The Science/Hobby Interface (was RE: Water)
Andrew Boyd (andrew at pcug.org.au)
Mon, 27 May 1996 20:20:23 +1000
At 11:11 PM 5/26/96 -0700, Peter Unmack wrote:
>> From: Bruce Hansen <bhansen at oznet02.ozemail.com.au>
>
>> I for one wouldn't be bothered with multiple measurement of calcium
>levels etc and I'm sure that if I had to it would detract from my
>enjoyment of the hobby. Spouting the opinions and enjoying the banter to
>and fro is part of the charm of the hobby ( and of this list for that
>
>That's why there will always be a big gap between scientists and
>aquarists and why scientists will never pay much attention to most
>aquarists. :-)
>
>Peter Unmack
Peter may have said this in jest, but it is a serious problem as touched on
in the importation and disease threads on this ML...
Can anyone suggest ways that hobbyists, their organisations and scientists
can communicate meaningfully?
Regards, Andrew
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Andrew Boyd - andrew at pcug.org.au - http://www.pcug.org.au/~andrew
Evolution takes no prisoners....
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