THE HINTS- VITAL TO SUCCESS

[fundamental design]

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.

What your explaining is that all hints only hint at WWWH if a hint can not get you closer to the treasure. Technically, there's no such thing as a hint then since those hints would then get to closer to the treasure by getting you closer to the first clue (WWWH).

What's this talk about "because two hints used on the same clue can make an X on the map"? Why does a clue need two hints? Why must there be an X on the map? A hint suggests a clue. It doesn't answer the clue. You won't know the answer of the clue until the entire series of clues are directed to an exact location.
The hints can be separated and used on separate clues because the hints do not answer the clue. They suggest the answer to a clue. Two hints will not need to put an X on a map.

And when you say "Plus, not only do you have to determine what the hint answer is but you have to figure out what clue it goes to", that is exactly the point. Why is that not allowed in your train of thought? Just curious as of why you think this isn't allowed, I may have missed something.

It may be hard to answer all of your questions cause you have so many. It's allowed under f's definitions of how the Chase is set up to have hints help before clue 1. Why? Because hints aren't the same as clues. It's the definition of a clue that you are not focusing on but should. A hint is obviously not defined the same as a clue. So, therefore a hint can't do the same thing as a clue.

Your second point- I guess you don't need to nail down the first clue. I never said a clue needs two hints. Never said there needs to be an X on the map. I just said that's a way it could work if the hints help get a searcher the correct wwwh.

Your last point- It's not allowed because of f's definition of what a clue is. My claim tells you which clue the hints help cause it can only be one clue...the first one. I'm backing that up with f's definition of what a clue does for a searcher. I mean, you guys can all give us an example (even a made up example) of what you think one of the hints are and which clue it supports to test your theory......