Preserved Topic: THE BOX: Step 1

If you have not read about THE BOX before now (or even if you have), please (re)read these topics right away:

1. Always Thinkin' (Luckily, I archived it before it disappeared.)
2. Wes' Always Thinking II

And now that you're excited about it (or excited about it again), please visit www.passthebox.com if you would like to help get the project on its way. Any help at all is appreciated!

Additionally, I'm currently working on the documentation outlining THE BOX's purpose and guidelines. Here's a preview:

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WHAT IS THE BOX?
THE BOX is a collaborative, worldwide project designed to bridge the gap between the digital community and the real world. It gives people a reason to step away from their keyboards and come together, to celebrate, to travel somewhere they may never have visited otherwise. It encourages individuals to meet, to practice generosity and to nurture creativity in themselves and in others. It encourages the world to gather, to cooperate and coordinate, to share and celebrate as we follow THE BOXÂ?s journey around the globe.

Too maudlin? Okay then. Simply put, itÂ?s a global hot-potato. An intricate excuse to have fun.

HOW DOES IT WORK?
THE BOX contains two things: the Logbook and a Gifty. When you receive THE BOX, you become the Holder. You take THE BOX home and open it privately to discover your Gifty and to read the Logbook.

The Gifty is from the previous Holder and is yours to keep. Enjoy!

The Logbook, however, stays with THE BOX. You are encouraged to read through it and enjoy the messages and artwork left by previous Holders. Only those who have held THE BOX know what is in the Logbook.

Before you hand THE BOX over to a new Holder, you add to the Logbook and include a new Gifty. You may then continue to track THE BOX online to follow its continuing journey.

Of course, there are guidelines that must be followed; some of which are designed to protect THE BOX, others to make the experience more interactive and enjoyable. So, before becoming a Holder, be sure to familiarize yourself with them.

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More to come...



[This message has been edited by Wes (edited 04-24-2002).]

[Emp edit: archived Wes' Always Thinking II and changed URL in above link]

[This message has been edited by Emperor (edited 05-25-2002).]

AHHHH. . . the box begins! Sounds good so far. I will have to open up a paypal account.

are there any security issues with that

Good job Wes! I look foward to seeing this thing take off.

Later,
C:\


~Binary is best~

Can't wait to get this thing started

A donation will come as soon as I get that PayPal account



-= Veneficuz =-

"Faith: not wanting to know what is true. "- Friedrich Nietzsche

Stupid eGuard is blocking www.passthebox.com.

Have to take a look from home instead.

ARRGGHH! I'd love to ocntribute, but I don't have a credit card, so I can't make a donation...what am I going to do?

Yeah Wes!

I cant wait till the box starts moving!

I'll donate soon.(I got to set a paypal account)

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tiki

I'm really interested in being involved with the Box. I will make a donation asap.

~ Create beautiful things. Or just kill yourself. Either way the world should benefit. ~

Hey, guys, thanks for the support. Keep those donations coming! There's still a lot of work to be done, but I'm trying to complete it as I can.

For those who don't have a PayPal account yet, just click on the button at www.passthebox.com and I believe you can make a donation and set up the account all in one step. Just fill out a few fields, click a link in a confirmation e-mail and you're done! (I thought it would be an involved deal, but it really wasn't.)

If everybody in the Asylum could spare just a couple of bucks, we'll be set! I won't beg, though. Just give what you can and only if you can.

BTW, I won't reveal donation amounts publicly. Don't want to embarrass anyone who wants to send in that $100.

Wes.

Do you have an estiamate of the funding you need to get this started?
Just wondering
(oh and bumping some as well)

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Do you have an estiamate of the funding you need to get this started?

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Ya?! then you could make one of those money thermometers for the site

I tried to donate money, but I had to make a new account, but it said I already had an account, and I don't know what it is, and now I am sad.

DigitalUbiquity

DigitalUbiquity, try going to www.paypal.com, entering your e-mail address and clicking "Forget your password?" Maybe you can retrieve the old account.

I don't have an exact goal for funding the project. I just know I need all the help I can get. The case that will become the box will be about $40, then there will be whatever cost to modify it (painting, screen printing...?).

BTW, I hope everyone understands I'm not asking for money for myself. Everything will go toward THE BOX. I'm just low on personal funds and hoping that those excited about seeing this take off might be able to help me make it happen.

I let a couple of my personal domains lapse so I could pick up passthebox.com and I'm scraping together whatever time I can to outline the site. Baby steps, baby steps.

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I will have to open up a paypal account.
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A donation will come as soon as I get that PayPal account
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I'll donate soon.(I got to set a paypal account)
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I will make a donation asap.

