Thanks, Max ji, for the suggestion. In fact I have been looking for somebody, who can take over the job of updating database from me. If anybody is willing, pl. let me know.
2009/9/15 J.M. Garg <jmga...@gmail.com> > Feedback from Max ji: > "May I suggest, as all these ideas being put forward are very time > consuming, that the database entries be farmed out to other people? > > Garg ji, I know this is your 'baby' and you probably control the database, > but could different aspects be the responsibility of different volunteers, > even if a person held the post only for a limited time? You could still > retain oversight, but it might lift some of the work from your broad > shoulders. For instance, this idea of overseas plant ID being added is > great, but it will certainly multiply the database entries. Could this part > be handled by someone else? Their position is Overseas Database Controller > 2009 or some such thing, then they hand it over to someone else for next > year. Similarly, my complex grading scheme could be simplified and added > slowly to the existing database, depending on the information given. > > Just a thought or two. I love the way the chapter is shaping up, by the > way. I worried about cutting out the first person narrative completely as it > gives the chapter a really personal touch, so it is good that you have > reintroduced it. > > Max" > > 2009/9/15 J.M. Garg <jmga...@gmail.com> > > Hi, Singh ji, Satish ji & Pardesi ji, >> I think managing a separate database is difficult at the moment. These can >> only be incorrporated in the existing database. >> >> 2009/9/15 Pardeshi S. <satishparde...@gmail.com> >> >> >>> Hello all >>> i think this would also add another advantage to Indiantreepix, as all >>> of us would get access to rich biodiveristy of other places. >>> managing pics should not be the hurdle. >>> regards >>> Satish Pardeshi >>> >>> On Sep 15, 8:45 am, "singhg ." <sin...@sify.com> wrote: >>> > garg ji and fellow members, >>> > While sitting in California I got the idea? Could we also have >>> mechanism of >>> > compiling plants outside India clicked by our members. Members could >>> send >>> > photographs with a tag, so that they go to a separate database, and >>> there is >>> > no confusion with Indian Database. This will help comparing Indian >>> plants >>> > with their close relatives outside India. The immediate plant that >>> comes to >>> > my mind is Nerium oleander (which is very common here) and Indian >>> Nerium >>> > indicum. Similarly Platanus occidentalis of America and our Plnatanus >>> > orientalis. There are numerous other species with which our plants are >>> often >>> > confuse, e.g. Sambucus ebulus and our S. wightiana, Phyllanthus niruri >>> and >>> > P. fraternus and many others. Plus there are numerous interesting >>> plants >>> > that our members may click outside India, but need to be kept >>> separately, to >>> > avoid confusion, but available for ready reference. >>> > >>> > Kindly give a thought to this idea >>> > >>> > -- >>> > Dr. Gurcharan Singh >>> > Department of Botany >>> > SGTB Khalsa College >>> > University of Delhi >>> > Delhi-110007 >>> > Res: 932 Anand Kunj >>> > Vikas Puri >>> > New Delhi-110018 >>> > Phone: 011025518297 >>> > Mobile: 9810359089 >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> With regards, >> J.M.Garg (jmga...@gmail.com) >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1 >> 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' >> Image Resource of thousands of my images of Birds, Butterflies, Flora etc. >> (arranged alphabetically & place-wise): >> http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg >> For learning about Indian Flora, visit/ join Google e-group- >> Indiantreepix:http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix?hl=en >> >> > > > -- > With regards, > J.M.Garg (jmga...@gmail.com) > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1 > 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' > Image Resource of thousands of my images of Birds, Butterflies, Flora etc. > (arranged alphabetically & place-wise): > http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg > For learning about Indian Flora, visit/ join Google e-group- Indiantreepix: > http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix?hl=en > > -- With regards, J.M.Garg (jmga...@gmail.com) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' Image Resource of thousands of my images of Birds, Butterflies, Flora etc. (arranged alphabetically & place-wise): http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg For learning about Indian Flora, visit/ join Google e-group- Indiantreepix: http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix?hl=en --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "indiantreepix" group. To post to this group, send email to indiantreepix@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to indiantreepix+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
