Hello fellow Boxers!
Many folks have noticed that the trailname "Adoptable" has suddenly planted a letterbox or two in virtually every county in America. What happened was that the Letterboxing North America Webmaster group was concerned about the growing number of letterboxes that were out in the wild but owned by a letterboxer who was not active on the website.
Many of the boxes are alive and well and are actually being maintained by their original planters. But there are also quite a few that are abandoned by the owners. So our decision was to move letterbox clues into the Adoptable trailname when the owner had not logged in to letterboxing.org in 4 years. We felt this was a fair time to go without checking in on the clues online, even if the real letterbox was well maintained. Our apologies to any boxer who has had their clues moved even though they are actually active.
Here is an opportunity to anyone interested in adopting some abandoned letterboxes: we're throwing down a challenge to have these historic letterboxes adopted by the active community. Have a Adopta Box Gathering, go on a Check An Old Box Hike, fix up a box and adopt the clues!
Choi has made it easy: you will notice a one-click Adopt A Box button on the clues in the Adoptable account. No more back and forth with the Webmasters to transfer clues, you can DIY.
We are going adopt 2 or 3 nearby ourselves. Go for it! Jay in CT
Adopt a Letterbox Challenge
20 messages in this thread |
Started on 2010-12-23
Adopt a Letterbox Challenge
From: drewclan11 (drewclan@aol.com) |
Date: 2010-12-23 18:32:18 UTC
Re: Adopt a Letterbox Challenge
From: sileagle1 (sileagle@windstream.net) |
Date: 2010-12-24 00:55:23 UTC
Great idea and thanks to you both! I noticed that you can search all adoptable boxes in your area by selecting Adoptable as the Pick A Placer. Is there any way to see who the original placer was so we can give them credit after adopting a box?
Silver Eagle
--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "drewclan11" wrote:
>
> Hello fellow Boxers!
>
> Many folks have noticed that the trailname "Adoptable" has suddenly planted a letterbox or two in virtually every county in America. What happened was that the Letterboxing North America Webmaster group was concerned about the growing number of letterboxes that were out in the wild but owned by a letterboxer who was not active on the website.
>
> Many of the boxes are alive and well and are actually being maintained by their original planters. But there are also quite a few that are abandoned by the owners. So our decision was to move letterbox clues into the Adoptable trailname when the owner had not logged in to letterboxing.org in 4 years. We felt this was a fair time to go without checking in on the clues online, even if the real letterbox was well maintained. Our apologies to any boxer who has had their clues moved even though they are actually active.
>
> Here is an opportunity to anyone interested in adopting some abandoned letterboxes: we're throwing down a challenge to have these historic letterboxes adopted by the active community. Have a Adopta Box Gathering, go on a Check An Old Box Hike, fix up a box and adopt the clues!
>
> Choi has made it easy: you will notice a one-click Adopt A Box button on the clues in the Adoptable account. No more back and forth with the Webmasters to transfer clues, you can DIY.
>
> We are going adopt 2 or 3 nearby ourselves. Go for it! Jay in CT
>
Silver Eagle
--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "drewclan11"
>
> Hello fellow Boxers!
>
> Many folks have noticed that the trailname "Adoptable" has suddenly planted a letterbox or two in virtually every county in America. What happened was that the Letterboxing North America Webmaster group was concerned about the growing number of letterboxes that were out in the wild but owned by a letterboxer who was not active on the website.
>
> Many of the boxes are alive and well and are actually being maintained by their original planters. But there are also quite a few that are abandoned by the owners. So our decision was to move letterbox clues into the Adoptable trailname when the owner had not logged in to letterboxing.org in 4 years. We felt this was a fair time to go without checking in on the clues online, even if the real letterbox was well maintained. Our apologies to any boxer who has had their clues moved even though they are actually active.
>
> Here is an opportunity to anyone interested in adopting some abandoned letterboxes: we're throwing down a challenge to have these historic letterboxes adopted by the active community. Have a Adopta Box Gathering, go on a Check An Old Box Hike, fix up a box and adopt the clues!
>
> Choi has made it easy: you will notice a one-click Adopt A Box button on the clues in the Adoptable account. No more back and forth with the Webmasters to transfer clues, you can DIY.
>
> We are going adopt 2 or 3 nearby ourselves. Go for it! Jay in CT
>
Re: [LbNA] Re: Adopt a Letterbox Challenge
From: Pats (votremerci@yahoo.com) |
Date: 2010-12-23 17:16:06 UTC-08:00
Does the status change from "adoptable?" I clicked, but don't seem to know what
to do next. One of the two listed in Louisville, KY (The Cardinal) is actually
mine or Teepsman's, with credit probably originating with KellyBean. The other,
"Louisville" is one that Carolyn planted in 2000 and we've been taking care of
for years.
Thanks. Getting less technosavvy as the years march on.
MoWizLiz
________________________________
From: sileagle1
To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Thu, December 23, 2010 7:55:23 PM
Subject: [LbNA] Re: Adopt a Letterbox Challenge
Great idea and thanks to you both! I noticed that you can search all adoptable
boxes in your area by selecting Adoptable as the Pick A Placer. Is there any way
to see who the original placer was so we can give them credit after adopting a
box?
Silver Eagle
--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "drewclan11" wrote:
>
> Hello fellow Boxers!
>
> Many folks have noticed that the trailname "Adoptable" has suddenly planted a
>letterbox or two in virtually every county in America. What happened was that
>the Letterboxing North America Webmaster group was concerned about the growing
>number of letterboxes that were out in the wild but owned by a letterboxer who
>was not active on the website.
>
> Many of the boxes are alive and well and are actually being maintained by their
>original planters. But there are also quite a few that are abandoned by the
>owners. So our decision was to move letterbox clues into the Adoptable trailname
>when the owner had not logged in to letterboxing.org in 4 years. We felt this
>was a fair time to go without checking in on the clues online, even if the real
>letterbox was well maintained. Our apologies to any boxer who has had their
>clues moved even though they are actually active.
>
> Here is an opportunity to anyone interested in adopting some abandoned
>letterboxes: we're throwing down a challenge to have these historic letterboxes
>adopted by the active community. Have a Adopta Box Gathering, go on a Check An
>Old Box Hike, fix up a box and adopt the clues!
>
> Choi has made it easy: you will notice a one-click Adopt A Box button on the
>clues in the Adoptable account. No more back and forth with the Webmasters to
>transfer clues, you can DIY.
>
>
> We are going adopt 2 or 3 nearby ourselves. Go for it! Jay in CT
>
[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
to do next. One of the two listed in Louisville, KY (The Cardinal) is actually
mine or Teepsman's, with credit probably originating with KellyBean. The other,
"Louisville" is one that Carolyn planted in 2000 and we've been taking care of
for years.
Thanks. Getting less technosavvy as the years march on.
MoWizLiz
________________________________
From: sileagle1
To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Thu, December 23, 2010 7:55:23 PM
Subject: [LbNA] Re: Adopt a Letterbox Challenge
Great idea and thanks to you both! I noticed that you can search all adoptable
boxes in your area by selecting Adoptable as the Pick A Placer. Is there any way
to see who the original placer was so we can give them credit after adopting a
box?
Silver Eagle
--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "drewclan11"
>
> Hello fellow Boxers!
>
> Many folks have noticed that the trailname "Adoptable" has suddenly planted a
>letterbox or two in virtually every county in America. What happened was that
>the Letterboxing North America Webmaster group was concerned about the growing
>number of letterboxes that were out in the wild but owned by a letterboxer who
>was not active on the website.
>
> Many of the boxes are alive and well and are actually being maintained by their
>original planters. But there are also quite a few that are abandoned by the
>owners. So our decision was to move letterbox clues into the Adoptable trailname
>when the owner had not logged in to letterboxing.org in 4 years. We felt this
>was a fair time to go without checking in on the clues online, even if the real
>letterbox was well maintained. Our apologies to any boxer who has had their
>clues moved even though they are actually active.
>
> Here is an opportunity to anyone interested in adopting some abandoned
>letterboxes: we're throwing down a challenge to have these historic letterboxes
>adopted by the active community. Have a Adopta Box Gathering, go on a Check An
>Old Box Hike, fix up a box and adopt the clues!
>
> Choi has made it easy: you will notice a one-click Adopt A Box button on the
>clues in the Adoptable account. No more back and forth with the Webmasters to
>transfer clues, you can DIY.
>
>
> We are going adopt 2 or 3 nearby ourselves. Go for it! Jay in CT
>
[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: Adopt a Letterbox Challenge
From: drewclan11 (drewclan@aol.com) |
Date: 2010-12-24 02:19:45 UTC
Thanks, Silver Eagle. There are actually more than "you both" on the LbNA Webmasters team. In the past the group was a little more secretive, but I don't think I'm telling any secrets when I say that Barefoot Lucy and Azobox are also very active members of the management group. Many other people over the years have come and gone as well, and we thank them all. In this case as in many that involve website design and code, it is Choi that did all the heavy lifting.
To answer your question, no. Sorry, but if the placer didn't leave their name on the actual clues it won't show up on the Edit Letterbox screen. The easiest way to find original planters in that case is to search the Letterbox Announce yahoogroup at
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/lbox-announce
Hope that helps, Jay in CT
--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "sileagle1" wrote:
>
> Great idea and thanks to you both! I noticed that you can search all adoptable boxes in your area by selecting Adoptable as the Pick A Placer. Is there any way to see who the original placer was so we can give them credit after adopting a box?
>
> Silver Eagle
To answer your question, no. Sorry, but if the placer didn't leave their name on the actual clues it won't show up on the Edit Letterbox screen. The easiest way to find original planters in that case is to search the Letterbox Announce yahoogroup at
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/lbox-announce
Hope that helps, Jay in CT
--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "sileagle1"
>
> Great idea and thanks to you both! I noticed that you can search all adoptable boxes in your area by selecting Adoptable as the Pick A Placer. Is there any way to see who the original placer was so we can give them credit after adopting a box?
