Speaking for ourselves, we are curious to see what poteci this journey will lead us down.

Yes! I can’t wait!

During the Summer of Eevil, letterboxers from across the country worked together to create a lot of fun for all of us. Although “evil” was the theme, I’m pretty sure these letterboxers weren’t actually evil!

I’m guessing this is a similar situation, where a group of letterboxers got together to plan fun for all of us, using a fortune-teller theme. If I’m correct, it’s highly unlikely that anyone involved in this is 1) actually an old Romani woman or 2) trying to convert other boxers to becoming tarot practitioners.

This has definitely caught my attention and I’m glad I already created an account after your first set of messages about this😊

I consider myself part of the modern AQ crowd because, despite being on this site for 6 years now (my cake day was a few days ago now) I wasn’t serious about boxing until April of 2025. Now I can’t get enough of it.

It irks me to see someone write “no” and people are agreeing to it.

Please don’t let the party poopers discourage anyone from setting up events in the future. I want to experience everything letterboxing has to offer :-)

If this isn’t your cup of tea, just move on. Please don’t be rude.

The question was asked, “Will you seek”. People answered that they would not with a simple “no”. There’s nothing rude in that.

I also checked in with Elana and asked if I could get a clue. She replied:


So here I am, interacting! Yes, I will seek!

Exactly. There was no reason to respond. If the answer is no, why say anything? It is rude.

I was taught if you don’t have anything nice to say, say nothing. 😊

Ohhhh thank you for sharing. This is exciting 😁

There have been different Eevil efforts in the years since Summer of Eevil and maybe even last year. Still cannot fully solve some of the new and old ones.

Also, I recall a bit of, for lack of a better word, negativity towards Summer of Eevil, and not just silly little jabs.

Clever and/or challenging clues should be an often thing and not planned for a certain day under a pseudonym.

With that said, I'm game if there was some new Eevil event, something completely different, and whatever this is.

My curiosity is piqued.

I myself have pooped at many parties! But maybe they're like me, a proud fly in the punch bowl, and ascared of maybe fun breaking out? Was she asking a rhetorical question?

That’s how I read it and personally I found the first response rude but maybe it’s not. I can only speak for myself.

I don’t mean offense to anyone.

I haven’t talked on these message boards before last week so I know nothing lol

Since it's not clear whether the question is rhetorical, consider the possibility that the person genuinely wants to gauge how much interest there is in their endeavor, making a yes or no response a courtesy, not rude.

When in doubt, I find the best practice is to give the benefit of the doubt to the responders.

Yes!

This spring I’m looking to plant some Pirate themed boxes starting in the Cocoa Beach area heading south to Melbourne Beach, probably ending in Vero Beach? The theme is pirates. Not for an event just a themed planting idea geared towards pirates and their bottles of rum 😁.
I’m kind of burnt out on carving right this minute although I will carve 1 or 2, but if you have any such pirate themed stamps that are gathering dust and you are done with them and would like them to be permanently planted would you consider sending my way in Florida?

Count me in!

Will I attempt? Probably.
Will I succeed? Almost definitely not.

I agree. A question was asked. Was it rhetorical or was person trying to gauge interest? We don’t know. But a simple no and some agrees doesn’t seem rude. I think that’s reading a LOT into it that just isn’t there.

Yes I will!

Except... without knowing anything about it... where the boxes are, what the clues are like, how it's presented... How could one reasonably say "no", without it being a direct and uninformed rejection of the entire concept, or of the individual? That sounds rude to me.

Except (again), I also suspect it was just a joke response. It may have misfired a bit (and TRUST me, I know allllll about misfiring jokes). So, maybe not so rude after all.

Some reasonable "no" responses to the concept might be:
The "flavor" of tarot/astrology is not compatible with one's spiritual beliefs.
Some people may not want an involved puzzle-solving exercise, because they simply enjoy a more leisurely outing - and finding a LB along the way is a bonus.
Someone is currently up to their ears in life happenings, and don't have the energy or time to add a complex puzzle-solving exercise right now.

As the saying goes, not every letterbox is for everyone. That's not rude, and not a rejection of the individual. It's knowing how the person enjoys this hobby, and chooses letterboxes to seek, which may be different than someone else.

I love tarot and seeking! Intrigued! Yes! Share your cards Romanian friend!

this annual event occurs May through June at Forest Park. Years ago a letterboxer began collecting stamps to honor each year of the performances. The box was made available at the main tent for boxers to access. Sadly, she left the STL area. The box of stamps which is the size of a shoebox and holds maybe a couple dozen stamps is with me, but sadly I'm not a Shakespeare fan.

Is anyone willing to host the Shakespeare in the Park box? If not, I'll offer the stamps up on the AQ stamp exchange.

I was able to get another answer from Elana! I asked "How?" and she replied:


Her answer appears cut off, but that's all I got.

I like to plant...FWIW.

One more possible clue! I asked "Can you help?" and Elana replied:


I'm pretty much a newbie at this. Does this mean anything to anyone?

Any suggestions for further questions to ask Elana?

It sounds like the AI is getting generic info about Letterboxing from AQ info pages.

(bolding mine)

Maybe this?

It is from the AQ Help pages...
https://www.atlasquest.com/about/wiki/question.php?wikiId=239

The AI is able to find answers from the AQ Help pages.

I suspected AI from the beginning of this!

There are many other reasonable reasons to respond with "no." As already mentioned, not every box will be interesting to everyone. And I am not alone in finding some boxes just plain annoying for various reasons.

I won't be actively seeking whatever this is, although I did poke it with a few sharp sticks around the edges. Because that's fun. For me.

This should be added to the description of this amazing satellite:

"Vanguard 1 is the oldest artificial satellite still in Earth orbit".