Hello to all. I am new to Letterboxing and have a few questions. I did read the FAQ's and hope these have not been asked too often.
A link was posted on our local homeschool support group email loop. There was some interest, so we started a "club". So far this club has 4 families and with 12 kids (aged 5 mo to 10 years). We are meeting twice a month. Our first meeting we had everyone design and carve their personal stamps. Next meeting we are going to hunt our first box. Then we are going to start placing them once we get the "feel" of the sport.
Here are my questions: Can we place a box in a place that requires admission price, such as a local zoo? Also, if we come up with a box as a group, and all go out and place it.... do all members present get to count as a "P"#? We also have some very young members- from infants to toddlers who are basically 'along for the ride'. Their older siblings want them to have their own journals/stamps. Would it be improper to stamp them in the journals- as they did not actively help with the discovery/planting? And lastly, the kids voted on a "logo" for our group and are making a stamp- can we put this logo stamp above all our signature stamps- or is it limited to "real" people?
Thank you for your time, and I am looking forward to learning more here.
Zoe-Anne
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Waving Hello
9 messages in this thread |
Started on 2004-02-24
Waving Hello
From: Zoe-Anne (gronilot@earthlink.net) |
Date: 2004-02-24 08:14:50 UTC-08:00
RE: [LbNA] Waving Hello
From: Pam Kleingers (pam@kleingers.net) |
Date: 2004-02-25 08:40:12 UTC-05:00
Hi Zoe-Anne!
I am always excited to see more famlies invovled! What part of the coutnry
are you located in?
Onething you will learn quickly--there are no rules, but lots of opinions,
lol, so here are my thoughts in response to your questions...
Yes you can place a box in a place that requirs admission. Many of hte
parks here in my area require a yearly pass. OF ocurse, if hte admission
is steep, people may choose not to find htat particular box and I would also
consider seeking permission otherwise the box will most likely be removed by
"personell"/ Oh--be sure to mention admission at the top of your clues to
avoid any nasty surprises!
My personal rule on journals/.stamps: My older two chldren (ages 6 and 4
when we started) got their on journals and stamps right away. My baby did
not. I told hte older two that until she could stamp in on her own, she
couldn't have one. Now that she si nearly two she has been practicing
stamping and will get her own set this spring. I will use discretion when
stamping into otehrs logs--I don't wnat her carelessness to rin it! And,
for what it is worth, I often stmap into my older daughters log even when
she is not with us as she really loves the images. I do not stamp her into
the placers log tho. And I keep a master log of who was with me when, for
"count" puposes.
Finally, I think the logo stamp is really great. Hopefully, someday I will
come across it!
Mama Stork
aka Pam in Cinci
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Zoe-Anne [mailto:gronilot@earthlink.net]
> Sent: Tuesday, February 24, 2004 11:15 AM
> To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [LbNA] Waving Hello
>
>
> Hello to all. I am new to Letterboxing and have a few
> questions. I did read the FAQ's and hope these have not been
> asked too often.
>
> A link was posted on our local homeschool support group email
> loop. There was some interest, so we started a "club". So
> far this club has 4 families and with 12 kids (aged 5 mo to
> 10 years). We are meeting twice a month. Our first
> meeting we had everyone design and carve their personal
> stamps. Next meeting we are going to hunt our first box.
> Then we are going to start placing them once we get the
> "feel" of the sport.
>
> Here are my questions: Can we place a box in a place that
> requires admission price, such as a local zoo? Also, if we
> come up with a box as a group, and all go out and place
> it.... do all members present get to count as a "P"#? We
> also have some very young members- from infants to toddlers
> who are basically 'along for the ride'. Their older siblings
> want them to have their own journals/stamps. Would it be
> improper to stamp them in the journals- as they did not
> actively help with the discovery/planting? And lastly, the
> kids voted on a "logo" for our group and are making a stamp-
> can we put this logo stamp above all our signature stamps- or
> is it limited to "real" people?
>
> Thank you for your time, and I am looking forward to learning
> more here.