>
> Silver Eagle
[LbNA] Re: Adopt a Letterbox Challenge
From: drewclan11 (drewclan@aol.com) |
Date: 2010-12-24 02:26:09 UTC
Hi MoWizLiz! I see those boxes are still in the Adoptable account. What you do to adopt them (or reclaim them) is:
-log in to letterboxing.org with your email and password
-navigate to the clue page of the box you are interested in adopting
-click on the little red and white heart icon by the word Adoptable
-LbNA will ask "Are you sure you want to adopt this letterbox?"
-click "Yes-adopt box"
-it's yours!
Hope that helps, Jay in CT
--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, Pats wrote:
>
> Does the status change from "adoptable?" I clicked, but don't seem to know what
> to do next. One of the two listed in Louisville, KY (The Cardinal) is actually
> mine or Teepsman's, with credit probably originating with KellyBean. The other,
> "Louisville" is one that Carolyn planted in 2000 and we've been taking care of
> for years.
>
> Thanks. Getting less technosavvy as the years march on.
> MoWizLiz
-log in to letterboxing.org with your email and password
-navigate to the clue page of the box you are interested in adopting
-click on the little red and white heart icon by the word Adoptable
-LbNA will ask "Are you sure you want to adopt this letterbox?"
-click "Yes-adopt box"
-it's yours!
Hope that helps, Jay in CT
--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, Pats
>
> Does the status change from "adoptable?" I clicked, but don't seem to know what
> to do next. One of the two listed in Louisville, KY (The Cardinal) is actually
> mine or Teepsman's, with credit probably originating with KellyBean. The other,
> "Louisville" is one that Carolyn planted in 2000 and we've been taking care of
> for years.
>
> Thanks. Getting less technosavvy as the years march on.
> MoWizLiz
Re: [LbNA] Re: Adopt a Letterbox Challenge
From: Pats (votremerci@yahoo.com) |
Date: 2010-12-24 05:35:57 UTC-08:00
Jay,
Thanks for the great answer. When I click on the red and white heart icon, I go
straight to the Member Services page:
Member ServicesWelcome to the letterboxing.org member services area!
In case you're curious, your membership number is 2195.
As a member, here are some services available to you:
Membership Tasks
• Membership explained - letterboxing.org membership explained.
• Sign out - return to "anonymous" letterboxing.org access.
• Edit your membership details - e.g. change your email address.
• Delete your membership - and I'll forget you ever existed!
Manage your Letterboxes
• Your letterboxes (P43) - list the letterboxes that you've placed, with options
to edit or delete them.*
• Letterboxes you've found (F94) - list the letterboxes that you've found or
attempted.*
• Letterboxes ignored - list the letterboxes that you've marked to ignore.
• Add a letterbox - add a new letterbox into the database.
Manage your Travellers
• Your Travellers - list the travellers that you've released, with options to
edit or delete them.*
• Travellers you've found - list the travellers that you've found.*
• Add a Traveller - add a new travellers into the database.
* We understand that you may have found or placed MANY more boxes than you've
registered on LbNA. :D
Set your preferences
• Letterbox Status (Yours) - disable letterbox status display for your boxes;
currently enabled.
• Letterbox Status (Others) - disable letterbox status display for boxes placed
by others; currently enabled.
• Hide Found - hide boxes that you've found or set to ignore; currently
displaying.
• Hide Own - hide boxes that you've placed; currently displaying.
• Status Email - receive e-mail when someone changes their status related to
your box; currently disabled.
• Search By Location - show tools to search for letterboxes by location.
• Home Region Select RegionAlabama Alabama Mystery Alaska Mystery Far Northern
Alaska Inside Passage/Southeast Interior Alaska South Central Alaska South West
Alaska Arizona Mystery Central Arizona Northern Arizona Southern Arizona
Arkansas Arkansas Mystery California Central Coast California Central Valley
California Desert California Mystery Gold Country/High Sierras Los Angeles Area
North California Coast Northern California San Francisco Bay Area Southern
California Colorado Front Range Colorado High Country Colorado Mystery Colorado
Western Slope Eastern Colorado Southwestern Colorado Connecticut Mystery
Fairfield CT Hartford CT Litchfield CT Middlesex CT New Haven CT New London CT
Tolland CT Windham CT Delaware Delaware Mystery District of Columbia District of
Columbia Mystery Central Florida Florida Mystery Northern Florida Panhandle
Florida Southeastern Florida Southwestern Florida Atlanta Metro Georgia Coast
Georgia Georgia Mystery Historic South Georgia Mountains Georgia Southern Rivers
Georgia Hawaii Hawaii Mystery Central Idaho Idaho Mystery Northern Idaho South
East Idaho South West Idaho Central Illinois Illinois Mystery Northern Illinois
Southern Illinois Central Indiana Indiana Mystery Northeast Indiana Northwest
Indiana Southeast Indiana Southwest Indiana Iowa Iowa Mystery Kansas Mystery
North East Kansas North West Kansas South East Kansas South West Kansas Central
Kentucky Eastern Kentucky Kentucky Mystery Northern Kentucky Western Kentucky
Louisiana Mystery Northern Louisiana South Eastern Louisiana South Western
Louisiana Down East Maine Maine Mystery Northern Maine Western Maine Central
Maryland Eastern Shore Maryland Maryland Mystery Western Maryland Boston East
Central Massachusetts Cape/Islands Massachusetts Central Massachusetts
Massachusetts Mystery North Shore Massachusetts South Shore Massachusetts
Western Massachusetts Lower Peninsula - Central Lower Peninsula - East Lower
Peninsula - North Lower Peninsula - Southeast Lower Peninsula - Southwest Lower
Peninsula - West Michigan Mystery Upper Peninsula - East Upper Peninsula - West
Minnesota Mystery North Eastern Minnesota North Western Minnesota Southern
Minnesota Mississippi Mystery Northern Mississippi Southern Mississippi Missouri
Mystery North Eastern Missouri North Western Missouri South Eastern Missouri
South Western Missouri Montana Mystery North Central Montana North Eastern
Montana North Western Montana South Central Montana South Eastern Montana South
Western Montana Nebraska Mystery North Eastern Nebraska South Central Nebraska
South Eastern Nebraska Western Nebraska Nevada Mystery Northern Nevada Southern
Nevada New Hampshire Mystery Northern New Hampshire Southern New Hampshire New
Jersey Mystery Northern New Jersey Southern New Jersey New Mexico Mystery
Northern New Mexico Southern New Mexico New York Mystery Northern New York
Southeastern New York Western New York Coastal North Carolina Mountain North
Carolina North Carolina Mystery Piedmont North Carolina Eastern North Dakota
North Dakota Mystery Western North Dakota Central Ohio Central Western Ohio
North Eastern Ohio North Western Ohio Ohio Mystery South Eastern Ohio South
Western Ohio Northeastern Oklahoma Northwestern Oklahoma Oklahoma Mystery
Southeastern Oklahoma Southwestern Oklahoma North Central Oregon North East
Oregon North Oregon Coast Oregon Mystery Portland Area Salem/Eugene Area South
Central Oregon South East Oregon South West Oregon North Central Pennsylvania
Northeast Pennsylvania Northwest Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Mystery Philadelphia
Suburbs South Central Pennsylvania Southeast Pennsylvania Southwest Pennsylvania
Bristol RI Kent RI Newport RI Providence RI Rhode Island Mystery Washington RI
South Carolina South Carolina Mystery Eastern South Dakota South Dakota Mystery
Western South Dakota Central Tennessee Eastern Tennessee Tennessee Mystery
Western Tennessee Central Texas North Texas Northeast Texas South Texas
Southeast Texas Texas Mystery Texas Panhandle West Texas Utah Utah Mystery
Northern Vermont Southern Vermont Vermont Mystery Central Virginia Northern
Virginia Shenandoah Valley Southeastern Virginia Virginia Mystery Western
Virginia North Central Washington North East Washington Northwest Washington
Olympic - Kitsap Peninsulae Seattle - King County South Central Washington South
East Washington South Puget Sound South West Washington Vancouver Area
Washington Washington Mystery West Virginia West Virginia Mystery Northeast
Wisconsin Northwest Wisconsin Southeast Wisconsin Southwest Wisconsin West
Central Wisconsin Wisconsin Mystery Central Wyoming Northern Wyoming Southern
Wyoming Western Wyoming Wyoming Mystery Mystery Canada Canada Mystery Alberta,
CAN Alberta, CAN Mystery British Columbia, CAN British Columbia, CAN Mystery
Manitoba, CAN Manitoba, CAN Mystery Maritime Provinces Mystery Newfoundland, CAN
Newfoundland, CAN Mystery Northwest Terr, CAN Northwest Terr, CAN Mystery
Nunavat, CAN Nunavat, CAN Mystery Ontario, CAN Ontario, CAN Mystery Prince
Edward Is, CAN Mystery Quebec, CAN Quebec, CAN Mystery Saskatchewan, CAN
Saskatchewan, CAN Mystery Yukon, CAN Yukon, CAN Mystery Maritime Provinces
Greenland/Iceland Bahamas Belize Bermuda Costa Rica Cuba Dominican Republic El
Salvador Guatemala Haiti Honduras Jamaica Lesser Antilles Mexico Nicaragua
Panama Puerto Rico Other International Cayman Islands Aruba Virtual
CT_Connecticut MA_Massachusetts RI_Rhode Island DC_Washington DC DE_Delaware
MD_Maryland NH_New Hampshire VT_Vermont
On a different note, that page reminds me that I really need to spend some time
to update my LBNA status. (laughing)
While I'm being talky, is there anything that can be done about boxes that are
known to be missing? Unless the planter puts up a message, I guess, a note in
the area section at AQ is the best choice?
Happy holidays to everyone!!
