THE HINTS- VITAL TO SUCCESS

[fundamental design]

FD, so with that logic your saying all hints are then only hinting at the answer to WWWH.

Sorry I disagree.
In this scenario (since we are thinking to hard about hints vs clues) we need to describe the two in a simpler way.

A clue is an answer. A hint is a suggestion. The hints help solve the clue.
Clue (in the form of a riddle to make it simple)= I Fly But Have No Wings I Cry But Have No Eyes I See The Sky Get Dark And I See When The Sun Comes Up What Am I?

The answer is : a cloud

A hint would be : "look up"

A hint could be anywhere and could help with any clue.

No, we don't need to describe the two in a simpler way. Like I said before, I'd stick with f's descriptions of the two.

And yes I'm saying the couple of hints would both lead the searcher to the correct wwwh. Why? Because two hints used on the same clue can make an X on a map. You can't do that if hints are used separately on separate clues. That's just being logical. Plus, not only do you have to determine what the hint answer is but you have to figure out what clue it goes to. And you did a runaround on what f's definition of what a clue is. Nothing else in the text of ttotc or the poem can get you closer to the tc than clue 1 does...if it does it's a clue- by definition.

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I thought I might as well corner the market on the importance of the hints. I know many searchers try to figure out the hints and there's like one that doesn't believe it's worth looking for them in ttotc. So, I'm not saying I'm the first to look for them or the first to say they are important. I'm just gonna bring the search for them into the forefront from here on out by bumping this thread to the top everyday. I don't believe that will be viewed as a trollish move.

This is where the Chase is as of now. All have heard what the first clue is from f himself. The wwwh we are looking for is one of many. The hints will shine the way to the correct wwwh from here on out.....

Isn't this post a little redundant? 100,000 searchers, 7 years, treasure not found yet and you just said you know many searchers try to figure out the hints. It's your OPINION that hints are important right? It's your OPINION that hints will shine right? Because no where do I see this as a fact. Fenn said the hints where subtle and not put there to help anyone. He said no one needs the book just the poem and the right map. If you intend to talk about this every day you may end up talking to yourself.

You just put yourself in the non-serious searcher club according to f. How's it feel? You did that all by yourself. Is that all f said or are you leaving a few things out that have already been posted on this thread?

And you might want to reread my OP. I just said I was gonna bump this thread everyday to keep it in the forefront for all the searchers. I'm not compelled to add to it. Comprehension goes a long ways.