[mou] [mnbird] Suspicious Birds

[Richard Wood]

Hi all,

Pastor Al seems, IMO, to be bent on taking this list's discussions into areas that get people yelled at and called names by other users of the list.  I, for one, don't think that is necessarily a good thing to have happen.

I don't think he does it on purpose, and I enjoy it when he does, but frankly, most people don't like those of us that question things (we come off as being critical?), and I think all it does it cause a lot of trouble and lead to (potential) hurt feelings.

Take the recent discussion on record keeping, for example.  I wouldn't have voluntarily written about my "angst" toward the record keepers, but when Al posted, I replied, and it led to a big brehawa.  I was called by one person, whom shall remain nameless, a "troublemaker", when I don't think I am.  A member of the MOU called me "critical", which again, I don't think I am.  I do question things, because I am a scientist.

My point is that we need to think seriously about when we post forays into "controversial" areas.  Does one want to post a note that is going to make others dislike each other, probably not. But we should all ask ourselves that each time we post a "question" to others on a list such as this.  Do you really want to create a situation (even unknowingly) where others will almost literally be at each other's throats?

Good birding,
Richard


 
Richard L. Wood, Ph. D.
Hastings, MN
rwoodphd at yahoo.com

----- Original Message ----
From: Sharon Stiteler <birdchick at gmail.com>
To: Pastor Al Schirmacher <pastoral at princetonfreechurch.net>
Cc: mnbird at lists.mnbird.net; mou-net at moumn.org
Sent: Tuesday, August 14, 2007 1:44:09 PM
Subject: Re: [mou] [mnbird] Suspicious Birds

Greater Roadrunner.
 




 
 Sharon Stiteler
www.birdchick.com
Minneapolis, MN





 

On Aug 14, 2007, at 12:55 PM, Pastor Al Schirmacher wrote:

John & Chris' posts bring up a question - besides Chukars and Northern Bobwhites, what other birds would arouse your (escapee/release/too soon to be counted) suspicions in the state?


Al Schirmacher
Princeton, MN
Mille Lacs & Sherburne Counties 
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