Thanks Garg ji for this important information. We greatly admire your continuous efforts to improve the website, keep the group together, and adding more achievements of the Group. We are truly indebted to you.
-- Dr. Gurcharan Singh Retired Associate Professor SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 http://www.gurcharanfamily.com/ http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ On Mon, Dec 31, 2012 at 10:47 PM, Vijayasankar <vijay.botan...@gmail.com>wrote: > Thanks Garg ji. 2012 has been an another great year for eFI. Thanks to all > major contributors. But the main credit goes to you for creating eFI Sites > single-handedly and also bringing more and more members to the eFI family. > Its nice to see several new members being very active in the group. > > Its a pleasure to be part of efloraofindia family... > > Happy new year to you all... > > > Regards > > Vijayasankar Raman > National Center for Natural Products Research > University of Mississippi > > > On Tue, Jan 1, 2013 at 12:35 AM, jmgarg1 <jmga...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> 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'. >> >> -- >> >> >> >> > > -- > > > > --