Thanks again,
MoWizLiz
________________________________
From: drewclan11
To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Thu, December 23, 2010 9:26:09 PM
Subject: [LbNA] Re: Adopt a Letterbox Challenge
Hi MoWizLiz! I see those boxes are still in the Adoptable account. What you do
to adopt them (or reclaim them) is:
-log in to letterboxing.org with your email and password
-navigate to the clue page of the box you are interested in adopting
-click on the little red and white heart icon by the word Adoptable
-LbNA will ask "Are you sure you want to adopt this letterbox?"
-click "Yes-adopt box"
-it's yours!
Hope that helps, Jay in CT
--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, Pats wrote:
>
> Does the status change from "adoptable?"Â I clicked, but don't seem to know
>what
>
> to do next. One of the two listed in Louisville, KY (The Cardinal) is
>actually
>
> mine or Teepsman's, with credit probably originating with KellyBean. The
>other,
>
> "Louisville" is one that Carolyn planted in 2000 and we've been taking care of
> for years.
>
> Thanks. Getting less technosavvy as the years march on.
> MoWizLiz
[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Thanks for the great answer. When I click on the red and white heart icon, I go
straight to the Member Services page:
Member ServicesWelcome to the letterboxing.org member services area!
In case you're curious, your membership number is 2195.
As a member, here are some services available to you:
Membership Tasks
• Membership explained - letterboxing.org membership explained.
• Sign out - return to "anonymous" letterboxing.org access.
• Edit your membership details - e.g. change your email address.
• Delete your membership - and I'll forget you ever existed!
Manage your Letterboxes
• Your letterboxes (P43) - list the letterboxes that you've placed, with options
to edit or delete them.*
• Letterboxes you've found (F94) - list the letterboxes that you've found or
attempted.*
• Letterboxes ignored - list the letterboxes that you've marked to ignore.
• Add a letterbox - add a new letterbox into the database.
Manage your Travellers
• Your Travellers - list the travellers that you've released, with options to
edit or delete them.*
• Travellers you've found - list the travellers that you've found.*
• Add a Traveller - add a new travellers into the database.
* We understand that you may have found or placed MANY more boxes than you've
registered on LbNA. :D
Set your preferences
• Letterbox Status (Yours) - disable letterbox status display for your boxes;
currently enabled.
• Letterbox Status (Others) - disable letterbox status display for boxes placed
by others; currently enabled.
• Hide Found - hide boxes that you've found or set to ignore; currently
displaying.
• Hide Own - hide boxes that you've placed; currently displaying.
• Status Email - receive e-mail when someone changes their status related to
your box; currently disabled.
• Search By Location - show tools to search for letterboxes by location.
• Home Region Select RegionAlabama Alabama Mystery Alaska Mystery Far Northern
Alaska Inside Passage/Southeast Interior Alaska South Central Alaska South West
Alaska Arizona Mystery Central Arizona Northern Arizona Southern Arizona
Arkansas Arkansas Mystery California Central Coast California Central Valley
California Desert California Mystery Gold Country/High Sierras Los Angeles Area
North California Coast Northern California San Francisco Bay Area Southern
California Colorado Front Range Colorado High Country Colorado Mystery Colorado
Western Slope Eastern Colorado Southwestern Colorado Connecticut Mystery
Fairfield CT Hartford CT Litchfield CT Middlesex CT New Haven CT New London CT
Tolland CT Windham CT Delaware Delaware Mystery District of Columbia District of
Columbia Mystery Central Florida Florida Mystery Northern Florida Panhandle
Florida Southeastern Florida Southwestern Florida Atlanta Metro Georgia Coast
Georgia Georgia Mystery Historic South Georgia Mountains Georgia Southern Rivers
Georgia Hawaii Hawaii Mystery Central Idaho Idaho Mystery Northern Idaho South
East Idaho South West Idaho Central Illinois Illinois Mystery Northern Illinois
Southern Illinois Central Indiana Indiana Mystery Northeast Indiana Northwest
Indiana Southeast Indiana Southwest Indiana Iowa Iowa Mystery Kansas Mystery
North East Kansas North West Kansas South East Kansas South West Kansas Central
Kentucky Eastern Kentucky Kentucky Mystery Northern Kentucky Western Kentucky
Louisiana Mystery Northern Louisiana South Eastern Louisiana South Western
Louisiana Down East Maine Maine Mystery Northern Maine Western Maine Central
Maryland Eastern Shore Maryland Maryland Mystery Western Maryland Boston East
Central Massachusetts Cape/Islands Massachusetts Central Massachusetts
Massachusetts Mystery North Shore Massachusetts South Shore Massachusetts
Western Massachusetts Lower Peninsula - Central Lower Peninsula - East Lower
Peninsula - North Lower Peninsula - Southeast Lower Peninsula - Southwest Lower
Peninsula - West Michigan Mystery Upper Peninsula - East Upper Peninsula - West
Minnesota Mystery North Eastern Minnesota North Western Minnesota Southern
Minnesota Mississippi Mystery Northern Mississippi Southern Mississippi Missouri
Mystery North Eastern Missouri North Western Missouri South Eastern Missouri
South Western Missouri Montana Mystery North Central Montana North Eastern
Montana North Western Montana South Central Montana South Eastern Montana South
Western Montana Nebraska Mystery North Eastern Nebraska South Central Nebraska
South Eastern Nebraska Western Nebraska Nevada Mystery Northern Nevada Southern
Nevada New Hampshire Mystery Northern New Hampshire Southern New Hampshire New
Jersey Mystery Northern New Jersey Southern New Jersey New Mexico Mystery
Northern New Mexico Southern New Mexico New York Mystery Northern New York
Southeastern New York Western New York Coastal North Carolina Mountain North
Carolina North Carolina Mystery Piedmont North Carolina Eastern North Dakota
North Dakota Mystery Western North Dakota Central Ohio Central Western Ohio
North Eastern Ohio North Western Ohio Ohio Mystery South Eastern Ohio South
Western Ohio Northeastern Oklahoma Northwestern Oklahoma Oklahoma Mystery
Southeastern Oklahoma Southwestern Oklahoma North Central Oregon North East
Oregon North Oregon Coast Oregon Mystery Portland Area Salem/Eugene Area South
Central Oregon South East Oregon South West Oregon North Central Pennsylvania
Northeast Pennsylvania Northwest Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Mystery Philadelphia
Suburbs South Central Pennsylvania Southeast Pennsylvania Southwest Pennsylvania
Bristol RI Kent RI Newport RI Providence RI Rhode Island Mystery Washington RI
South Carolina South Carolina Mystery Eastern South Dakota South Dakota Mystery
Western South Dakota Central Tennessee Eastern Tennessee Tennessee Mystery
Western Tennessee Central Texas North Texas Northeast Texas South Texas
Southeast Texas Texas Mystery Texas Panhandle West Texas Utah Utah Mystery
Northern Vermont Southern Vermont Vermont Mystery Central Virginia Northern
Virginia Shenandoah Valley Southeastern Virginia Virginia Mystery Western
Virginia North Central Washington North East Washington Northwest Washington
Olympic - Kitsap Peninsulae Seattle - King County South Central Washington South
East Washington South Puget Sound South West Washington Vancouver Area
Washington Washington Mystery West Virginia West Virginia Mystery Northeast
Wisconsin Northwest Wisconsin Southeast Wisconsin Southwest Wisconsin West
Central Wisconsin Wisconsin Mystery Central Wyoming Northern Wyoming Southern
Wyoming Western Wyoming Wyoming Mystery Mystery Canada Canada Mystery Alberta,
CAN Alberta, CAN Mystery British Columbia, CAN British Columbia, CAN Mystery
Manitoba, CAN Manitoba, CAN Mystery Maritime Provinces Mystery Newfoundland, CAN
Newfoundland, CAN Mystery Northwest Terr, CAN Northwest Terr, CAN Mystery
Nunavat, CAN Nunavat, CAN Mystery Ontario, CAN Ontario, CAN Mystery Prince
Edward Is, CAN Mystery Quebec, CAN Quebec, CAN Mystery Saskatchewan, CAN
Saskatchewan, CAN Mystery Yukon, CAN Yukon, CAN Mystery Maritime Provinces
Greenland/Iceland Bahamas Belize Bermuda Costa Rica Cuba Dominican Republic El
Salvador Guatemala Haiti Honduras Jamaica Lesser Antilles Mexico Nicaragua
Panama Puerto Rico Other International Cayman Islands Aruba Virtual
CT_Connecticut MA_Massachusetts RI_Rhode Island DC_Washington DC DE_Delaware
MD_Maryland NH_New Hampshire VT_Vermont
On a different note, that page reminds me that I really need to spend some time
to update my LBNA status. (laughing)
While I'm being talky, is there anything that can be done about boxes that are
known to be missing? Unless the planter puts up a message, I guess, a note in
the area section at AQ is the best choice?
Happy holidays to everyone!!
Thanks again,
MoWizLiz
________________________________
From: drewclan11
To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Thu, December 23, 2010 9:26:09 PM
Subject: [LbNA] Re: Adopt a Letterbox Challenge
Hi MoWizLiz! I see those boxes are still in the Adoptable account. What you do
to adopt them (or reclaim them) is:
-log in to letterboxing.org with your email and password
-navigate to the clue page of the box you are interested in adopting
-click on the little red and white heart icon by the word Adoptable
-LbNA will ask "Are you sure you want to adopt this letterbox?"
-click "Yes-adopt box"
-it's yours!
Hope that helps, Jay in CT
--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, Pats
>
> Does the status change from "adoptable?"Â I clicked, but don't seem to know
>what
>
> to do next. One of the two listed in Louisville, KY (The Cardinal) is
>actually
>
> mine or Teepsman's, with credit probably originating with KellyBean. The
>other,
>
> "Louisville" is one that Carolyn planted in 2000 and we've been taking care of
> for years.
>
> Thanks. Getting less technosavvy as the years march on.
> MoWizLiz
[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [LbNA] Re: Adopt a Letterbox Challenge
From: Sharon Miller (sweaters3@gmail.com) |
Date: 2010-12-24 09:37:36 UTC-05:00
There is no red and white heart icon by the word adoptable on the box I'm
trying to adopt.
