Yes Bill, et al, Michael is not naive and knows (as was mentioned on the listserv last year) this list serv is public and pretty much anyone can lurk and that not all of them are birders. And also, not all who take advantage of this list have a decent (let alone good) set of ethics when it comes to protecting the welfare of birds (99% non-birders in my guesstimation).
I think his concern is similar to giving a criminal your house keys and expecting nothing bad to happen....please note my second quote regarding this matter... -- Sincerely, Jim Ryan Saint Paul's Westside ---- One of the first conditions of happiness is that the link between Man and Nature shall not be broken. -* Leo Tolstoy* *A well governed appetite is the greater part of liberty. - **Lucius Annaeus Seneca* ---- On Thu, Nov 3, 2011 at 1:13 PM, Bill Kahn <wjk...@aol.com> wrote: > Perhaps Michael had the problems from last year in mind or other equally > disturbing incidents? > > ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html