Dear members, Year 2012 was a great year for efloraofindia. A few more milestones achieved, as we see it, are given below: 1. Efi site <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/home> really became a force to reckon with, in its new format<https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/species/a---l/cl/combretaceae/terminalia/terminalia-bellirica>& colour scheme<https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/colour-scheme-formatting>& appeared in top 10 searches for hundreds of species. 2. Added net 250 members taking total beyond 2000 members<https://groups.google.com/forum/?hl=en&fromgroups#!topic/indiantreepix/PA9ywpEg8bw>i.e. to 2030 members & number of messages went up from 1,01,000 to 1,42,000 (new addition of around 40% as of 1.1.12). Also crossed 5,000 messages<https://groups.google.com/forum/?hl=en&fromgroups#!topic/indiantreepix/o4rNXTQUixM>in a month. 3. Quality of discussions, photographs & postings improved a lot. 4. Interactions were better managed & cordial with the help of Itpmods e-group- thanks to the moderators<https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/about-us/moderators> , The Pillars<https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/about-us/pillars-of-efloraofindia>& other major contributors<https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/about-us/major-contributors> . 5. Family weeks<https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/monthly-family-weeks/2012>organised by Singh ji were a great draw contributing substantially to the database & Valley of Flowers episode was the best. 6. Our e-group in its new 'Forum' avatar<https://groups.google.com/forum/?hl=en&fromgroups#!topic/indiantreepix/TsAVqz-530E>was a great change after the initial struggle. 7. Additional 1,500 new species added, taking the total to more than 7,500 species<https://groups.google.com/forum/?hl=en&fromgroups#!topic/indiantreepix/pa_Qa2x5o7Q>, to the efi database of Efi site<https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/home> . 8. efi person of the Month<https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/best-of-the-month/best-of-the-month/efl-man-women-of-the-month/nominations-201---efl-man-woman>& Hero of the family week<https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/general-eposts/general-efi-posts/monthly-famliy-weeks>continued to give credit & encouragement to the members.
Wish to hear more from our members. I also wish all members of efi family a very-very happy new year. -- With regards, J.M.Garg http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' The whole world uses my Image Resource of more than a *thousand species* & eight thousand images of Birds, Butterflies, Plants etc. (arranged alphabetically & place-wise): http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg. You can also use them for free as per Creative Commons license attached with each image. For identification, learning, discussion & documentation of Indian Flora, please visit/ join our Efloraofindia Google e-group: http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix (more than 2030 members & 1,42,000 messages on 31/12/12) or Efloraofindia website: https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/ (with a species database of more than 7500 species). Also author of 'A Photoguide to the Birds of Kolkata & Common Birds of India'. --
