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Index of Subjects --001a11425c14e3055d0555d932ae Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable 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 On Thu, Aug 3, 2017 at 9:50 AM, John Kearney <john.kearney@ns.sympatico.ca> 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 emai= l. > I don=E2=80=99t doubt the validity of the conservation goals of the surve= y 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 th= ey > 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 > --001a11425c14e3055d0555d932ae Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <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><br></div><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br clear=3D"all"= ><div><div class=3D"gmail_signature" data-smartmail=3D"gmail_signature"><di= v 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">= <i style=3D"color:rgb(255,0,0);font-size:large">Dave in Dartmouth</i></div>= <div style=3D"font-size:small"><i style=3D"color:rgb(255,0,0);font-size:lar= ge"><br></i></div><div><div><div dir=3D"ltr"><div><font color=3D"#000000" s= ize=3D"2">David Simpson</font></div><div dir=3D"ltr"><font color=3D"#000000= " size=3D"2">(902) 580 8007</font></div><div><font color=3D"#000000" size= =3D"2"><a href=3D"mailto:david.sonsimp@gmail.com" target=3D"_blank">david.s= onsimp@gmail.com</a></font></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= <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:john.kearney@ns.sympatico.ca" targ= et=3D"_blank">john.kearney@ns.sympatico.ca</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockq= uote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc = solid;padding-left:1ex"><div lang=3D"EN-CA" link=3D"blue" vlink=3D"purple">= <div class=3D"m_584090815755211408WordSection1"><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><spa= n style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Hi = all,<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-siz= e:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">This morning I receive= d 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= .<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:1= 1.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">While in retrospect, ther= e are some indications in the introductory email, it became more obvious as= the survey proceeded that there are hunting interests behind the survey me= thodology and objectives. If true, this should be stated upfront in the eth= ics statement in the introductory email. I don=E2=80=99t doubt the validity= of the conservation goals of the survey but I wish to send out a word of c= aution to the members of this list. <u></u><u></u></span></p><p class=3D"Ms= oNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sa= ns-serif">The survey also refers to a number of specific conservation organ= izations like Bird Studies Canada which might imply, correctly or falsely, = that they support the objectives of the survey.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p = class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calib= ri",sans-serif">I would also like to know how my participation in eBir= d gets me on the sampling list for a university questionnaire. Is eBird sel= ling or distributing names and email address of participants?<span class=3D= "HOEnZb"><font color=3D"#888888"><u></u><u></u></font></span></span></p><sp= an class=3D"HOEnZb"><font color=3D"#888888"><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span st= yle=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">John</s= pan><u></u><u></u></p></font></span></div></div></blockquote></div><br></di= v></div> --001a11425c14e3055d0555d932ae--
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