

Moosh

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"God put animals here for us to eat them! I didn't rise to the top of the food chain just to have a salad!" - Bassistist

Rule #1 - S:TE is a coaster.

Rule #2 - Each new experience is a credit.

Rule #3 - Bass and Moosh are always wrong, unless they are in agreement with me. ;)

Rule #4 - There are no rules.

There you go with the James Dean again ;)

GregLeg said:
count racers once, duelers with individually named tracks (Fire/Ice) twice

This is the most logical resolution to this debate that I've seen. If someone took the time to name both tracks, I can count it twice. I like it!

chris said:
Rule #3 - Bass and Moosh are always wrong, unless they are in agreement with me. ;)
Hey now...
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BaSSiStiSt said:

Hey now...

you're an all-star.

Get your game on, go play...

Praise from Dawn. I must be doing something right today.

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Oat Boy sez:

"I count racers once, duelers with individually named tracks (Fire/Ice) twice."

I have no problem with that method even though I count more conservatively than that. My biggest gripe is with counting relocated coasters or when there's a minor change [trains backwards, for example].

And Bass and I never agree on *anything*...right Bass?

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"God put animals here for us to eat them! I didn't rise to the top of the food chain just to have a salad!" - Bassistist

That's not true, Moosh. I know we both agree Nasai is...ga...bi-se...hom...

Confused!

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Kiddie Coasters: I count them if I would ride them (like when we took our neice to Dutch Wonderland and we rode Joust), but I do not go out of my way to ride them.

Duelers/Racers: If they are named separate AND have different layouts (and mirrored images do not count). Dueling Dragons Fire and Ice are two in my book, Lightning Racers Thunder and Lightning are one in my book.

Changed coasters: Major / drastic / reconstruction type of changes I would count as two, minor changes I would not count. Phantom's Revenge is a different coaster than Steel Phantom (it just recycled some of its elements) and I could as two... Jokers Jinx at SFA with out OTSR's is really the same coaster as it was with OTSR's so it is one coaster. A coaster with a slight reprofile of a hill or a drop is also the same coaster in my opinion. And no, Re-theming doesn't count either.

Travelling Coasters: I tend to count these... but then again, I have only ever really rode one (Reithoffer Shows Flitzer at the York Fair).

Relocated Coaster: I have ridden a few relocated coasters at one of their locations (either before or after a move), but I have never ridden the same coaster at two different locations (before and after its move). Again, with out any MAJOR rebuilding (i.e. some elements may be reprofiled slightly to adapt to certain terrain), I would count a relocated coaster only once. IF major changes are made (drastic reprofiling, enclosing possibly, or what ever), then I may consider it two. Again, it is situational.

These are just my completely random thoughts. It's up to the individual when you come right down to it.

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Kind of hard to take a post as objective if a park or coaster name is part of the "user name"

SLFAKE, that is what I would have said, except if I had said it, then people would have been shaking their heads asking "what DID he say"....;) That was concise and well-written, and follows my rules almost exactly...well, except that I *will* go out of my way for the kiddie coasters - but only if they're good ones...;)

Bass - I see you found that pot for Rob's black kettle, eh?

Mooshie

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*** This post was edited by Mamoosh 4/2/2003 2:12:38 PM ***

I'm a little teapot...

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...short and stout...

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Here is my handle...

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*** This post was edited by BaSSiStiSt 4/2/2003 2:17:19 PM ***

...here is my spout.

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I'll show you a spout!

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And if it's your first coaster, you HAVE TO COUNT.

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AA....those rules only apply to people who take themselves too seriously....

Dr. Thrill has JUST the prescription for them...;)

Rule #3: there is nooooooooooooo rule number 3.

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