Interesting question. I've read about geocaches that are planted too close or on top of a letterbox but I don't recall reading anything in the forums about letterboxes that are too close to other letterboxes.
As you said there are restricted types of letterboxes: WOM, f-count, bonus boxes. By their nature, you wouldn't know where they are if you don't have the clues.
Lone R
maliabarth wrote: With having some boxes with restricted access, do you get boxes
unknowingly placed close to an existing box? As a planter, I
wouldn't hide a box in close proximity of another box if I knew it
was there. However, with the restrictions, there is probably no way
of me knowing where the restricted boxes are. Any input on that
aspect? We just placed 2 boxes, and have plans for 3 more.
Yes, we are new letterboxers, but have a lot of experience with
geocaching which has similar aspects (respect the vegetation,
placement, etc.. etc...). Geocaching does have the cache saturation
guidelines and it also has the reviewers (sometimes a major pain)
that make sure it isn't violating some of the guidelines or is placed
too close to another cache (like a puzzle cache where the coordinates
aren't published). Not trying to stir up a hornet's nest, just
wanting to know how to handle proximity. Yesterday we found 3
letterboxes on the same trail probably within a 150 foot section.
That doesn't bother me, but it might bother some people.
Malia
--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "gramatrick"
wrote:
>
> A couple of things about this discussion. Just my opinions. . .
>
> 1. the F1 restriction is no longer automatically in place on AQ to
> prevent search engines. You can click the "prevent search engine"
> check box, but it no longer puts an automatic F1 restriction on the
> letterbox. You do have the option to manually put a F1, F10, F25,
> F50, F100, F250, F500 or F1000 on the clue yourself.
>
> 2. In some ways, I think it's kind of fun to have clues suddenly
> become available. It's like finding a bonus box, a non-LBNA or AQ
> website with clues or having a WOM clue suddenly appear in your
inbox.
>
> 3. If you get to know the boxers in your area, chances are higher
> that more clues may come your way.
>
> 4. I wish there would be P25, P50, P100 restrictions available on
AQ,
> because I would use those. In general, I respect a high P count, if
> only because of the painful learning curve you have to go through. .
> .I do have one box that requires a P25 to get the clue. I use the
> honor system, I don't go checking up on people.
>
> 5. I love different methods of clue distribution. I think you
should
> always check for hidden messages, secret webpages and more. Adds to
> the cloak-and-dagger fun.
>
> 6. The great majority of our clues are available to all, if you can
> figure them out. A few have certain restrictions. If I want to
plant
> a box available only to pink-haired Albanians who tapdance while
> wearing rainbow-colored tutus, I assume that's my perogative, but in
> doing so I have to know that the number of potential finders is
quite low.
>
> Dewberry
>
> --- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, Pamela Smith
> wrote:
> >
> > I can see using the F1 in order to keep a box out of general
googles,
> > but not really as a restrictive thing. If it's widely known that
if
> > you log one find, you get access, I don't see that as a big
deal.
> > Heck, we could even create a "Log this fake box to get F1 access"
box
> > listing to cover it. That would hopefully keep boxes in
sensitive
> > areas from being googled, but will keep them available to LBers.
I'd
> > guess that fewer vandals would be willing to sign up on the site
to
> > access clues to boxes to mess with than they would be to simply
> > vandalize a box google handed them the clues to. I'm not sure I'd
use
> > this or if it'll accomplish what it's supposed to, but I don't
see it
> > as anything to be concerned about.
> >
> > The F100 or F1000 or whatever is a whole different animal. It's
a
> > restriction. Not an elegant one, but a restriction. I don't see
> > myself using this method, but I guess that it'll fit for some,
though
> > perhaps not for most. I'm not sure I'd bet a dollar that there
isn't
> > already a WOM clue or two that you can only get when you reach a
> > certain F-count and the planter finds out about it. I won't use
it
> > and won't concern myself with attaining the 'right' number to be
> > allowed access to something, but as long as the practice isn't
> > prevalent, I'm not going to worry about it if someone else wants
to
> > restrict their box and miss out on my stamp. :-)
> >
> > pezpam
> >
>
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