Socks3
On Thu, Dec 23, 2010 at 9:26 PM, drewclan11 wrote:
>
>
> Hi MoWizLiz! I see those boxes are still in the Adoptable account. What you
> do to adopt them (or reclaim them) is:
>
> -log in to letterboxing.org with your email and password
> -navigate to the clue page of the box you are interested in adopting
> -click on the little red and white heart icon by the word Adoptable
> -LbNA will ask "Are you sure you want to adopt this letterbox?"
> -click "Yes-adopt box"
> -it's yours!
>
>
> Hope that helps, Jay in CT
>
> --- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com,
> Pats wrote:
> >
> > Does the status change from "adoptable?" I clicked, but don't seem to
> know what
> > to do next. One of the two listed in Louisville, KY (The Cardinal) is
> actually
> > mine or Teepsman's, with credit probably originating with KellyBean.
> The other,
> > "Louisville" is one that Carolyn planted in 2000 and we've been taking
> care of
> > for years.
> >
> > Thanks. Getting less technosavvy as the years march on.
> > MoWizLiz
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trying to adopt.
Socks3
On Thu, Dec 23, 2010 at 9:26 PM, drewclan11
>
>
> Hi MoWizLiz! I see those boxes are still in the Adoptable account. What you
> do to adopt them (or reclaim them) is:
>
> -log in to letterboxing.org with your email and password
> -navigate to the clue page of the box you are interested in adopting
> -click on the little red and white heart icon by the word Adoptable
> -LbNA will ask "Are you sure you want to adopt this letterbox?"
> -click "Yes-adopt box"
> -it's yours!
>
>
> Hope that helps, Jay in CT
>
> --- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
> Pats
> >
> > Does the status change from "adoptable?" I clicked, but don't seem to
> know what
> > to do next. One of the two listed in Louisville, KY (The Cardinal) is
> actually
> > mine or Teepsman's, with credit probably originating with KellyBean.
> The other,
> > "Louisville" is one that Carolyn planted in 2000 and we've been taking
> care of
> > for years.
> >
> > Thanks. Getting less technosavvy as the years march on.
> > MoWizLiz
>
>
>
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[LbNA] Re: Adopt a Letterbox Challenge
From: drewclan11 (drewclan@aol.com) |
Date: 2010-12-24 15:37:01 UTC
Hmmm, sorry but I can't duplicate that problem. I just signed in to LbNA as you and adopted a box in two clicks. I'll pass this on to Choi, Jay in CT
--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, Pats wrote:
>
> Jay,
>
> Thanks for the great answer. When I click on the red and white heart icon, I go
> straight to the Member Services page:
--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, Pats
>
> Jay,
>
> Thanks for the great answer. When I click on the red and white heart icon, I go
> straight to the Member Services page:
[LbNA] Re: Adopt a Letterbox Challenge
From: drewclan11 (drewclan@aol.com) |
Date: 2010-12-24 15:40:48 UTC
Ooops, I see now that we had a bug in the Adopt a box button. Dang, we really beta tested it before releasing it too. It was, as you say, sending people to Member Services.
Looks like Choi has it fixed now, sorry about that. Jay
Looks like Choi has it fixed now, sorry about that. Jay
RE: [LbNA] Re: Adopt a Letterbox Challenge
From: Dale Beams (drbeams@hotmail.com) |
Date: 2010-12-24 10:35:20 UTC-06:00
Are there plans to bring up those from the basement? Is it possible to adopt those as well?
To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
From: drewclan@aol.com
Date: Fri, 24 Dec 2010 02:26:09 +0000
Subject: [LbNA] Re: Adopt a Letterbox Challenge
Hi MoWizLiz! I see those boxes are still in the Adoptable account. What you do to adopt them (or reclaim them) is:
-log in to letterboxing.org with your email and password
-navigate to the clue page of the box you are interested in adopting
-click on the little red and white heart icon by the word Adoptable
-LbNA will ask "Are you sure you want to adopt this letterbox?"
-click "Yes-adopt box"
-it's yours!
Hope that helps, Jay in CT
--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, Pats
>
> Does the status change from "adoptable?" I clicked, but don't seem to know what
> to do next. One of the two listed in Louisville, KY (The Cardinal) is actually
> mine or Teepsman's, with credit probably originating with KellyBean. The other,
> "Louisville" is one that Carolyn planted in 2000 and we've been taking care of
> for years.
>
> Thanks. Getting less technosavvy as the years march on.
> MoWizLiz
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Re: [LbNA] Re: Adopt a Letterbox Challenge
From: Barefoot Lucy (barefootlucy@gmail.com) |
Date: 2010-12-26 08:55:24 UTC-06:00
Socks3,
Were you logged in?
Lucy
On Fri, Dec 24, 2010 at 8:37 AM, Sharon Miller wrote:
> There is no red and white heart icon by the word adoptable on the box I'm
> trying to adopt.
> Socks3
>
>
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Were you logged in?
Lucy
On Fri, Dec 24, 2010 at 8:37 AM, Sharon Miller
> There is no red and white heart icon by the word adoptable on the box I'm
> trying to adopt.
> Socks3
>
>
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Re: [LbNA] Re: Adopt a Letterbox Challenge
From: Barefoot Lucy (barefootlucy@gmail.com) |
Date: 2010-12-26 09:00:32 UTC-06:00
Some of the boxes in the Basement are labeled as Adoptable, so if there is
something there you want, you would adopt it just as you would an active
listing. You would then need to unarchive it once you have it cleaned up
and ready to be found again.
Lucy
On Fri, Dec 24, 2010 at 10:35 AM, Dale Beams wrote:
>
> Are there plans to bring up those from the basement? Is it possible to
> adopt those as well?
>
>
>
>
>
>
> To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
> From: drewclan@aol.com
> Date: Fri, 24 Dec 2010 02:26:09 +0000
> Subject: [LbNA] Re: Adopt a Letterbox Challenge
>
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>
>
> Hi MoWizLiz! I see those boxes are still in the Adoptable account.
> What you do to adopt them (or reclaim them) is:
>
>
>
> -log in to letterboxing.org with your email and password
>
> -navigate to the clue page of the box you are interested in adopting
>
> -click on the little red and white heart icon by the word Adoptable
>
> -LbNA will ask "Are you sure you want to adopt this letterbox?"
>
> -click "Yes-adopt box"
>
> -it's yours!
>
>
>
> Hope that helps, Jay in CT
>
>
>
> --- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, Pats wrote:
>
> >
>
> > Does the status change from "adoptable?"Ā I clicked, but don't seem to
> know what
>
> > to do next.Ā One of the two listed in Louisville, KY (The Cardinal) is
> actually
>
> > mine or Teepsman's, with credit probably originating with KellyBean.Ā
> The other,
>
> > "Louisville" is one that Carolyn planted in 2000 and we've been taking
> care of
>
> > for years.
>
> >
>
> > Thanks.Ā Getting less technosavvy as the years march on.
>
> > MoWizLiz
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> ------------------------------------
>
> Yahoo! Groups Links
>
>
>
>
--
Barefoot Lucy
"Not about footwear, it's about philosophy!"
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something there you want, you would adopt it just as you would an active
listing. You would then need to unarchive it once you have it cleaned up
and ready to be found again.
Lucy
On Fri, Dec 24, 2010 at 10:35 AM, Dale Beams
>
> Are there plans to bring up those from the basement? Is it possible to
> adopt those as well?
>
>
>
>
>
>
> To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
> From: drewclan@aol.com
> Date: Fri, 24 Dec 2010 02:26:09 +0000
> Subject: [LbNA] Re: Adopt a Letterbox Challenge
>
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> Hi MoWizLiz! I see those boxes are still in the Adoptable account.
> What you do to adopt them (or reclaim them) is:
>
>
>
> -log in to letterboxing.org with your email and password
>
> -navigate to the clue page of the box you are interested in adopting
>
> -click on the little red and white heart icon by the word Adoptable
>
> -LbNA will ask "Are you sure you want to adopt this letterbox?"
>
> -click "Yes-adopt box"
>
> -it's yours!
>
>
>
> Hope that helps, Jay in CT
>
>
>
> --- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, Pats
>
> >
>
> > Does the status change from "adoptable?"Ā I clicked, but don't seem to
> know what
>
> > to do next.Ā One of the two listed in Louisville, KY (The Cardinal) is
> actually
>
> > mine or Teepsman's, with credit probably originating with KellyBean.Ā
> The other,
>
> > "Louisville" is one that Carolyn planted in 2000 and we've been taking
> care of
>
> > for years.
>
> >
>
> > Thanks.Ā Getting less technosavvy as the years march on.
>
> > MoWizLiz
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> ------------------------------------
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> Yahoo! Groups Links
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--
Barefoot Lucy
"Not about footwear, it's about philosophy!"
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[LbNA] Re: Adopt a Letterbox Challenge
From: drewclan11 (drewclan@aol.com) |
Date: 2010-12-26 15:55:02 UTC
Socks3, there is a slight requirement in this procedure: to automatically adopt a box using the new icon you must have at least one letterbox clue of your own listed on LbNA. If you haven't posted any clues to the website yet yourself, you can still adopt another person's box by writing to the LbNA Webmasters. Hope that helps, Jay in CT
>
> There is no red and white heart icon by the word adoptable on the box I'm
> trying to adopt.
> Socks3
>
> There is no red and white heart icon by the word adoptable on the box I'm
> trying to adopt.
> Socks3
Re: [LbNA] Re: Adopt a Letterbox Challenge
From: Sharon Miller (sweaters3@gmail.com) |
Date: 2011-01-01 11:54:46 UTC-05:00
Sorry for the late response -- I was out of town.
Yes, that helped -- problem solved.
Thanks.
Socks3
On Sun, Dec 26, 2010 at 10:55 AM, drewclan11 wrote:
>
>
> Socks3, there is a slight requirement in this procedure: to automatically
> adopt a box using the new icon you must have at least one letterbox clue of
> your own listed on LbNA. If you haven't posted any clues to the website yet
> yourself, you can still adopt another person's box by writing to the LbNA
> Webmasters. Hope that helps, Jay in CT
>
>
> >
> > There is no red and white heart icon by the word adoptable on the box I'm
> > trying to adopt.
