Assuming you mean the letterbox status on LBNA, the status is only available for the owner of the box. They may have received a report or two where someone could not find it and they decided the reporting boxer(s) were somewhat reliable sources and the owner hasn't had a chance to go look for themselves. So they may temporarily marked it as unknown.

Another possibility is the box may not have been found in a long time (or ever) and again the owner hasn't had time or an opportunity to go check on it.

Larry
Lundy and Vickster
North Shore, Massachusetts


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From: matoluta@cmc.net
To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Wed, 19 Jul 2006 7:53 AM
Subject: [LbNA] "Unknown" Letterboxes


Generally, for what reasons is a letterbox listed as "unknown"?

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One reason that an owner might list a box's status as Unknown might be if they've received very believable reports from seekers who were unable to find the box, and gave every indication that they were looking in exactly the right place, but the placer has not yet had a chance to go themselves and confirm that it's 100% definitely missing.

matolutacikala wrote: Generally, for what reasons is a letterbox listed as "unknown"?

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What if they only live three miles from their box? Would there be another reason for placing an unknown status on it??? I guess I should have been more specific with my original question, but it was very early in the morning when I posted it. :-)

----- Original Message -----
From: TJ_Mich
To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Wednesday, July 19, 2006 6:50 AM
Subject: Re: [LbNA] "Unknown" Letterboxes


One reason that an owner might list a box's status as Unknown might be if they've received very believable reports from seekers who were unable to find the box, and gave every indication that they were looking in exactly the right place, but the placer has not yet had a chance to go themselves and confirm that it's 100% definitely missing.

matolutacikala wrote: Generally, for what reasons is a letterbox listed as "unknown"?

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Distance doesn't always play into whether a person can go and check on a
box. Life does at times get in the way of our obsession.

Maiden

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From: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com [mailto:letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com]
On Behalf Of matolutacikala
Sent: Wednesday, July 19, 2006 2:59 PM
To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [LbNA] "Unknown" Letterboxes



What if they only live three miles from their box? Would there be another
reason for placing an unknown status on it??? I guess I should have been
more specific with my original question, but it was very early in the
morning when I posted it. :-)

----- Original Message -----
From: TJ_Mich
To: letterbox-usa@ yahoogroups.com
Sent: Wednesday, July 19, 2006 6:50 AM
Subject: Re: [LbNA] "Unknown" Letterboxes

One reason that an owner might list a box's status as Unknown might be if
they've received very believable reports from seekers who were unable to
find the box, and gave every indication that they were looking in exactly
the right place, but the placer has not yet had a chance to go themselves
and confirm that it's 100% definitely missing.

matolutacikala net> wrote:
Generally, for what reasons is a letterbox listed as "unknown"?

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