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Re: Thank you "Watch Box" feature!!!
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Reply to: #903111 by Sassy Sydlan
Jun 30, 2015 4:10pm
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I received a notification in June that it had been found

Nope, that is not how the watch works. Something changed on the clue or the box status, it has nothing to do with being found.
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Reply to: #903123 by Eidolon
Jun 30, 2015 4:12pm
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Maybe status went from unknown to active?
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Reply to: #903111 by Sassy Sydlan
Jul 1, 2015 4:44am
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Congrats on your perseverance! (We've had the same experience - 'just a little further along the trail' to finally find paydirt!)

Maybe it's too early, but I can't seem to figure out how to "watch" a box. There are a few I would like to - now that I know about this feature - but can't figure out how to do it. Instructions would be much appreciated.
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Reply to: #903165 by SherlockMiles
Jul 1, 2015 5:33am
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it is a Premium Member feature.
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Reply to: #903123 by Eidolon
Jul 1, 2015 5:37am
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Nope, that is not how the watch works.

Well I'm still happy either way. If the letterboxing Gods want to intervene and send me a change in status notification on a box that also just so happened to be found within the previous days after 5 years of inactivity EXCEPT me...I'll take it! "Ain't nobody gonna rain on my parade"...as my MawMaw always said.;)
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Reply to: #903165 by SherlockMiles
Jul 1, 2015 5:57am
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Hi!
The Watch Box is a Premium Member feature...I highly recommend you join if you keep this up!!! There are many perks to it.
As for the "watch box" feature, you can tag boxes that you want to watch. The system will notify you if the box has a change in status (e.g. unknown to active or vice versa) or if the box's clue changes.
What happened with me...I received a notification that the clue had been changed, when I checked on the clue...I couldn't find any change from my previous print out, but it honestly could be a space added! Anyway, that's when I noticed that some else had found the box.
Using deductive reasoning I originally decided to tag boxes I've had difficulty finding for just this reason...the owner may change the clue after someone finds the box!!! It worked in this case.
Happy Hunting!
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Reply to: #903171 by Sassy Sydlan
Jul 1, 2015 6:52am
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Thank you all for the info. I will likely upgrade in a bit (have to upgrade hubby at the same time or he'll sulk). When we initially got interested in letterboxing in 2002 (OMG!!) I SOOOOOO wish we had followed through. I can't imagine what my pfx count would be if we had. Better late than never, i'm completely addicted and keep blowing off "need to do" activities for the "want to do" boxing.