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Like they say on PBS, we appreciate your support, but be sure you follow through! It's all made possible by People Like You(tm).

But...as I said. What are those of us without an electronic means of cash supposed to do?

Koan 63:
Those who Believe
Can
Those who Try
Do
Those who Love
Live

Yes, perhaps we need a snailmail address for ... gasp! Cash donations! It could be kinda fun, I can picture wes going to the bank with 12 different kinds of foreign money, all in small bills, heh.

Your pal, -doc-

BTW: I did a big purge of old articles, and flagged the "Always Thing ][" thread for not deleting! I guess maybe I should have archived it too, but I was feeling lazy.



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Sorry, Skaarjj, I'm working on that. I should have a P.O. box open soon to which people can send checks or money orders.

BTW, thanks to those who've contributed so far! I really appreciate everyone's support in this project. I think this can be something really great.

sorry Wes

Im a slacker. Ill do it today. I A.D.D.'ed it.

*tiki takes his ritalin*

After much whining, sacrifcing to the internet and paypal gods and scraping the back of my brain with that thing your dentist uses to clean your teeth, I have resurrected my paypal account. Thanks for pointing me in the right direction Wes, I forgot I even had a paypal account.

DigitalUbiquity

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Bump! Hey, I gave my 2 bucks, all I had in my PayPal account! Every little bit helps, folks.

Your pal, -doc-

Hey! is it to late to join...I live about 5 mins from Skaarjj, so we're gonna put our money in together...at current exchange rates, I think about AU$40-50 would be enough.

Lessee...according to X-rates.com that would be $21.71-$27.13. That'll be fine.

Doesn't PayPal give money to referrers? Like $5? Seems to me there *might* :cough: be a way to take advantage of this.

very clever wj.
lets make a list.

The poster has demanded we remove all his contributions, less he takes legal action.
We have done so.
Now Tyberius Prime expects him to start complaining that we removed his 'free speech' since this message will replace all of his posts, past and future.
Don't follow his example - seek real life help first.

I would like to join up too.
Just let you know...
Me and Galaxal live only apart like 10 min away from each other.
Germantown, Maryland, 20874.

Unfortunately, that $5 bonus deal only applies if you meet the requirements, one of which is transferring $250 into your PayPal account from your bank account. Everyone I refer would have to do that in order for me to get the $5. I can't do that and I certainly wasn't expecting anyone else to, so I dropped the idea of the donations.

OK, good people, it looks like there will be a delay on the P.O. Box. Please stand by.

Turns out that I, of course, need a photo ID to open a box. Seeing as I just renewed my long-overdo Texas driver's license (hey, I forgot about that driver's license photo thread!) and they made me relinquish my CA license, I have no photo ID -- just a paper one till the real one comes in the mail.

However, please continue to submit your contributions at www.passthebox.com if you are able to do so. I have already received some generous donations and I am very grateful.

I will get that P.O. box open as soon as I can.

Believe it or not, my license came today and the P.O. box is now open! (I got one right at eye level, too. Good times.)

Please feel free to send checks or money orders to the address below. Do not send cash. Sending cash in the mail is a Bad Idea(tm). Don't think postal employees are too honest to open envelopes. A friend of mine lost a good $100 thinking he could pay a ticket with cash. I cannot be responsible for lost currency.

WESLEY TREAT
PO BOX 24463
FORT WORTH, TX 76124

Thanks again, everyone, and please let me know when you've dropped something in the mail by posting here or by sending me e-mail.

it'll be off and running just as soon as I get hte cash from Ogie and Luxo

Koan 63:
Those who Believe
Can
Those who Try
Do
Those who Love
Live

Weeeehhh! P.O. box opened! Wes, as soon as I go to my bank, I will ask about sending checks to the U.S. I know things can become very complicated and expensive here. Maybe I will send cash though. I know, Bad Idea (tm). I will think about it. I did it once and everything went fine. Hm.

THE BOX THE SITE has a section in the new FAQs 'sister site' section:
http://faq.ozoneasylum.com/FaqWiki/shownode.php?id=47

But there is certainly room in the Asylum General section for a few BOX related questions:
http://faq.ozoneasylum.com/FaqWiki/shownode.php?id=48

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Emps

FAQs: Emperor

And with this bump, I'd just like to take the opportunity to let everyone know that THE BOX is still on. I've just had a lot of freelance work come in all of a sudden and it has had to take priority, as I'm sure you can understand.

Of course, you can still donate at http://www.passthebox.com or at the P.O. box above. (Please send me a note telling me to expect something in the P.O. box.)

I'll try to get back to outlining the site and concept as soon as I can. Oh, and of course, adding some info the FaqWiki.