an apology if it is order

From: Thomas.Croat at mobot.org (Tom Croat) on 2008.06.02 at 16:03:17(17678) Dear Steve: Holly Cooper seems to be rather full of herself and it was rude of her to lambaste you for your efforts. Of course you may have made some mistakes but we all do and I think that what you are doing is in general a good service to botany. You have taken the time to assemble information in the best way you know how and to post it on your website. These are things that many of us do not have the time to do and your efforts are appreciated. Information grows by bits and pieces and the wrong pieces are discarded. ALL important scientists have made gross errors but it did not keep them from continuing to pursue knowledge. Criticizing others for their attempts to learn is usually not a sign of intelligence but rather a form of insecurity. Keep your chin up! I hope that you and your daughter are surviving well from you operations. Tom +More ________________________________ From: aroid-l-bounces at gizmoworks.com [mailto:aroid-l-bounces at gizmoworks.com] On Behalf Of ExoticRainforest Sent: Saturday, May 31, 2008 11:56 PM To: Discussion of aroids Subject: [Aroid-l] an apolgy if it is order To everyone on Aroid l, If any apology for some of my comments or questions on Aroid l is in order, I gladly offer it. I received a very disturbing message tonight with a direct copy (slightly edited) that I posted on this forum about my construction of my epiphyte tree. The message came from a person whose name showed up as Holly Cooper. I do not know Holly but she has posted a similar message once before on the GardenWeb. In that case, another individual had requested a photo of Anthurium cubense. I had taken a photo of Denis' plant which was tagged Anthurium cubense with Leland Miyano standing with it at the 2007 IAS Aroid Show. As it turned out, Leland later pointed out the vein count on that plant did not match Dr. Croat's scientific description so we learned later that plant is not a full species and liekly a hybrid. The moderators of the GardenWeb forum took down her post since it referred to me by a strong term. If I have irritated any of you with my constant comments and questions, I sincerely apologize. I am only a student of aroid botany and constantly ask questions in order to learn. I don't believe anyone can find any place on my website or on the net where I have ever claimed to be an expert in plants. I just study them, ask a lot of questions of Dr. Croat, Leland and Julius and I probably read too much. The only aroid experts I know are the ones I try to accurately quote in my internet articles. This is what I received from Ms. Cooper. I have purposely removed her email address:

From: hermine at endangeredspecies.com (hermine) on 2008.06.04 at 01:35:22(17724) At 09:53 PM 6/1/2008, you wrote: >Steve, > >I enjoy your posts and your website very much. I sincerely doubt the >malcontent emailing you is really a "Holly Cooper", it's usually >someone who flames others from the safety of an anonymous fabricated name. Righty Ho. It is probably the real Holly Golightly, back from the grave and very unhappy with her appearance. That's my story and I am sticking to it. +More hermine stover

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