I forgot to say the obvious. To protect non-public sundials that are in private collections from theft or damage, just have a firm Registry policy for non-public significant sundials NOT to print the owner's name, street address or latitude and longitude in the Dial Description, even if he gives his permission. Don't print it.
We did this for all private collection dials in the stained glass site. ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Carmichael" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Robert Terwilliger" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: "Sundial List" <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, October 02, 2003 9:22 AM Subject: Photo Registry Restriction. > Hi Bob and others: > > I'm addressing this letter to everybody, Bob, because I think we need some > feedback on this important question... > > What restictions are there for listing a sundial in the registry? > > The reason I ask is that for years some of my nicest sundials have gone to > private residences with no public access. I never submitted photos or > descriptions of them to the Registry because I assumed that the Registry was > only for public sundials. In the middle of the Read Me text you see to > confirm this when you say: > > "The on-line Register is intended as a dial-hunter's guide, and includes > only basic descriptions of dials that have reasonable access." > > Yet at the top of the Registry's Read Me text it says: > > "It is the intention of the NASS Register to list every significant sundial > on the North American continent." > > These two statements are conflicting. > > What if there is a significant sundial without public access, should it be > excluded? > > My personal opinion is this: If there are significant dials that are > unavailable for public viewing, isn't it even more important to have photos > and descriptions of these just because there is no other way we can see > them? I am just not thinking of my own dials but of many other dials > without public access. It would be like excluding a beautiful sundial from > the Stained Glass Sundial site just because it's in a private collection. > > respectfully, > > John > > John L. Carmichael Jr. > 925 E. Foothills Dr. > Tucson Arizona, USA > Tel: 520-696-1709 > Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sundial Sculptures Website: http://www.sundialsculptures.com > Stained Glass Sundials Website: > http://advanceassociates.com/Sundials/Stained_Glass > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Robert Terwilliger > To: 'John Carmichael' > Sent: Tuesday, September 30, 2003 7:14 PM > Subject: Register photo index > > > Hi John, > > To Be Announced Soon: > > http://sundials.org/registry/indexintro.htm > > The old link will be gone. > > Bob > > > - > -
