Congrats to Garg ji and eflora team on great achievement. B. Subramaniam On Sat, 6 Jun 2020, 09:34 Mahadeswara, <swamy.c...@gmail.com> wrote:
> HEARTY CONGRATULATIONS TO GARG JI & ALL THE CONTRIBUTORS AND EXPERTS WHO > MADE THIS ACHIEVEMENT POSSIBLE. PERSONALLY GREAT EFFORTS PUT IN BY GARG > JI AND MY SPECIAL THANKS TO YOU. > > On Friday, June 5, 2020 at 9:55:28 PM UTC+5:30, 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 3,51,800 messages so far & membership currently around 3120 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 13,000 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 a 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 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 (about 170 >> families already completed). Insertion of images will also increase the >> accuracy of efloraofindia database >> <https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/indiantreepix/6zAgQd5DD3s>. *More >> than >> 2,50,000 unique images have already been inserted on 31.1.20.* >> >> 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 be 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 >> information 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 we get, as & when we 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://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Fsites.google.com%2Fsite%2Fefloraofindia%2Fabout-us%2Fpillars-of-efloraofindia&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNGMgLRp8lVAIWsp2utx9s644AAGXQ>, >> Subject/ Area Experts >> <https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Fsites.google.com%2Fsite%2Fefloraofindia%2Fabout-us%2Fsubject-experts&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNEys_drJZRIYDZWdFXGUmL9BbWJbA>, >> 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 this 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- more than 3,000 members & 3,00,000 messages on 23.8.18) or >> Efloraofindia >> website <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/> (with a species >> database of more than 13,000 species & 3,00,000 images of which more than >> 2,50,000 images are directly displayed on 31.1.20). >> >> 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 view this discussion on the web, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/c05a15ac-c9d9-491f-840a-a3acd2a2706co%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/c05a15ac-c9d9-491f-840a-a3acd2a2706co%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- 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. 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