can't lose the people's trust --- @Aura - Sounds like a great project that was entered into with the right attitude by the researchers involved. I think something that is often forgotten by researchers is that the general public and communities where the work is being done are important stakeholders in the research enterprise (presuming that the research being done is being funded by a tax-funded agency, which is by and large the case at least in the US). Losing the trust of the people means that there is now a group of people who may not support spending tax dollars/euros/etc. on scientific research, so it's a short sighted approach which is ironic for paleontologist and archeologists who should have a broader perspective of deep time, right?

Source author: Ryan Haupt ryan.haupt@nysf.com