>
> Zoe-Anne
>
>
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I am always excited to see more famlies invovled! What part of the coutnry
are you located in?
Onething you will learn quickly--there are no rules, but lots of opinions,
lol, so here are my thoughts in response to your questions...
Yes you can place a box in a place that requirs admission. Many of hte
parks here in my area require a yearly pass. OF ocurse, if hte admission
is steep, people may choose not to find htat particular box and I would also
consider seeking permission otherwise the box will most likely be removed by
"personell"/ Oh--be sure to mention admission at the top of your clues to
avoid any nasty surprises!
My personal rule on journals/.stamps: My older two chldren (ages 6 and 4
when we started) got their on journals and stamps right away. My baby did
not. I told hte older two that until she could stamp in on her own, she
couldn't have one. Now that she si nearly two she has been practicing
stamping and will get her own set this spring. I will use discretion when
stamping into otehrs logs--I don't wnat her carelessness to rin it! And,
for what it is worth, I often stmap into my older daughters log even when
she is not with us as she really loves the images. I do not stamp her into
the placers log tho. And I keep a master log of who was with me when, for
"count" puposes.
Finally, I think the logo stamp is really great. Hopefully, someday I will
come across it!
Mama Stork
aka Pam in Cinci
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Zoe-Anne [mailto:gronilot@earthlink.net]
> Sent: Tuesday, February 24, 2004 11:15 AM
> To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [LbNA] Waving Hello
>
>
> Hello to all. I am new to Letterboxing and have a few
> questions. I did read the FAQ's and hope these have not been
> asked too often.
>
> A link was posted on our local homeschool support group email
> loop. There was some interest, so we started a "club". So
> far this club has 4 families and with 12 kids (aged 5 mo to
> 10 years). We are meeting twice a month. Our first
> meeting we had everyone design and carve their personal
> stamps. Next meeting we are going to hunt our first box.
> Then we are going to start placing them once we get the
> "feel" of the sport.
>
> Here are my questions: Can we place a box in a place that
> requires admission price, such as a local zoo? Also, if we
> come up with a box as a group, and all go out and place
> it.... do all members present get to count as a "P"#? We
> also have some very young members- from infants to toddlers
> who are basically 'along for the ride'. Their older siblings
> want them to have their own journals/stamps. Would it be
> improper to stamp them in the journals- as they did not
> actively help with the discovery/planting? And lastly, the
> kids voted on a "logo" for our group and are making a stamp-
> can we put this logo stamp above all our signature stamps- or
> is it limited to "real" people?
>
> Thank you for your time, and I am looking forward to learning
> more here.
>
> Zoe-Anne
>
>
>
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Re: [LbNA] Waving Hello
From: Deb King (debean75@yahoo.com) |
Date: 2004-02-25 05:45:25 UTC-08:00
Welcome Zoe-Anne,
The first rule of Letterboxing Club is No One Talks About Letterboxing Club, the second rule of Letterboxing Club is No One Talks About Letterboxing Club!
Oops, wrong club!
The first rule of Letterboxing is that there are no rules! Even if Ryan is doing his best to get them all written down. ; -)
You certainly can feel free to place a letterbox in a fee area. There are many in parks that require an entrance fee. Just be sure to note it in the clues so people are prepared.
I think that many families use one log book, but again, it is entirely up to the individual. If each child wants their own log book and stamp, I say go for it.
I like your idea of a group logo stamped above everyone else's stamp in the log book. Just keep in mind that crowds draw attention and try not to give away a box location to non-letterboxers that may disturb the box later. And also, the idea of many boxers is to make as little impact on the surrounding environment as possible, so be careful about what your group might be trodding on.
I think this can be a great group activity and teaching tool for showing kids respect for their environment and all the life in it. (Sorry, not to get too tree huggy on you.)
Have Fun
Debean - MD
Zoe-Anne wrote:
Hello to all. I am new to Letterboxing and have a few questions. I did read the FAQ's and hope these have not been asked too often.
