Please take a moment to read what you post and to whom you are distributing your posting prior to clicking “send”.
READERSHIP: There are over 1,200 recipients of messages posted to NYSbirds-L – those are just the subscribed email addresses which receive these messages directly to their email. There are likely countless thousands of others who, in combination, read messages as visible on ABA, Sialia, or the Mail Archive. PROFANTIY: While some of us may causally drop F-bombs while out birding, when we get really excited or annoyed, or in our personal social media outlets, it is unacceptable and unnecessary to use profanity on NYSbirds-L. POLITICS: Likewise, unless it has direct impact upon a birding locale or a species of concern, keep political commentary out of postings – anything politically charged will offend many on this eList and result in unacceptable heated exchanges on this eList. RULES: Please read the eList rules here and contact me privately with questions: http://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm REPERCUSSIONS: If postings of concern happen and they are brought to my attention, said offenders will either be placed under moderation for posting or banned from this eList altogether. Except in extreme cases, this will not happen without at least one warning. OWLS: Although, not an official rule (yet), posting of certain specific owl roosting locales to the entire eList is not acceptable, especially in metropolitan areas. There are many people who do not understand how to behave around owls, and intentionally or otherwise, harass the owls in order to get a “better” look or “the” shot. If we don’t post locations, we can help reduce stress upon already stressed birds. Please go birding and have fun doing it. Not all of us have the free time for birding, so enjoy it for the rest of us, and please be nice. Sincerely, Chris T-H -- Chris Tessaglia-Hymes Listowner, NYSbirds-L Ithaca, New York c...@cornell.edu<mailto:c...@cornell.edu> NYSbirds-L – Archives<http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html> NYSbirds-L – Welcome and Basics<http://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm> NYSbirds-L – Rules and Information<http://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm> NYSbirds-L – Subscribe, Configuration and Leave<http://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm> -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01 Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