> > Socks3
>
>
>
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Yes, that helped -- problem solved.
Thanks.
Socks3
On Sun, Dec 26, 2010 at 10:55 AM, drewclan11
>
>
> Socks3, there is a slight requirement in this procedure: to automatically
> adopt a box using the new icon you must have at least one letterbox clue of
> your own listed on LbNA. If you haven't posted any clues to the website yet
> yourself, you can still adopt another person's box by writing to the LbNA
> Webmasters. Hope that helps, Jay in CT
>
>
> >
> > There is no red and white heart icon by the word adoptable on the box I'm
> > trying to adopt.
> > Socks3
>
>
>
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Re: [LbNA] Adopt a Letterbox Challenge
From: Stephanie Kamrar (azjokester@yahoo.com) |
Date: 2011-02-28 02:00:45 UTC-08:00
So here's a question for y'all... I went and adopted a letterbox thru LbNA soon
after I got this email... (WHOO HOO!! :-D)... it got changed on the
LbNA website... my question is (if it's possible)... how does one go about
changing it on Atlas Quest?
Thanks so much for the help!! :)
Yours in 'boxing,
~ AZJokester ~
"If there's one think I know it's God does love a good joke." ~ Hugh Elliott ~
________________________________
From: drewclan11
To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Thu, December 23, 2010 11:32:18 AM
Subject: [LbNA] Adopt a Letterbox Challenge
Hello fellow Boxers!
Many folks have noticed that the trailname "Adoptable" has suddenly planted a
letterbox or two in virtually every county in America. What happened was that
the Letterboxing North America Webmaster group was concerned about the growing
number of letterboxes that were out in the wild but owned by a letterboxer who
was not active on the website.
Many of the boxes are alive and well and are actually being maintained by their
original planters. But there are also quite a few that are abandoned by the
owners. So our decision was to move letterbox clues into the Adoptable trailname
when the owner had not logged in to letterboxing.org in 4 years. We felt this
was a fair time to go without checking in on the clues online, even if the real
letterbox was well maintained. Our apologies to any boxer who has had their
clues moved even though they are actually active.
Here is an opportunity to anyone interested in adopting some abandoned
letterboxes: we're throwing down a challenge to have these historic letterboxes
adopted by the active community. Have a Adopta Box Gathering, go on a Check An
Old Box Hike, fix up a box and adopt the clues!
Choi has made it easy: you will notice a one-click Adopt A Box button on the
clues in the Adoptable account. No more back and forth with the Webmasters to
transfer clues, you can DIY.
We are going adopt 2 or 3 nearby ourselves. Go for it! Jay in CT
[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
after I got this email... (WHOO HOO!! :-D)... it got changed on the
LbNA website... my question is (if it's possible)... how does one go about
changing it on Atlas Quest?
Thanks so much for the help!! :)
Yours in 'boxing,
~ AZJokester ~
"If there's one think I know it's God does love a good joke." ~ Hugh Elliott ~
________________________________
From: drewclan11
To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Thu, December 23, 2010 11:32:18 AM
Subject: [LbNA] Adopt a Letterbox Challenge
Hello fellow Boxers!
Many folks have noticed that the trailname "Adoptable" has suddenly planted a
letterbox or two in virtually every county in America. What happened was that
the Letterboxing North America Webmaster group was concerned about the growing
number of letterboxes that were out in the wild but owned by a letterboxer who
was not active on the website.
Many of the boxes are alive and well and are actually being maintained by their
original planters. But there are also quite a few that are abandoned by the
owners. So our decision was to move letterbox clues into the Adoptable trailname
when the owner had not logged in to letterboxing.org in 4 years. We felt this
was a fair time to go without checking in on the clues online, even if the real
letterbox was well maintained. Our apologies to any boxer who has had their
clues moved even though they are actually active.
Here is an opportunity to anyone interested in adopting some abandoned
letterboxes: we're throwing down a challenge to have these historic letterboxes
adopted by the active community. Have a Adopta Box Gathering, go on a Check An
Old Box Hike, fix up a box and adopt the clues!
Choi has made it easy: you will notice a one-click Adopt A Box button on the
clues in the Adoptable account. No more back and forth with the Webmasters to
transfer clues, you can DIY.
We are going adopt 2 or 3 nearby ourselves. Go for it! Jay in CT
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Re: [LbNA] Adopt a Letterbox Challenge
From: Otis' Friends (otisfriends@yahoo.com) |
Date: 2011-02-28 03:57:48 UTC-08:00
You don't.
http://www.atlasquest.com/boards/message.html?gMsgId=572934
http://www.atlasquest.com/boards/message.html?gMsgId=573073
--- On Mon, 2/28/11, Stephanie Kamrar wrote:
From: Stephanie Kamrar
Subject: Re: [LbNA] Adopt a Letterbox Challenge
To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
Date: Monday, February 28, 2011, 5:00 AM
So here's a question for y'all... I went and adopted a letterbox thru LbNA soon
after I got this email... (WHOO HOO!! :-D)... it got changed on the
LbNA website... my question is (if it's possible)... how does one go about
changing it on Atlas Quest?
Thanks so much for the help!! :)
Yours in 'boxing,
~ AZJokester ~
"If there's one think I know it's God does love a good joke." ~ Hugh Elliott ~
________________________________
From: drewclan11
To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Thu, December 23, 2010 11:32:18 AM
Subject: [LbNA] Adopt a Letterbox Challenge
Hello fellow Boxers!
Many folks have noticed that the trailname "Adoptable" has suddenly planted a
letterbox or two in virtually every county in America. What happened was that
the Letterboxing North America Webmaster group was concerned about the growing
number of letterboxes that were out in the wild but owned by a letterboxer who
was not active on the website.
Many of the boxes are alive and well and are actually being maintained by their
original planters. But there are also quite a few that are abandoned by the
owners. So our decision was to move letterbox clues into the Adoptable trailname
when the owner had not logged in to letterboxing.org in 4 years. We felt this
was a fair time to go without checking in on the clues online, even if the real
letterbox was well maintained. Our apologies to any boxer who has had their
clues moved even though they are actually active.
Here is an opportunity to anyone interested in adopting some abandoned
letterboxes: we're throwing down a challenge to have these historic letterboxes
adopted by the active community. Have a Adopta Box Gathering, go on a Check An
Old Box Hike, fix up a box and adopt the clues!
Choi has made it easy: you will notice a one-click Adopt A Box button on the
clues in the Adoptable account. No more back and forth with the Webmasters to
transfer clues, you can DIY.
We are going adopt 2 or 3 nearby ourselves. Go for it! Jay in CT
[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
http://www.atlasquest.com/boards/message.html?gMsgId=572934
http://www.atlasquest.com/boards/message.html?gMsgId=573073
--- On Mon, 2/28/11, Stephanie Kamrar
From: Stephanie Kamrar
Subject: Re: [LbNA] Adopt a Letterbox Challenge
To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
Date: Monday, February 28, 2011, 5:00 AM
So here's a question for y'all... I went and adopted a letterbox thru LbNA soon
after I got this email... (WHOO HOO!! :-D)... it got changed on the
LbNA website... my question is (if it's possible)... how does one go about
changing it on Atlas Quest?
Thanks so much for the help!! :)
Yours in 'boxing,
~ AZJokester ~
"If there's one think I know it's God does love a good joke." ~ Hugh Elliott ~
________________________________
From: drewclan11
To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Thu, December 23, 2010 11:32:18 AM
Subject: [LbNA] Adopt a Letterbox Challenge
Hello fellow Boxers!
Many folks have noticed that the trailname "Adoptable" has suddenly planted a
letterbox or two in virtually every county in America. What happened was that
the Letterboxing North America Webmaster group was concerned about the growing
number of letterboxes that were out in the wild but owned by a letterboxer who
was not active on the website.
Many of the boxes are alive and well and are actually being maintained by their
original planters. But there are also quite a few that are abandoned by the
owners. So our decision was to move letterbox clues into the Adoptable trailname
when the owner had not logged in to letterboxing.org in 4 years. We felt this
was a fair time to go without checking in on the clues online, even if the real
letterbox was well maintained. Our apologies to any boxer who has had their
clues moved even though they are actually active.
Here is an opportunity to anyone interested in adopting some abandoned
letterboxes: we're throwing down a challenge to have these historic letterboxes
adopted by the active community. Have a Adopta Box Gathering, go on a Check An
Old Box Hike, fix up a box and adopt the clues!
Choi has made it easy: you will notice a one-click Adopt A Box button on the
clues in the Adoptable account. No more back and forth with the Webmasters to
transfer clues, you can DIY.
We are going adopt 2 or 3 nearby ourselves. Go for it! Jay in CT
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[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [LbNA] Adopt a Letterbox Challenge
From: R (ontario_cacher@yahoo.ca) |
Date: 2011-02-28 06:13:19 UTC-08:00
Those are 2 excellent posts from Ryan as too why you can't adopt a letterbox on AQ. Thanks for posting those links OF.
Lone R
--- On Mon, 2/28/11, Otis' Friends wrote:
From: Otis' Friends
Subject: Re: [LbNA] Adopt a Letterbox Challenge
To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
Date: Monday, February 28, 2011, 6:57 AM
You don't.
http://www.atlasquest.com/boards/message.html?gMsgId=572934
http://www.atlasquest.com/boards/message.html?gMsgId=573073
--- On Mon, 2/28/11, Stephanie Kamrar wrote:
From: Stephanie Kamrar
Subject: Re: [LbNA] Adopt a Letterbox Challenge
To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
Date: Monday, February 28, 2011, 5:00 AM
So here's a question for y'all... I went and adopted a letterbox thru LbNA soon
after I got this email... (WHOO HOO!! :-D)... it got changed on the
LbNA website... my question is (if it's possible)... how does one go about
changing it on Atlas Quest?
