[Rockhounds] "list where the knowledge of many is shared freely"

[Glenn Wimpee]

This obviously depends on many factors. The sharing of knowledge I referenced was primarily meant to be in the identification and handling of specimens as well as collecting locations that are not secret. This includes lots of facets <> (pun intended). 
 
If there are secret "honey holes" I doubt that info is as forthcoming as published data on sites and what one might expect to find. Obviously also is the fact that many members share detailed trip reports. Some include fairly detailed location data while some are not as pinpointed as to where the collecting sites are. Fishing is another of my hobbies, and many fishermen are quite proud of their liar reputations. Some hot spots are kept as secret as possible while others are openly shared and even published.
 
I guess it is wisdom rather than basic knowledge that I see shared so freely here. My definition of wisdom is knowledge (book learnin') reinforced by experience.
 
IMHO.
 
 
Glenn 

> From: OnyxCollector at aol.com> Date: Thu, 20 Dec 2007 21:33:55 -0500> To: rockhounds at lists.drizzle.com> Subject: [Rockhounds] "list where the knowledge of many is shared freely"> > PawPawTiger said Rockhounds is a "list where the knowledge of many is > shared freely". A furious debate is raging on the LARocks discussion group about > sharing the locations of places to collect rocks and minerals at, and I'd like > to see some opinions of the rockhounds on this list. Do you think > rockhounds should share the location of collection sites, or should people have to > earn the right to this knowledge by going out first with someone else? Is the > knowledge of a collecting site "intellectual property", and thus should be > paid for? Is it wrong to post GPS coordinates for others to use? I'd sure like > to hear what you have to say.> > > > **************************************See AOL's top rated recipes > (http://food.aol.com/top-rated-recipes?NCID=aoltop00030000000004)> > > --- StripMime Report -- processed MIME parts ---> multipart/alternative> text/plain (text body -- kept)> text/html> ---> -- > _______________________________________________> Rockhounds at drizzle Mailing List> Subscription Services:> http://lists.drizzle.com/mailman/listinfo/rockhounds> List Home Page, with a link to the List Usage Policy:> http://www.eclecticlapidary.com/Rockhounds/index.html
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