jjp wrote:
> Clues...what to do with clues? Haven't really decided. Even though I
> think it's unlikely that vandals seached the web for malicious ways to do
> mischief, I don't think it's impossible either. I'd like to make it easy
> for interested people to get clues, but not so easy for others...still
> thinking about how to make that happen.
Julie,
There has been some real useful information from Adrian recently. Some of it
you may have overlooked. I'll recap it here: A lot of the letterboxers in
Dartmoor are doing something called "plugging" in which you dig out a small,
circular piece of sod (a "plug") just larger than the letterbox to be placed
inside. After placing the letterbox in the hole you replace the plug of sod
to form an almost invisible seam. This lowers the likelihood of the
happenchance find.
I plan to adopt the plugging method and I hope others will do this also. I hope
we do this because "plugging" will lessen the likelihood of lost boxes due to
people stumbling upon them. Then we will have a better chance of knowing if
the web problem is real or perceived, and if its real we will have a better
idea of knowing the extent.
Dan'l
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"Plugging"
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Started on 1999-01-11
[L-USA] "Plugging"
From: Daniel Servatius (elf@pclink.com) |
Date: 1999-01-11 21:49:48 UTC-06:00
[L-USA] Re: "Plugging"
From: jjp (exposto1@airmail.net) |
Date: 1999-01-11 22:51:33 UTC-05:00
Hi Letterboxers--
Yes, I liked the plugging idea, too, but then there would have to be sod,
wouldn't there? Mostly we have lots of mud, or dry dusty dirt, along Duck
Creek. Maybe it's time to find a new location...
The one box of mine that is still out there is under a pile (small one) of
rocks--maybe I could use one large rock as the plug...
Julie
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Yes, I liked the plugging idea, too, but then there would have to be sod,
wouldn't there? Mostly we have lots of mud, or dry dusty dirt, along Duck
Creek. Maybe it's time to find a new location...
The one box of mine that is still out there is under a pile (small one) of
rocks--maybe I could use one large rock as the plug...
Julie
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[L-USA] Re: "Plugging"
From: erik/susan davis (davisarc@wcvt.com) |
Date: 1999-01-12 22:58:48 UTC-08:00
As interesting as it sounds, I am concerned about the idea of "plugging"
- I had thought, from what I'd read about Dartmoor Letterboxing, that
there is an unwritten code that forbids hiding a box anyplace that might
engourage destructive activity in the search, i.e., don't tear apart any
rock walls or cairns, dig any holes, etc.
We have discussed in the past whether or not to seek 'permission' from
landowners, park services, etc, prior to placing boxes. As I remember,
it was generally agreed that Letterboxing was a non-destructive sport
that could in fact, facilitate and encourage an attitude of stewardship
of the land upon which we hike and within which we hide boxes.
Someone out there, carrying a shovel, looking for a letterbox, and not
very good at deciphering a clue, might due the sport a great disservice
in the search as evidenced by a lot of holes left behind.
Perhaps LetterGophering is an apt desccription?
Just a thought
Erik
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- I had thought, from what I'd read about Dartmoor Letterboxing, that
there is an unwritten code that forbids hiding a box anyplace that might
engourage destructive activity in the search, i.e., don't tear apart any
rock walls or cairns, dig any holes, etc.
We have discussed in the past whether or not to seek 'permission' from
landowners, park services, etc, prior to placing boxes. As I remember,
it was generally agreed that Letterboxing was a non-destructive sport
that could in fact, facilitate and encourage an attitude of stewardship
of the land upon which we hike and within which we hide boxes.
Someone out there, carrying a shovel, looking for a letterbox, and not
very good at deciphering a clue, might due the sport a great disservice
in the search as evidenced by a lot of holes left behind.
Perhaps LetterGophering is an apt desccription?
Just a thought
Erik
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