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Index of Subjects This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_009F_01CD0618.2BCE6220 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Ditto I think my/others Silence speak volumes Tom K. Canso ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Paul MacDonald=20 To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca=20 Sent: Monday, March 19, 2012 4:37 PM Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Location Hi Wayne One point that should be made clear is the constant calling for all = details in the post has had the expected result of discouraging a lot of folks from making = posts. There is a couple of frequent complainers on this score. I have had emails and have talked with people who indicated they no = longer post because of one individual in particular. The moderator - if there is such a beast - should indicate to this = individual that his behaviour is unexceptable and stop chasing naturalists away. He will = soon bring the=20 group to a stop! I for sure will be gone. There is no rules for posts to my knowledge so be happy with what you = get. I hope I make my point clear. Paul -------------------------------------------------------------------------= ----- From: Wayne P. Neily <neilyornis@hotmail.com> To: NatureNS List <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca>=20 Sent: Monday, March 19, 2012 3:45:16 PM Subject: RE: [NatureNS] Location Good Points, Gail! Having the location, date, and observer's name = clear in the e-mail is not only helpful to general readers or others in = that area, but to editors for Nova Scotia Birds or North American Birds = who may find the records useful. Some also report to e-Bird, and I would urge each of these to be = careful in naming your locations so that the nearest town or other = community can be identified, especially for yard lists. Too often, they = are simply called "Joe's Yard", "Betty's feeders", "123 Main St." (with = no town name), or even "My cottage", etc., making them quite useless to = anyone but the observer and his or her friends, or to someone with the = time to track down a map link for it and bring it up on the net. = (Painfully slow for those of us with dial-up modems). Wayne P. Neily=20 Tremont, Kings Co., Nova Scotia "To a person uninstructed in natural history, his country or seaside = stroll is a walk through a gallery filled with wonderful works of art, = nine-tenths of which have their faces turned to the wall." - Thomas H. = Huxley, 1854.=20 =20 -------------------------------------------------------------------------= ----- From: gcbruhm@ns.sympatico.ca To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca Subject: [NatureNS] Location Date: Fri, 16 Mar 2012 17:20:06 -0300 Could everyone make an effort to identify what location they are = referring to, including the county in some instances as there is more = than one location with the place name. Some writers at excellent, with = great directions. I find NatureNS very helpful to decide where we should = head out to look for birds.=20 Thanks Gail Bruhm, Halifax ------=_NextPart_000_009F_01CD0618.2BCE6220 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content=3D"text/html; charset=3Diso-8859-1" = http-equiv=3DContent-Type> <META name=3DGENERATOR content=3D"MSHTML 9.00.8112.16441"></HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>Ditto</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>I think my/others Silence speak=20 volumes</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>Tom K.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>Canso</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial></FONT> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE=20 style=3D"BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; = PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"=20 dir=3Dltr> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV=20 style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial; BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B>=20 <A title=3Dpaulrita2001@yahoo.com = href=3D"mailto:paulrita2001@yahoo.com">Paul=20 MacDonald</A> </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=3Dnaturens@chebucto.ns.ca=20 href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</A> = </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, March 19, 2012 = 4:37=20 PM</DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [NatureNS] = Location</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV=20 style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR: #fff; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman, new = york, times, serif; COLOR: #000; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> <DIV><SPAN>Hi Wayne</SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN>One point that should be made clear is the constant calling = for all=20 details in the post</SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN>has had the expected result of discouraging a lot of folks = from=20 making posts.</SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN>There is a couple of frequent complainers on this=20 score.</SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN>I have had emails and have talked with people who indicated = they no=20 longer post because</SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN>of one individual in particular.</SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN>The moderator - if there is such a beast - should indicate = to this=20 individual that his</SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN>behaviour is unexceptable and stop chasing naturalists = away. He=20 will soon bring the </SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN>group to a stop! I for sure will be gone.</SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN>There is no rules for posts to my knowledge so be happy = with what=20 you get.</SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN>I hope I make my point clear.</SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN>Paul</SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN><BR></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; = FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> <DIV=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; = FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> <DIV dir=3Dltr><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial> <HR SIZE=3D1> <B><SPAN style=3D"FONT-WEIGHT: bold">From:</SPAN></B> Wayne P. Neily=20 <neilyornis@hotmail.com><BR><B><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</SPAN></B> NatureNS List=20 <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca> <BR><B><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</SPAN></B> Monday, March 19, 2012 = 3:45:16=20 PM<BR><B><SPAN style=3D"FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject:</SPAN></B> RE: = [NatureNS]=20 Location<BR></FONT></DIV><BR> <META content=3Doff http-equiv=3Dx-dns-prefetch-control> <DIV id=3Dyiv916990635> <STYLE>#yiv916990635 .yiv916990635hmmessage P { PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: = 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px } #yiv916990635 BODY.yiv916990635hmmessage { FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; FONT-SIZE: 10pt } </STYLE> <DIV> <DIV dir=3Dltr>Good Points, Gail! Having the location, date, and = observer's name clear in the e-mail is not only helpful to general = readers or=20 others in that area, but to editors for <I>Nova Scotia Birds</I> or = <I>North=20 American Birds</I> who may find the records useful.<BR><BR>Some also = report to=20 e-Bird, and I would urge each of these to be careful in naming your = locations=20 so that the nearest town or other community can be identified, = especially for=20 yard lists. Too often, they are simply called "Joe's Yard", = "Betty's=20 feeders", "123 Main St." (with no town name), or even "My cottage", = etc.,=20 making them quite useless to anyone but the observer and his or her = friends,=20 or to someone with the time to track down a map link for it and bring = it up on=20 the net. (Painfully slow for those of us with dial-up = modems).<BR><BR> <DIV class=3Dyiv916990635ecxecxecxMsoNormal></DIV> <DIV class=3Dyiv916990635ecxecxecxMsoNormal><SPAN lang=3DEN-US><FONT=20 face=3D"Times New Roman"><B><FONT = size=3D5></FONT></B></FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV>Wayne P. Neily <BR>Tremont, Kings Co., Nova Scotia</DIV> <DIV><BR>"To a person uninstructed in natural history, his country or = seaside=20 stroll is a walk through a gallery filled with wonderful works of art, = nine-tenths of which have their faces turned to the wall." - Thomas H. = Huxley,=20 1854. <BR><BR> </DIV><BR> <DIV> <HR id=3Dyiv916990635stopSpelling> From: gcbruhm@ns.sympatico.ca<BR>To: = naturens@chebucto.ns.ca<BR>Subject:=20 [NatureNS] Location<BR>Date: Fri, 16 Mar 2012 17:20:06 -0300<BR><BR> <STYLE>=0A= </STYLE> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>Could everyone make an effort to = identify what=20 location they are referring to, including the county in = some=20 instances as there is more than one location with the place name. Some = writers=20 at excellent, with great directions. I find NatureNS very helpful to = decide=20 where we should head out to look for birds. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>Thanks</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>Gail Bruhm, </FONT><FONT size=3D2=20 face=3DArial>Halifax</FONT></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV> <META content=3Don=20 http-equiv=3Dx-dns-prefetch-control><BR><BR></DIV></DIV></DIV></BLOCKQUOT= E></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_009F_01CD0618.2BCE6220--
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