Thanks so much for the help!! :)
Yours in 'boxing,
~ AZJokester ~
"If there's one think I know it's God does love a good joke." ~ Hugh Elliott ~
________________________________
From: drewclan11
To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Thu, December 23, 2010 11:32:18 AM
Subject: [LbNA] Adopt a Letterbox Challenge
Hello fellow Boxers!
Many folks have noticed that the trailname "Adoptable" has suddenly planted a
letterbox or two in virtually every county in America. What happened was that
the Letterboxing North America Webmaster group was concerned about the growing
number of letterboxes that were out in the wild but owned by a letterboxer who
was not active on the website.
Many of the boxes are alive and well and are actually being maintained by their
original planters. But there are also quite a few that are abandoned by the
owners. So our decision was to move letterbox clues into the Adoptable trailname
when the owner had not logged in to letterboxing.org in 4 years. We felt this
was a fair time to go without checking in on the clues online, even if the real
letterbox was well maintained. Our apologies to any boxer who has had their
clues moved even though they are actually active.
Here is an opportunity to anyone interested in adopting some abandoned
letterboxes: we're throwing down a challenge to have these historic letterboxes
adopted by the active community. Have a Adopta Box Gathering, go on a Check An
Old Box Hike, fix up a box and adopt the clues!
Choi has made it easy: you will notice a one-click Adopt A Box button on the
clues in the Adoptable account. No more back and forth with the Webmasters to
transfer clues, you can DIY.
We are going adopt 2 or 3 nearby ourselves. Go for it! Jay in CT
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[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Lone R
--- On Mon, 2/28/11, Otis' Friends
From: Otis' Friends
Subject: Re: [LbNA] Adopt a Letterbox Challenge
To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
Date: Monday, February 28, 2011, 6:57 AM
You don't.
http://www.atlasquest.com/boards/message.html?gMsgId=572934
http://www.atlasquest.com/boards/message.html?gMsgId=573073
--- On Mon, 2/28/11, Stephanie Kamrar
From: Stephanie Kamrar
Subject: Re: [LbNA] Adopt a Letterbox Challenge
To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
Date: Monday, February 28, 2011, 5:00 AM
So here's a question for y'all... I went and adopted a letterbox thru LbNA soon
after I got this email... (WHOO HOO!! :-D)... it got changed on the
LbNA website... my question is (if it's possible)... how does one go about
changing it on Atlas Quest?
Thanks so much for the help!! :)
Yours in 'boxing,
~ AZJokester ~
"If there's one think I know it's God does love a good joke." ~ Hugh Elliott ~
________________________________
From: drewclan11
To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Thu, December 23, 2010 11:32:18 AM
Subject: [LbNA] Adopt a Letterbox Challenge
Hello fellow Boxers!
Many folks have noticed that the trailname "Adoptable" has suddenly planted a
letterbox or two in virtually every county in America. What happened was that
the Letterboxing North America Webmaster group was concerned about the growing
number of letterboxes that were out in the wild but owned by a letterboxer who
was not active on the website.
Many of the boxes are alive and well and are actually being maintained by their
original planters. But there are also quite a few that are abandoned by the
owners. So our decision was to move letterbox clues into the Adoptable trailname
when the owner had not logged in to letterboxing.org in 4 years. We felt this
was a fair time to go without checking in on the clues online, even if the real
letterbox was well maintained. Our apologies to any boxer who has had their
clues moved even though they are actually active.
Here is an opportunity to anyone interested in adopting some abandoned
letterboxes: we're throwing down a challenge to have these historic letterboxes
adopted by the active community. Have a Adopta Box Gathering, go on a Check An
Old Box Hike, fix up a box and adopt the clues!
Choi has made it easy: you will notice a one-click Adopt A Box button on the
clues in the Adoptable account. No more back and forth with the Webmasters to
transfer clues, you can DIY.
We are going adopt 2 or 3 nearby ourselves. Go for it! Jay in CT
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[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [LbNA] Adopt a Letterbox Challenge
From: Suzanne Coe (wilmcoe@yahoo.com) |
Date: 2011-02-28 08:43:22 UTC-08:00
Basically they say "because Ryan won't let you." :)
--- On Mon, 2/28/11, R wrote:
From: R
Subject: Re: [LbNA] Adopt a Letterbox Challenge
To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
Date: Monday, February 28, 2011, 9:13 AM
Those are 2 excellent posts from Ryan as too why you can't adopt a letterbox on AQ. Thanks for posting those links OF.
Lone R
--- On Mon, 2/28/11, Otis' Friends wrote:
From: Otis' Friends
Subject: Re: [LbNA] Adopt a Letterbox Challenge
To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
Date: Monday, February 28, 2011, 6:57 AM
You don't.
http://www.atlasquest.com/boards/message.html?gMsgId=572934
http://www.atlasquest.com/boards/message.html?gMsgId=573073
--- On Mon, 2/28/11, Stephanie Kamrar wrote:
From: Stephanie Kamrar
Subject: Re: [LbNA] Adopt a Letterbox Challenge
To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
Date: Monday, February 28, 2011, 5:00 AM
So here's a question for y'all... I went and adopted a letterbox thru LbNA soon
after I got this email... (WHOO HOO!!:-D)... it got changedon the
LbNAwebsite...my question is(if it's possible)... how does one go about
changingit on AtlasQuest?
Thanks so much for the help!! :)
Yours in 'boxing,
~AZJokester ~
"If there's one think I know it's God does love a good joke." ~ Hugh Elliott ~
________________________________
From: drewclan11
To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Thu, December 23, 2010 11:32:18 AM
Subject: [LbNA] Adopt a Letterbox Challenge
Hello fellow Boxers!
Many folks have noticed that the trailname "Adoptable" has suddenly planted a
letterbox or two in virtually every county in America. What happened was that
the Letterboxing North America Webmaster group was concerned about the growing
number of letterboxes that were out in the wild but owned by a letterboxer who
was not active on the website.
Many of the boxes are alive and well and are actually being maintained by their
original planters. But there are also quite a few that are abandoned by the
owners. So our decision was to move letterbox clues into the Adoptable trailname
when the owner had not logged in to letterboxing.org in 4 years. We felt this
was a fair time to go without checking in on the clues online, even if the real
letterbox was well maintained. Our apologies to any boxer who has had their
clues moved even though they are actually active.
Here is an opportunity to anyone interested in adopting some abandoned
letterboxes: we're throwing down a challenge to have these historic letterboxes
adopted by the active community. Have a Adopta Box Gathering, go on a Check An
Old Box Hike, fix up a box and adopt the clues!
Choi has made it easy: you will notice a one-click Adopt A Box button on the
clues in the Adoptable account. No more back and forth with the Webmasters to
transfer clues, you can DIY.
We are going adopt 2 or 3 nearby ourselves. Go for it! Jay in CT
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--- On Mon, 2/28/11, R
From: R
Subject: Re: [LbNA] Adopt a Letterbox Challenge
To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
Date: Monday, February 28, 2011, 9:13 AM
Those are 2 excellent posts from Ryan as too why you can't adopt a letterbox on AQ. Thanks for posting those links OF.
Lone R
--- On Mon, 2/28/11, Otis' Friends
From: Otis' Friends
Subject: Re: [LbNA] Adopt a Letterbox Challenge
To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
Date: Monday, February 28, 2011, 6:57 AM
You don't.
http://www.atlasquest.com/boards/message.html?gMsgId=572934
http://www.atlasquest.com/boards/message.html?gMsgId=573073
--- On Mon, 2/28/11, Stephanie Kamrar
From: Stephanie Kamrar
Subject: Re: [LbNA] Adopt a Letterbox Challenge
To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
Date: Monday, February 28, 2011, 5:00 AM
So here's a question for y'all... I went and adopted a letterbox thru LbNA soon
after I got this email... (WHOO HOO!!:-D)... it got changedon the
LbNAwebsite...my question is(if it's possible)... how does one go about
changingit on AtlasQuest?
Thanks so much for the help!! :)
Yours in 'boxing,
~AZJokester ~
"If there's one think I know it's God does love a good joke." ~ Hugh Elliott ~
________________________________
From: drewclan11
To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Thu, December 23, 2010 11:32:18 AM
Subject: [LbNA] Adopt a Letterbox Challenge
Hello fellow Boxers!
Many folks have noticed that the trailname "Adoptable" has suddenly planted a
letterbox or two in virtually every county in America. What happened was that
the Letterboxing North America Webmaster group was concerned about the growing
number of letterboxes that were out in the wild but owned by a letterboxer who
was not active on the website.
Many of the boxes are alive and well and are actually being maintained by their
original planters. But there are also quite a few that are abandoned by the
owners. So our decision was to move letterbox clues into the Adoptable trailname
when the owner had not logged in to letterboxing.org in 4 years. We felt this
was a fair time to go without checking in on the clues online, even if the real
letterbox was well maintained. Our apologies to any boxer who has had their
clues moved even though they are actually active.
Here is an opportunity to anyone interested in adopting some abandoned
letterboxes: we're throwing down a challenge to have these historic letterboxes
adopted by the active community. Have a Adopta Box Gathering, go on a Check An
Old Box Hike, fix up a box and adopt the clues!
Choi has made it easy: you will notice a one-click Adopt A Box button on the
clues in the Adoptable account. No more back and forth with the Webmasters to
transfer clues, you can DIY.
We are going adopt 2 or 3 nearby ourselves. Go for it! Jay in CT
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Re: [LbNA] Adopt a Letterbox Challenge
From: R (ontario_cacher@yahoo.ca) |
Date: 2011-02-28 10:16:38 UTC-08:00
It's not like Ryan to make decisions without at least a couple of good, well-explained reasons.
For some history behind why he implemented the adoption procedure, then removed it see:
http://blog.atlasquest.com/2008/11/ugly-side-of-letterboxing.html
I imagine that the LbNA webmasters may also get some flack on the new adoption policy. Personally, I'm glad to see LbNA try to do something about all the abandoned boxes in the database. In the past few years, I've read, from frustrated letterboxers, that LbNA stands for "Letterbox Not Available".
