Hi Yehudah ~
I feel I did entitle?my thread "Euthanasia for Distressed Geckos" correctly and exactly how I meant it.? Mine was a second post?in recent weeks?requesting the best means for putting the actual geckos out of their misery.? If I interpret your post correctly, you may have not taken it that way.? Certainly not all readers did.? I intended no "hidden" reference to the Global Gecko Association.? Folks who know me would probably agree. I am sorry that other folks erroneously expanded on the title to my thread. In Geckos We Trust, Elizabeth -----Original Message----- From: yehudah werner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Sent: Fri, 13 Jun 2008 1:25 pm Subject: [gecko]Euthanasia - for the GGA? Dear all including J.S., ??? I see a futile long chain of past messages titled "Euthanasia for distressed geckos" dragging and pingponged endlessly but actually lamenting the supposed demise of the GGA. I don't understand what exactly the complaints are about, nor why anybody dissatisfied does not propose (and maybe offer) specific improvements the moment the dissatisfaction attains threshold. ??? Actually the GGA just like other societies is a group sharing interests?flocking together for joint benefit, around a small group of caring and able volunteers who serve the public by keeping the thing going. What the GGA does and does not do (e.g. meetings) derives largely from its global nature. Of course such volunteers can be defined as having self-interest - they derive satisfaction from serving a public cause. I see no justification for nor utility in just slinging mud at them, and that at a time when many?feel a shortage of water.? ??? This site could be more useful for comunication if people would title their messages correctly, and not encumber them with endless chains of message history. ??? Cheers, Yehudah ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Yehudah L. Werner Professor Emeritus of Zoology Department of Evolution, Systematics and Ecology The Hebrew University of Jerusalem 91904 Jerusalem, Israel Tel. 972-2-6585874 (direct) Fax 972-2-6584741 (departmental office) e-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] Home tel./fax 972-2-5665576
