---------- Forwarded message --------- From: J.M. Garg <jmga...@gmail.com> Date: Sat, 29 Feb 2020 at 08:52 Subject: Re: [itpmods:13627] Could we think of restoring interactions on efloraofindia? To: itpmods <itpm...@googlegroups.com>
Thanks, Singh ji and others for your valuable inputs. I think need of the hour is to change ourselves. I think following changes in approach is required: 1. *To be satisfied by posting (without expecting many thank you mails)* with the promise that it will appear in our database and will be looked into by hundreds of people all over the world over a period of time (although again without thank you mails) and mistakes, if any, will be noticed and rectified over a period of time (if not immediately). Today, if any resource is more seen all over the world, it is efloraofindia (as far as Indian resources are concerned). Thank you mails are a two way sword. Although it may encourage the posting member, it may distract others by making them see the same material again and again, every time thank you mail is posted. 2. *Post high resolution/ original images*,* for seeing minute details like those (or better) seen in large resolution specimens*. This way these valuable images will never be lost. Future publications all over the world may like to rely more on efloraofindia, if such details are available (may be without giving any credit directly to it, being a secondary source). We have no issue as far as size is concerned except that it has to be less than 8 Mb to be posted on the group. Saroj ji has already done a great job in this regard. 3. *To get more and more serious members (those who post complete details) to post on the group*.* One way is to help with quick ids and another is to make all out efforts so that difficult ids are finally nailed even in a larger time frame. For this, any of the experts on the group may help as and when he can spare time*. I have the feeling that actual constructive output has never gone down, but in fact increased over a period of time. This may be attributed to the fact that we now have a large database with textual and photographic keys along with other details. Thanks to the earlier contributions by hundreds of our valuable members. If all the ids get settled in say seven days time, I may get more time to sort out more and more genera every month in our site and make comparative images with keys along with rectifying the wrong identifications (*This job can also be taken up by any of the experts/ members*, but so far no one has come forward except some efforts made by Chadwell ji in the past. What any of the experts can do is look at all the species in a genus in our site and point out mistakes, if any wrong identifications. This job has now become easier as most of the images on our site are already displayed above every thread). In this group, all the selfless contributions are duly recognised and kept on record for posterity, for members to be more satisfied and they can boast of such work in any forum. On Fri, 28 Feb 2020 at 20:49, Dr. Anil Kumar Thakur < anilthakur2...@gmail.com> wrote: > Sir, I was busy with my other assignments. > I'll surely start interacting again after 2-3 months. > > We always enjoy your posts whenever get time. > > Regards > > On Fri, 28 Feb, 2020, 7:58 PM Nidhan Singh, <nidhansingh...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> Dear Gurcharan Sir, >> >> I agree with your views, that the interactions on this forum have >> drastically declined, and it is Garg Ji who keep on interacting, despite >> all the limitations.. >> He is making best efforts to manage the huge data gathered in due course >> of time, and certainly it is boosted by small number of new posts... but >> this is nothing to feel pleased of..!! >> Saroj Ji keep postings on, you have also restarted after a long gap, >> Dinesh Ji too keep on posting every now and then.. many members, including >> myself, have gone silent due to one or the other reasons...!! >> I always wished for restoration of interactions, as you have desired, but >> I remember that even in the most interactive phase, only few members kept >> on interacting on regular basis..compared to the total number of >> members..!! >> As said by Tapas Ji, if any of the post remains unresponsive/unattended, >> the poster certainly feels bad..and it must be avoided, if possible..!! >> Having discussed the problem, I now wish that we come out with some >> suggestions or decision about sharing of responsibilities...and for the >> time being, we should accept this platform as it is, because it is not >> openly interactive like facebook groups..who knows the technical >> advancement offers some newer versions/options to make the deliberations >> instantly publicised/appreciated.. >> Being open has its disadvantages too.. >> I personally see my inbox as frequently as I see facebook posts..though I >> may not be able to respond as frequently as clicking the like button of FB.. >> All I know is, interacting on eFI is far better than any of the facebook >> activities..Let us hope to resume the action....!! >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "ITPmods" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to itpmods+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> To view this discussion on the web, visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/itpmods/CAE%3DTH0Du%3DWpMiHpzbZjeqkN8QP4Kb9m02k7gYkA7%2Brn0esS6rw%40mail.gmail.com >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/itpmods/CAE%3DTH0Du%3DWpMiHpzbZjeqkN8QP4Kb9m02k7gYkA7%2Brn0esS6rw%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "ITPmods" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to itpmods+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/itpmods/CAEWs%3DZkEoC%3D1hdKz5kUwsJrr%2BxtQ2BrUDFptAgi_MhYHb9vxCQ%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/itpmods/CAEWs%3DZkEoC%3D1hdKz5kUwsJrr%2BxtQ2BrUDFptAgi_MhYHb9vxCQ%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- With regards, J.M.Garg 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1> Winner of Wipro-NFS Sparrow Awards 2014 for efloraofindia <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/award-for-efloraofindia>. For identification, learning, discussion & documentation of Indian Flora, please visit/ join our Efloraofindia Google e-group <https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/indiantreepix> (largest in the world- more than 3,000 members & 3,00,000 messages on 23.8.18) or Efloraofindia website <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/> (with a species database of more than 13,000 species & 3,00,000 images of which more than 2,00,000 images are directly displayed on 30.8.19). The whole world uses my Image Resource <http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg> of more than a thousand species & eight thousand images of Birds, Butterflies, Plants etc. (arranged alphabetically & place-wise). You can also use them for free as per Creative Commons license attached with each image. Also author of 'A Photoguide to the Birds of Kolkata & Common Birds of India'. -- With regards, J.M.Garg 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1> Winner of Wipro-NFS Sparrow Awards 2014 for efloraofindia <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/award-for-efloraofindia>. For identification, learning, discussion & documentation of Indian Flora, please visit/ join our Efloraofindia Google e-group <https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/indiantreepix> (largest in the world- more than 3,000 members & 3,00,000 messages on 23.8.18) or Efloraofindia website <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/> (with a species database of more than 13,000 species & 3,00,000 images of which more than 2,00,000 images are directly displayed on 30.8.19). The whole world uses my Image Resource <http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg> of more than a thousand species & eight thousand images of Birds, Butterflies, Plants etc. (arranged alphabetically & place-wise). You can also use them for free as per Creative Commons license attached with each image. Also author of 'A Photoguide to the Birds of Kolkata & Common Birds of India'. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to indiantreepix+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/CA%2BiuSFCMAVPuh0%2BT_HO9y-0TEfBdpvU3j_CrKWryPpnE9cC58A%40mail.gmail.com.
