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Originally Posted by charlesr1958
And yet you continue to make assumptions and accusations while conceding that fact. Simply amazing.
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Chuck... I have never, not here, not anywhere, stated that I know everything that happened. In fact, I even put together 4 different hypothetical scenarios and concede that there may be many more possible scenarios. However, I've also listed the concerns I have for ALL the possible scenarios.
Here's what we all seem to agree on:
- Hundreds of pounds of protected Florida coral were taken, under a research permit, to a commercial distribution center.
- The care of the corals was left to the staff of a coral whole-saler's warehouse where they were kept in separate systems, but in the same room as corals from different parts of the world.
- The corals began to decline en mass, resulting in the first time in 17 years that the FKNMS has ever had to recall corals issued under a research permit.
These points ALONE would concern me.
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The article was written as is simply because the reporter knew that without all of the facts as you have presented them, they could not start flinging accusations as you wish they had done.
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Since personally communicating with the reporter, I would have to agree with you. They just didn't have a lot of information and (apparently) their only communication was with FKNMS who was also a bit restrained in what they could and could not speak on.
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Your disappointment is quite obvious. Had this article been flaming Eric hardcore, you would have been holding it up for all to see while shouting "See what I did!!!"
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Not exactly... that wouldn't have been a thorough report either.
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Face it, the only "thing" that will come of all of this is that you will have been revealed and thats about it. Yeah, maybe ten more hobbyists will have decided that they don't like Eric, in a world wide audience, whooppeee.
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My goal was not to make people dislike Mr. Borneman. As with my salt study critique, if my intentions had anything to do with perceptions of Mr. Borneman, it was only to have people view his research methods with a bit more skepticism.