i found one recently too
with nothing in the letterboxing.org site
so i went on the site
and created a listing for this cute little HH

i did try to contact the placer
but the email address listed was invalid

i listed the placer as the original owner
and my appreciation for the stamp etc

so now when others find this little guy
there will be a place to log the find

dixie darlin'

--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "gingerbreadjunk"
wrote:
>
> i have found a hitchhiker that is not recognized by
letterboxing.org,
> but yet it was in a letterbox. the person the HH belongs to isn't
even
> recognized by LB.org. what should i do, i enjoy recording my "finds"
> to keep track of my "count", and if it's not recordable, my count is
> not accurate...... also i tried to contact the person the HH belongs
> to only to get no response......
>
> david (team new hampshire)
> pembroke, nh
>

Exchange your stamp with the HH (you did stamp the HH into the box in which it was
found if it wasn't already), then put it in another letterbox. Unless, of course, the log is full
or it's damaged in some way. Count it as an HH in your logbook.

Some may differ in opinion on what should be stamped in an HH's log, but I request on all
my HHs that every box AND every carrier gets stamped into the HH log. Some don't like
the carrier to stamp in. I reckon that if it wasn't for the carrier, the HH wouldn't have
gotten anywhere.

StarSaels

--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "gingerbreadjunk"
wrote:
>
> i have found a hitchhiker that is not recognized by letterboxing.org,
> but yet it was in a letterbox. the person the HH belongs to isn't even
> recognized by LB.org. what should i do, i enjoy recording my "finds"
> to keep track of my "count", and if it's not recordable, my count is
> not accurate...... also i tried to contact the person the HH belongs
> to only to get no response......
>
> david (team new hampshire)
> pembroke, nh
>

Am I understanding correctly that you created a listing at
letterboxing.org for a HH that was not yours?

Did it ever occur to you that perhaps the creator of the HH did not
want it to be listed at letterboxing.org?

Nobody should be creating a box listing (HH or other) for any
letterbox for which they are not the creator, planter and/or adoptor.

SpringChick



--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "dixiedarlin_snakedancer"
wrote:
>
> i found one recently too
> with nothing in the letterboxing.org site
> so i went on the site
> and created a listing for this cute little HH
>
> i did try to contact the placer
> but the email address listed was invalid
>
> i listed the placer as the original owner
> and my appreciation for the stamp etc
>
> so now when others find this little guy
> there will be a place to log the find
>
> dixie darlin'
>
> --- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "gingerbreadjunk"
> wrote:
> >
> > i have found a hitchhiker that is not recognized by
> letterboxing.org,
> > but yet it was in a letterbox. the person the HH belongs to isn't
> even
> > recognized by LB.org. what should i do, i enjoy recording
my "finds"
> > to keep track of my "count", and if it's not recordable, my count
is
> > not accurate...... also i tried to contact the person the HH
belongs
> > to only to get no response......
> >
> > david (team new hampshire)
> > pembroke, nh
> >
>

I wholeheartedly agree with Springchick here.

If I find a HH that is *not* listed on Pete and Wanda's site, I email
Pete to see if it is a HH that the placer does NOT want tracked.

You would be *very surprised* at the number of placers who have
launched HHs (or planted boxes) that they do NOT want posted,
tracked, ANYTHING!

The rule of thumb is, if it's not yours, DON'T CREATE A LISTING!

Warrior Woman

--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "SpringChick"
wrote:
>
> Am I understanding correctly that you created a listing at
> letterboxing.org for a HH that was not yours?
>
> Did it ever occur to you that perhaps the creator of the HH did not
> want it to be listed at letterboxing.org?
>
> Nobody should be creating a box listing (HH or other) for any
> letterbox for which they are not the creator, planter and/or
adoptor.
>
> SpringChick

ok guys
i will delete the HH box

i was told by an experienced (3 plus years)LB friend
(who introduced us to LB)
that that was okay to do

but if it is not
then so be it

Dixie Darlin'

