tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31054369.post1535518753793936687..comments2024-02-11T09:28:28.294-08:00Comments on Atlas Quest: No More Abandoned Boxes! =)Ryanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12243706924573005381noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31054369.post-67199313041235535352009-01-24T12:23:00.000-08:002009-01-24T12:23:00.000-08:00Thanks Ryan! As one who recently posted a query/g...Thanks Ryan! As one who recently posted a query/gripe about "Abandoned" I am glad of the change. IMHO if it has been found recently- or has not been attempted/declared missing, it should be Active. If it's Missing, it's Missing or Inactive. But please- one more wee suggestion- "Retired" should be limited to one taken out of service by the owner, like a limited time stamp or something converted from letterbox to event stamp/personal traveller. "Retired" is not the same as "Missing" due to an evil landcaper or tupperware-coveting hobo or the ravages of nature.<BR/>For one thing, Retired is fer-sure gone, as owner took it back. Missing might still be re-located, if the attempt was a feeble one.<BR/>Thanks Ryan! (and now I feel less guilty chiming in, since I actually paid some dues, LOL) SuziLivvi SF CAAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31054369.post-22419937171575965552009-01-23T15:53:00.000-08:002009-01-23T15:53:00.000-08:00We have always allowed our searches to show abando...We have always allowed our searches to show abandoned. We find it a great thrill to find "unknown","retired" and "abandoned" boxes that are still thriving in the wilderness of the big bad world. The best purpose that we saw to the status was to find volunteers to adopt those boxes. If no one is stepping up, we are perfectly happy with just the other options. Keep up the great work Oh mighty Green One!<BR/><BR/>JaxJaxom & Sharrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17434303553974022021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31054369.post-91806921472452339302009-01-22T12:06:00.000-08:002009-01-22T12:06:00.000-08:00Thank you!!!! :-DThank you!!!! :-DTeresahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04628471774296555013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31054369.post-50811910137470979262009-01-22T10:29:00.000-08:002009-01-22T10:29:00.000-08:00Community. Community. Community.Ryan is correct th...Community. Community. Community.<BR/><BR/>Ryan is correct that he cannot do it all by himself. And it turns out we have a community of people more than willing to help.<BR/><BR/>Ryan's algorithm just needs to be robust enough to make sure a few spurious "I couldn't find the box" messages don't ruin it for the rest of us.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31054369.post-19225106453017413322009-01-21T23:51:00.000-08:002009-01-21T23:51:00.000-08:00I'm assuming this will still only apply to boxes w...I'm assuming this will still only apply to boxes whose owners haven't logged in for over a year, right?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31054369.post-13089658282775009052009-01-21T22:12:00.000-08:002009-01-21T22:12:00.000-08:00Oh great AQ guru, thank you for hearing our feeble...Oh great AQ guru, thank you for hearing our feeble attempts to guide your magnificence toward another dark, endless battle over minutia...We have little doubt you will make adjustments that will benefit the maximum number of questers... <BR/><BR/>FORAYCHAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31054369.post-85222140533093883612009-01-21T18:17:00.000-08:002009-01-21T18:17:00.000-08:00It isn't clear to me what situation would have the...It isn't clear to me what situation would have the man behind the curtain would deem a box going to "retired." Seems "active" and "unknown" are sufficient. But if the owner doesn't appear to care about the box anymore, I suppose it doesn't really matter. Personally, knowing what "abandoned" meant, that particular status was fine with me, though the implications of the term certainly weren't nice since it makes the box sound like litter.<BR/><BR/>PBAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31054369.post-29234027121726498652009-01-21T05:19:00.000-08:002009-01-21T05:19:00.000-08:00Hi Ryan,I'm assuming that AQ will only change the ...Hi Ryan,<BR/><BR/>I'm assuming that AQ will only change the status on traditional boxes not any of the others. Is that correct?<BR/><BR/>Enjoy!<BR/>donutz716Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31054369.post-43933061360934959372009-01-21T04:41:00.000-08:002009-01-21T04:41:00.000-08:00A most excellent solution! I'm one who liked the ...A most excellent solution! I'm one who liked the abandoned status, but I understood it only meant the placer hadn't logged on to AQ in the past 365 days. Very simple definition. It would not have stopped me from hunting an interesting letterbox, and it would have given me reason to take extra supplies, had the found box needed maintenance.<BR/><BR/>Keep up the great work!<BR/><BR/>~speedsquareAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com