Date:         Fri, 17 Jan 2003 12:16:22 -0500
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From:         harvey <yzkrem@COMCAST.NET>
Subject:      Re: NOISE REDUCTION
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 I also agree wholeheartedly to both parts of Sherrie's comments.

Most times I feel afraid of posting for fear of making a mistake and do not
wish to hear the ridicule.

As for all the other posts, if you do not wish to read them, delete them.

And as you can see, my address appears prominently my post.

Harvey Welsh
Severn, Md.
yzkrem@comcast.net



----- Original Message -----
From: "Sherry Peruzzi" <bookworms@comcast.net>
To: <MDOSPREY@HOME.EASE.LSOFT.COM>
Sent: Friday, January 17, 2003 10:33 AM
Subject: Re: [MDOSPREY] NOISE REDUCTION


> I agree with the comment about the responses to mistaken identifications.
I've
> cringed at some of the patronizing comments I see when someone makes a
mistake
> -- and have a couple of times been the object of them. A week or two ago I
> identified an immature male Common Goldeneye at Centennial Lake several
days
> before it was posted here, but I didn't post for fear of derision if I
were
> wrong. As it happened, I was correct on all three counts -- it was indeed
> identified by a more experienced birder as an immature male Common
Goldeneye --
> but although I was confident enough of my identification to include it in
my own
> 2003 list, I was afraid to post.
>
> I disagree strenuously with the comment about responding on-list to
questions
> about optics, field guides and such. I read those replies avidly. I'm
saving my
> pennies for a scope, and the various replies to the question about
inexpensive
> scopes were extremely valuable to me -- in fact, I saved all of them for
future
> reference. If I ever get the opportunity to go the Caribbean, I can search
the
> archives for the responses to the question about bird guides for Grenada,
which
> included additional helpful information from Gail Mackiernan about
websites. I
> would hate to see this useful information lost to the rest of us because
the
> replies were sent privately -- please do continue responding publicly to
> requests for information. As a relatively new birder it's invaluable to
me, and
> even the most experienced birders may learn something.
>
> Sherry Peruzzi
> bookworms  -at-  comcast  -dot-  net
>
> [address munged to foil spammers]
>
>
> James Speicher wrote:
>
> > I'm relatively new to this "server" but it does seem that there could be
> > improvements in efficiency.  If you are posting a strictly personal
appeal,
> > for example suggestions on field guides or spotting scopes, you should
place
> > your e-mail address PROMINENTLY in the text of your message so it can be
> > easily cut and pasted for those wishing to reply to you (check it twice
for
> > accuracy!!!).  Otherwise the tendency seems to be that the replies will
go
> > out to all the members.
> >
> > The second observation is to comment that the whole point of this site
is to
> > share our enjoyment in our hobby by letting people know what's being
seen in
> > the area.  Mis-identifications are going to happen, but i don't think
anyone
> > needs to apologize for making a mistake.  That approach will only
increase
> > the chances of someone failing to post a bird siting that we would all
like
> > to know about for fear that they may be mistaken.
> >
> > I also wonder if it's really necessary for most of us to know the
connection
> > between James Bond the field guide author, James Bond the fictional
> > character and Ian Fleming.  This is the second time this has surfaced in
the
> > two months i've belonged to OSPREY.
> >
> > If this offends anyone in any way, i suggest that you reply to me
personally
> > (address below) to spare everyone else on the server from even more
noise...
> >
> > Jim Speicher
> >
> > jspeicher@niaid.nih.gov
> >
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