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Rarities Committees (long)

To: "Keith Weekes" <>, "Nikolas Haass" <>
Subject: Rarities Committees (long)
From: "Peter Shute" <>
Date: Tue, 18 Dec 2007 12:05:55 +1100
 wrote on Tuesday, 18 December 2007
8:25 AM:

> However, reading the reports there does seem to be a bit of a
> skew towards trying as hard as possible to rule sightings
> out. It seems that there is an attitude of "we're 99% sure
> but can't rule out x" so we're not allowing it. (eg
> http://users.bigpond.net.au/palliser/barc/SUMM459.htm)

If I was ever to submit a sighting, if I got even one BARC member to
vote for it, I'd be pretty pleased.  If I got 4 (out of 8?), like in
that case, I'd be really pleased.  Maybe not totally happy, but still
pleased.

Peter Shute
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