OK, back to bird sightings. I think the point has been made here. Thank you for your input.
Terry Brashear Hennepin County, MN http://www.naturepixels.com birdnird AT yahoo.com --- On Wed, 10/8/08, Bernard P. Friel <wampy at att.net> wrote: > From: Bernard P. Friel <wampy at att.net> > Subject: Re: [mou] A response to the post of Bernard P. Friel > To: gentilis03 at yahoo.com, "Tom Bell" <tnejbell at comcast.net>, "MOU net" > <mou-net at moumn.org> > Date: Wednesday, October 8, 2008, 6:11 PM > Ladies and Gentlemen, > There is an excellent editorial in the Wednesday > October 8th edition of > the Highland Villager on the Constitutional amendment that > does an excellent > in depth analysis. > > Bernie Friel > > -- > Bernard P. Friel > Web Pages - http://www.wampy.com ; > http://www.wampy.com/bn Owl Gallery > http://www.wampy.com/bn2 Songbirds > > http://www.agpix.com/bernardpfriel > > > http://myloupe.com/home/found_photographer.php?photographer=1113 > > http://www.digitalrailroad.net/bernardfriel > > > > From: Eric Harrold <gentilis03 at yahoo.com> > Reply-To: <gentilis03 at yahoo.com> > Date: Sun, 5 Oct 2008 08:41:03 -0700 (PDT) > To: Tom Bell <tnejbell at comcast.net>, MOU net > <mou-net at moumn.org>, "Bernard > P. Friel" <wampy at att.net> > Subject: A response to the post of Bernard P. Friel > > Folks, > > Being that an opportunity presented itself, let me ask a > question that has > puzzled me for some time. I've been a member of birding > forums in North > Carolina and Virginia. Political discussions as they > pertain to bird > conservation are frowned upon by some folks who would no > doubt describe > themselves as birders. Can someone please provide answers > to a couple of > questions actually, that I just don't seem to > understand, even over many > years. > > 1) If birders don't take political initiative, who will > for many issues such > as habitat conservation/preservation that are critical to > sustainable > populations of certain species? The one group that has done > a tremendous > amount for conservation, hunters, often get derided on > internet forums and > in birding publications. It seems a whole lot of birders > are out of touch on > how conservation is achieved and its inherent political > aspect. > > 2) How does noncommunication and the ignorance it promotes > help anything? We > can conveniently avoid political discussions altogether to > the end of being > polite, but other than this, I don't know what it can > accomplish. What forum > or setting would be more appropriate for discussing the > politics of avian > conservation than a birding forum? > > Sincerely, > > Eric Harrold > > --- On Sat, 10/4/08, Bernard P. Friel <wampy at att.net> > wrote: > > From: Bernard P. Friel <wampy at att.net> > > Subject: Re: [mou] vote November 4, for constitutional > amendment > > To: "Tom Bell" <tnejbell at comcast.net>, > "MOU net" <mou-net at moumn.org> > > Date: Saturday, October 4, 2008, 6:39 PM > > > > Please explain to me how you can initiate expression > of an opinion on a > > subject on MOU net, as you did, and simultaneously > caution against initiating > > an expression of opinion on the same subject? Is it > your intent to limit the > > expression of opinion to a particular view ...the one > you expressed? > > -- > > Bernard P. Friel > > Web Pages - http://www.wampy.com > <http://www.wampy.com/> ; > > http://www.wampy.com/bn Owl Gallery > > http://www.wampy.com/bn2 Songbirds > > > > http://www.agpix.com/bernardpfriel > > > > > http://myloupe.com/home/found_photographer.php?photographer=1113 > > > > > http://www.digitalrailroad.net/bernardfriel > > > > > > > > > > --- > This mailing list is sponsored by the Minnesota > Ornithologists' Union. Mailing list membership > available on-line at http://moumn.org/subscribe.html. > ----- > To unsubscribe send a blank email to > mou-net-request at moumn.org with a subject of unsubscribe.
