Thanks, Dinesh ji & Pankaj ji. My feeling is we are getting more & more constructive & useful with time.
On 18 April 2016 at 13:04, Dinesh Valke <dinesh.va...@gmail.com> wrote: > In agreement with Pankaj. Heartening to find the database getting > ever-richer. Thanks Garg ji for your meticulous and untiring efforts for > maintaining the group and site together. Thanks to all eFI members for > keeping the momentum high. > Regards. > Dinesh > > On Mon, Apr 18, 2016 at 12:05 PM, Dr Pankaj Kumar <sahanipan...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> Thats really a big achievement. >> Congratulations and special thanks to all the active members for adding >> more and more images to the database. >> Best regards >> Pankaj >> >> >> On Sunday, 3 April 2016 20:34:02 UTC+8, JM Garg wrote: >>> >>> Dear members, >>> It's heartening to reiterate that *Efloraofindia* >>> <https://groups.google.com/forum/?hl=en&fromgroups#!forum/indiantreepix>* >>> is the largest google e-group/ forum in the world *in this field & the >>> largest nature related e-group (and the most constructive) in India with >>> around 2,41,300 messages so far & membership currently at around than 2700 >>> nos. >>> >>> Efloraofindia <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/home> website >>> <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/home> has now been updated up >>> to 31st March'16 along with completion of resurfacing work upto this >>> date. *It has the largest database on net on Indian Flora with more >>> than 2,20,000 pictures of more than 11,000 species. *Members should add >>> Efloraofindia <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/home> website >>> <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/home> link in their >>> favourites & give species’ links from this while posting or replying in a >>> thread as lot of discussed data is already available here. >>> Intent of this website is compilation of all the posts on 'efloraofindia' >>> e- group along with providing other details so that it’s useful to all >>> concerned as all the data about a particular species will be available >>> under a single head & *easily searchable*. However, correctness of >>> data/ identification in the efloraofindia (earlier indiantreepix) links >>> is dependent on the members’ inputs in that particular link. Therefore, >>> errors/ mistakes cannot be ruled out-everyone is requested to point them >>> out for corrections by sending an e-mail to <itpm...@googlegroups.com>. >>> Efloraofindia e-group members can also add comments about it after >>> 'signing in' at the bottom of the page. >>> Surfing efi has become much easier with subpage listings >>> <https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/indiantreepix/6IzqedrJNzE>. Members >>> are now allowed to insert images in efi site >>> <https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/indiantreepix/b-pOaDL70Vk> >>> from efi e-group discussions. There has been tremendous response to this >>> initiative & we hope to complete having pictures to all species pages >>> within a year >>> <https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/indiantreepix/CDz_GLgZITI>. >>> Insertion >>> of images will also increase the accuracy of efloraofindia database >>> <https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/indiantreepix/6zAgQd5DD3s>. Here >>> are the Heros >>> <https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/indiantreepix/lxS_qfGRreQ> who >>> have done wonderful work in this regard. 2016 has been declared as efi >>> Year of insertion of images >>> <https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/indiantreepix/eooZJFNVge0>. >>> >>> More important is the fact that thousands of observations of hundreds of >>> our members are available here (many of which one will not find documented >>> anywhere) & easily searchable through general web searches (after adding >>> efloraofindia) as well as by searching in the Efloraofindia >>> <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/home> website >>> <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/home>. And these are going >>> to increase with every passing day. These original observations will be a >>> treasure trove & will a delight to a lot of people. With the pace at which >>> new species are being added to our database, it should become the premier >>> resource for taxonomic research in India. As the data is multiplying, we >>> need more volunteers to take up this work. Details can be seen at Volunteers >>> required >>> <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/volunteers-required/volunteers-required>. >>> >>> >>> For better viewing of species' pages, colour scheme & formatting is >>> being followed as at the footer of every efloraofindia page. >>> >>> These days a lot of inf. about Indian Flora is available under Cc-by >>> license <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creative_Commons_licenses> (Licensees >>> may copy, distribute, display and perform the work and make derivative >>> works based on it only if they give the author or licensor the credits in >>> the manner specified by these). Due credits/ attributions are to be given. >>> Such sources include Wikipedia, India Biodiversity Portal, IUCN Red List, >>> PFAF, Flora of Tibet website, IBIS Flora etc. I am trying to add such >>> inf. with due credits. I am also trying to add keys & summarizing the >>> information at the top of the page (for the pages I am coming across while >>> adding information from current threads). Genera pages are also cleaned up >>> so that species (due to wrong botanical names or being syn. of some other >>> species) are deleted or properly connected as per the current accepted name >>> along with references. Future eFI genera pages will be like *Cyanotis* >>> <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/species/a---l/cl/commelinaceae/cyanotis> >>> depending >>> upon the time I get as & when I update a genus page so that we are aware >>> which are the species which are likely to be found in India (depending on >>> the net resources) & which are already available in eFI. >>> >>> Kudos & thanks to 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 who are rendering selfless service on the group & made this >>> endeavour possible for the benefit of everyone. >>> -- >>> 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- around 2700 members & 2,40,000 messages on 31.3.16) or Efloraofindia >>> website <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/> (with a species >>> database of more than 11,000 species & 2,20,000 images). >>> >>> 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 post to this group, send email to indiantreepix@googlegroups.com. >> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > > -- > 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 post to this group, send email to indiantreepix@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- 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- around 2700 members & 2,40,000 messages on 31.3.16) or Efloraofindia website <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/> (with a species database of more than 11,000 species & 2,20,000 images). 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. 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