Of course the horse and buggy makers probably said the same thing when the
first cars hit the streets. It is in some ways hard to argue against
innovation and most major advances come through "market forces" and people
being willing to try new things. But some things are probably best
centralised. Of course ideally there would be nothing to stop having a
centrally maintained database and multiple programs to put data in and
extract it and present the data in different ways to users - that would
certainly be an area where innovation would be a positive thing.
2010/1/8 Julian Bielewicz <>
> Greetings All
>
> I can fully concur with Dave's remarks. Surely we have enough, nay, more
> than enough databases and assorted personal bird recording programs
> clogging
> up the works. I note ebird is scheduled to hit our shores anon.
>
> ENOUGH, already.
>
> It's the same with birding organization catering to humbling low number
> Down
> Under, squabbling over the spoils. Someone, much wiser that I, once said
> something to the effect that strength lies in unity and not in a plethora
> of
> bodies competing for the same limited dollar in a "small" [from a
> population
> prospective] pie.
>
> Stir the possum. Let's have BA and all others attached as affiliates.
> Let's have one NATIONAL database.
>
> The devil is in parochial passions as much as in the detail.
>
> Cheers
>
> Julian
>
>
>
>
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