Attn: Webmasters [Unclaimed boxes as a result of delete?
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Started on 2006-11-25
Re: [LbNA] Attn: Webmasters [Unclaimed boxes as a result of delete?
From: Nathan Brown (Cyclonic07@aol.com) |
Date: 2006-11-25 12:02:32 UTC-05:00
Phyto wrote on 11/25/2006, 10:03 AM:
> Hi folks
> It is no secret (now) that my boxes used to be listed online. They are
> no longer online. I went to great lengths nearly a year ago to delete
> them all and remove them from both AQ listings and teh massive LBNA
> datababble. So, with that said, I had thought by saving my membership
> and deleting the boxes one by one (painful for someone with 100+boxes)
> that they would be removed once and for all.
>
> Apparently I (and some others) was wrong because if you do a quick
> little search for "Unclaimed boxes" you'll find a nice little
> compendium a la history of phyto boxes in Maine on the following list:
> http://www.letterboxing.org/BoxFind.php and if that doesn't work, you
> can surely figure out how to search by unclaimed boxes under "Placer".
>
> Not that it really matters now since the moxie boxes are defunct and
> there is no clue associated with them, but it brings up a slight issue
> I have with the way in which clues are currently numbered, catalogued
> and listed online. This is a fantastic example of what happens when
> you give up ownership of your clues and list them online.
>
> Does anyone else see the problem with this?
> Really, it's too bad that others can't realize that listing clues
> online is a poor way to go.
>
> Phyto
Oh jeez, cry me a freakin' river already.
So, you think someone is going to go to all that trouble just to find
clues to boxes that aren't there anymore? Is it me, or are you just
searching to find something to complain about?
--
Nathan Brown
AKA Cyclonic
Penncoasters.com
"I see your schwartz is as big as mine!"
The insensitivity rolls on...
Re: [LbNA] Attn: Webmasters [Unclaimed boxes as a result of delete?
From: Phyto (phyto_me@yahoo.com) |
Date: 2006-11-25 17:27:27 UTC
--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "Nathan Brown"
wrote:
> So, you think someone is going to go to all that trouble just to find
> clues to boxes that aren't there anymore?
> Nathan Brown
> AKA Cyclonic
Yes, I do think many folks - esp. in Maine (that is why I used the
examples that I used) already do that. Searching out the older clues
can be a worthwhile endeavour.
Phyto
wrote:
> So, you think someone is going to go to all that trouble just to find
> clues to boxes that aren't there anymore?
> Nathan Brown
> AKA Cyclonic
Yes, I do think many folks - esp. in Maine (that is why I used the
examples that I used) already do that. Searching out the older clues
can be a worthwhile endeavour.
Phyto
Re: [LbNA] Attn: Webmasters [Unclaimed boxes as a result of delete?
From: kpiletterbox (kpiletterbox@gmail.com) |
Date: 2006-11-25 17:55:47 UTC
I'm sorta new at this, so I may not know everything that is going on
behind the scenes here. But to me, it would seem that in it's infancy
letterboxing was about respect for nature first and formost, then the
individualism of the box, then actually finding the thing. If I were
one of those on the forefront of this hobby, I think it might make me
a little cynical or sad to see people tramping up the woods in droves
and not taking time to read the logbook, study the artwork, rehide the
thing carefully, or just stop and look around at the reason most boxes
are in the woods in the first place! (sorry for the run on sentence)
That being said, I think this is a wonderful hobby, and as a new
person, all I can do to make sure that the forerunners don't get
disinterested is rememmber that I'm in nature, and to take care of the
things around me.
behind the scenes here. But to me, it would seem that in it's infancy
letterboxing was about respect for nature first and formost, then the
individualism of the box, then actually finding the thing. If I were
one of those on the forefront of this hobby, I think it might make me
a little cynical or sad to see people tramping up the woods in droves
and not taking time to read the logbook, study the artwork, rehide the
thing carefully, or just stop and look around at the reason most boxes
are in the woods in the first place! (sorry for the run on sentence)
That being said, I think this is a wonderful hobby, and as a new
person, all I can do to make sure that the forerunners don't get
disinterested is rememmber that I'm in nature, and to take care of the
things around me.
Re: [LbNA] Attn: Webmasters [Unclaimed boxes as a result of delete?
From: Phyto (phyto_me@yahoo.com) |
Date: 2006-11-25 18:05:00 UTC
--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "kpiletterbox"
wrote:
> ... as a new
> person, all I can do to make sure that the forerunners don't get
> disinterested is rememmber that I'm in nature, and to take care of the
> things around me.
Nice points. I can get on board with this, no matter what your
reasoning behind boxing, be it for the reverence of nature and all
things beautiful, the science, the art of carving, the clues, or just
the fun of it - I can appreciate that someone would want to keep
others interested.
I have been disappointed time and time again when more and more
placers and long time boxers leave the hobby for lack of good clues
and boxes and reverence for the spirit behind letterboxing.
Three cheers to old boxes!
Thanks for this most encouraging post.
Phyto
> ... as a new
> person, all I can do to make sure that the forerunners don't get
> disinterested is rememmber that I'm in nature, and to take care of the
> things around me.
