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Index of Subjects --=_30608548e33b1c977c8a86fc6c32388e Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Thanks, Dave. I sent the same request. Billy On 03 Aug 2017 10:17, David Simpson wrote: > I got the same survey request. I just sent an email inquiring as to how our contact info was obtained. I'll report back when/if I get a response. > > _Dave in Dartmouth_ > > David Simpson > (902) 580 8007 > david.sonsimp@gmail.com [1] > > On Thu, Aug 3, 2017 at 9:50 AM, John Kearney <john.kearney@ns.sympatico.ca [2]> wrote: > >> Hi all, >> >> This morning I received a request to complete a survey about birdwatching from the University of Alberta and was informed that I was chosen due to my participation in eBird. >> >> While in retrospect, there are some indications in the introductory email, it became more obvious as the survey proceeded that there are hunting interests behind the survey methodology and objectives. If true, this should be stated upfront in the ethics statement in the introductory email. I don't doubt the validity of the conservation goals of the survey but I wish to send out a word of caution to the members of this list. >> >> The survey also refers to a number of specific conservation organizations like Bird Studies Canada which might imply, correctly or falsely, that they support the objectives of the survey. >> >> I would also like to know how my participation in eBird gets me on the sampling list for a university questionnaire. Is eBird selling or distributing names and email address of participants? >> >> John Links: ------ [1] mailto:david.sonsimp@gmail.com [2] mailto:john.kearney@ns.sympatico.ca --=_30608548e33b1c977c8a86fc6c32388e Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN"> <html><body> <p>Thanks, Dave. I sent the same request.</p> <p>Billy</p> <p> </p> <p>On 03 Aug 2017 10:17, David Simpson wrote:</p> <blockquote type=3D"cite" style=3D"padding-left:5px; border-left:#1010ff 2p= x solid; margin-left:5px; width:100%"><!-- html ignored --><!-- head ignore= d --><!-- meta ignored --> <div dir=3D"ltr">I got the same survey request. I just sent an email inquir= ing as to how our contact info was obtained. I'll report back when/if I get= a response. <div> </div> <div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br clear=3D"all" /> <div> <div class=3D"gmail_signature"> <div dir=3D"ltr"> <div> <div dir=3D"ltr"> <div> <div dir=3D"ltr"> <div> <div dir=3D"ltr"> <div> <div dir=3D"ltr"> <div dir=3D"ltr"> <div style=3D"font-size: small;"><em style=3D"color: #ff0000; font-size: la= rge;">Dave in Dartmouth</em></div> <div style=3D"font-size: small;"><em style=3D"color: #ff0000; font-size: la= rge;"><br /></em></div> <div> <div> <div dir=3D"ltr"> <div><span style=3D"color: #000000; font-size: small;">David Simpson</span>= </div> <div dir=3D"ltr"><span style=3D"color: #000000; font-size: small;">(902) 58= 0 8007</span></div> <div><span style=3D"color: #000000; font-size: small;"><a href=3D"mailto:da= vid.sonsimp@gmail.com">david.sonsimp@gmail.com</a></span></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <br /> <div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Thu, Aug 3, 2017 at 9:50 AM, John Kearney <sp= an><<a href=3D"mailto:john.kearney@ns.sympatico.ca">john.kearney@ns.symp= atico.ca</a>></span> wrote:<br /> <blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin: 0 0 0 .8ex; border-le= ft: 1px #ccc solid; padding-left: 1ex;"> <div lang=3D"EN-CA"> <div class=3D"m_584090815755211408WordSection1"> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Cali= bri',sans-serif;">Hi all,<span style=3D"text-decoration: underline;"></span= ><span style=3D"text-decoration: underline;"></span></span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Cali= bri',sans-serif;">This morning I received a request to complete a survey ab= out birdwatching from the University of Alberta and was informed that I was= chosen due to my participation in eBird.<span style=3D"text-decoration: un= derline;"></span><span style=3D"text-decoration: underline;"></span></span>= </p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Cali= bri',sans-serif;">While in retrospect, there are some indications in the in= troductory email, it became more obvious as the survey proceeded that there= are hunting interests behind the survey methodology and objectives. If tru= e, this should be stated upfront in the ethics statement in the introductor= y email. I don’t doubt the validity of the conservation goals of the = survey but I wish to send out a word of caution to the members of this list= =2E <span style=3D"text-decoration: underline;"></span><span style=3D"text-= decoration: underline;"></span></span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Cali= bri',sans-serif;">The survey also refers to a number of specific conservati= on organizations like Bird Studies Canada which might imply, correctly or f= alsely, that they support the objectives of the survey.<span style=3D"text-= decoration: underline;"></span><span style=3D"text-decoration: underline;">= </span></span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Cali= bri',sans-serif;">I would also like to know how my participation in eBird g= ets me on the sampling list for a university questionnaire. Is eBird sellin= g or distributing names and email address of participants?<span class=3D"HO= EnZb"><span style=3D"color: #888888;"><span style=3D"text-decoration: under= line;"></span><span style=3D"text-decoration: underline;"></span></span></s= pan></span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Cali= bri',sans-serif;">John</span><span style=3D"text-decoration: underline;"></= span><span style=3D"text-decoration: underline;"></span></p> </div> </div> </blockquote> </div> </div> </div> </blockquote> <p> </p> <div> </div> </body></html>