A link was posted on our local homeschool support group email loop. There was some interest, so we started a "club". So far this club has 4 families and with 12 kids (aged 5 mo to 10 years). We are meeting twice a month. Our first meeting we had everyone design and carve their personal stamps. Next meeting we are going to hunt our first box. Then we are going to start placing them once we get the "feel" of the sport.
Here are my questions: Can we place a box in a place that requires admission price, such as a local zoo? Also, if we come up with a box as a group, and all go out and place it.... do all members present get to count as a "P"#? We also have some very young members- from infants to toddlers who are basically 'along for the ride'. Their older siblings want them to have their own journals/stamps. Would it be improper to stamp them in the journals- as they did not actively help with the discovery/planting? And lastly, the kids voted on a "logo" for our group and are making a stamp- can we put this logo stamp above all our signature stamps- or is it limited to "real" people?
Thank you for your time, and I am looking forward to learning more here.
Zoe-Anne
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The first rule of Letterboxing Club is No One Talks About Letterboxing Club, the second rule of Letterboxing Club is No One Talks About Letterboxing Club!
Oops, wrong club!
The first rule of Letterboxing is that there are no rules! Even if Ryan is doing his best to get them all written down. ; -)
You certainly can feel free to place a letterbox in a fee area. There are many in parks that require an entrance fee. Just be sure to note it in the clues so people are prepared.
I think that many families use one log book, but again, it is entirely up to the individual. If each child wants their own log book and stamp, I say go for it.
I like your idea of a group logo stamped above everyone else's stamp in the log book. Just keep in mind that crowds draw attention and try not to give away a box location to non-letterboxers that may disturb the box later. And also, the idea of many boxers is to make as little impact on the surrounding environment as possible, so be careful about what your group might be trodding on.
I think this can be a great group activity and teaching tool for showing kids respect for their environment and all the life in it. (Sorry, not to get too tree huggy on you.)
Have Fun
Debean - MD
Zoe-Anne
Hello to all. I am new to Letterboxing and have a few questions. I did read the FAQ's and hope these have not been asked too often.
A link was posted on our local homeschool support group email loop. There was some interest, so we started a "club". So far this club has 4 families and with 12 kids (aged 5 mo to 10 years). We are meeting twice a month. Our first meeting we had everyone design and carve their personal stamps. Next meeting we are going to hunt our first box. Then we are going to start placing them once we get the "feel" of the sport.
Here are my questions: Can we place a box in a place that requires admission price, such as a local zoo? Also, if we come up with a box as a group, and all go out and place it.... do all members present get to count as a "P"#? We also have some very young members- from infants to toddlers who are basically 'along for the ride'. Their older siblings want them to have their own journals/stamps. Would it be improper to stamp them in the journals- as they did not actively help with the discovery/planting? And lastly, the kids voted on a "logo" for our group and are making a stamp- can we put this logo stamp above all our signature stamps- or is it limited to "real" people?
Thank you for your time, and I am looking forward to learning more here.
Zoe-Anne
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Re: [LbNA] Waving Hello
From: Irene Martin (hikersandhounds@yahoo.com) |
Date: 2004-02-25 05:57:49 UTC-08:00
Yo Zoe-Ann (that's hello in Philly speak),
We are also new to letterboxing, only since January. My son, my sister, myself and three dogs comprise "Hikers and Hounds". We do have a team stamp with that name on it and an image, but we also each have a personal stamp. Since the three of us can't always get together and each of us prefers different aspects of this hobby this is what we've found works for us. Whenever we find a box we stamp it with the team stamp and then the personal stamps of whoever was there that day. I love to hike and hunt so I am out there the most, (but have great difficulty finding any boxes.) My son Carmen loves to carve and hide, which I hate, so he will not be stamping as many logs as I but the team stamp (which he carved) is there. Also, we've decided not to count. We are a lazy group by nature and not at all competive so the counts mean nothing to us. Plus, we're not really good at counting anyway, the hounds are much better at it than we are. And the cool thing is, we don't have to! This is the
type of hobby that you can really make your own, in whatever way suits you best. Have fun with it, we're having a blast!
