Thanks Yazdy ji, for your kind and touching words. -- Dr. Gurcharan Singh Retired Associate Professor SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/
On Sat, Jun 5, 2010 at 7:17 PM, Yazdy Palia <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear Gurcharan Singh ji, > In the first place, let me thank you for the kind words written about > us plant lovers. It would be injustice here if I do not mention about > the contribution of someone as eminent as yourself. Forever > understanding, patient, careful, persevering, not forgetting teasing > and cajoling enthusiastic people to do a little more. The group would > have been poorer without you sir. > Thanks once again. > Regards > Yazdy. > > On Sat, Jun 5, 2010 at 9:33 AM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > Dear Members > > Our group has the distinction of being largest egroup in India (and > perhaps > > the whole World) devoted to the study of Indian plants with record 3066 > > mails during the last month. The Group since its inception in June 2007 > has > > made great strides and this would not have been possible without the > > dedication and graceful participation of veterans like Garg ji, Satish > > Phadke ji, Prashant ji, Tabish ji and Devendra ji. The group has attained > > status and great expertise with the active participation of Vijayasankar > ji, > > Srikant ji, Muthu ji, Rashida ji, Satish Chile ji, Balkar ji, Nayan ji, > > Satish Pardeshi ji, Rani ji, Dimple ji, Anil ji and several other experts > on > > the group. The real strength of the group are plant lovers Neil ji, Yazdy > > ji, Anand ji, Madhuri ji and Aarti ji who keep on providing important > inputs > > because of their love for plants. The group has got real impetus with the > > introduction of Tanay who has taken group to new heights. It gives great > > pleasure and satisfaction when we find nearly 80-90 per cent of the IDs > > getting resolved within half an hour. Frankly the job of resurfacing is > > getting easier and easier. > > There was a time when it would take months to get an unknown plant > > identified. I remember when I wrote my first book in 1999, I proudly > > announced in the book the episode of having resolved the identification > of > > an unknown plant in the eGroup TAXACOM within one hour. I in fact also > > published the whole thread in the book. In 2010 the situation has reached > > that in our group the identifications are now achieved sometimes within > five > > minutes of first posting. All members deserve full credit for this. > > Our group also has the distinction of being the most refined group (I > am > > member of several other groups and really know the difference) on the net > > where observations, comments and identifications are provided without any > > show of authority. I request members, especially the new ones, to kindly > > keep this in mind while commenting on photographs uploaded by other > members. > > If members find any photograph not up to the mark or feel that some > > additional photographs are needed you can request (not ask or tell) the > > member to upload some more photographs. We enjoy interactions on the > group > > when communications are made in cordially. There are so many experts on > the > > group, and let us not give the least indication that we know more than > > others. We can simply give our opinion, and let the thread progress. > > > > Since the group has progressed a lot I would like to repeat what I have > > written many times earlier also. When our group started (for that matter > > even Flowers of India) it mostly consisted of photography and nature > > enthusiasts who would be attracted by only flowers. This can be easily > seen > > in earlier postings. With professional touch to the group, and goal of > > developing eFlora of India it is essential that we have complete photo > > representation of each species. I would request members to upload a good > > number of photographs showing a twig with flowers/fruits, clear view of > > insertion and type of leaf, side view of flower (so that bracts, > bracteoles, > > calyx are clearly visible), top view of the flower and fruits and seeds > if > > possible. This would help in developing a good database and also > helping > > in the process of identification > > > > -- > > Dr. Gurcharan Singh > > Retired Associate Professor > > SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 > > Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. > > Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 > > http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ > > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "efloraofindia" group. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > [email protected]<indiantreepix%[email protected]> > . > > For more options, visit this group at > > http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en. > > > x -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. 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