Pete Eeles wrote:Felix wrote:It doesn't.
But the subs aren't exactly a fortune! I dunno, music, films, printed media... ...doesn't anyone like to pay for anything anymore?
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I admire the honesty
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Seriously - with all of the information spread across several publications (most of which, by the way, I subscribe to), really doesn't help "get the word out" to encourage others to validate and expand on observations, does it? Personally, I think that's a real shame and an opportunity missed.
I wonder if the various publications would support a brief summary being published on the web (with a reference to their papers to encourage potential subscribers) to simply get the "highlights" made available.
Cheers,
- Pete
I kind of disagree... by being published they are getting
'the word out', rather than (as you put it) "
many observations are getting lost in personal diaries and correspondence".
AND, once in print the information is there for good. I still refer to journals and bulletins from runs which I have that date back to the 19th century. And those that I do not have, I can always consult them in a
library (another antiquated concept no doubt
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Besides, anyone who joins the Amateur Entomologist's Society, British Entomological & Natural History Society, etc. get the relevant journal for
FREE, and a lot more besides (field trips, work shops, access to reference collections, subject matter experts, libraries etc etc.).
The only thing that surprises me, considering the level of interest (nay obsession!) that so many UKBers have in butterflies and related matters, is that so few appear to be AES members.
Felix.