FYI - I believe that the html should not have a dot after it. I get an error message when clicking on the link, but when I cut and paste, removing the last dot in the URL, it works.

Donutz716

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Right. Apparently Yahoo isn't as smart as most e-mail programs about
links.

http://www.letterboxing.org/list.html

--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, Donna Magner wrote:
> FYI - I believe that the html should not have a dot after it. I get
an error message when clicking on the link, but when I cut and paste,
removing the last dot in the URL, it works.
>
> Donutz716
>
> Choi wrote:
> Updates to the letterbox-usa list policy are posted at
> http://www.letterboxing.org/list.html
>
> Choi

Great job guys. This is short and sweet and easy to follow. I like all of the references to the other resouces as well. Thanks!

Choi wrote:Right. Apparently Yahoo isn't as smart as most e-mail programs about
links.

http://www.letterboxing.org/list.html

--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, Donna Magner wrote:
> FYI - I believe that the html should not have a dot after it. I get
an error message when clicking on the link, but when I cut and paste,
removing the last dot in the URL, it works.
>
> Donutz716
>
> Choi wrote:
> Updates to the letterbox-usa list policy are posted at
> http://www.letterboxing.org/list.html
>
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Special thanks to our letterbox-usa moderators! (Check out who's who
at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/letterbox-usa/members?group=mod).
This is an often thankless job that requires a surprising amount of
dedication. I suspect most people on the list would be surprised at
the amount of spam and pornography these folks deflect, while they
also work diligently to ensure a comfortable place for us to talk
about our favorite subject.

I think the link Choi provided to the updated list policies is
excellent and appreciate the thoughtfulness and work that went into
making it. At the same time, I happen to disagree with one of the
policies:

< letterboxing are separate hobbies that evolved from traditional
letterboxing and posts related to those hobbies should usually be
made into lists or forums related to those hobbies.>>

I've never been a fan of the fracturing of letterboxing lists into
smaller and more focused groups. I personally think that discussion
of hitch hikers, personal travelers, cooties, mosquitos, cuckoos,
postals, virtuals, exchanges, gatherings, and whatever creative
concept comes next from the mind of a happy letterboxer should be
completely welcome here on the big list.

These aren't "related hobbies" the way geocaching, stone stashing,
benchmarking, bookcrossing, found art, freecycling, confluencing or
ecoscavenging are. These are Letterboxing, and this is letterbox-usa.
Now I'm not going to start posting 20 times on hitch hikers as a
protest, but I think it is perfectly okay to discuss all letterboxing
topics on this list.

Jay in CT

I happen to agree with Jay

Susan
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.....Special thanks to our letterbox-usa moderators! (Check out who's who
This is an often thankless job that requires a surprising amount of
dedication. I suspect most people on the list would be surprised at
the amount of spam and pornography these folks deflect, while they
also work diligently to ensure a comfortable place for us to talk
about our favorite subject......

.....I've never been a fan of the fracturing of letterboxing lists into
smaller and more focused groups. I personally think that discussion
of hitch hikers, personal travelers, cooties, mosquitos, cuckoos,
postals, virtuals, exchanges, gatherings, and whatever creative
concept comes next from the mind of a happy letterboxer should be
completely welcome here on the big list.

but I think it is perfectly okay to discuss all letterboxing
topics on this list......

Jay in CT




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I think that discussing hitchhikers, or for that matter geocaching, is
fine. However, something like routinely posting your hitchhiker finds
on the big list wouldn't be pleasant to most users of the list. Maybe
that policy should be reworded. We might start by calling them
"letterboxing variations" rather than "related hobbies".

Choi
"If it has a stamp, journal, and clues... it's a letterbox."

--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "Drew Family" wrote:
> These aren't "related hobbies" the way geocaching, stone stashing,
> benchmarking, bookcrossing, found art, freecycling, confluencing or
> ecoscavenging are. These are Letterboxing, and this is letterbox-usa.
> Now I'm not going to start posting 20 times on hitch hikers as a
> protest, but I think it is perfectly okay to discuss all letterboxing
> topics on this list.

--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "Drew Family"
wrote:
> Special thanks to our letterbox-usa moderators! (Check out who's
who
> at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/letterbox-usa/members?group=mod).
> This is an often thankless job that requires a surprising amount
of
> dedication.

