wrote:
>
> Why would you like to remove the "last found" and
> "history" feature? Why are they a problem for you?
>
> JARS
>
> --- Drew Family
> ---------------------------------
> I'm one of those "not on LbNA at all" curmudgeons, and
> wish that the
> the counting features had never appeared on the
> webstie in any form.
> They're here to stay now, but I would love to see the
> "last found"
> and "history" information removed from the website
> completely.
>
> Jay, another offline counter
> P396F432X292
>
> >> Why would you like to remove the "last found" and
> "history" feature? Why are they a problem for you?
>
> JARS
>
While I won't presume to answer for Jay, I certainly realize a few
problems with these two functions. If you would look at it from
a "Placers" perspective these two functions do not add anything
positive to the placer's letterbox. On the contrary they tend to
detract from the creation. Mystery is diminished if not eliminated.
Finders may not even try for a letterbox if there is many "attempts"
listed, and if the box hasn't been "found" in sometime the
prevailing wisdom might be that it is missing. The only thing that
really is effected is the search or lack of a search for
the "Finders".
There is a different mindset for the planter of a letterbox as
compared to the finder. The planter has created this stamp, logbook,
found a really neat spot that they want to share, taken the time to
plant the box, write clues (sometimes very cleverly) and then post
those clues.
The finder (not all) on the other hand wants to increase their F
count, checks to see if there is a history and when it was found
last. If it is a driveby and near another boxes so much the better.
Drives to the starting point, doesn't read the clues properly or
maybe not completely, looks for the box and if successful, stamps in
hurriedly and rushes off to the next letterbox. Doesn't even bother
to hike 50 more feet up the trail to the cool little waterfall that
was the reason in the first place for the letterbox. In their mind
that is okay because they think they had a successful weekend in
nabbing 30 letterboxes.
Now many of us have done that very thing and many have come to a
point that those multi-box weekends are less important. When it
comes right down to it I don't really give a damn about an F count,
what I care about is giving a gift of a neat spot, different
experience, a passable hand carved stamp, and some time you can
share with your family, friends or special person.
Some folks have a problem with boxes they deem "missing" or they
can't find easily. Not finding every letterbox is a part of
letterboxing. Sometimes life isn't always finding every last Easter
egg. Next time maybe you should think quality not quantity and not
even bother to check a letterbox history and instead of cramming
several searches into you weekend go out for a single letterbox and
enjoy all of that "one" experience.
Don(ranter)