I agree with you AZroadie, I think they did make it too easy to vandalize. I wish they had found a letterboxer to interview so they could have emphasized the secrecy AND leave no trace ideas. Maybe the clues to that box should be modified and the box slightly moved? Is it your box?
TDG/in Colorado

----- Original Message -----
From: azroadie66
To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Thursday, September 02, 2004 9:26 AM
Subject: [LbNA] Newspaper article in AZ


Today's "Arizona Daily Star" - the major daily newspaper for
southern Arizona - had a moderately large article about
letterboxing. Here is the link to the article:
http://www.dailystar.com/dailystar/accent/36968.php . The actual
paper article had four photographs: one of the first clue at the
beginning of the trail, one of the clue and trail near the box, one
of the box under the pile of rocks under the tree, and one of the
first page of the log book. The article is fine. I am not sure I
approve of the photos - I think they make it too easy for non-
letterboxers to find it and possibly vandalize it! What do you
think?

- Azroadie



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Hi,
Just read the article in The Az Star. Very nice but not pictures.

STAR:W+S=DRR
Long Island, New York where they are just discovering letterboxing


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I think they can kiss that box good-bye. Can you contact the owner
and maybe rescue it before something bad happens to it?

catbead



--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "azroadie66" wrote:
> Today's "Arizona Daily Star" - the major daily newspaper for
> southern Arizona - had a moderately large article about
> letterboxing. Here is the link to the article:
> http://www.dailystar.com/dailystar/accent/36968.php . The actual
> paper article had four photographs: one of the first clue at the
> beginning of the trail, one of the clue and trail near the box, one
> of the box under the pile of rocks under the tree, and one of the
> first page of the log book. The article is fine. I am not sure I
> approve of the photos - I think they make it too easy for non-
> letterboxers to find it and possibly vandalize it! What do you
> think?
>
> - Azroadie

I think they should respect the fact that the boxes are hidden and not give out the clues or locations.
MissMoon


----- Original Message -----
From: azroadie66
To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
Sent: 9/2/2004 11:28:19 AM
Subject: [LbNA] Newspaper article in AZ


Today's "Arizona Daily Star" - the major daily newspaper for
southern Arizona - had a moderately large article about
letterboxing. Here is the link to the article:
http://www.dailystar.com/dailystar/accent/36968.php . The actual
paper article had four photographs: one of the first clue at the
beginning of the trail, one of the clue and trail near the box, one
of the box under the pile of rocks under the tree, and one of the
first page of the log book. The article is fine. I am not sure I
approve of the photos - I think they make it too easy for non-
letterboxers to find it and possibly vandalize it! What do you
think?

- Azroadie



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I didn't like how they used the word "buried" so many times and "dig up".
Could give the wrong impression and imply the environment is disrupted as
part of the LBing process...

Wisconsin Hiker


-----Original Message-----
From: azroadie66 [mailto:azroadie@att.net]
Sent: Thursday, September 02, 2004 9:27 AM
To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [LbNA] Newspaper article in AZ


Today's "Arizona Daily Star" - the major daily newspaper for
southern Arizona - had a moderately large article about
letterboxing. Here is the link to the article:
http://www.dailystar.com/dailystar/accent/36968.php .

What do you think?

- Azroadie


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Yes, and considering that we have visited the box and
it is not buried, it does give the wrong impression...

Leapin' Lizards


--- Debbie Kotlarek wrote:

> I didn't like how they used the word "buried" so
> many times and "dig up".
> Could give the wrong impression and imply the
> environment is disrupted as
> part of the LBing process...
>
> Wisconsin Hiker
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: azroadie66 [mailto:azroadie@att.net]
> Sent: Thursday, September 02, 2004 9:27 AM
> To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [LbNA] Newspaper article in AZ
>
>
> Today's "Arizona Daily Star" - the major daily
> newspaper for
> southern Arizona - had a moderately large article
> about
> letterboxing. Here is the link to the article:
> http://www.dailystar.com/dailystar/accent/36968.php
> .
>
> What do you think?
>
> - Azroadie
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been
> removed]
>
>




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There is an email contact for the reporter at the end of the online article. You can
contact her there with your concerns. I am also curious if she consulted Apple
Dumpling Gang and AZ Roadie regarding reprinting their clues and stamp images,
both of which are against the etiquette posted in the LbNA FAQs. Funhog

hello I am new to letterboxing however I read the book and am not knew to web posting > I did not mention reprinting anyones clues nor did I do it myself nor did i print any stamp images or complain about it I just asked if anyone who lived in or near woodstock Vermont knew of a website that they could direct me to for info while I was there next month visiting my in laws. thanks Geanne

----- Original Message -----
From: funhog1
To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
Sent: 9/3/2004 9:17:01 AM
Subject: Re: [LbNA] Newspaper article in AZ


There is an email contact for the reporter at the end of the online article. You can
contact her there with your concerns. I am also curious if she consulted Apple
Dumpling Gang and AZ Roadie regarding reprinting their clues and stamp images,
both of which are against the etiquette posted in the LbNA FAQs. Funhog




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Uh, Funhog's reply was not to your post.

--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "Mark Hofmann"
wrote:
> hello I am new to letterboxing however I read the book and am
not knew to web posting > I did not mention reprinting anyones
clues nor did I do it myself nor did i print any stamp images or
complain about it I just asked if anyone who lived in or near
woodstock Vermont knew of a website that they could direct me to for
info while I was there next month visiting my in laws. thanks
Geanne
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: funhog1
> To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: 9/3/2004 9:17:01 AM
> Subject: Re: [LbNA] Newspaper article in AZ
>
>
> There is an email contact for the reporter at the end of the
online article. You can
> contact her there with your concerns. I am also curious if she
consulted Apple
> Dumpling Gang and AZ Roadie regarding reprinting their clues and
stamp images,
> both of which are against the etiquette posted in the LbNA FAQs.
Funhog

To follow up on Funhog's comment ... surely, as a member of the
press, the author should have been more diligent in protecting the
copyrights of the authors/artists.

They obviously knew enough to find the clues on the letterboxing dot
org site, which always contains a 'contact the placer' link to email
the creator of the box. I wonder why they didn't take advantage of
that option and chose to say something like, letterboxers are an
elusive bunch ... (another of those things that make you go hmmmmm)

Personally, I'd be very upset to find one of my boxes the subject of
such an article, and I WOULD contact the author of the piece as well
as the Editor of the paper. Not that it could do much good, but it
would make me feel better. (grin)

Enjoy!
---Bindle Babe


--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "funhog1" wrote:
> There is an email contact for the reporter at the end of the online
article. You can contact her there with your concerns. I am also
curious if she consulted Apple Dumpling Gang and AZ Roadie regarding
reprinting their clues and stamp images, both of which are against
the etiquette posted in the LbNA FAQs. Funhog

In a message dated 9/4/04 8:23:32 PM, bindlestiff_boxer@yahoo.com writes:


> I wonder why they didn't take advantage of
> that option and chose to say something like, letterboxers are an
> elusive bunch
>

Laziness, was my reaction when I saw that!

DebBee


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