I'm sorry, just had to ask a question before the
topic dies a just and quick death...
We were going to place our first letterboxes this
weekend. After reading through all of this, I have to
say I am a little bewildered about what sort of
statement to put at the end of the clues I write. Is
the inclusion of a link to the LBNA site's warning
good enough, or do I now need to get GPS numbers and
have a lawyer write a liability waiver for me?
I'm not being completely facetious here... I'd love
to place these boxes and have people enjoy some of the
best parks in the SF Bay region, but I'm somewhat
reluctant to if I'll be sued by someone who gets a
splinter from a redwood tree or has a run-in with an
irate bluejay.
Are there any serious suggestions on how I should
word the warnings on my clues, or is there anyone on
this list who would like to test the clues I write to
find the boxes, and then give me suggestions on how to
reword them before I submit them to the site? Is that
necessary, or a good idea, do you think?
Thanks all for your patience! And my apologies to the
list-keeper for continuing the topic, but these are
serious and real concerns for me now.
-Tanya
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Safety, suing, and venomous moths....
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Started on 2001-05-31
Safety, suing, and venomous moths....
From: Tanya Achermann (icecelt@yahoo.com) |
Date: 2001-05-31 08:48:13 UTC-07:00
Re: [LbNA] Safety, suing, and venomous moths....
From: Thom Cheney (tcgrafx@imagina.com) |
Date: 2001-05-31 09:04:40 UTC-07:00
on 5/31/01 8:48 AM, Tanya Achermann at icecelt@yahoo.com wrote:
>
> Are there any serious suggestions on how I should
> word the warnings on my clues, or is there anyone on
> this list who would like to test the clues I write to
> find the boxes, and then give me suggestions on how to
> reword them before I submit them to the site? Is that
> necessary, or a good idea, do you think?
>
> Thanks all for your patience! And my apologies to the
> list-keeper for continuing the topic, but these are
> serious and real concerns for me now.
>
As in all things, use common sense. I have been on this list since its
inception, and the version before, and the version before that.
Letterboxing in this country has gone through some interesting changes and
transformations along the way. We have tried our best to destroy it from
within, without and every other way. I suspect whatever lawsuits develop
along the way, it will continue in some fashion. "Forester" has raised a
valid enough concern that it has given us all some pause. I think his
approach was a little too "gloom and doom," and I also think his remarks
were colored by his recent experience in the woods. I don't think it merits
a wholesale overhaul of our individual clue methodology.
Let your conscience be your guide.... and don't forget a link to the
waiver.
TC
>
> Are there any serious suggestions on how I should
> word the warnings on my clues, or is there anyone on
> this list who would like to test the clues I write to
> find the boxes, and then give me suggestions on how to
> reword them before I submit them to the site? Is that
> necessary, or a good idea, do you think?
>
> Thanks all for your patience! And my apologies to the
> list-keeper for continuing the topic, but these are
> serious and real concerns for me now.
>
As in all things, use common sense. I have been on this list since its
inception, and the version before, and the version before that.
Letterboxing in this country has gone through some interesting changes and
transformations along the way. We have tried our best to destroy it from
within, without and every other way. I suspect whatever lawsuits develop
along the way, it will continue in some fashion. "Forester" has raised a
valid enough concern that it has given us all some pause. I think his
approach was a little too "gloom and doom," and I also think his remarks
were colored by his recent experience in the woods. I don't think it merits
a wholesale overhaul of our individual clue methodology.
Let your conscience be your guide.... and don't forget a link to the
waiver.
TC