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Post by miracleman on Apr 20, 2020 13:17:24 GMT -5
I’m wondering how people would rate the popularity of their solves - 1. Have you seen elements of your solve frequently posted to the blogs? 2. Do you think NOT seeing elements of your solve posted makes it more or less likely that it is correct?
I am jumping in late to the game, less than a year at it. I was surprised that there wasn’t any widespread agreement on the solution of the first clue. I’m fact, I’ve only seen my solution to WWWH only mentioned once on all the blogs. For this particular element, I tend to think it confirms it.
For other parts of my solve - NF,BTFTW I know people have been to this place but they have not called it by this clue. More passing through. My possible Blaze? A quick search on this forum turns up zero results. I’m torn between thinking that’s because it’s incorrect or maybe it’s correct and no one wants to reveal. Personally, I would probably never reveal my WWWH in a blog.
Wondering how others feel?
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Post by brianu on Apr 20, 2020 13:38:59 GMT -5
I have found alot of information on the net. Generally, I always find something new that I can learn from. With that being said, I think you could post your solve and most people wouldn't even notice it. I tried posting mine and it disappears though,(I apparently have a magic solve). Any how, I also like the area of my solve and think there's way more treasures out there, so I have learned that the blogggs can help there too. Example: sometimes people include pictures, or discussion about the difficulty involved in going to a specific location, and I can learn. From that. Sometimes it's just advance knoledge of a burrito stand or taco truck, but that good treasure hunting info in my book.
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Post by jdiggins on Apr 20, 2020 14:29:42 GMT -5
Hi miracle man, if I've learned anything in 6 plus years, it's that there can be others who share an area, but never an identical solve. I would say just because others search there doesnt mean they didnt miss important stuff.
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Post by Travis Brown on Apr 20, 2020 16:42:15 GMT -5
What constitutes a popular solve? There are so many and not one has been correct, even if they or the solve has one or two correct parts of the poem figured out, none of those solves have been winning solves.
I think that “everyone” has over complicated the search, I think people are digging into it way way to deep.
I for one think the beginning is easier than we know. FF has given us probably more hints to the WWWH than we know.
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Post by miracleman on Apr 20, 2020 18:14:16 GMT -5
Brianu - agree with you on using info from others, that’s how I started really. Just trying to get a pulse on what people were thinking but at some point you have to carve out on your own.
JDiggins - agree with you, I know of at least one or two people in my area and it makes me nervous because they are years ahead. I guess I can always say - See, I was close! Lol
Travis - yes, once I figured out what I think WWWH is, it seems kind of duh obvious and not as big of deal as people make it out to be. That’s it? was my response. But the fact that it’s not widely mentioned, it’s hard to say if that means anything for the reasons mentioned before.
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Post by heidini on Apr 20, 2020 23:08:21 GMT -5
When Forrest said something like if you knew where the brown was, you’d go right to it. the first clue is where warm waters halt. why would anyone say anything about where warm waters halt? If it was plausible, people would go right to it. A person would potentially be giving away their solve.
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Post by miracleman on Apr 21, 2020 3:34:47 GMT -5
Hey Heidini, thanks for the comment. I get what you’re saying and that makes sense about giving away ones solve - but the fact of the matter is that after 10 years many WWWH have been posted to the blogs and forums. So it’s not like people aren’t sharing what they think WWWH is. They’re just not widely sharing what I think is the correct WWWH.
So you could be right - one reason they aren’t sharing is because they know for sure it’s right, but not convinced that’s true. Other people seem very convinced of other WWWH. OR they simply aren’t sharing because most haven’t figured it out.
I would put my money on the latter for the fact that most people who post seem to be taking stabs in the dark at one important element that hints at WWWH.
Anyway, I’m just speculating and could be totally wrong.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 21, 2020 8:30:53 GMT -5
It just goes to stand that if you were to summarize all of the solves every searcher has put forth on the blogs, you'd have all nine clues. But that task would be larger than the poem itself.
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Post by tom on Apr 21, 2020 9:13:26 GMT -5
WWWH is the medicinal “halting” of illness that comes from natural hot springs.
Hope I can dip my big toe in the water this summer. Or maybe my whole body and a six pack.
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Post by miracleman on Apr 21, 2020 10:05:54 GMT -5
It just goes to stand that if you were to summarize all of the solves every searcher has put forth on the blogs, you'd have all nine clues. But that task would be larger than the poem itself. That’s interesting - the entire solve is out there just piecemeal, no one has the all the answers in one place. Maybe, though I tend to think some pieces either either haven’t been solved or aren’t posted. |
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Post by thetreasurehunter on Apr 21, 2020 11:22:39 GMT -5
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Post by miracleman on Apr 21, 2020 12:01:48 GMT -5
Correction - the TC can’t be seen on Google Earth (because it doesn’t go far enough down) but I’d bet the last clue can be seen (and is probably named). |
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Post by thetreasurehunter on Apr 21, 2020 13:20:03 GMT -5
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Post by miracleman on Apr 21, 2020 13:29:53 GMT -5
You are right treasurehunter, I meant the blaze which is not necessarily the last clue. |
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Post by zaphod73491 on Apr 21, 2020 15:34:05 GMT -5
Well, if my own ideas about the poem are remotely accurate (i.e. pure speculation), I reject the idea that the solutions to all nine clues are collectively found on the blogs. WWWH, yes. Canyon down, yes. Beyond that, nothing actionable that I've read. I believe home of Brown has been mentioned without it being recognized as such, but since I don't think that's the whole clue, that's not a clue solution to me.
However, I haven't read all the blogs, nor every entry on the blogs that I ~have~ followed (Dal's, MW, THOR, Richard Saunier's, Cynthia's and Mark Dreyer's). So it's ~possible~ more "correct" answers are out there. Still, I've read at least a half million of the comments on Dal's, plus everything Forrest has ever provided there (videos, Scrapbooks, Vignettes, Speed Bumps, Abberations (sic), etc.), plus everything on Richard's and Mark's blogs, and all of Cynthia's up through last fall. So that's a pretty decent amount of material from which I draw my conclusions.
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