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

[betdav97 at aol.com]

? After reading all the posts thus far, what hasn't been mentioned is:
some sites are sensitive areas that are still under research by the Geo
Survey or an university. Those are kept secret until the research is done.
Also, there is always the fear that someone will take everything available
and leave none for the next collector. There are sites here in WV like that.
Dave


-----Original Message-----
From: OnyxCollector at aol.com
To: rockhounds at lists.drizzle.com
Sent: Thu, 20 Dec 2007 9:33 pm
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.



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