Zoe-Anne wrote:
Hello to all. I am new to Letterboxing and have a few questions. I did read the FAQ's and hope these have not been asked too often.
A link was posted on our local homeschool support group email loop. There was some interest, so we started a "club". So far this club has 4 families and with 12 kids (aged 5 mo to 10 years). We are meeting twice a month. Our first meeting we had everyone design and carve their personal stamps. Next meeting we are going to hunt our first box. Then we are going to start placing them once we get the "feel" of the sport.
Here are my questions: Can we place a box in a place that requires admission price, such as a local zoo? Also, if we come up with a box as a group, and all go out and place it.... do all members present get to count as a "P"#? We also have some very young members- from infants to toddlers who are basically 'along for the ride'. Their older siblings want them to have their own journals/stamps. Would it be improper to stamp them in the journals- as they did not actively help with the discovery/planting? And lastly, the kids voted on a "logo" for our group and are making a stamp- can we put this logo stamp above all our signature stamps- or is it limited to "real" people?
Thank you for your time, and I am looking forward to learning more here.
Zoe-Anne
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We are also new to letterboxing, only since January. My son, my sister, myself and three dogs comprise "Hikers and Hounds". We do have a team stamp with that name on it and an image, but we also each have a personal stamp. Since the three of us can't always get together and each of us prefers different aspects of this hobby this is what we've found works for us. Whenever we find a box we stamp it with the team stamp and then the personal stamps of whoever was there that day. I love to hike and hunt so I am out there the most, (but have great difficulty finding any boxes.) My son Carmen loves to carve and hide, which I hate, so he will not be stamping as many logs as I but the team stamp (which he carved) is there. Also, we've decided not to count. We are a lazy group by nature and not at all competive so the counts mean nothing to us. Plus, we're not really good at counting anyway, the hounds are much better at it than we are. And the cool thing is, we don't have to! This is the
type of hobby that you can really make your own, in whatever way suits you best. Have fun with it, we're having a blast!
Zoe-Anne
Hello to all. I am new to Letterboxing and have a few questions. I did read the FAQ's and hope these have not been asked too often.
A link was posted on our local homeschool support group email loop. There was some interest, so we started a "club". So far this club has 4 families and with 12 kids (aged 5 mo to 10 years). We are meeting twice a month. Our first meeting we had everyone design and carve their personal stamps. Next meeting we are going to hunt our first box. Then we are going to start placing them once we get the "feel" of the sport.
Here are my questions: Can we place a box in a place that requires admission price, such as a local zoo? Also, if we come up with a box as a group, and all go out and place it.... do all members present get to count as a "P"#? We also have some very young members- from infants to toddlers who are basically 'along for the ride'. Their older siblings want them to have their own journals/stamps. Would it be improper to stamp them in the journals- as they did not actively help with the discovery/planting? And lastly, the kids voted on a "logo" for our group and are making a stamp- can we put this logo stamp above all our signature stamps- or is it limited to "real" people?
Thank you for your time, and I am looking forward to learning more here.
Zoe-Anne
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Re: [LbNA] Waving Hello
From: (mjpepe1@comcast.net) |
Date: 2004-02-25 14:05:55 UTC
Yo Zoe-Ann, Hikers & Hounds and all the rest of you new boxers:
We all welcome you! Glad to have you with us.
If you are not addicted by now, wait 5 minutes - it will happen!
Letterboxing is an ideal family pastime.
Looking forward to wonderful things from you all.
Have fun and just get out there & box!!!
Mark Pepe
http://pepeanddavidow.blogspot.com/
We all welcome you! Glad to have you with us.
If you are not addicted by now, wait 5 minutes - it will happen!
Letterboxing is an ideal family pastime.
Looking forward to wonderful things from you all.
Have fun and just get out there & box!!!