I especially agree with this part of Ryan's 2008 thoughts regarding adoption/abandoned boxes:
The whole adoption process actually encouraged people to make
letterboxes last forever, but in hindsight, I think that's a mistake. As
boxes go missing, let them die. Retire them. Open up space for new
boxes, new people, and new ideas. You can only find a box once, and if
everyone in an area has already found it, it's not doing anyone any
good. When it goes missing or is destroyed, replace it with something
completely new and give those same people a new reason to visit the
area. Give yourself the opportunity to create something even bigger and
better. Use your time to create something new for everyone instead of
maintaining something old for no one.
And one last thing. On AQ you can't adopt a box but you can still go to the box and maintain it. When you do go out to maintain the box you can
then post a public message about the condition of the box and whether
the clues are still accurate. So technically, you can do almost
everything you could before - but now you can't be listed as the
official adopter.
Lone R
--- On Mon, 2/28/11, Suzanne Coe wrote:
From: Suzanne Coe
Subject: Re: [LbNA] Adopt a Letterbox Challenge
To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
Date: Monday, February 28, 2011, 11:43 AM
Basically they say "because Ryan won't let you." :)
--- On Mon, 2/28/11, R wrote:
From: R
Subject: Re: [LbNA] Adopt a Letterbox Challenge
To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
Date: Monday, February 28, 2011, 9:13 AM
Those are 2 excellent posts from Ryan as too why you can't adopt a letterbox on AQ. Thanks for posting those links OF.
Lone R
--- On Mon, 2/28/11, Otis' Friends wrote:
From: Otis' Friends
Subject: Re: [LbNA] Adopt a Letterbox Challenge
To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
Date: Monday, February 28, 2011, 6:57 AM
You don't.
http://www.atlasquest.com/boards/message.html?gMsgId=572934
http://www.atlasquest.com/boards/message.html?gMsgId=573073
--- On Mon, 2/28/11, Stephanie Kamrar wrote:
From: Stephanie Kamrar
Subject: Re: [LbNA] Adopt a Letterbox Challenge
To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
Date: Monday, February 28, 2011, 5:00 AM
So here's a question for y'all... I went and adopted a letterbox thru LbNA soon
after I got this email... (WHOO HOO!! :-D)... it got changed on the
LbNA website... my question is (if it's possible)... how does one go about
changing it on Atlas Quest?
Thanks so much for the help!! :)
Yours in 'boxing,
~ AZJokester ~
"If there's one think I know it's God does love a good joke." ~ Hugh Elliott ~
________________________________
From: drewclan11
To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Thu, December 23, 2010 11:32:18 AM
Subject: [LbNA] Adopt a Letterbox Challenge
Hello fellow Boxers!
Many folks have noticed that the trailname "Adoptable" has suddenly planted a
letterbox or two in virtually every county in America. What happened was that
the Letterboxing North America Webmaster group was concerned about the growing
number of letterboxes that were out in the wild but owned by a letterboxer who
was not active on the website.
Many of the boxes are alive and well and are actually being maintained by their
original planters. But there are also quite a few that are abandoned by the
owners. So our decision was to move letterbox clues into the Adoptable trailname
when the owner had not logged in to letterboxing.org in 4 years. We felt this
was a fair time to go without checking in on the clues online, even if the real
letterbox was well maintained. Our apologies to any boxer who has had their
clues moved even though they are actually active.
Here is an opportunity to anyone interested in adopting some abandoned
letterboxes: we're throwing down a challenge to have these historic letterboxes
adopted by the active community. Have a Adopta Box Gathering, go on a Check An
Old Box Hike, fix up a box and adopt the clues!
Choi has made it easy: you will notice a one-click Adopt A Box button on the
clues in the Adoptable account. No more back and forth with the Webmasters to
transfer clues, you can DIY.
We are going adopt 2 or 3 nearby ourselves. Go for it! Jay in CT
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For some history behind why he implemented the adoption procedure, then removed it see:
http://blog.atlasquest.com/2008/11/ugly-side-of-letterboxing.html
I imagine that the LbNA webmasters may also get some flack on the new adoption policy. Personally, I'm glad to see LbNA try to do something about all the abandoned boxes in the database. In the past few years, I've read, from frustrated letterboxers, that LbNA stands for "Letterbox Not Available".
I especially agree with this part of Ryan's 2008 thoughts regarding adoption/abandoned boxes:
The whole adoption process actually encouraged people to make
letterboxes last forever, but in hindsight, I think that's a mistake. As
boxes go missing, let them die. Retire them. Open up space for new
boxes, new people, and new ideas. You can only find a box once, and if
everyone in an area has already found it, it's not doing anyone any
good. When it goes missing or is destroyed, replace it with something
completely new and give those same people a new reason to visit the
area. Give yourself the opportunity to create something even bigger and
better. Use your time to create something new for everyone instead of
maintaining something old for no one.
And one last thing. On AQ you can't adopt a box but you can still go to the box and maintain it. When you do go out to maintain the box you can
then post a public message about the condition of the box and whether
the clues are still accurate. So technically, you can do almost
everything you could before - but now you can't be listed as the
official adopter.
Lone R
--- On Mon, 2/28/11, Suzanne Coe
From: Suzanne Coe
Subject: Re: [LbNA] Adopt a Letterbox Challenge
To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
Date: Monday, February 28, 2011, 11:43 AM
Basically they say "because Ryan won't let you." :)
--- On Mon, 2/28/11, R
From: R
Subject: Re: [LbNA] Adopt a Letterbox Challenge
To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
Date: Monday, February 28, 2011, 9:13 AM
Those are 2 excellent posts from Ryan as too why you can't adopt a letterbox on AQ. Thanks for posting those links OF.
Lone R
--- On Mon, 2/28/11, Otis' Friends
From: Otis' Friends
Subject: Re: [LbNA] Adopt a Letterbox Challenge
To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
Date: Monday, February 28, 2011, 6:57 AM
You don't.
http://www.atlasquest.com/boards/message.html?gMsgId=572934
http://www.atlasquest.com/boards/message.html?gMsgId=573073
--- On Mon, 2/28/11, Stephanie Kamrar
From: Stephanie Kamrar
Subject: Re: [LbNA] Adopt a Letterbox Challenge
To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
Date: Monday, February 28, 2011, 5:00 AM
So here's a question for y'all... I went and adopted a letterbox thru LbNA soon
after I got this email... (WHOO HOO!! :-D)... it got changed on the
LbNA website... my question is (if it's possible)... how does one go about
changing it on Atlas Quest?
Thanks so much for the help!! :)
Yours in 'boxing,
~ AZJokester ~
"If there's one think I know it's God does love a good joke." ~ Hugh Elliott ~
________________________________
From: drewclan11
To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Thu, December 23, 2010 11:32:18 AM
Subject: [LbNA] Adopt a Letterbox Challenge
Hello fellow Boxers!
Many folks have noticed that the trailname "Adoptable" has suddenly planted a
letterbox or two in virtually every county in America. What happened was that
the Letterboxing North America Webmaster group was concerned about the growing
number of letterboxes that were out in the wild but owned by a letterboxer who
was not active on the website.
Many of the boxes are alive and well and are actually being maintained by their
original planters. But there are also quite a few that are abandoned by the
owners. So our decision was to move letterbox clues into the Adoptable trailname
when the owner had not logged in to letterboxing.org in 4 years. We felt this
was a fair time to go without checking in on the clues online, even if the real
letterbox was well maintained. Our apologies to any boxer who has had their
clues moved even though they are actually active.
Here is an opportunity to anyone interested in adopting some abandoned
letterboxes: we're throwing down a challenge to have these historic letterboxes
adopted by the active community. Have a Adopta Box Gathering, go on a Check An
Old Box Hike, fix up a box and adopt the clues!
Choi has made it easy: you will notice a one-click Adopt A Box button on the
clues in the Adoptable account. No more back and forth with the Webmasters to
transfer clues, you can DIY.
We are going adopt 2 or 3 nearby ourselves. Go for it! Jay in CT
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Re: [LbNA] Adopt a Letterbox Challenge
From: Stephanie Kamrar (azjokester@yahoo.com) |
Date: 2011-03-01 02:42:20 UTC-08:00
That's true... I just hope the decisions aren't based out of personal dislike of
something rather than helping to clean up some of those boxes that have just
been abandoned... to give a new owner the opportunity to give it some long lost
TLC... to either keep a box where it is or to give it a face lift... new stamp..
new place... new clues... does that make any sense? (It's 3:30 in the morning
and I'm at work... sometimes the brain doesn't fire on all cylanders...LOL)
But then again I could be talking out the side of my face which ain't far from
the truth and that I am always happy to accept. :-D LOL (BOY I need a nap!!
LOL)
Thanks for all the information everyone... especially those links as to some
reasoning behind it. I don' t know... I'd like to see some of those boxes find
new owners so that TLC could be credited where credit should be due... people
seem to like ownership and recognition...
Y'all see those commercials for the ASCPA where they have some sad Sarah
McLaughin song playing in the background while they show pictures of pets that
need adoption... I have something similar going thru my head about the adoption
of abandoned letterboxes!!! LOL (Oh Lord I need a vacation!!! LOL) See this is
what happens when I finally have some down time to sit and think!! This is the
kind of junk my mind comes up with!! :-P tee hee hee
Oh well... back to work... UGH!! :D
Thanks again for all the feedback and good information, everyone!! :) I really
appreciate it!! :)
Happy days!! :)
Yours in 'boxing,
~AZJokester ~
"If there's one think I know it's God does love a good joke." ~ Hugh Elliott ~
________________________________
From: R
To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Mon, February 28, 2011 11:16:38 AM
Subject: Re: [LbNA] Adopt a Letterbox Challenge
It's not like Ryan to make decisions without at least a couple of good,
well-explained reasons.