--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "Warrior Woman"
wrote:
>
> I wholeheartedly agree with Springchick here.
>
> If I find a HH that is *not* listed on Pete and Wanda's site, I
email
> Pete to see if it is a HH that the placer does NOT want tracked.
>
> You would be *very surprised* at the number of placers who have
> launched HHs (or planted boxes) that they do NOT want posted,
> tracked, ANYTHING!
>
> The rule of thumb is, if it's not yours, DON'T CREATE A LISTING!
>
> Warrior Woman
>
> --- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "SpringChick"
> wrote:
> >
> > Am I understanding correctly that you created a listing at
> > letterboxing.org for a HH that was not yours?
> >
> > Did it ever occur to you that perhaps the creator of the HH did
not
> > want it to be listed at letterboxing.org?
> >
> > Nobody should be creating a box listing (HH or other) for any
> > letterbox for which they are not the creator, planter and/or
> adoptor.
> >
> > SpringChick
>

Thank you, Dixie Darlin'

Warrior Woman
(5 plus years, if that counts for anything)

wrote:
>
> ok guys
> i will delete the HH box
>
> i was told by an experienced (3 plus years)LB friend
> (who introduced us to LB)
> that that was okay to do
>
> but if it is not
> then so be it
>
> Dixie Darlin'

i didn't realize that letterboxing had so much drama.... all i did
was ask a simple question and it's blowing up in my face. did it not
accure to you that if no one placed thier letterboxes on the
website, there wouldn't be boxes to find. now sure, there would
probably be a different website for this hobby, but why would anyone
place a HH that is not posted online in a letterbox that is posted?
plus on top of that, ask for those who come across the HH to report
back to them, letting them know where it is, only to not respond
back. no thanks, no nothing. i had takin in many "opinions" since
asking 1 innocent question, i give the owner of this letterbox
another week to respond. after that, i will form my own "opinion". i
enjoy letterboxing. why doesn't everyone else?

david (team new hampshire)


--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "SpringChick"
wrote:
>
> Am I understanding correctly that you created a listing at
> letterboxing.org for a HH that was not yours?
>
> Did it ever occur to you that perhaps the creator of the HH did
not
> want it to be listed at letterboxing.org?
>
> Nobody should be creating a box listing (HH or other) for any
> letterbox for which they are not the creator, planter and/or
adoptor.
>
> SpringChick
>
>
>
> --- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "dixiedarlin_snakedancer"
> wrote:
> >
> > i found one recently too
> > with nothing in the letterboxing.org site
> > so i went on the site
> > and created a listing for this cute little HH
> >
> > i did try to contact the placer
> > but the email address listed was invalid
> >
> > i listed the placer as the original owner
> > and my appreciation for the stamp etc
> >
> > so now when others find this little guy
> > there will be a place to log the find
> >
> > dixie darlin'
> >
> > --- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "gingerbreadjunk"
> > wrote:
> > >
> > > i have found a hitchhiker that is not recognized by
> > letterboxing.org,
> > > but yet it was in a letterbox. the person the HH belongs to
isn't
> > even
> > > recognized by LB.org. what should i do, i enjoy recording
> my "finds"
> > > to keep track of my "count", and if it's not recordable, my
count
> is
> > > not accurate...... also i tried to contact the person the HH
> belongs
> > > to only to get no response......
> > >
> > > david (team new hampshire)
> > > pembroke, nh
> > >
> >
>

My understanding of HH's was always that they were a "surprise". They were
not supposed to be listed. They were kind of that added "Easter Egg" or
something similar. Some of my HH's are listed on Pete and Wanda's site, but
not all.. And only one of them is listed on LBNA. It never even occurred to
me to post the rest there. The one was part of a series, connected to one of
my series.



So, I don't think it's a matter of why they wouldn't be posted, but more
along the lines of why would they?



