I agree, and we do. Perhaps some readers who don't subscribe as members, are already busy making an online donation today, on Give to the Max Day---again, maybe anonymously. Linda
On Thu, Nov 15, 2012 at 2:07 PM, Bob Holtz <[email protected]> wrote: > I have a related point. If people are going to use the list serve to keep > up > with all the sightings posted, would it not be respectful and considerate > to > spent the small membership fee and support the work of the MOU? > > Bob Holtz > > -----Original Message----- > From: Minnesota Birds [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Al > Schirmacher > Sent: Thursday, November 15, 2012 11:57 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [mou-net] Responsible to share? > > Find myself a bit disturbed today with my MOU brethren. Believe this topic > warrants a bit of polite, if diverging, discussion. > > My position: if one joins MOU, if one derives benefit from MOU-Net & other > reporting mechanisms, one should share one's sightings as well. > > I can understand withholding sensitive sightings, if rare birds are in > peril > of disturbance during nesting or roosting. > > However, if the rare sighting is of a migrant, vagrant or otherwise not in > peril "good bird", it should be shared for the good of all. Sharing should > be the default, rather than withholding. > > Sharing benefits others in the birding community, whether one looks at such > from an educational, fellowship, mutual pleasure or variety of other > viewpoints. > > Why hold back? Why share too late for others? Why share with only a few? > I admit, I do not understand. > > Frankly I'd like to see a commitment to share be part of MOU membership > and/or subscribing to MOU. > > Enough of my rant. If you respond, publicly or back channel, please do so > with respect, and not naming others. Please note that I'm sharing no > particulars. > > Good birding to all. Heading to the refuge, will share anything > worthwhile:) > > Al Schirmacher > Princeton, MN > > Sent from my iPhone > ---- > Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net > Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html > > ---- > Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net > Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html > ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
