Re: Avocational,Amateur, Independent Paleontologists

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>No, I didn't mean it to sound like we're too stupid to know what we
>want.  But I'm always a little suspicious of other people making
>decisins that affect me and not have my interests represented.  Like the
>Boston Tea Party = No Taxation Without Representation!
>
>If professional paleontologists are to make decisions about the
>avocational paleontologists, should they at least solicit their input?
>And are the interests of the two really one and the same?
>
>I was trying to be a little sarcastic I guess.  I apologize for letting
>personal feelings enter into the discussion.
>
>Billy


Believe me Billy, the organizers of Paleo21 are listening to you and all
the others posted commentary on Paleonet about what we are doing.  You have
our attention.  You will have an opportunity to comment and change our
final workshop report too, before it is distributed (we should send it to
as many avocational paleo groups as possible, too).

Jere

Jere H. Lipps
Professor, Department of Integrative Biology
Director, Museum of Paleontology
University of California
Berkeley, California 94720 USA

Voice:  510-642-9006.  Fax:  510-642-1822.
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