Mark Pepe
http://pepeanddavidow.blogspot.com/
Re: [LbNA] Waving Hello
From: AC (cshouse@optonline.net) |
Date: 2004-02-25 09:15:54 UTC-05:00
Hey There,
Nice to see other families joining. From personal experience boxing with a large group can be fun but taxing. There are 7 children ages 4 - 13 and two moms in the Alphabet Bandits and after a year and a half of individual stamps were are now carving a Team Stamp.... Even though we had it down to a science and could stamp in an out in under 10 minutes (down from 25 the first couple of times LOL), we have since opted for a team stamp and are debating small individual stamps to go underneath.
We've chosen to place stamps in our kids/family series in free places and have a couple of general stamps planned for places with entrance fees. We've decided not to place family or kid oriented boxes in places where you have to pay, since our two familis are on a strict bugdet and entrance fees would be prohibitive for us.
Just my .02
Talking Turtle
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Nice to see other families joining. From personal experience boxing with a large group can be fun but taxing. There are 7 children ages 4 - 13 and two moms in the Alphabet Bandits and after a year and a half of individual stamps were are now carving a Team Stamp.... Even though we had it down to a science and could stamp in an out in under 10 minutes (down from 25 the first couple of times LOL), we have since opted for a team stamp and are debating small individual stamps to go underneath.
We've chosen to place stamps in our kids/family series in free places and have a couple of general stamps planned for places with entrance fees. We've decided not to place family or kid oriented boxes in places where you have to pay, since our two familis are on a strict bugdet and entrance fees would be prohibitive for us.
Just my .02
Talking Turtle
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Re: Waving Hello
From: rscarpen (RiskyNil@pocketmail.com) |
Date: 2004-02-25 17:22:10 UTC
Hey there!
As many have already said before, yes, you can hide letterboxes that
require admission prices. Many, many boxes are tucked around the
country that require admission prices (including Disneyland, it
seems!) As for zoos, the Portland Zoo (the one in Oregon, at least)
is (was?) home to several letterboxes. But keep in mind, in such
high traffic and well-manicured areas, letterboxes in such locations
tend to suffer VERY short lifetimes. If you want a box that will
last for years and years, amusement parks and zoos are NOT a good
idea.
> Also, if we come up with a box as a group, and all go out and place
> it.... do all members present get to count as a "P"#?
That's probably up to the individual person and if they feel they
deserve a P for their effort. Generally, the person or persons that
put effort into writing the clue and physically go out to hide the
box are the ones that have a good claim for a P. Those that just
watch others plant the box don't.
> And lastly, the kids voted on a "logo" for our group and are making
> a stamp- can we put this logo stamp above all our signature stamps-
> or is it limited to "real" people?
If you are going out as a large group with more than a few people,
I'd even go so far as to recommend using ONLY a logo stamp for
stamping in! With a group of five or ten people, it can take
freaking forever to log in if every single person needs to do it.
It's not a rule, certainly, but from a logistics standpoint, it's
very beneficial to use a group logo when you're out with a group.
In addition, many logbooks are limited in size, and a party of ten
dropping by could fill the book to capacity much quicker than
planned. A non-intrusive logo stamp would help insure there's plenty
of room for others that come after you to stamp in.
Hope this helps!
-- Ryan
As many have already said before, yes, you can hide letterboxes that
require admission prices. Many, many boxes are tucked around the
country that require admission prices (including Disneyland, it
seems!) As for zoos, the Portland Zoo (the one in Oregon, at least)
is (was?) home to several letterboxes. But keep in mind, in such
high traffic and well-manicured areas, letterboxes in such locations
tend to suffer VERY short lifetimes. If you want a box that will
last for years and years, amusement parks and zoos are NOT a good
idea.
> Also, if we come up with a box as a group, and all go out and place
> it.... do all members present get to count as a "P"#?
That's probably up to the individual person and if they feel they
deserve a P for their effort. Generally, the person or persons that
put effort into writing the clue and physically go out to hide the
box are the ones that have a good claim for a P. Those that just
watch others plant the box don't.