Nice points. I can get on board with this, no matter what your
reasoning behind boxing, be it for the reverence of nature and all
things beautiful, the science, the art of carving, the clues, or just
the fun of it - I can appreciate that someone would want to keep
others interested.
I have been disappointed time and time again when more and more
placers and long time boxers leave the hobby for lack of good clues
and boxes and reverence for the spirit behind letterboxing.
Three cheers to old boxes!
Thanks for this most encouraging post.
Phyto
Re: [LbNA] Attn: Webmasters [Unclaimed boxes as a result of delete?
From: (alice.stone@comcast.net) |
Date: 2006-11-26 12:44:35 UTC
Some people will look even if clues are not there ! Sometimes its about where the person takes you and the stamp is the perk !!!We have gone back to trails we have done before to get a box and was so glad we did ,forgot about the wonderful views .Saturday 11/25 Did 5 trails looking for a mystery we did not find it but wow what a wonderful time in the woods we had !So my point is Stop and enjoy while boxing !Don't make it just about the box !
Alice AKA Wildcats
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From: "Phyto"
--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "Nathan Brown"
wrote:
> So, you think someone is going to go to all that trouble just to find
> clues to boxes that aren't there anymore?
> Nathan Brown
> AKA Cyclonic
Yes, I do think many folks - esp. in Maine (that is why I used the
examples that I used) already do that. Searching out the older clues
can be a worthwhile endeavour.
Phyto
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Alice AKA Wildcats
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From: "Phyto"
--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "Nathan Brown"
wrote:
> So, you think someone is going to go to all that trouble just to find
> clues to boxes that aren't there anymore?
> Nathan Brown
> AKA Cyclonic
Yes, I do think many folks - esp. in Maine (that is why I used the
examples that I used) already do that. Searching out the older clues
can be a worthwhile endeavour.
Phyto
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Re: Attn: Webmasters [Unclaimed boxes as a result of delete?
From: The FM Girl (mishiekins@prodigy.net) |
Date: 2006-11-28 12:51:35 UTC-08:00
They are your boxes and your clues. You do whatever you think best,
that works for how you want to letterbox.
If someone goes to the trouble of finding "old" clues, then they should
realize they are taking a big chance the clues were pulled bc the box
is no longer there. More fool them, then.
Freelance Mystic
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--- In letterbox-usa@ yahoogroups. com, "Nathan Brown"
...>
wrote:
> So, you think someone is going to go to all that trouble just to find
> clues to boxes that aren't there anymore?
> Nathan Brown
> AKA Cyclonic
Yes, I do think many folks - esp. in Maine (that is why I used the
examples that I used) already do that. Searching out the older clues
can be a worthwhile endeavour.
Phyto
178 pages scrapbooked/10 mini albums made in 2006
286 pages scrapped in 2005
CKU-A Chicago Alumna, 2006
My ScrapBlog -- http://www.myscrapblog.com/Epinoia/ <-- updated 8/21/06
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"Many are the wand bearers, few are the Bakkhoi."
~ Orphic saying
that works for how you want to letterbox.
If someone goes to the trouble of finding "old" clues, then they should
realize they are taking a big chance the clues were pulled bc the box
is no longer there. More fool them, then.
Freelance Mystic
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--- In letterbox-usa@ yahoogroups. com, "Nathan Brown"
wrote:
> So, you think someone is going to go to all that trouble just to find
> clues to boxes that aren't there anymore?
> Nathan Brown
> AKA Cyclonic
Yes, I do think many folks - esp. in Maine (that is why I used the
examples that I used) already do that. Searching out the older clues
can be a worthwhile endeavour.
Phyto
178 pages scrapbooked/10 mini albums made in 2006
286 pages scrapped in 2005
CKU-A Chicago Alumna, 2006
My ScrapBlog -- http://www.myscrapblog.com/Epinoia/ <-- updated 8/21/06
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"Many are the wand bearers, few are the Bakkhoi."
~ Orphic saying
Re: Attn: Webmasters [Unclaimed boxes as a result of delete?
From: Phyto (phyto_me@yahoo.com) |
Date: 2006-11-28 23:24:57 UTC
"I PITY THE FOOL"
-T
--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, The FM Girl wrote:
> If someone goes to the trouble of finding "old" clues
> More fool them, then.
----------------------------------------------------->
> Phyto who has never scrapbooked just for the record.
----------------------------------------------------->
--> 178 pages scrapbooked/10 mini albums made in 2006
--> 286 pages scrapped in 2005
--> CKU-A Chicago Alumna, 2006
--> My ScrapBlog -- http://www.myscrapblog.com/Epinoia/whatevah!~
-T
--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, The FM Girl
> If someone goes to the trouble of finding "old" clues
> More fool them, then.
----------------------------------------------------->
> Phyto who has never scrapbooked just for the record.
----------------------------------------------------->
--> 178 pages scrapbooked/10 mini albums made in 2006
--> 286 pages scrapped in 2005
--> CKU-A Chicago Alumna, 2006
--> My ScrapBlog -- http://www.myscrapblog.com/Epinoia/whatevah!~