Dear Nelson, I agree with you. May be we should put together some sort of beginners guide to Butterfly Identification. I am not sure of the form but it should be very basic identifying 100 most common species. I feel this will be very useful for most new members joining.
What do you all feel ? Regards, Vijay http://diversityindia.org/ --- In [email protected], Nelson Rodrigues <nel...@...> wrote: > > 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