For some history behind why he implemented the adoption procedure, then removed
it see:
http://blog.atlasquest.com/2008/11/ugly-side-of-letterboxing.html
I imagine that the LbNA webmasters may also get some flack on the new adoption
policy. Personally, I'm glad to see LbNA try to do something about all the
abandoned boxes in the database. In the past few years, I've read, from
frustrated letterboxers, that LbNA stands for "Letterbox Not Available".
I especially agree with this part of Ryan's 2008 thoughts regarding
adoption/abandoned boxes:
The whole adoption process actually encouraged people to make
letterboxes last forever, but in hindsight, I think that's a mistake. As
boxes go missing, let them die. Retire them. Open up space for new
boxes, new people, and new ideas. You can only find a box once, and if
everyone in an area has already found it, it's not doing anyone any
good. When it goes missing or is destroyed, replace it with something
completely new and give those same people a new reason to visit the
area. Give yourself the opportunity to create something even bigger and
better. Use your time to create something new for everyone instead of
maintaining something old for no one.
And one last thing. On AQ you can't adopt a box but you can still go to the box
and maintain it. When you do go out to maintain the box you can
then post a public message about the condition of the box and whether
the clues are still accurate. So technically, you can do almost
everything you could before - but now you can't be listed as the
official adopter.
Lone R
--- On Mon, 2/28/11, Suzanne Coe wrote:
From: Suzanne Coe
Subject: Re: [LbNA] Adopt a Letterbox Challenge
To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
Date: Monday, February 28, 2011, 11:43 AM
Basically they say "because Ryan won't let you." :)
--- On Mon, 2/28/11, R wrote:
From: R
Subject: Re: [LbNA] Adopt a Letterbox Challenge
To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
Date: Monday, February 28, 2011, 9:13 AM
Those are 2 excellent posts from Ryan as too why you can't adopt a letterbox on
AQ. Thanks for posting those links OF.
Lone R
--- On Mon, 2/28/11, Otis' Friends wrote:
From: Otis' Friends
Subject: Re: [LbNA] Adopt a Letterbox Challenge
To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
Date: Monday, February 28, 2011, 6:57 AM
You don't.
http://www.atlasquest.com/boards/message.html?gMsgId=572934
http://www.atlasquest.com/boards/message.html?gMsgId=573073
--- On Mon, 2/28/11, Stephanie Kamrar wrote:
From: Stephanie Kamrar
Subject: Re: [LbNA] Adopt a Letterbox Challenge
To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
Date: Monday, February 28, 2011, 5:00 AM
So here's a question for y'all... I went and adopted a letterbox thru LbNA soon
after I got this email... (WHOO HOO!! :-D)... it got changed on the
LbNA website... my question is (if it's possible)... how does one go about
changing it on Atlas Quest?
Thanks so much for the help!! :)
Yours in 'boxing,
~ AZJokester ~
"If there's one think I know it's God does love a good joke." ~ Hugh Elliott ~
________________________________
From: drewclan11
To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Thu, December 23, 2010 11:32:18 AM
Subject: [LbNA] Adopt a Letterbox Challenge
Hello fellow Boxers!
Many folks have noticed that the trailname "Adoptable" has suddenly planted a
letterbox or two in virtually every county in America. What happened was that
the Letterboxing North America Webmaster group was concerned about the growing
number of letterboxes that were out in the wild but owned by a letterboxer who
was not active on the website.
Many of the boxes are alive and well and are actually being maintained by their
original planters. But there are also quite a few that are abandoned by the
owners. So our decision was to move letterbox clues into the Adoptable trailname
when the owner had not logged in to letterboxing.org in 4 years. We felt this
was a fair time to go without checking in on the clues online, even if the real
letterbox was well maintained. Our apologies to any boxer who has had their
clues moved even though they are actually active.
Here is an opportunity to anyone interested in adopting some abandoned
letterboxes: we're throwing down a challenge to have these historic letterboxes
adopted by the active community. Have a Adopta Box Gathering, go on a Check An
Old Box Hike, fix up a box and adopt the clues!
Choi has made it easy: you will notice a one-click Adopt A Box button on the
clues in the Adoptable account. No more back and forth with the Webmasters to
transfer clues, you can DIY.
We are going adopt 2 or 3 nearby ourselves. Go for it! Jay in CT
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something rather than helping to clean up some of those boxes that have just
been abandoned... to give a new owner the opportunity to give it some long lost
TLC... to either keep a box where it is or to give it a face lift... new stamp..
new place... new clues... does that make any sense? (It's 3:30 in the morning
and I'm at work... sometimes the brain doesn't fire on all cylanders...LOL)
But then again I could be talking out the side of my face which ain't far from
the truth and that I am always happy to accept. :-D LOL (BOY I need a nap!!
LOL)
Thanks for all the information everyone... especially those links as to some
reasoning behind it. I don' t know... I'd like to see some of those boxes find
new owners so that TLC could be credited where credit should be due... people
seem to like ownership and recognition...
Y'all see those commercials for the ASCPA where they have some sad Sarah
McLaughin song playing in the background while they show pictures of pets that
need adoption... I have something similar going thru my head about the adoption
of abandoned letterboxes!!! LOL (Oh Lord I need a vacation!!! LOL) See this is
what happens when I finally have some down time to sit and think!! This is the
kind of junk my mind comes up with!! :-P tee hee hee
Oh well... back to work... UGH!! :D
Thanks again for all the feedback and good information, everyone!! :) I really
appreciate it!! :)
Happy days!! :)
Yours in 'boxing,
~AZJokester ~
"If there's one think I know it's God does love a good joke." ~ Hugh Elliott ~
________________________________
From: R
To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Mon, February 28, 2011 11:16:38 AM
Subject: Re: [LbNA] Adopt a Letterbox Challenge
It's not like Ryan to make decisions without at least a couple of good,
well-explained reasons.
For some history behind why he implemented the adoption procedure, then removed
it see:
http://blog.atlasquest.com/2008/11/ugly-side-of-letterboxing.html
I imagine that the LbNA webmasters may also get some flack on the new adoption
policy. Personally, I'm glad to see LbNA try to do something about all the
abandoned boxes in the database. In the past few years, I've read, from
frustrated letterboxers, that LbNA stands for "Letterbox Not Available".
I especially agree with this part of Ryan's 2008 thoughts regarding
adoption/abandoned boxes:
The whole adoption process actually encouraged people to make
letterboxes last forever, but in hindsight, I think that's a mistake. As
boxes go missing, let them die. Retire them. Open up space for new
boxes, new people, and new ideas. You can only find a box once, and if
everyone in an area has already found it, it's not doing anyone any
good. When it goes missing or is destroyed, replace it with something
completely new and give those same people a new reason to visit the
area. Give yourself the opportunity to create something even bigger and
better. Use your time to create something new for everyone instead of
maintaining something old for no one.
And one last thing. On AQ you can't adopt a box but you can still go to the box
and maintain it. When you do go out to maintain the box you can
then post a public message about the condition of the box and whether
the clues are still accurate. So technically, you can do almost
everything you could before - but now you can't be listed as the
official adopter.
Lone R
--- On Mon, 2/28/11, Suzanne Coe
From: Suzanne Coe
Subject: Re: [LbNA] Adopt a Letterbox Challenge
To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
Date: Monday, February 28, 2011, 11:43 AM
Basically they say "because Ryan won't let you." :)
--- On Mon, 2/28/11, R
From: R
Subject: Re: [LbNA] Adopt a Letterbox Challenge
To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
Date: Monday, February 28, 2011, 9:13 AM
Those are 2 excellent posts from Ryan as too why you can't adopt a letterbox on
AQ. Thanks for posting those links OF.
Lone R
--- On Mon, 2/28/11, Otis' Friends
From: Otis' Friends
Subject: Re: [LbNA] Adopt a Letterbox Challenge
To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
Date: Monday, February 28, 2011, 6:57 AM
You don't.
http://www.atlasquest.com/boards/message.html?gMsgId=572934
http://www.atlasquest.com/boards/message.html?gMsgId=573073
--- On Mon, 2/28/11, Stephanie Kamrar
From: Stephanie Kamrar
Subject: Re: [LbNA] Adopt a Letterbox Challenge
To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
Date: Monday, February 28, 2011, 5:00 AM
So here's a question for y'all... I went and adopted a letterbox thru LbNA soon
after I got this email... (WHOO HOO!! :-D)... it got changed on the
LbNA website... my question is (if it's possible)... how does one go about
changing it on Atlas Quest?
Thanks so much for the help!! :)
Yours in 'boxing,
~ AZJokester ~
"If there's one think I know it's God does love a good joke." ~ Hugh Elliott ~
________________________________
From: drewclan11
To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Thu, December 23, 2010 11:32:18 AM
Subject: [LbNA] Adopt a Letterbox Challenge
Hello fellow Boxers!
Many folks have noticed that the trailname "Adoptable" has suddenly planted a
letterbox or two in virtually every county in America. What happened was that
the Letterboxing North America Webmaster group was concerned about the growing
number of letterboxes that were out in the wild but owned by a letterboxer who
was not active on the website.
Many of the boxes are alive and well and are actually being maintained by their
original planters. But there are also quite a few that are abandoned by the
owners. So our decision was to move letterbox clues into the Adoptable trailname
when the owner had not logged in to letterboxing.org in 4 years. We felt this
was a fair time to go without checking in on the clues online, even if the real
letterbox was well maintained. Our apologies to any boxer who has had their
clues moved even though they are actually active.
Here is an opportunity to anyone interested in adopting some abandoned
letterboxes: we're throwing down a challenge to have these historic letterboxes
adopted by the active community. Have a Adopta Box Gathering, go on a Check An
Old Box Hike, fix up a box and adopt the clues!
Choi has made it easy: you will notice a one-click Adopt A Box button on the
clues in the Adoptable account. No more back and forth with the Webmasters to
transfer clues, you can DIY.
We are going adopt 2 or 3 nearby ourselves. Go for it! Jay in CT
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