Thanks, Dinesh ji. Yes growing as well as improving. On 10 September 2018 at 16:38, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]> wrote:
> Thanks Garg ji. > It is always growing !! > Regards. > Dinesh > > On Mon, Sep 10, 2018 at 4:12 PM J.M. Garg <[email protected]> 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 3,04,200 messages so far & membership currently more than 3000 nos. >> >> efloraofindia (eFI in short) website >> <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/home> is one of the biggest >> non-commercial site, one of its kind in the world & also without >> advertisements, based on the collection of photographic images of wild >> plants, where no money or professional organisation is involved except for >> the selfless efforts of its members from diverse backgrounds. It is >> documenting flora of India that is being discussed on efloraofindia >> google e-group <http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix> along with >> supplementing the working of the group.* It also has the largest >> database on net on Indian Flora with more than 12,000 species (along with >> more than 3,00,000 pictures)*, from some of the best Flora Photographers >> of India. 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 <[email protected]>. >> 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 now have images on all species pages. We have >> simultaneously started displaying these at genera & family pages with >> comparative images of various species for easy identification. Insertion >> of images will also increase the accuracy of efloraofindia database >> <https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/indiantreepix/6zAgQd5DD3s>. *More >> than >> 1,00,000 unique images have already been inserted.* >> >> 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 >> > -- 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- more than 2975 members & 3,00,000 messages on 25.7.18) or Efloraofindia website <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/> (with a species database of more than 12,000 species & 3,00,000 images of which 1,00,000 are directly displayed). 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 [email protected]. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
