[obol] Re: Fwd: TAKE ACTION: Protect this rare West Coast species from imminent extinction
- From: Alan Contreras <acontrer56@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: deweysage@xxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 9 Dec 2014 09:00:26 -0800
I agree with Dave. I think it would be ok to have a one-time post referring
interested people to a web site or a different chat-list. Actual discussion of
non-bird stuff is not what OBOL is for.
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Alan Contreras
acontrer56@xxxxxxxxx
Eugene, Oregon
On Dec 9, 2014, at 8:52 AM, DJ Lauten and KACastelein wrote:
> Folks,
>
> While it is commendable that Michael and others care about fishers, I ask
> everyone to proceed with a lot of caution.
>
> The issue here is that if we are ok with a post like this about fishers, are
> we ok with post about this species and that species and that species too and
> also those fish and that comment period, and oh, what about this issue and
> how about that one. And in the meantime let's have a debate about the
> merits of this issue, and that issue too, and how about whether or not this
> is an issue, or maybe that issue.....
>
> If the moderators allow us to discuss the merits of this issue, I have to let
> everyone express their personal issue or what they think is important too.
> I think most of us want OBOL to be about birds, and bird sitings, and bird
> related issues, but I think we all don't want our OBOL inbox to be full of
> debatable issues, and non bird related ones.
>
> I want to make it clear that I am not taking a particular stance on this
> issue. In fact, I happen to know a little about fishers since I have
> actually done some research on them, so one could argue that they have a
> place in my mind (and maybe even heart).
>
> And I am not necessarily scolding anyone for this post.
>
> However, I think we need to be careful about posting these kind of things.
> I think sometimes it might be better to post "if you care to comment on the
> current fisher plan, you can do that here (link)" without posting how one
> feels about the issue or even what the issues are. But at the same time, I
> don't think that any of us wants to see the OBOL digest full of "here is
> another comment period on (fill in the blank for species/issues)". I think
> really quickly we'd all be bogged down in issues and not bird sitings.
>
> Fair enough?
>
> Cheers
> Dave Lauten
> moderator
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