Maiden



_____

From: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com [mailto:letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com]
On Behalf Of gingerbreadjunk
Sent: Tuesday, November 01, 2005 7:30 PM
To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [LbNA] Re: hitchhiker with no memory



i didn't realize that letterboxing had so much drama.... all i did
was ask a simple question and it's blowing up in my face. did it not
accure to you that if no one placed thier letterboxes on the
website, there wouldn't be boxes to find. now sure, there would
probably be a different website for this hobby, but why would anyone
place a HH that is not posted online in a letterbox that is posted?
plus on top of that, ask for those who come across the HH to report
back to them, letting them know where it is, only to not respond
back. no thanks, no nothing. i had takin in many "opinions" since
asking 1 innocent question, i give the owner of this letterbox
another week to respond. after that, i will form my own "opinion". i
enjoy letterboxing. why doesn't everyone else?

david (team new hampshire)




_____



[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

Simple:

Folks like to see where a HH's been - esp those folks that have them
floating around the wilds and never hear when they'yre found!

And you're right, you don't list where a HH is (excepttions such as
Honor Liberty" do exist) That takes away the fun of the find!

Jiggs

--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "Melanie"
wrote:
>
> My understanding of HH's was always that they were a "surprise".
They were
> not supposed to be listed. They were kind of that added "Easter Egg"
or
> something similar.

ohhh, and to top it off, the HH with no memory has something called
a parasite in it..... the person who the parasite responded the same
day i mailed him........ gee, that's crazy!!!!!




--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "Pete and Erin"
wrote:
>
> Simple:
>
> Folks like to see where a HH's been - esp those folks that have
them
> floating around the wilds and never hear when they'yre found!
>
> And you're right, you don't list where a HH is (excepttions such
as
> Honor Liberty" do exist) That takes away the fun of the find!
>
> Jiggs
>
> --- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "Melanie"
> wrote:
> >
> > My understanding of HH's was always that they were a "surprise".
> They were
> > not supposed to be listed. They were kind of that added "Easter
Egg"
> or
> > something similar.
>

I don't post my hitchhikers to LbNA, and I'll tell you why:

1. When I first started letterboxing, posting HHs there wasn't even an
option. It was a place to get clues, not look up boxes you already found.

2. Pete and Wanda's page already tracked hitchhiker's progess.
Certainly didn't need LbNA to do that. (Not to mention the fact that I
preferred tracking their progress on my OWN webpages.)

3. And now, I basically don't list them on LbNA because I have a long,
rich traditional of not posting HHs to LbNA and see no reason why that
needs to change. =)

4. Well, that, and I stopped hiding HHs because I think there's too
many of them, as a whole. I'd rather plant boxes people can actively
search for instead of boxes they stumble upon by accident. That's just
me, though. *shrug*

-- Ryan

Each HH released becomes a part of the letterboxing
community. When I find a HH I feel a connection to it,
I know where it's been and I feel honoured that it
visited one of my letterboxes. If I can, I want to
watch where it goes. If it gets posted on Wanda and
Pete's site I can stay in touch with the HH. If people
can log it on the lbna site that's another way to
watch it's travels.

JARS


--- Melanie wrote:
---------------------------------
My understanding of HH's was always that they were a
"surprise". They were
not supposed to be listed. They were kind of that
added "Easter Egg" or
something similar. Some of my HH's are listed on Pete
and Wanda's site, but
not all.. And only one of them is listed on LBNA. It
never even occurred to
me to post the rest there. The one was part of a
series, connected to one of
my series.



So, I don't think it's a matter of why they wouldn't
be posted, but more
along the lines of why would they?



Maiden



_____

From: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
[mailto:letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com]
On Behalf Of gingerbreadjunk
Sent: Tuesday, November 01, 2005 7:30 PM
To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [LbNA] Re: hitchhiker with no memory



i didn't realize that letterboxing had so much
drama.... all i did
was ask a simple question and it's blowing up in my
face. did it not
accure to you that if no one placed thier letterboxes
on the
website, there wouldn't be boxes to find. now sure,
there would
probably be a different website for this hobby, but
why would anyone
place a HH that is not posted online in a letterbox
that is posted?
plus on top of that, ask for those who come across the
HH to report
back to them, letting them know where it is, only to
not respond
back. no thanks, no nothing. i had takin in many
"opinions" since
asking 1 innocent question, i give the owner of this
letterbox
another week to respond. after that, i will form my
own "opinion". i
enjoy letterboxing. why doesn't everyone else?

david (team new hampshire)








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I only post clues for letterboxes.

