From lojbab@lojban.org Wed Aug 01 10:31:55 2007 Received: with ECARTIS (v1.0.0; list llg-board); Wed, 01 Aug 2007 10:31:55 -0700 (PDT) Received: from eastrmmtao104.cox.net ([68.230.240.46]) by chain.digitalkingdom.org with esmtp (Exim 4.67) (envelope-from ) id 1IGI34-0000Pn-2v for llg-board@lojban.org; Wed, 01 Aug 2007 10:31:53 -0700 Received: from eastrmimpo01.cox.net ([68.1.16.119]) by eastrmmtao104.cox.net (InterMail vM.7.08.02.01 201-2186-121-102-20070209) with ESMTP id <20070801173142.DFGZ1505.eastrmmtao104.cox.net@eastrmimpo01.cox.net> for ; Wed, 1 Aug 2007 13:31:42 -0400 Received: from [127.0.0.1] ([72.192.234.183]) by eastrmimpo01.cox.net with bizsmtp id WhXh1X0053y5FKc0000000; Wed, 01 Aug 2007 13:31:42 -0400 Message-ID: <46B0C378.3040302@lojban.org> Date: Wed, 01 Aug 2007 13:31:36 -0400 From: Robert LeChevalier User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird 1.0.7 (Windows/20050923) X-Accept-Language: en-us, en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: llg-board@lojban.org Subject: [llg-board] Re: [llg-members] Re: Create Lojban geocaching coins? References: <46AFD145.7020902@lojban.org> In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Spam-Score: 0.0 X-Spam-Score-Int: 0 X-Spam-Bar: / X-archive-position: 308 X-ecartis-version: Ecartis v1.0.0 Sender: llg-board-bounce@lojban.org Errors-to: llg-board-bounce@lojban.org X-original-sender: lojbab@lojban.org Precedence: bulk Reply-to: llg-board@lojban.org X-list: llg-board Matt Arnold wrote: > On 7/31/07, Matt Arnold wrote: > >>Here's an idea for a use of funds, which I'm just going to float out >>there. I'm bringing this up on the LLG lists because it involves >>funds. >> >>A member of my local Lojban User Group (who goes by nklb on the Lojban >>chat channel) introduced us to geocaching at our last meeting. For >>those who don't know, geocaching is the practice of hiding small >>storage containers -- whether in the city or wilderness -- and posting >>their latitude and longitude to the web for other geocachers to find >>with GPS-enabled devices. Sometimes this will involve a puzzle or >>clues. Most caches contain trinkets to be traded, contributed or >>collected. Specially-minted coins and dogtags are placed in some of >>these caches. The tags and coins differ from the other items in that >>they are tracked in their movements by reporting their unique ID >>numbers on the web. >> >>nlkb is willing to pay $200 if the LLG would pay the other $635 (total >>$835), to mint 250 custom metal coins (250 coins is the minimum order) >>with the Lojban color logo and web address. A different unique >>tracking number would be engraved on the back of each. These coins >>would travel the world from cache to cache exposing people to Lojban. >>Lojbanists around the world could create and hide local caches >>containing the coins, with clues written in Lojban so that geocachers >>would visit our chat channel or look through our materials to solve >>the clues and find the caches. >> >>-Eppcott >> > > > On 7/31/07, Bob LeChevalier wrote: > >>I approve. >> >>But since the coins are effectively "collectors items", we can make this >>cost-free by minting an extra 50-100 of them, and selling them for >>$5-$10 apiece plus shipping. There will be people that want them that >>don't do this geocaching but who would like the collector's item. >> >>Of course, someone other than me needs to handle order fulfillment %^) >> >>Nora suggests that we put a large "bi" on one side and "zo'o'o .e lo >>botpi be lo xalka" on the other, but she says that this isn't a serious >>suggestion. >> >>lojbab >> > > > On 7/31/07, Matt Arnold wrote: > >>On 7/31/07, Bob LeChevalier wrote: >> >>>I approve. >>> >>>But since the coins are effectively "collectors items", we can make this >>>cost-free by minting an extra 50-100 of them, and selling them for >>>$5-$10 apiece plus shipping. There will be people that want them that >>>don't do this geocaching but who would like the collector's item. >> >>Perfect idea. I suggest we should just buy the 250, put nklb in charge >>of deploying 62 of them in the field (that's one quarter of them in >>return for his $200), and sell the remaining 188 of them for $5 each >>plus shipping. >> >> >>>Of course, someone other than me needs to handle order fulfillment %^) >> >>I would enjoy doing so. >> >> >>>Nora suggests that we put a large "bi" on one side and "zo'o'o .e lo >>>botpi be lo xalka" on the other, but she says that this isn't a serious >>>suggestion. >>> >>>lojbab >> >>Rachel is playing Puzzle Pirates right now and spit iced coffee on the >>desk in response to this. :) >> >>-Eppcott >> > > > Forwarding this to the Board list. Who else do we need a vote from? > -Eppcott Actually, we need an annual meeting, since the Board is a month into overtime right now. But I agree that this should be a Board decision. lojbab