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Contacted by a newspaper man!
Board: Atlas Quest Announcements
Dec 24, 2005 9:05am
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Hello fellow boxers. I just got an interesting email. He checks
out, but I know a lot of boxers have complained about too much
press. Any thoughts. I have not contacted him just yet and probably
won't until after the new year.
Thanks,
GretchenF

His Email below

"Hello,

I edit the Life section of East Bay Newspapers and I'm working on a
story about letterboxing. I was hoping to interview a few of the
local people who place boxes. Do you have a few minutes to spare by
phone? If so, just e-mail me back and let me know how I can reach you.

As a martini lover, one of your box names intrigues me!

Thanks.



Jim"
Re: Contacted by a newspaper man!
Board: Atlas Quest Announcements
Reply to: #13639 by Norasta
Dec 24, 2005 1:05pm
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Quote Well it's likely he will do the story whether you contact him or not. So if it were me I would call him and try to make sure he gets the info we'd like the press to know, that is all the positive aspects of the hobby and how newbies should proceed with care and caution in finding and replacing boxes. No guarantee he'll put in what you want but I'd try!


We totally agree. See if he'll provide you with a copy of the article before it goes to print. Doubt if he will, but it'll be worth a shot.
Re: Contacted by a newspaper man!
Board: Atlas Quest Announcements
Reply to: #13649 by noydb
Dec 24, 2005 4:14pm
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I would suggest that you plant a box especially for your interview....so that others' boxes are not compromised. You can always mention letterboxing .org or altasquest.com having more clues, but this keeps muggles from trashing that box.
Re: Contacted by a newspaper man!
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Reply to: #13649 by noydb
Dec 24, 2005 8:19pm
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either that or he's trying to pick up a new years date....

;-)
Re: Contacted by a newspaper man!
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Reply to: #13654 by Lock Wench
Dec 30, 2005 5:36pm
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Well, I did the interview today with East Bay Newspapers. I did stress responsibility and expectations of letterboxers. Basically the article was already written, but thanks to LockWench and the great idea, a special box was planted for the interview. East Bay Newspaper Interview LB is in Bristol. I am sure it will be destroyed, but am somewhat hopeful it will last atleast a while. Thanks for all the feedback.
The article will be published next week so if you want to try the box better do it before Wednesday!

Happy Boxing!
GretchenF