I never put anything on l.org or AQ for hitchhikers I've launched.

Which, by the way are...

Black Swan - TH
Bye Bye Birdie-HH
Gotta Go-HH
LBN - W? - HH
Lion in Fall - HH
Lion in Winter - HH
Lion in Spring - HH
None of Your Beeswax-HH
Polly O - TH
POW! - TH
Tuesday Underwear - TH

Recently Lock Wench did me the favor of informing me that one of my
hitchhikers was not registered. It was one of those that I just threw
together on the trail and forgot to post. She was also kind enough to
describe to me (in great detail) the path that the HH had taken and the
hands it had passed through, and passed that information along to Wanda
and Pete's site. It was fun to see that it was not lost and others had
enjoyed carrying it in their rucksacks and dropping it in various
destinations. It had started in New Jersey, went to Cape Cod, and ended
up in the Adirondacks.

It would never in a million years occur to me that the HH should remain
a secret.

--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "Poison Ivy" wrote:
>
> I only post clues for letterboxes.

Thank you Team New Hampshire! I launched a few HH's at the Inn of
Winter and never logged them on the HH site. Now I cannot find it.
Please reply with location to log on a launched HH. I seem to remember
that Wanda had created it but I may be mistaken. By the way, what HH
did you find?? Snowbird

--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "gingerbreadjunk"
wrote:
>
> i have found a hitchhiker that is not recognized by letterboxing.org,
> but yet it was in a letterbox. the person the HH belongs to isn't
even
> recognized by LB.org. what should i do, i enjoy recording my "finds"
> to keep track of my "count", and if it's not recordable, my count is
> not accurate...... also i tried to contact the person the HH belongs
> to only to get no response......
>
> david (team new hampshire)
> pembroke, nh
>

> Please reply with location to log on a launched HH. I seem to remember
that Wanda had created it but I may be mistaken. Snowbird


Here's the link to Pete & Wanda's "Hitchhiker's Progress" site:
http://alum.wpi.edu/~p_miner/travelers

We usually send an email to a HH creator when we find a HH, and also copy
Pete if the HH is listed on their HH page.

I like to check this page to see where some of the HHs I have encountered
have traveled after I found them.

Wisconsin Hiker


[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

Don't forget you can add your hitchhikers/travellers launched to the
LbNA site on the member services page also.

Trish

--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "Snowbird"
wrote:
>
> Thank you Team New Hampshire! I launched a few HH's at the Inn of
> Winter and never logged them on the HH site. Now I cannot find it.
> Please reply with location to log on a launched HH.

Oh no! It's like deja vu all over again!


--- Snowbird wrote:

> Thank you Team New Hampshire! I launched a few HH's
> at the Inn of
> Winter and never logged them on the HH site. Now I
> cannot find it.
> Please reply with location to log on a launched HH.
> I seem to remember
> that Wanda had created it but I may be mistaken. By
> the way, what HH
> did you find?? Snowbird
>
> --- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com,
> "gingerbreadjunk"
> wrote:
> >
> > i have found a hitchhiker that is not recognized
> by letterboxing.org,
> > but yet it was in a letterbox. the person the HH
> belongs to isn't
> even
> > recognized by LB.org. what should i do, i enjoy
> recording my "finds"
> > to keep track of my "count", and if it's not
> recordable, my count is
> > not accurate...... also i tried to contact the
> person the HH belongs
> > to only to get no response......
> >
> > david (team new hampshire)
> > pembroke, nh
> >
>
>
>
>
>




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