I like the subject, bee-l is "bad"... Some truth there.

I was going to write a short note on now that we are back together, 
could we please get back to what this list was all about in the 
beginning, "informed discussion". But before I did so, I decided to g 
back to the Bee-L guidelines and re-read them. Well, it is all there, to 
quote-


"Furthermore, submissions must be "Informed"!  BEE-L is not intended to  
be a substitute for beginning texts on keeping bees."

"Submissions  to BEE-L should not contain misinformation.    Although 
slow to admit it, the moderators do not know it all.  However, blatant 
misinformation is rejected without notice.  Realizing there is a fine 
line between new, thought  provoking  ideas and misinformation the 
moderators strive for leniency in their judgment and prefer to err on 
the side of thought provoking ideas.  Reader beware that if you read it 
here it ain't necessarily so!"

I do enjoy Peter's posts that cite and quote chapter and verse from the 
literature. It is corrects a lot of the misinformation that gets posted 
here. Others also contribute their hopes-for-sanity corrections to the 
misinformation.

It would be nice if we tried to keep facts facts and say "I believe" or 
"I guess" when there are none. I realize that our memories can be off, 
so there will be problems.

I like the hypothesis (guesses) about certain subjects, like CCD which 
is still in the amorphous stage, because it does often lead to some good 
science. For example, the discussion on pesticide involvement with CCD 
has shown that it is only a tenuous connection as a root cause (IMHO) 
but still may be one of possibly many factors.

I am happy that Aaron brought back the bee-l since it still is the most 
rational and informed source of beekeeping information on the internet. 
But I do not blame him at all if tomorrow he decided that "enough is 
enough" and shut it down. Personally, I believe that he will keep it 
going as long as we occasionally re-read the guidelines and try to 
adhere to them.

Bill Truesdell
Bath, Maine

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