I suggest these very simple rules for counting HHs.

A HH found in a letterbox shall be counted as a minus 1 find until:
1) the HH has been placed into a new box and 2) the HH creator has
been sent a status update on the HH. Once these requirements are met
the HH can be counted as a plus 1 find, but only once. That is, if
you subsequently find the same HH, it again counts as a minus one
until 1) and 2) are again met, but then counts as a zero, but not
nullifing the original plus one. Notwithstanding the above, a HH
found a 10th time may be counted as an addtional plus 1. If in the
case that the HH creator has not left contact information with the
HH, then 2) can be waived. Instead of fulfilling 1), a boxer may
mail or give the HH to another letterboxer but a plus one can only
be recorded if/when the second boxer provides a notarized statement
that 1) and 2) have been met. Until such time, the HH counts as a
zero. Instead of fulfilling 1), a HH may be brought to a gathering.
In this case the HH remains counted as a minus one unless you also
bring a particularly yummy dessert to share. With a three fifths
vote of the gathering that the dessert is indeed yummy, the HH count
shall be plus one for every vote over the three fifths threshold.
This count should be rounded down unless doing so would make the
count a prime number. For the purposes of these rules, one is
considered prime.

For HHs "found" at a gathering, the yummy dessert rule shall apply
but only one dessert per HH. HHs found above the number of yummy
desserts brought, shall count as minus 1 unless the finder takes the
HH from the gathering. In that case, the "found in a box" rules
shall apply. Notwithstanding the preceeding, HHs beyond the yummy
dessert count, and not taken from the gathering, count as plus one
if stamped with at least seven colors, one of which must be cerise.
Periwinkle is not allowed.

The HH count which results from the above rules shall be modified as
follows. If the HH has NOT been stamped into by Amanda from Seattle,
an additional plus one may be taken, but only if the HH is at least
one year old. If the HH was found in a previously unfound box, an
additional plus one may be taken, but only if the HH was not created
by the host box placer. Any HH found in North Dakota gives an
additional plus one, but only if the HH is removed from North
Dakota. For the purposes of these rules, South Dakota, Montana, and
Connecticut qualify as North Dakota for removal purposes.

I believe these rules to be quite obvious and noncontroversial. Can
the webmasters please add them to the FAQ?

Thanks