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Aaron Morris <[log in to unmask]>
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Informed Discussion of Beekeeping Issues and Bee Biology <[log in to unmask]>
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Mon, 4 Mar 2002 08:16:28 -0500
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At first I was amused, even with the spelling error.  However, more than one
member has taken offense and Peter Dillon wrote:
> If it is to be presumed that this is a list promoting co-operation and
> discussion on an international level - are not these messages
> mis-placed?

Indeed, BEE-L is an international list, and as such the slogan can be (has
been) interpreted as confrontational.  A more diplomatic phrasing would be,
"Domestic honey promotes domestic pollination!"

Aaron Morris - thinking diplomatically

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