Talk:Fenn treasure

Books

• Fenn, Forrest (2010). The Thrill of the Chase. One Horse Land & Cattle Co. ISBN 9780967091785.
• Fenn, Forrest (2013). Too Far to Walk. One Horse Land & Cattle Co. ISBN 9780967091792.
• Fenn, Forrest (2017). Once Upon a While. Phat Page Design. ISBN 9780692950555.
• Fenn, Forrest (2018). Once Upon a While Revised. One Horse Land & Cattle Co. ISBN 9780692196281.

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Semi-protected edit request on 16 November 2024

LCT.King (talk) 18:00, 16 November 2024 (UTC)

> An academic analysis [74] and theory [75] has been published to better understand this amateur treasure hunting community.

[74] King, A. R. (2020) Treasure hunting as an American subculture: The Thrill of the Chase. Human Arenas, 4(1), 74-98 [doi=10.1007/s42087-020-00097-8] | url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/377748552_The_pursuit_of_unattainable_goals }}

[75] King, A. R. (2024) The pursuit of unattainable goals. Possibility Studies & Society, 1-18. [doi=10.1177/27538699231225551] | url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/339194590_Treasure_Hunting_as_an_American_Subculture_the_Thrill_of_the_Chase }}

 Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. DrOrinScrivello (talk) 15:38, 18 November 2024 (UTC)

The article is wrong about stating where the treasure was hidden

Only two people know where the treasure was hidden, and neither of them have revealed the fact. Speculation regarding where the treasure was is utterly worthless, and it should be removed from the article. GallinaCultureStudy (talk) 00:14, 16 June 2025 (UTC)

The article doesn't say where the treasure was. It just summarizes the Netflix documentary, which presented Posey's explanation. Feoffer (talk) 05:11, 16 June 2025 (UTC)

"The article doesn't say where the treasure was."

I did not write that it did or does. GallinaCultureStudy (talk) 23:12, 25 May 2026 (UTC)

• This was subsequently confirmed by Fenn, who further disclosed in a news article that the finder was a male from the eastern United States who had sent him a photograph. And also change that the finder (Frederic Johnson) is also the solver of Forrest Fenn's special spot and treasure poem:
• Because of Forrest Fenn's statements, the finder is the man from back east, NOT from the eastern United States. Forrest Fenn was in contact with the finder on July 22, 2020, and according to Forrest, the finder authorized him to announce that the treasure was found in Wyoming. To this day no one else has come forward to claim that they are the person that was in contact with Forrest Fenn on that date, including Jack Stuef.:
• Emails, with the email headers, from Forrest Fenn on July 22, 2020, giving him authorization to reveal the state that the finder found his special spot, where he wanted to die and where a 10" x 10" x 5" or 6" dark object was found. It was under a canopy of stars (real stars) in the lush, forested vegetation of the Rocky Mountains and had not moved from the spot where I hid it more than 10 years ago. I do not know the person who found it, but the poem in my book led him to the precise spot. (format using the "cite" button):

Treasure Poem (talk) 01:36, 25 May 2026 (UTC)

Not done for now: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format. DiscoursesonLivvy (talk · contribs) 02:19, 25 May 2026 (UTC)

This:

"In the 2025 Netflix docuseries Gold & Greed, searcher Justin Posey visited the site where the chest had been found ...."

Justin Posey does not know where the chest had been found. He and Ms. Meechum keep insisting that they know, and they have made several videos showing the site where they believe the chest had been placed by Airman Fenn, but they do not know. GallinaCultureStudy (talk) 23:12, 25 May 2026 (UTC)

Forrest Fenn never stated that the finder was a male from the eastern United States who had sent him a photograph. He stated that the finder was a male "from back east" who had sent him a photograph. He also stated that the man was shy.

Everyone who can read English knows who the actual finder is because Forrest Fenn publicly revealed the identity of the finder of his treasure chest on July 22, 2020. He also stated, “I do not know the person who found it, but the poem in my book led him to the precise spot."

