I agree 100 percent with what Joe says. I will be signing off from this listserv and not renewing with OOS. Jeff Grabmeier Columbus On Sat, Feb 10, 2018 at 4:16 PM, Joe Hammond <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Good afternoon, > > Bill Whan is a friend of mine and has done more for birding in Ohio than > any of us could hope to do in five lifetimes. His knowledge runs deep and > wide, and he has always been willing to donate his time and talents to help > and further birding in our state. He has written innumerable articles, > edited the Ohio Cardinal, served on the Ohio Bird Records Committee, helped > found the Ohio Ornithological Society, led the Columbus Avid Birders group, > and so much more. I have had the privilege of not only birding with him, > but also collaborating with him on several projects over the past 21 years, > and I can say without question that he has been one of the most important > influences in me becoming the birder that I am today. For that I am > eternally grateful. > > As you know, I have not posted much lately, and I must say that I am not > pleased with what has happened with birding over the past several years. > The public shaming of Bill Whan and his subsequent removal from this list > is one of the most ridiculous things I have witnessed here and is the > proverbial straw for me. If you do not like this message, you need not > worry about me posting here again because I am unsubscribing. I will also > have to seriously consider whether I wish to continue contributing to a > hobby where I would have to be more concerned with what some poor soul > might think about what I say or write, especially in an historical context, > than promoting bird welfare, habitat conservation and restoration, and > natural history. > > Signing off permanently, > > Joe Hammond > Pataskala, OH > > ______________________________________________________________________ > > Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. > Please consider joining our Society, at www.ohiobirds.org/site/ > membership.php. > Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. > > > You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: > listserv.miamioh.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS > Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask] > ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Please consider joining our Society, at www.ohiobirds.org/site/membership.php. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: listserv.miamioh.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask]