Re: [mou-net] MOU Website RQD Review Page

2010-06-15 Thread Bob Holtz
I agree with Mike. Bob Holtz -Original Message- From: Minnesota Birds [mailto:mou-...@lists.umn.edu] On Behalf Of Michael Hendrickson Sent: Tuesday, June 15, 2010 12:35 PM To: MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU Subject: [mou-net] MOU Website RQD Review Page Hello: Well its rainy and I got the day

Re: [mou-net] MOU Website RQD Review Page

2010-06-15 Thread Laura Erickson
If the rejection of a report was a personal rejection and thus a legitimate source of embarrassment, then I'd agree with Mike. But the ideal situation would be for us to look at bird reports as what they are--one birder's report of a bird that s/he believes is a particular thing, which can be true

Re: [mou-net] MOU Website RQD Review Page

2010-06-15 Thread Williams, Bob
While I understand Mike's point, I look at this issue from a slightly different perspective. Firstly, I am not embarrassed by the fact that a sighting of mine has been rejected by MOURC. Their standards are high and that is as it should be. By the same token, a rejection does not necessarily