Greetings Birders,
This message is in response to a recent posting containing significant shorthand, but is not specific to that one posting. With the onset of texting-capabilities and "tweeting" via Twitter, there may be an occasional posting to email lists, such as NYSbirds-L, with very little verbiage. This may be especially noticeable for rare bird sightings where people need to get the word out very quickly, instead of waiting to send the message from a computer later that day (which would lead to frustration over the delayed posting about good birds). If you need to post a very curt message (not rude, just short and to the point) about a really good bird sighting in order to spread the word immediately, please do so, but with one request - please provide a follow-up message later, further detailing your sighting. If you have the capability to provide an extra word or two and some punctuation in your quick text, being sent to the entire list of over 700 members, please take the time to do so; this will make things more clear for the recipients of any quick text message you send to the entire list, until you post your follow-up message later. Your short messages can be succinct, but should be just as understandable and clear to someone who lives in Buffalo, NY as to someone who lives in New York, NY. Lastly, a reminder to all, that if you have any questions or comments about a specific posting, please direct those comments to the Listowner (off-list) and not to the entire list. Information about NYSbirds-L, including how to join and leave, is found here: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME (Note: to change your subscription email address, do this: Join using your new email from your new email address, then Leave using your old email from your old email address). Rules for NYSbirds-L are found here: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES Thanks and good birding! Sincerely, Chris T-H -- Chris Tessaglia-Hymes Listowner, NYSbirds-L Ithaca, New York [email protected] http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
