[Aroid-l] an apolgy if it is order

From: crogers at ecoanalysts.com (Christopher Rogers) on 2008.06.02 at 03:15:00(17665) You gotta be kidding!!!! I am certainly not laughing or pitying you. You are asking great questions, often the same questions that others have, and sometimes the questions people want to ask but do not know how. Steve, I am not in any way ashamed to be associated with you. I am proud to be of your acquaintance, as a member of the IAS, and a part of the Aroid-L. It is true that in a public forum, one can always be found who will be offended. But you do a service to aroiders everywhere. You should be thanked, not maligned. Best always, Christopher +More D. Christopher Rogers Senior Invertebrate Ecologist/ Taxonomist ((,///////////=======< EcoAnalysts, Inc. 1.530.756.4481 1.530. 383.4798 (cell) 1307 "L" Street Davis, CA 95616 USA ?Invertebrate Taxonomy ?Endangered Species ?Ecological Studies ?Bioassessment ?Invasive Species ?Plankton ?Phycology Moscow, Idaho ? Bozeman, Montana ? Woodland, California ? Joplin, Missouri Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania ecoanalysts.com From: aroid-l-bounces at gizmoworks.com [mailto:aroid-l-bounces at gizmoworks.com] On Behalf Of ExoticRainforest Sent: Saturday, May 31, 2008 9:56 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:

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