Not really adoption, but... or Attn; Five Pedaling Rink Rats
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Started on 2004-12-27
Not really adoption, but... or Attn; Five Pedaling Rink Rats
From: Lady Hydrangea Prisspott nee Hedge (lady_prisspott@yahoo.com) |
Date: 2004-12-27 15:13:33 UTC
Dearest Know-it-Alls,
How does one handle the following situation. Her Ladyship took her
nephew (whom she gifted with a letterboxing kit) to a letterbox near
her ancestral home. Being a remote country estate there was only one
box nearby. This box was listed on the old LBNA site but was never
transfered to the new site. The box is alive and well and in an
absolutely gorgeous spot. No one has logged in since her Ladyship,
presumedly because it is no longer listed. A search of placers on the
LBNA site failed to reveal the placer of this box. Should her Ladyship
list it on the new LBNA site on behalf of the placer and leave it at
that, or if the placer is no longer active should she adopt it
outright. Dearest Darlingest Em doesn't cover this subject in her
quaint little book.
LP
RE: [LbNA] Not really adoption, but... or Attn; Five Pedaling Rink Rats
From: Debbie Kotlarek (kotlarek@wi.rr.com) |
Date: 2004-12-27 09:25:55 UTC-06:00
-----Original Message-----
From: Lady Hydrangea Prisspott nee Hedge [mailto:lady_prisspott@yahoo.com]
Sent: Monday, December 27, 2004 9:14 AM
Subject: [LbNA] Not really adoption, but... or Attn; Five Pedaling Rink Rat
Dearest Know-it-Alls,
A search of placers on the LBNA site failed to reveal the placer of this
box. Should her Ladyship
list it on the new LBNA site on behalf of the placer and leave it at that,
or if the placer is no longer active should she adopt it outright.
LP
When I ran into a similar situation last year, I emailed the webmaster of
the LBNA site. Here is what I was told:
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After more than six months listing on the new site all unclaimed boxes were
transferred to a yahoogroup site for safekeeping. If you would like to adopt
the box and list it on the LbNA site then feel free to do so. I would
recommend that you include words in the clues to the effect that you are
just adopting the box while waiting for the original owner to reclaim it.
=======
I did then list the box, with some wording to the effect that if the
original placers (or someone who actually lived nearby, since it was a box
in Hawaii) would like to take ownership, that they should contact me. I'm
glad I resurrected it, since I have gotten messages that other people have
found it since it was relisted and some have volunteered to do any needed
maintenance when they visited.
Wisconsin Hiker
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From: Lady Hydrangea Prisspott nee Hedge [mailto:lady_prisspott@yahoo.com]
Sent: Monday, December 27, 2004 9:14 AM
Subject: [LbNA] Not really adoption, but... or Attn; Five Pedaling Rink Rat
Dearest Know-it-Alls,
A search of placers on the LBNA site failed to reveal the placer of this
box. Should her Ladyship
list it on the new LBNA site on behalf of the placer and leave it at that,
or if the placer is no longer active should she adopt it outright.
LP
When I ran into a similar situation last year, I emailed the webmaster of
the LBNA site. Here is what I was told:
=======
After more than six months listing on the new site all unclaimed boxes were
transferred to a yahoogroup site for safekeeping. If you would like to adopt
the box and list it on the LbNA site then feel free to do so. I would
recommend that you include words in the clues to the effect that you are
just adopting the box while waiting for the original owner to reclaim it.
=======
I did then list the box, with some wording to the effect that if the
original placers (or someone who actually lived nearby, since it was a box
in Hawaii) would like to take ownership, that they should contact me. I'm
glad I resurrected it, since I have gotten messages that other people have
found it since it was relisted and some have volunteered to do any needed
maintenance when they visited.
Wisconsin Hiker
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Re: [LbNA] Not really adoption, but... or Attn; Five Pedaling Rink Rats
From: Hikers_n_ Hounds (hikers_n_hounds@yahoo.com) |
Date: 2004-12-27 08:10:02 UTC-08:00
I've found Emily's book rarely covers letterboxing etiquette needs! I don't know what the wise old sages would say, or the regular type of know-it-alls for that matter, but my immediate suggestion is to make it a word of mouth clue. You could start with Hikers & Hounds! Just trying to be helpful...
Prisspott nee Hedge wrote:
Dearest Know-it-Alls,
How does one handle the following situation. Her Ladyship took her
nephew (whom she gifted with a letterboxing kit) to a letterbox near
her ancestral home. Being a remote country estate there was only one
box nearby. This box was listed on the old LBNA site but was never
transfered to the new site. The box is alive and well and in an
absolutely gorgeous spot. No one has logged in since her Ladyship,
presumedly because it is no longer listed. A search of placers on the
LBNA site failed to reveal the placer of this box. Should her Ladyship
list it on the new LBNA site on behalf of the placer and leave it at
that, or if the placer is no longer active should she adopt it
outright. Dearest Darlingest Em doesn't cover this subject in her
quaint little book.
LP
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Prisspott nee Hedge
Dearest Know-it-Alls,
How does one handle the following situation. Her Ladyship took her
nephew (whom she gifted with a letterboxing kit) to a letterbox near
her ancestral home. Being a remote country estate there was only one
box nearby. This box was listed on the old LBNA site but was never
transfered to the new site. The box is alive and well and in an
absolutely gorgeous spot. No one has logged in since her Ladyship,
presumedly because it is no longer listed. A search of placers on the
LBNA site failed to reveal the placer of this box. Should her Ladyship
list it on the new LBNA site on behalf of the placer and leave it at
that, or if the placer is no longer active should she adopt it
outright. Dearest Darlingest Em doesn't cover this subject in her
quaint little book.
LP
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Re: [LbNA] Not really adoption, but... or Attn; Five Pedaling Rink Rats
From: Mumma & Bunny Boy (mummaandbunnyboy@aol.com) |
Date: 2004-12-27 16:30:27 UTC
I've found Emily's book rarely covers letterboxing etiquette needs!
I know this is probably a newbie question, but may I please ask.....
What is the name of Emily's book? I have Randy's, but I didn't know
about this one.
Thanks,
Mumma (& Bunny Boy)
Re: [LbNA] Not really adoption, but... or Attn; Five Pedaling Rink Rats
From: gwendontoo (foxsecurity@earthlink.net) |
Date: 2004-12-27 17:31:44 UTC
--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "Mumma & Bunny Boy"
>
>
> I've found Emily's book rarely covers letterboxing etiquette
needs!
>
> I know this is probably a newbie question, but may I please
ask.....
> What is the name of Emily's book? I have Randy's, but I didn't
know
> about this one.
>
> Thanks,
> Mumma (& Bunny Boy)
Her Ladyship is referring to Emily Post's book on etiquette.
Don
Re: [LbNA] Not really adoption, but... or Attn; Five Pedaling Rink Rats
From: Mumma & Bunny Boy (mummaandbunnyboy@aol.com) |
Date: 2004-12-28 00:02:21 UTC
> >
> >
> > I've found Emily's book rarely covers letterboxing etiquette
> needs!
> >
> > I know this is probably a newbie question, but may I please
> ask.....
> > What is the name of Emily's book? I have Randy's, but I didn't
> know
> > about this one.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Mumma (& Bunny Boy)
>
> Her Ladyship is referring to Emily Post's book on etiquette.
>
> Don
OOOOOPPPS! lol thanks :)