At 07:16 PM 10/11/97 -0000, you wrote:

>I would never want to be accused of being the "thought police" (neither my
intent or ability), but I'm certain that we can all be civil toward one
another in our efforts to better understand the birds in our lives.

Somehow some BC birding politics and strong personalities led our
discussion about funding conservation into strange waters. I don't know
anything about BC birding politics, and while watching the mudslinging is
mildly entertaining, if it were me I'd probably have the fisticuffs in a
less public forum.


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