While I too want to give thanks for the efforts made by the
moderators, I would give support to Choi for the entire list of dos
and don'ts.
Jay, I think this may be the first time I have been on opposite sides
(only on a small point), but fracturing into smaller groups may be
more and more the way of the future. Currently there are 2589 listed
members and the smaller lists can provide enhancements to the main
list. I don't believe that someone should be totally restricted from
posting "anything" about "any" aspect of letterboxing here, but I
see no problem in asking that a lengthy conversation or signup
information on postal boxes be directed to postal list. When new
letterboxers post a "Howdy" on the mainlist I generally post
a "Howdy" back and include the Link to the Newboxers list as well as
our FAQS, Silent Dougs site and AQ.
Most new letterboxers are reluctant to post questions here and are
more comfortable in posting at the Newboxer site. At the same time
many folks can be a little put off reading about "What is a Hitch
Hiker?" for the umpteenth time, and with the concept that Mark set
up there, no one can get put off. I think the newboxer site is a
type of fracture that works, and works very well.
I think the roll of the main list changed greatly when the posting
of clues changed over to placer control, very similarly as the roll
changed after the formative period (new letterboxers see archives).
With the increase in numbers of letterboxers the main list will
probably have more changes in it's future.


Jay ,it is a beautiful 75 degrees here in sunny California, slight
breeze, and the Kern is flowing with big water.

Don

What is a Silent Doug?

Brook

gwendontoo wrote:

>--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "Drew Family"
>wrote:
>
>
>>Special thanks to our letterbox-usa moderators! (Check out who's
>>
>>
>who
>
>
>>at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/letterbox-usa/members?group=mod).
>>This is an often thankless job that requires a surprising amount
>>
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>of
>
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>>dedication.
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>
>While I too want to give thanks for the efforts made by the
>moderators, I would give support to Choi for the entire list of dos
>and don'ts.
>Jay, I think this may be the first time I have been on opposite sides
>(only on a small point), but fracturing into smaller groups may be
>more and more the way of the future. Currently there are 2589 listed
>members and the smaller lists can provide enhancements to the main
>list. I don't believe that someone should be totally restricted from
>posting "anything" about "any" aspect of letterboxing here, but I
>see no problem in asking that a lengthy conversation or signup
>information on postal boxes be directed to postal list. When new
>letterboxers post a "Howdy" on the mainlist I generally post
>a "Howdy" back and include the Link to the Newboxers list as well as
>our FAQS, Silent Dougs site and AQ.
>Most new letterboxers are reluctant to post questions here and are
>more comfortable in posting at the Newboxer site. At the same time
>many folks can be a little put off reading about "What is a Hitch
>Hiker?" for the umpteenth time, and with the concept that Mark set
>up there, no one can get put off. I think the newboxer site is a
>type of fracture that works, and works very well.
>I think the roll of the main list changed greatly when the posting
>of clues changed over to placer control, very similarly as the roll
>changed after the formative period (new letterboxers see archives).
>With the increase in numbers of letterboxers the main list will
>probably have more changes in it's future.
>
>
>Jay ,it is a beautiful 75 degrees here in sunny California, slight
>breeze, and the Kern is flowing with big water.
>
>Don
>
>
>
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Silent Doug is a wonderful person who used to live in PA and helps moderate the LBMA (Letterboxing Mid-Atlantic Region) list. We're mighty fond of him on that list. Unfortunately for us, he moved to that letterboxing mecca, CT, with his lovely significant other, Clueless aka: Jennifer. But we still see him on list and they both promise to visit Pa/NJ as much as possible. I believe he also moderates the PLB list. Lightnin' Bug coined a term on our list for the type of box he prefers to plant in, we call it Official Douggerware. Several boxers have created a back-handed homage to him creating stamps that bear his characteristic hat and profile, but made some changes to the face to make it "Silent Duck" and "Silent Dog". They love to stamp into boxes with those stamps if they think Doug will eventually see it. Another running joke used to be how rare it was to find a box Doug hadn't been to!

hdaum@comsquared.com wrote:What is a Silent Doug?

Brook



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Very cool! It must be nice to be a legend in the world of your hobby.

Brook

Hikers_n_ Hounds wrote:

>Silent Doug is a wonderful person who used to live in PA and helps moderate the LBMA (Letterboxing Mid-Atlantic Region) list. We're mighty fond of him on that list. Unfortunately for us, he moved to that letterboxing mecca, CT, with his lovely significant other, Clueless aka: Jennifer. But we still see him on list and they both promise to visit Pa/NJ as much as possible. I believe he also moderates the PLB list. Lightnin' Bug coined a term on our list for the type of box he prefers to plant in, we call it Official Douggerware. Several boxers have created a back-handed homage to him creating stamps that bear his characteristic hat and profile, but made some changes to the face to make it "Silent Duck" and "Silent Dog". They love to stamp into boxes with those stamps if they think Doug will eventually see it. Another running joke used to be how rare it was to find a box Doug hadn't been to!
>
>hdaum@comsquared.com wrote:What is a Silent Doug?
>
>Brook
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Silent Doug and Jennifer are the very best and role models for most
boxers. Douggerware is the Milan by Holiday Housewares (produced in
the good ole USA, so good luck finding it at Wally-Mart).

