[Tweeters] Fwd: Rebuttal Petition to the AOS

[Dennis Paulson]

I am posting this because I think everyone interested in this issue should read it, and if you agree with the petition, please sign it.

Dennis Paulson
Seattle

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> From: Rachel Kolokoff Hopper <hopko at comcast.net <mailto:hopko at comcast.net>>

> Subject: Rebuttal Petition to the AOS

> Date: November 29, 2023 at 6:15:57 AM PST

> To: Rachel Hopper <r-hopper at comcast.net <mailto:r-hopper at comcast.net>>

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> I have posted a rebuttal petition to AOS Leadership regarding their decision to change all eponymous bird names on change.org <http://change.org/>.

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> While I feel there are many reasons to disagree with the removal of all eponyms, I think this short petition hits the main reasons why I (and others) oppose this move. I would appreciate a core set of members of the birding community to sign on to this letter and then once we have a good number of initial signees we will make it widely public for anyone to sign. 

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> I believe that this petition will gather a substantially greater number than the roughly 2500 who signed the initial petition that got this whole thing rolling. I believe that our voices deserve to be heard.

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> A few notes before signing.

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> After you sign the petition change.org <http://change.org/> takes you to a screen asking for a donation. Change.org <http://change.org/> is free and this donation is not for our cause. We are not fundraising. 

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> Instead, click on “No, I’ll Share Instead” which will take you to a page that gives you multiple ways to share the petition but most importantly also provides a comment box on the right side of the page. If you want to include a membership or organizational affiliation this is the place to put that information along with any other comments you may want to share.

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> Thanks for signing.

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> The link to the petition is here: https://chng.it/VHyjZp5snr <https://chng.it/VHyjZp5snr>

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> Rachel Kolokoff Hopper

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> rkhphotography.net <http://rkhphotography.net/>

> hopko at comcast.net <mailto:hopko at comcast.net>

> Ft. Collins, CO

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