Over the years Butterfly India has been a fantastic source of inspiration for butterfly lovers all over india. We have made wonderful friends, gone on trips, discovered amazing new species, then there were the lifecycles posted that took our learning of this species to the next level.
Butterfly india was the first site we would visit, however as a regular viewer of BI. I find that our member involvement has hit an all time low. I know of a dozen good photographers who have stopped posting their images for a host of reasons like ... Arrey yaar nobody responds to my pictures no comments ,no criticism nothing its like a wall, then the other voice i wanted some id nobody responded so i stopped sending pictures, the third said people are too critical i would prefer posting my pictures on flicker, the fourth said the viewers at butterfly india are half dead they just dont respond to our pictures, so what is the point of sending pictures. I only have pictures of the peninsular india people may laugh at me sending these pictures Yes friends, i agree there is a grain of truth in what you say, but can i urge you to take a broader view of this egroup a group is collective strength of all members, that is what will make our group survive and thrive.. so like you if everyone stops posting pictures our group will die a slow death. If you view images constantly and dont post your own images , then that is a very selfish ,one way relationship because every relationship needs a little give and take, Never mind if people dont appreciate your pictures, never mind if they criticise, never mind if they dont respond to your ids, do it because you are a part of this wonderful butterfly family and your contribution is important to the group. Even if your images are of common butterflies you could post them as at any point of time there are lots of new members Do you remember the time when you too could id only 5 to 10 species. Posting pictures from your archives too is also welcome We need everyones suggestions on what we could do to make this e group more vibrant. Maybe we need to upgrade the format on the lines of India Nature watch, where one can see all the postings made by a member even one or two years in a seperate box etc As the year 2010 draws to an end lets hope the new year will see a lot more involvement from everyone. Amen Nelson Rodrigues -- Enjoy