LB

--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, hdaum@c... wrote:
> Very cool! It must be nice to be a legend in the world of your
hobby.
>
> Brook
>
> Hikers_n_ Hounds wrote:
>
> >Silent Doug is a wonderful person who used to live in PA and helps
moderate the LBMA (Letterboxing Mid-Atlantic Region) list. We're
mighty fond of him on that list. Unfortunately for us, he moved to
that letterboxing mecca, CT, with his lovely significant other,
Clueless aka: Jennifer. But we still see him on list and they both
promise to visit Pa/NJ as much as possible. I believe he also
moderates the PLB list. Lightnin' Bug coined a term on our list for
the type of box he prefers to plant in, we call it Official
Douggerware. Several boxers have created a back-handed homage to him
creating stamps that bear his characteristic hat and profile, but
made some changes to the face to make it "Silent Duck" and "Silent
Dog". They love to stamp into boxes with those stamps if they think
Doug will eventually see it. Another running joke used to be how rare
it was to find a box Doug hadn't been to!
> >
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> >
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Thanks for the info--I broke up when I saw "Silent Duck" stamped in at one of the BOB boxes!
Wondered which one of you crazies was responsible.... : )

Hikers_n_ Hounds wrote:
Several boxers have created a back-handed homage to him creating stamps that bear his characteristic hat and profile, but made some changes to the face to make it "Silent Duck" and "Silent Dog". They love to stamp into boxes with those stamps if they think Doug will eventually see it. Another running joke used to be how rare it was to find a box Doug hadn't been to!


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It absoluly amazes me that you people just wont stop.
Let the moderators create the list they want to create. If you dont like it the way it is, go start your own.

Susan Randall Davis wrote:
I happen to agree with Jay

Susan
in snow on the peaks but lilacs & iris in the yard Vermont




.....Special thanks to our letterbox-usa moderators! (Check out who's who
This is an often thankless job that requires a surprising amount of
dedication. I suspect most people on the list would be surprised at
the amount of spam and pornography these folks deflect, while they
also work diligently to ensure a comfortable place for us to talk
about our favorite subject......

.....I've never been a fan of the fracturing of letterboxing lists into
smaller and more focused groups. I personally think that discussion
of hitch hikers, personal travelers, cooties, mosquitos, cuckoos,
postals, virtuals, exchanges, gatherings, and whatever creative
concept comes next from the mind of a happy letterboxer should be
completely welcome here on the big list.

but I think it is perfectly okay to discuss all letterboxing
topics on this list......

Jay in CT




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OK, this cracked me up to no end. I have to assume that Bill doesn't know
that Susan Randall Davis is one of the people that DID start this list. And
of course Jay Drew has been around since those very early days as well.

Maiden

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On Behalf Of Bill Tobias
Sent: Wednesday, June 08, 2005 4:00 PM
To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
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It absoluly amazes me that you people just wont stop.
Let the moderators create the list they want to create. If you dont like it
the way it is, go start your own.

Susan Randall Davis wrote:
I happen to agree with Jay

Susan
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I've been sworn to secrecy 'else they'll mess with my dog.

Suzanne Coe wrote:
Thanks for the info--I broke up when I saw "Silent Duck" stamped in at one of the BOB boxes!
Wondered which one of you crazies was responsible.... : )

Hikers_n_ Hounds wrote:
Several boxers have created a back-handed homage to him creating stamps that bear his characteristic hat and profile, but made some changes to the face to make it "Silent Duck" and "Silent Dog". They love to stamp into boxes with those stamps if they think Doug will eventually see it. Another running joke used to be how rare it was to find a box Doug hadn't been to!


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They must be evil. That narrows the field....

Hikers_n_ Hounds wrote:I've been sworn to secrecy 'else they'll mess with my dog.

Suzanne Coe wrote:
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Shhh. Never speak aloud the names of the Silent ones. ;-)

Gillian


--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, Suzanne Coe
wrote:
> They must be evil. That narrows the field....
>
> Hikers_n_ Hounds wrote:I've been sworn to
secrecy 'else they'll mess with my dog.
>
> Suzanne Coe wrote:
> Thanks for the info--I broke up when I saw "Silent Duck" stamped in
at one of the BOB boxes!
> Wondered which one of you crazies was responsible.... : )
>
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