I'm not defending the content of said message , we all make mistakes. Bill posts regularly on this list. I wonder if the list will continue to exist without his regular and educational posts. Sad! Manon VanSchoyck Licking County On Fri, Feb 9, 2018 at 1:52 PM troy shively <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Hello all, > I thought I would pass this along from Bill Whan since he cannot post it. > I don’t want to start another fight, I’m just passing along the > information. I’m sure both sides have their opinion on the subject, and > I’m sure this will probably be my last listserv post, but I want to thank > Bill for all of his wisdom over the years. No one has taught me more about > birds and ornithological history. He is my mentor and close friend and > I’m sad to see this. I hope in the future we can learn to communicate > with each other better and learn that sometimes the “tone” of an email can > be misread and the intent can be lost in perception. I know many of us > have known Bill for years and know he is a wonderful human being and has > been misunderstood, often because of perception. Please don’t email me > back as I am not going to reply, I really don’t want to start something. > I just want to raise a glass and thank Bill for 30 years of enjoyable > information. > Regrettably, > Troy > > >>> Bill, > >>> As the owner of the Ohio birding listserv, the OOS is responsible for > >>> managing the content of the published posts. As part of that > >>> responsibility, it reviews the content of controversial posts. Your > >>> recent barn owl posting has been reviewed and discussed by our Board. > >>> As you are aware, it angered and offended many members, causing some to > >>> unsubscribe from the listserv. > >>> The listserv is intended to be a non-confrontational vehicle to > >>> communicate rare bird information and to discuss Ohio's birds, habitat, > >>> etc. Though we appreciate that you have been a long-time supporter of > >>> the listserv and are a well-respected member of Ohio's birding > >>> community, the subject post has overstepped the bounds of our listserv > >>> rules. Many have enjoyed and been educated by your interesting and > >>> historical posts over the years but many have also felt that they > >>> sometimes cross the line of propriety based on the intent of this > >>> listserv. Most frustrating to us was that you often refer readers to > >>> articles/documents with a link rather than by transcribing them into > the > >>> message. Substituting a link for your transcription with a warning > note > >>> regarding the racial slur used in the subject post could have achieved > >>> the results of sharing the pertinent birding information without the > >>> shock and offense it ultimately created. > >>> We feel that allowing any similar content to be posted could further > >>> damage the credibility of the listserv and the OOS. In the best > >>> interest of the Ohio Listserv and its members, we have suspended your > >>> participation/membership on the listserv for six months, to begin today > >>> February 8, 2018. If you wish to rejoin after the six month > suspension, > >>> you will be immediately reinstated with the understanding that you will > >>> adhere to the listserv posting rules. Subsequent violations of the > >>> listserv rules could result in permanent suspension. > >>> We are disappointed in having to take this action but do so in the > >>> interests of our membership. > >>> > >>> OOS Board of Directors > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > > ______________________________________________________________________ > > 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]