Hi Dave
You have obviously taken umbrage after enquiring for info.
Let me explain my comment and address yours. With the internet it is much easier for people to discover where rare plants are and many are suffering from either being dug up or by damage to their environment due to trampling etc.
I take the personal view that caution should therefore be shown when handing out site information on plants. Yellow Bird's Nest (
Monotropa species) are highly adapted to their environment and likely to suffer from trampling etc and therefore consideration should be given to the plant. No-one has a God given right to go and see a plant.
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Originally Posted by slim  Right, now lets get one thing straight here. All you folks who are being very very sniffy about info... |
As far as I am concerned being careful about handing out info on the location has nothing to do with being sniffy. My comment actually addressed a wider concern I haver had over the past few weeks about the naming of sites.
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Originally Posted by slim first of all you don't know me at all.... |
You have got it in one. One look at you previous posts and they are all requesting site info and nothing on your profile. It would have been polite to introduce yourself before asking for information.
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Originally Posted by slim i have been a countryside professional all my working life, both as a countryside ranger and now as an interpretation officer.... |
Big deal, I am tempted to say in that case you should know better.
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Originally Posted by slim .i'm quite sure that most of you don't actually work in conservation just do it for a hobby. |
This is a rather arrogant statement. How the hell do you know what people do.
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Originally Posted by slim And secondly what the hell do you think i'm going to do with a plant of yellow birds nest eh? |
Who knows? If your implication is that you would not be likely to dig it up then I will remind you that some years ago Ghost Orchid (Epipogium aphyllum) was dug up from a British site and put on sale on the continent for a large amount of money. If that can happen I am sure there are people who will have a go at Yellow Bird's Nest
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Originally Posted by slim If you don't want to share information that is all fair and proper but don't moralise about it just don't share it. |
Neither Kayleigh's nor my comments were "moralising" but merely giving what I believe is a sensible warning. Just read the Lady Slipper thread on this forum a few weeks ago to see what I meant. Thanks I chose not to share.
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Originally Posted by slim I am sorry if i have offended anyone with this post but there it is. |
Offended no, annoyed a little, yes, I don't like arrogance.
With regard to replying by PM, sorry I would rather do it in public, I think it is of more general interest! I might be wrong but there you go.
I hope I haven't caused further offence.