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Originally Posted by PatArizona
Thank you Brian, for your response
"...you are in the distinct minority...".
DISTINCT MINORITY I think is a gross overstatement...US vs WORLD may be as you stated, but not when you scope the comparison down to membership. And, remember, I didn't suggest changing from metric, but rather to use both.
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I was afraid that you would find that offensive, Pat. I should have refrained from saying it. It was unnecessary, as the
real reason is that I don't feel it correct for
me to change the content of Harry's work. However, once the database is in
your custody, you would then be free to change
any part of
any field in Tree Species (including the records containing content from Harry's Species Guide) any way you saw fit.
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Originally Posted by PatArizona
"...am utilizing and quoting Mr Harrington's work...".
Maybe Mr. Harrington's work isn't the right one to use. Why? Fully one third of my trees are not addressed...and that doesn't include the Rocky Mountain Juniper, the Bristlecone Pine, the California Juniper, the California Redwoods (both). And the previous adds up to only 13 American natives. There are many more.
One further question...how will we accomodate those species that are not in Harry's Species Guide?
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Please keep in mind that the data from Species Guide is intended to be a default
starting place for content in the Tree Species table,
not its entire content. The user adds, changes, or deletes content as he/she desires.
Hope that this helps and clarifies.
Brian