Thank you Garg Sir for this wonderful write up. I also cordially thank all experts, members and well-wishers helping us achieve several milestones. My best wishes and a very happy new year to all.
Regards surajit On Fri, Jan 2, 2015 at 11:00 AM, J.M. Garg <jmga...@gmail.com> wrote: > Dear members, > Year 2014 was a great year for efloraofindia. Pl. see Efloraofindia > wishes you a very happy new year 2015 > <https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/indiantreepix/Z8ye8Lmapzk> for > some very important details, which I am trying not to repeat here. > > A few more milestones achieved, as we see it, are given below: > 1. Efloraofindia 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>, new > genera pages > <https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/indiantreepix/Ubjh1TqbsoM>, > availability > of keys > <https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/indiantreepix/19vRcGjOPKY>, > additional > inf. from cc-by sources > <https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/indiantreepix/an6aZN4T_BY>, use > of efi in scientific publications > <https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/indiantreepix/819inw30Ng4> etc. & > appeared > in top 10 searches for thousands of species in India search. > > 2. Added net more than 250 members taking membership to more than 2450 > members <https://groups.google.com/forum/#!aboutgroup/indiantreepix> & > number of messages went up from 1,01,000 on 1.1.12, to 1,42,000 on 1.1.13, > to 1,78,000 on 31.12.13, to 2,11,500 on 31.12.14 showing stability in the > number of postings but with better inputs from experts & members. Messages > reached to more than 3,800 in the month of Aug.'14 & Dec.'14. > > 3. Quality of discussions, photographs, postings & > identifications improved a lot. > > 4. Interactions were better managed & cordial with the help of Itpmods > e-group. > > 5. Family weeks/ fortnights > <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/monthly-family-weeks/2014> > organised > by Singh ji were a great draw contributing substantially to the database > & Araceae, Arecaceae and Zingiberaceae > <https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/indiantreepix/crAjMT1v3io> & > Crassulaceae, > Combretaceae and Myrtaceae > <https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/indiantreepix/U4Lcex_hPb8> episodes > were the best. Kudos to Manudev ji, Pascal ji, Prabhu ji, Henderson ji, > Sabu ji, Singh ji, Ushadi, Santhan ji & Tapas ji. Our special thanks to > R. Archer ji, B. Roy ji, Sukla ji, Santosh ji, Navendu ji, Panda ji, > Ritesh ji, Shahina ji, Gajurel ji, Robi ji, Vijayasankar ji among others > for other family episodes. Satish ji did a great job by compiling species > posted in the family fortnights & with his blog on The Picture of the Year > <http://indiantreepix.blogspot.in/>. > > 6. Singh ji, Vijayasankar ji, Nidhan ji, Santhan ji, Rawat ji, Surajit > ji, Santhosh ji, Ushadi, Kishan ji among others continued to guide us > with maximum number of identifications among others, along with Subject > Experts > <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/about-us/subject-experts>. > Dinesh ji continued to mesmerise us with his presentation skills & > compilation of vernacular names with their etymology. Aarti ji & Alka ji > remained > the leading poster along with Anurag ji, Santhan ji, Singh ji, Prashant ji, > Nidhan ji, Surajit ji, Sourav ji, Karuna ji, Rawat ji, Bimal ji among > others. > > 7. Around Additional 1,300 new species added, taking the total to more > than 10,300 species > <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/general-eposts/general-efi-posts/about-efi-website/updation/upto-30th-sept-14> > on Efi site <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/home>. > > 8. Most interactive Person of the month & Star of the family fortnight > <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/general-eposts/general-efi-posts/monthly-famliy-weeks> > continued to give credit & encouragement to the members. > > 9. Anurag ji > <https://groups.google.com/forum/#!profile/indiantreepix/APn2wQe25PUY9_Cg-LQKDe_KspmCmd9QIrO2YkJWzjcD1H33zAHl-X5HSKnTpvfb8aNavZ2NWw7v> > (Banglore) was The most promising face of 2014 > <https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/indiantreepix/NjL2KFJvKLY> > with more than 1000 messages, while Santhan > <https://groups.google.com/forum/#!profile/indiantreepix/APn2wQdy9dmIuiRst_asAecAEGu5AoiuYQ7hlJ20bG8BWRGNSFQTNvxO1Qc30qFuPNUwtUwoiUaE> > ji (Banglore), Ashwini Bhatia > <https://groups.google.com/forum/#!profile/indiantreepix/APn2wQc9SO-3PkYc2ayqVY62o2Hper_3lxL8nLSC1iSHfwbbvaUUq42X6a4qQgJAtDUBtrt_TMi5> > ji > (H.P.), Anil Thakur > <https://groups.google.com/forum/#!profile/indiantreepix/APn2wQd-PYnHiFVzUBZnbE9wSBrsrV5xFQfOTH5kGTfqHHXdLxaTDP69Z4HU4i34aq5UQMJyfQlf> > ji > (H.P.), Dr. N. S. Chauhan > <https://groups.google.com/forum/#!profile/indiantreepix/APn2wQe6ex-0QCPII4GtP9kSsOiLzAr_jHsrMRihys3hyPyGa7VhlugECJRVMow_8id8mhAm58pL> > (H.P.), Prof. Abid Munshi > <https://groups.google.com/forum/#!profile/indiantreepix/APn2wQc_3tPQyoQFF8Itove4UkAzCfTmH1V_2TiZHKHdYAaUphroepVbfa4ajZtKFhGCv7LhLhhO> > (H.P.), > Sh. Sourav Mahmud > <https://groups.google.com/forum/#!profile/indiantreepix/APn2wQeSidBRe0ZEIrnT6QyEIbL3_CFN42Xw0PShVK3RUIjLddpL2TkKlHLAn1mUrxy2ulBQP69B> > (Bangladesh) & Sh. M. Sawmliana > <https://groups.google.com/forum/#!profile/indiantreepix/APn2wQcVv6oHlDToF1Lw7hp4HkFJvpGyRotZXExw6eBo0sUHzgMfTLnsR2oNEKAATrLBCACQLpUN> > (Mizoram) were other new faces who mesmerised us with their postings & help > in the identifications. > > All credit goes to the The Pillars > <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/about-us/pillars-of-efloraofindia>, > Subject Experts > <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/about-us/subject-experts>, > Moderators > <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/about-us/moderators>, Major > contributors > <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/about-us/major-contributors> & > other members. > > Wish to hear more from our members. > I also wish all members of efi family a very-very happy new year 2015. > -- > With regards, > J.M.Garg > > 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' > <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1> > 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). 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