--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "oceanwytch" wrote:
> While we are on the topic of replacing, I have a question. How do you
> count a stamp that has a new location?

Hmmm...yes, that's different. Usually it has been the whole package
therefore, really a new box entirely. But, in this case where you only
move the box - it's essentially the same no?


> I have a stamp that needs to be pulled and I would really like to plant
> it somewhere else without re-carving it. How do you think that would
> work?


I'd put something in the text of the clue to notify previous finders
that this is the same stamp (ie: something they've already found),
although on second thought, if you just update the clue (with a new
location) then it doesn't matter for those who have already found the
box, they'd never know. Therein lies the difficulty of my present
situation - having replaced both the stamp AND the location therefore
making an entirely new box and trying to entice previous finders to
find the same thing again is difficult.

Not the expert...
phyto :)

Phyto wrote:

> --Therein lies the difficulty of my present
> situation - having replaced both the stamp AND the location therefore
> making an entirely new box and trying to entice previous finders to
> find the same thing again is difficult.
>
> Not the expert...
> phyto :
>







We had a similar situation. We had planted boxes when we first started
using store bought stamps. As we advanced in the hobby and learned to
carve, we've replaced these stamps with hand-carved ones. In some cases,
we've also relocated the box because of our more, um, *experienced*
planting skills. What we have done is put either "NEW STAMP" or "NEW
STAMP AND LOCATION" in the box title, and updated the clues to encourage
people to visit even if they had already found the original box/stamp.
It seems to have worked - we've had return visitors to all the boxes
we've updated in this way.
EllBee
PS: In one case, we retired the old box and posted as a new box, because
we felt we'd changed the stamp/theme of the box so much that it was
truly a new plant. This one has also had visits from folks who found the
original box.

>



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>
> I'd put something in the text of the clue to notify previous finders
> that this is the same stamp (ie: something they've already found),
> although on second thought, if you just update the clue (with a new
> location) then it doesn't matter for those who have already found the
> box, they'd never know.
>
> Not the expert...
> phyto :)
>


That is what I was thinking I would do. Just change the clues, but keep
the same name, LBNA ID, etc. I was also going to say that the box had
been in a different location. That way, as you said, people would know
they had already gotten the stamp.

~Oceanwytch~

I think you read my mind today OW. I was pondering this same
question. During the recent rains one of my "major" landmarks was
washed away. I assumed that would happen next spring, not two weeks
after I planted the box. :( Ah well. Shall I rewrite the clues or
replant in a new location altogether? Decisions, decisions.

Lady Slpa