--- [log in to unmask] wrote:

> We have noticed that no one from the BK's* to us common folks seems to be
> using the Delorme coordinates anymore.  Since we were chastised for not  using
> them a couple of years ago, we were just wondering?


Don't worry about chastised for not using Delorme coordinates. I was once chastised *for* using
them. Just goes to prove you can't please everybody.

There's nothing sacred about Delorme coordinates. They can be a handy tool for orienting the
reader as you give directions, particularly to a rural part of the state. There are other ways of
doing that, however, and the only important thing is that you make yourself understood.

Since I don't usually read the mailing-list with a Delorme in my lap, I appreciate it when the
location includes the county and a nearby town. I can quickly plug that information into Google or
an online mapping program and get a good idea of where the place is.


Happy birding,





Paul Gardner
Columbus, OH

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