Netflix, Wikipedia, Justin Posey, Ms. Meechum, and everyone else are clueless about the true ending. Only the true finder/solver knows what happened and where Forrest Fenn's special spot is in Wyoming. The information on this page is laughable because it's based on a consensus, but the truth is only known to the actual solver and, according to Forrest Fenn, also the finder.

Please provide any evidence that Jack Stuef was in contact with Forrest Fenn on July 22, 2020, because that is real evidence left by the man himself, the one who created the Treasure Poem hunt, Forrest Fenn. My emails have been verified by Google/Gmail, confirming that Forrest Fenn sent me emails on July 22, 2020, in which he discussed with me, the finder, about giving out more information to the public. Forrest also sent me private instructions in one of those emails sent to me on that date. Treasure Poem (talk) 06:42, 30 May 2026 (UTC)

Stop fantasizing about what I wrote and read what I wrote. I know who you are, and it has been suggested by many people that perhaps you would benefit from talking with a mental health care professional. They have done so out of concern and not malice. GallinaCultureStudy (talk) 12:41, 30 May 2026 (UTC)

It's not a mental issue on my part, but it's you who is so dense, or you believe that you're the solver. But belief in spite of reality is called "delusional," which you are. The facts that you refuse to see will not change because you're an editor for this tribal webpage. Prove me wrong instead of resorting to personally attacking me because you can't comprehend or don't want to accept what Forrest Fenn stated about the true finder and solver. Treasure Poem (talk) 01:12, 31 May 2026 (UTC)

REad what I wrote, not what you wish I had written. GallinaCultureStudy (talk) 12:38, 31 May 2026 (UTC)

Yes. I know. None of what you wrote has any connection at all to what I wrote. GallinaCultureStudy (talk) 23:14, 25 May 2026 (UTC)

References

Planned deletion of "Clues and solution"

The section "Clues and solution" does not belong in the article, as it is not relevant (in addition to being incorrect). The person who put it there, whom I know the identity and a bit of the history of that person regarding the topic, has a vested reason for adding that which is known to be incorrect.

Wikipedia articles must be as factual as possible; only three people have been confirmed as knowing the location where the chest was placed--- one of whom is now dead. The "Clues and solution" section writer has often claimed elsewhere, in many venues, to know the correct solution to the guidance poem: there is no known evidence that the suggested solution is correct.

There are still legal issues (pending and current) regarding where the chest was placed: including baseless speculation in the article regarding that location may have liability issues.

Many people have stated, with complete certainty, the location where the chest had been placed--- most of which are mutually exclusive. They cannot all be correct, and they may all be incorrect, even as they spread their solutions far and wide as if their guesses are confirmed as factual.

Therefore, I am asking for input regarding both why the "Clues and solution" section should not be deleted. GallinaCultureStudy (talk) 13:35, 31 May 2026 (UTC)

I don't think I agree with you.

1)It doesn't really matter who added that section to the article. Any user is welcome to contribute.

2)I believe there are standing instructions to wikipedia editors not to worry about "Legal issues" unless the foundation's lawyers specifically weighs in on them.

3)The goal here should be to summarize what reliable sources say. So, if you have multiple conflicting good sources (published sources, not just things people said on forums or social media) then the usual thing to do is to include them all and summarize the disagreement.

ApLundell (talk) 19:04, 31 May 2026 (UTC)

Regarding #1: I did not claim otherwise.

Regarding #3: There are no "conflicting sources," as there are no sources. That is why I suggested the section be removed. I just now read what I wrote, and it looks clear to me. There are no "sources" for where the chest was, nor the correct solution to the clues, because the two people who know those answers have vowed to never reveal them. That is the who point of what I wrote: if I was somehow not clear, then I apologize. GallinaCultureStudy (talk) 19:08, 31 May 2026 (UTC)