Actually I always admire Sirji and Gargji for their dedication. I think that they must have kept seperate folder for unidentified sps from where they must be taking out mails for unidentified plants. Something like Pandoras box you know. Very paitiently they resurface the mails, with full dedication, hope that a new member joined may be able to identify it. Or some non botanist if has taken interest in taxanomy may take up the task. Or some botanist may take the lead again to search in their knowledge box and find out the name!!! I really appreciate the efforts, hope, love, dedication and----! As for me I am not a botanist and will never be able to a taxanomist. So its of no use to open the mail and read the content. So what I do? When I open the inbox and see the mails on sirji and Garji's name with 'fwd' as prefix I DELETE the mail by just marking them all togather in one stroke. It doesn't take time. But I know at that time someone else is breaking the head to identify the plant. For the photo which requires some details are taken by some enthusiast for the love of beauty and then feel that the name should be known. Hence sent to the group. If the hard core Botanist can explain that person what is needed he/she may take other photo and will sent. If can't may say so. Then the photo can be eliminated for ever. But I know many members of group who are non botanist have become the leading personalities of the group by improving upon suggesstions given. Since I am a teacher myself I feel that improvements can be brought in students if we wish too. My request to members will be give suggestions for improvement if you have patience or else don't react. But don't show your frustetion. Similarly see the 'fwd' short form of forwaded as prefix to mails from sirji and Gargji and open only if youwant to see the resurfaced mail. Else delete it with a click of mouse. Don't hurt the person with your overethusiasum. Bye. Madhuri Sent from BlackBerry® on Airtel
-----Original Message----- From: Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> Sender: [email protected] Date: Sat, 3 Sep 2011 16:16:49 To: H S<[email protected]> Cc: ushadi Micromini<[email protected]>; Dev Kumar<[email protected]>; efloraofindia<[email protected]>; Mahadeswara<[email protected]> Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:79362] Request for Species Id DKV 070611-1 Cactus fruit.... Dear H S For me all 1700 members are equally important, although experts are especially marked. Resurfacing job is a thankless job which myself and Garg ji has undertaken. No one volunteered when I was out to Kashmir for two months. Let us volunteer for jobs rather than criticizing others who do it for the sake of the group. On Sat, Sep 3, 2011 at 4:08 PM, H S <[email protected]> wrote: > In this photo we can only say that its an Opuntia species... get more > photo to identify the species level.. > > agree with Usha di ..., here lots of photos which are not even a quality of > identifying the family are posted again and again for identification > (resurfing) ... > > and also resurfing for the identified species.... > > pls find some solution for these.. or send it to only experts, bcoz every > one do not have so much time to read the same post again and again.. > > regards, > > > On Mon, Aug 29, 2011 at 8:19 PM, ushadi Micromini < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Dear All: I honor Dr. Gurucharan ji' s opinion... >> but since he is sending it out again means... he is not convinced himself, >> is that it, Guruchran ji? >> >> I do not wish to contradict you or other erstwhile botanists, BUT in >> Medicine If we did diagnosis a picture of a lump ... we would be >> nowhere... same must be true for other branches of science.... including >> botany... and the botany specialist/s should not be put into a situation >> such as this... it behooves anybody asking for ID ... to show the mother >> plant... especially since its in your own garden....!!!!! Whatever its >> worth , that's my opinion.... >> >> I am not convinced of the diagnosis ... many cactus derived fruits may >> look similar... I think I had voiced my doubts earlier... why is it >> surfacing again? >> Usha di >> ====== >> >> >> >> On Mon, Aug 29, 2011 at 2:51 PM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> Resurfacing again for ID >>> >>> Earlier feedback >>> >>> Me..................................................................Opuntia >>> sp. >>> >>> Dev Kumar >>> ji.......................................................Opuntia indica >>> ficus (ficus indica) >>> >>> Mahadeshwara ji.................................................Could be >>> Opuntia dillennii >>> >>> >>> -- >>> 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/ >>> >>> >>> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >>> From: Dev Kumar <[email protected]> >>> Date: Tue, Jun 7, 2011 at 8:36 PM >>> Subject: [efloraofindia:71222] Request for Species Id DKV 070611-1 Cactus >>> fruit.... >>> To: indiantreepix <[email protected]> >>> >>> >>> Mhow, Indore, Madhya Pradesh. >>> From my garden. >>> Can someone tell me the species name please. >>> Thanks >>> Dev >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> > > > -- > - H.S. > > A scientific man ought to have no wishes, no affections, - a mere heart of > stone > > -- 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/