> And lastly, the kids voted on a "logo" for our group and are making
> a stamp- can we put this logo stamp above all our signature stamps-
> or is it limited to "real" people?
If you are going out as a large group with more than a few people,
I'd even go so far as to recommend using ONLY a logo stamp for
stamping in! With a group of five or ten people, it can take
freaking forever to log in if every single person needs to do it.
It's not a rule, certainly, but from a logistics standpoint, it's
very beneficial to use a group logo when you're out with a group.
In addition, many logbooks are limited in size, and a party of ten
dropping by could fill the book to capacity much quicker than
planned. A non-intrusive logo stamp would help insure there's plenty
of room for others that come after you to stamp in.
Hope this helps!
-- Ryan
RE: [LbNA] Re: Waving Hello
From: Debbi Scott (dscott5377@earthlink.net) |
Date: 2004-02-25 11:56:25 UTC-07:00
I think I learn something new with every post that I read.
We are a family of 5, and I had never thought of a Family Logo Stamp.
We each have our own stamp... well, the kids have theirs and my husband
and I have one. My 13 year old stamps in herself and has her own log
book. My 2 younger kids (18 months and 3 years) have their own books,
but we stamp in for them. At this time, my husband and I don't have a
log book - we just get to look back at the kids books =]
So, all in all, we make 4 stamps in the LB log book and we have 4 log
books of our own to stamp in to. Our stamps are small (1" x 1"), so
when we do stamp in, we do not take up too much space.
I will have to reconsider the family logo stamp... and then just those
that go could use their individual stamp too....
thanks for the ideas! =]
Debbi
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From: rscarpen [mailto:RiskyNil@pocketmail.com]
Sent: Wednesday, February 25, 2004 10:22 AM
To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [LbNA] Re: Waving Hello
Hey there!
As many have already said before, yes, you can hide letterboxes that
require admission prices. Many, many boxes are tucked around the
country that require admission prices (including Disneyland, it
seems!) As for zoos, the Portland Zoo (the one in Oregon, at least)
is (was?) home to several letterboxes. But keep in mind, in such
high traffic and well-manicured areas, letterboxes in such locations
tend to suffer VERY short lifetimes. If you want a box that will
last for years and years, amusement parks and zoos are NOT a good
idea.
> Also, if we come up with a box as a group, and all go out and place
> it.... do all members present get to count as a "P"#?
That's probably up to the individual person and if they feel they
deserve a P for their effort. Generally, the person or persons that
put effort into writing the clue and physically go out to hide the
box are the ones that have a good claim for a P. Those that just
watch others plant the box don't.
> And lastly, the kids voted on a "logo" for our group and are making
> a stamp- can we put this logo stamp above all our signature stamps-
> or is it limited to "real" people?
If you are going out as a large group with more than a few people,
I'd even go so far as to recommend using ONLY a logo stamp for
stamping in! With a group of five or ten people, it can take
freaking forever to log in if every single person needs to do it.
It's not a rule, certainly, but from a logistics standpoint, it's
very beneficial to use a group logo when you're out with a group.
In addition, many logbooks are limited in size, and a party of ten
dropping by could fill the book to capacity much quicker than
planned. A non-intrusive logo stamp would help insure there's plenty
of room for others that come after you to stamp in.
Hope this helps!
-- Ryan
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We are a family of 5, and I had never thought of a Family Logo Stamp.
We each have our own stamp... well, the kids have theirs and my husband
and I have one. My 13 year old stamps in herself and has her own log
book. My 2 younger kids (18 months and 3 years) have their own books,
but we stamp in for them. At this time, my husband and I don't have a
log book - we just get to look back at the kids books =]
So, all in all, we make 4 stamps in the LB log book and we have 4 log
books of our own to stamp in to. Our stamps are small (1" x 1"), so
when we do stamp in, we do not take up too much space.
