Might it be time to wrap up this discussion? Linda Hodges Colorado Springs
On Thu, Dec 13, 2018, 9:27 AM Dave Cameron <[email protected] wrote: > Here is, perhaps, a more callous approach to all the discussion going on > about where to post info on rarities: > > I'll preface my remarks by saying that COBIRDS google group is my personal > preference for posting info and finding info. There is, of course, also > the COBIRDS facebook page. I'm also on the Colorado Rare Bird Alert > facebook page. I also periodically read and post on birdforum dot net > (subgroup forums, subgroup your local patch, subgroup Colorado). And of > course, I get a lot of info about where to find birds on ebird. > > No one is required to update all, or any, of those databases. We could > see a rarity and just mail a letter to the CBRC the following month, but we > all benefit from fast info, and people are really good about getting info > out incredibly quickly. This info quickly spreads from one site to another. > > So, what's my advice? If you really expect that every report will reach > you personally, and instantly? JOIN THEM ALL. THEY'RE ALL FREE. Bringing > others' preference of internet medium in line with one's own, in any > context, is pointless. > > Dave Cameron > Denver > > > On Wednesday, December 12, 2018 at 7:14:55 PM UTC-7, Greg Pasquariello > wrote: >> >> I think they’re two different audiences, and what gets posted to one may >> or may not be of interest to the other; this conversation, for example. I >> think this mailing list has more birders, whereas the FB group probably has >> many “casual” lookey-loos on it too. >> >> >> Regards >> -Greg Pasquariello >> Littleton CO >> >> On Dec 12, 2018, at 4:50 PM, Rolf Hertenstein, Lyons <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> I was wondering if it is possible for a savvy tech person (I am NOT one) >> to have facebook posts automatically forwarded to cobirds, with or without >> photos. >> >> That would help those of us who do not facebook to avoid missing >> information. >> >> Rolf (Hertenstein, Lyons, CO) >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Colorado Birds" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/28baf60f-48cc-4c4f-b039-76b6d9787901%40googlegroups.com >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/28baf60f-48cc-4c4f-b039-76b6d9787901%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> >> >> -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Colorado Birds" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/a843a6ce-ba95-4bd9-b586-0ae16a2559bd%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/a843a6ce-ba95-4bd9-b586-0ae16a2559bd%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/CABW16TnT44aVONKVLvLfnVLiXj%2B30a%3Drf1NjgKHWYWiaiFUgEw%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
