tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9336879.post117235641841699320..comments2024-03-18T06:44:55.556-04:00Comments on The Birdchaser: False Advertising?birdchaserhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12059679554555819009noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9336879.post-1172776436795433982007-03-01T14:13:00.000-05:002007-03-01T14:13:00.000-05:00Thanks Ellen. It was hard to totally disallow ana...Thanks Ellen. It was hard to totally disallow anaonymous posts, but I'm trying to moderate them, and a couple on this thread didn't get through.<BR/><BR/>As for being nice, maybe I aspire to be the <A HREF="http://www.newsmax.com/archives/ic/2007/2/28/72931.shtml?s=ic" REL="nofollow">Bill Richardson</A> of the IBWO scene. More likely, I'm just not sure how to say anything worthwhile about it birdchaserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12059679554555819009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9336879.post-1172776053977606422007-03-01T14:07:00.000-05:002007-03-01T14:07:00.000-05:00I thought you'd decided against allowing anonymous...I thought you'd decided against allowing anonymous postings? It seemed like a good idea at the time, and more so now. Regarding your refraining from further comment on IBWO, and apology for anything you said that caused hard feelings, well, if all parties to the IBWO debate were to follow your example in terms of civility, reasoned discussion, tempered tone...the world would be a better place. I Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9336879.post-1172507396854559172007-02-26T11:29:00.000-05:002007-02-26T11:29:00.000-05:00It's also worth acknowledging that while there is ...<I>It's also worth acknowledging that while there is dispute over the evidence presented as to the status of the Ivory-billed Woodpecker, the thorough and focused searches currently underway are long overdue.</I><BR/>I'm going to respectfully disagree with this. I don't think the searches are long overdue, I think they are 70 years too late. I've heard these shadowy reports of IBWO my entire lifeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9336879.post-1172496552716583562007-02-26T08:29:00.000-05:002007-02-26T08:29:00.000-05:00Anonymous #3 here again. Thanks for the clarificat...Anonymous #3 here again. Thanks for the clarification - I hope reviewers contact me soon too. Also, I'm self-employed and take a lot of time off for birding. Can I be a reviewer for next year? I have no life and would complete the work very fast.<BR/><BR/>About the Ivory Bill: although I was interested in birding before the IB, the search has certainly added a new dimension of interest for me andAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9336879.post-1172467265588287102007-02-26T00:21:00.000-05:002007-02-26T00:21:00.000-05:00Glad to see you are stepping back from the IBWO fr...Glad to see you are stepping back from the IBWO fray, recognizing nothing's changing until incontrovertible proof of existance surfaces (and if that doesn't happen, I might start to believe in hell, and that I'm already there: reading the ascerbic comments on the IBWO skeptic blog from now until eternity? I'd gouge my own eyes out first).<BR/><BR/>I do want to weigh in on this comment, though, Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9336879.post-1172441572335335522007-02-25T17:12:00.000-05:002007-02-25T17:12:00.000-05:00Anonymous #3, we have volunteer reviewers who chec...Anonymous #3, we have volunteer reviewers who check on flagged records. As with all volunteer efforts, they may not happen at the speed or level of efficiency that we might always hope. Some reviewers are exceptional, others are very busy with other things. Hopefully your record will be reviewed soon. <BR/><BR/>As for the 300,000 birds in DE, they were in a massive flock of blackbirds and birdchaserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12059679554555819009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9336879.post-1172434636214547382007-02-25T15:17:00.000-05:002007-02-25T15:17:00.000-05:00Regarding the GBBC reports - I submitted 2 reports...Regarding the GBBC reports - I submitted 2 reports each day, but one report had numbers that I may have been skeptical of myself - an unusually large number of a fairly unusual bird in my area. The report was flagged and, despite the fact that I have photo evidence to back up my claims, nobody has contacted me yet and the numbers aren't reflected on the GBBC website. I'm really disappointed in Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9336879.post-1172422546870993442007-02-25T11:55:00.000-05:002007-02-25T11:55:00.000-05:00Of course I realize who wrote the blurb. This pos...Of course I realize who wrote the blurb. This post was primarily about the advertising, not the merits of the Auburn team's IBWO enterprise.birdchaserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12059679554555819009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9336879.post-1172422140977823222007-02-25T11:49:00.000-05:002007-02-25T11:49:00.000-05:00You realize that blurb was probably written by a p...You realize that blurb was probably written by a press agent, not by anyone directly associated with the Auburn search team.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9336879.post-1172407582062842982007-02-25T07:46:00.000-05:002007-02-25T07:46:00.000-05:00The advertising and marketing execs at Oxford obvi...The advertising and marketing execs at Oxford obviously are aiming this at their potential customers (i.e., "those with an interest in natural history, adventure, environmental conservation, and science, as well as the <B>more than forty-six million American who now consider themselves birdwatchers</B>" [emphasis added]) many of whom are naive enough to fall for this hype.John L. Trapphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14001532550767505335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9336879.post-1172364457639602282007-02-24T19:47:00.000-05:002007-02-24T19:47:00.000-05:00We know there are problems with some of the GBBC r...We know there are problems with some of the GBBC reports. That's why we are careful not to overstate any claims we might make based on the limits of the data we have. But here's the deal--over 70,000 people saw and enjoyed birds last weekend because of the GBBC. How many people saw and enjoyed Ivory-billed Woodpeckers last weekend?birdchaserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12059679554555819009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9336879.post-1172361006334458232007-02-24T18:50:00.000-05:002007-02-24T18:50:00.000-05:00in the meantime you're pushing the GBBC which is c...in the meantime you're pushing the GBBC which is chockfull of unverified, imprecise, inaccurate, and bogus reports, not that anyone would care.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com