I will have to reconsider the family logo stamp... and then just those
that go could use their individual stamp too....
thanks for the ideas! =]
Debbi
-----Original Message-----
From: rscarpen [mailto:RiskyNil@pocketmail.com]
Sent: Wednesday, February 25, 2004 10:22 AM
To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [LbNA] Re: Waving Hello
Hey there!
As many have already said before, yes, you can hide letterboxes that
require admission prices. Many, many boxes are tucked around the
country that require admission prices (including Disneyland, it
seems!) As for zoos, the Portland Zoo (the one in Oregon, at least)
is (was?) home to several letterboxes. But keep in mind, in such
high traffic and well-manicured areas, letterboxes in such locations
tend to suffer VERY short lifetimes. If you want a box that will
last for years and years, amusement parks and zoos are NOT a good
idea.
> Also, if we come up with a box as a group, and all go out and place
> it.... do all members present get to count as a "P"#?
That's probably up to the individual person and if they feel they
deserve a P for their effort. Generally, the person or persons that
put effort into writing the clue and physically go out to hide the
box are the ones that have a good claim for a P. Those that just
watch others plant the box don't.
> And lastly, the kids voted on a "logo" for our group and are making
> a stamp- can we put this logo stamp above all our signature stamps-
> or is it limited to "real" people?
If you are going out as a large group with more than a few people,
I'd even go so far as to recommend using ONLY a logo stamp for
stamping in! With a group of five or ten people, it can take
freaking forever to log in if every single person needs to do it.
It's not a rule, certainly, but from a logistics standpoint, it's
very beneficial to use a group logo when you're out with a group.
In addition, many logbooks are limited in size, and a party of ten
dropping by could fill the book to capacity much quicker than
planned. A non-intrusive logo stamp would help insure there's plenty
of room for others that come after you to stamp in.
Hope this helps!
-- Ryan
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Re: [LbNA] Waving Hello
From: (HANNAHKAT@aol.com) |
Date: 2004-02-25 18:17:08 UTC-05:00
Welcome to 'boxing!
Others have answered some of your questions, but I just wanted to say that
it is not uncommon for 'little ones' and pets to have their own stamps (heck,
at the Molly-Ginger gathering this past year I think I had almost as many dogs'
stamps as I had human stamps!). Additionally, there are some families that
have a family stamps AND individual stamps ( some of which are highly coveted as
"exchanges" at gatherings).
As we always say, there are no rules, so do whatever makes you happy (as the
little ones get older, they'll probably appreciate - in their own way- that
they were included all along).
Cheers!
-Kim (Rustypuff)
In a message dated 2/25/2004 5:26:54 PM Eastern Standard Time,
gronilot@earthlink.net writes:
We also have some very young members- from infants to toddlers who are
basically 'along for the ride'. Their older siblings want them to have their own
journals/stamps. Would it be improper to stamp them in the journals- as they
did not actively help with the discovery/planting? And lastly, the kids voted
on a "logo" for our group and are making a stamp- can we put this logo stamp
above all our signature stamps- or is it limited to "real" people?
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Others have answered some of your questions, but I just wanted to say that
it is not uncommon for 'little ones' and pets to have their own stamps (heck,
at the Molly-Ginger gathering this past year I think I had almost as many dogs'
stamps as I had human stamps!). Additionally, there are some families that
have a family stamps AND individual stamps ( some of which are highly coveted as
"exchanges" at gatherings).
As we always say, there are no rules, so do whatever makes you happy (as the
little ones get older, they'll probably appreciate - in their own way- that
they were included all along).
Cheers!
-Kim (Rustypuff)
In a message dated 2/25/2004 5:26:54 PM Eastern Standard Time,
gronilot@earthlink.net writes:
We also have some very young members- from infants to toddlers who are
basically 'along for the ride'. Their older siblings want them to have their own
journals/stamps. Would it be improper to stamp them in the journals- as they
did not actively help with the discovery/planting? And lastly, the kids voted
on a "logo" for our group and are making a stamp- can we put this logo stamp
above all our signature stamps- or is it limited to "real" people?
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