Yes, that sort of longer duration gives time for an idea to percolate in peoples' memory banks, and they can keep an eye out for your query.
Three days or even 15 days is too short a time for the experts to have arrived at a decision or have had time to think about one or two or ten such cases that they see... I say this because I have noticed that our experts are all very sincere and they all look at the pics diligently, and tell you something... one way or another... so if they did not say anything or arrive at a diagnosis ... perhaps it needs a rest... time to percolate... usha di ====== On Fri, Oct 21, 2011 at 10:35 AM, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, Madhuri ji, > 3 days as per guidelines are OK as after three days hardly anybody looks at > such threads. > However, as Singh ji stated we should try that we are able to resurface at > least within 15 days, which currently is three months. > > On 20 October 2011 19:17, Madhuri Raut <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Yes. In fact I was surprised to see only 3 days gap in the older >> guidelines >> Regards >> Bhagyashri >> >> >> On Thu, Oct 20, 2011 at 7:13 PM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> Madhuri ji >>> Let us wait for atleast fifteen days, otherwise number of mails coming in >>> will increase greatly. Also backlog of 2 months has to be covered by myself >>> and Garg ji. >>> >>> -- >>> 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 Thu, Oct 20, 2011 at 6:57 PM, Madhuri Raut <[email protected]>wrote: >>> >>>> Gurcharan ji Thank you >>>> just one query >>>> has there been a change in the duration required for Resurfacing as when >>>> I was given the following link for guidelines when I newly joined the group >>>> https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/posting-guidelines >>>> >>>> it states that in point no 10 >>>> >>>> 10. Members are requested to forward Id. requests/ confirmation mails >>>> again in case there is no response for about 3 days on the group. >>>> >>>> >>>> I thought it is 3 days I did not know it has changed to 15 days. >>>> >>>> I am sorry I have posted for Resurfacing following the old guidelines >>>> >>>> Thank you for informing about the change >>>> >>>> Regards >>>> >>>> Bhagyashri >>>> >>>> >>>> On Thu, Oct 20, 2011 at 6:26 PM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]>wrote: >>>> >>>>> AND PLEASE TAKE CARE. ONLY THOSE MAILS WHICH ARE 15 DAYS OR MORE OLDER >>>>> SHOULD BE RESURFACED AND FOR SUBSEQUENT RESURFACING THERE SHOULD AGAIN BE >>>>> A >>>>> GAP OF 15 DAYS OR MORE. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> 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 Thu, Oct 20, 2011 at 6:04 PM, Ushadi micromini < >>>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Well said, Gurcharanji >>>>>> >>>>>> I want to add that starting new threads only adds to the number of the >>>>>> threads that need to be classified in our website... which task at >>>>>> present falls to Garg ji, Dinesh ji and Gurcharanji... i think... >>>>>> so it behooves us not to increase their work load... >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> ITS ALSO IMPORTANT TO KEEP YOU OWN THREADS AS NEARLY COMPLETE AS >>>>>> POSSIBLE>>> IF YOU DID NOT THINK THAT YOU HAD ENOUGH INFO OR IF YOU >>>>>> THINK ID WAS NOT DEFINITELY ESTABLISHED KEEP TACK OF IT AND REFURCAE >>>>>> IT AS PER GUIDELINE GIVEN BY DR SINGH ABOVE>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> thanks Usha di >>>>>> ======= >>>>>> >>>>>> On Oct 20, 5:14 pm, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>> > Dear friends >>>>>> > For a long time myself and Garg ji have been performing the job of >>>>>> > resurfacing older mails which have not been identified conclusively, >>>>>> but the >>>>>> > job gets delayed when we have to go out for a long time to a place >>>>>> where we >>>>>> > can't devote enough time on net. It is heartening in such >>>>>> circumstances to >>>>>> > find some members doing the job of resurfacing, although they may be >>>>>> > resurfacing their own uploads. Earlier Muthu ji had been doing this, >>>>>> and now >>>>>> > Bhagyashree ji. More members may like to resurface their old mails, >>>>>> or those >>>>>> > of others, or for s specific date span for all. The following >>>>>> guidelines >>>>>> > should be kept in mind while resurfacing. >>>>>> > >>>>>> > 1. Please don't start a new mail to include your photographs. This >>>>>> will >>>>>> > result in breaking with old thread. Go to the original thread, >>>>>> locate the >>>>>> > mail that contains photographs (usually the first mail of thread, >>>>>> unless you >>>>>> > forgot to attach photographs in first), open it and click *Forward >>>>>> > button *under >>>>>> > it. >>>>>> > 2. In the new mail window that opens type the address of this >>>>>> > group "efloraofindia" <[email protected]>(it should >>>>>> come up >>>>>> > automatically when you just type ef., after coma type the email ID >>>>>> of >>>>>> > original poster, and email IDs of few experts in that Group/area >>>>>> (Western >>>>>> > Ghats/Northern India/Himalayas/NE India/orchids/composites/garden >>>>>> plants, >>>>>> > etc that you know from your experience. >>>>>> > 3. In main window start with line "Resurfacing for ID/ID >>>>>> confirmation. in >>>>>> > next few lines include what have been previous relevant comments. >>>>>> > 4. Send the mail. You need not attach fresh photographs unless you >>>>>> have some >>>>>> > more photographs to add. Your original photographs would get >>>>>> attached when >>>>>> > you press forward button. >>>>>> > 5. Please don't change the subject line at all, or else the thread >>>>>> will get >>>>>> > broken. >>>>>> > >>>>>> > Happy resurfacing >>>>>> > >>>>>> > -- >>>>>> > 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/ >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> > > > -- > With regards, > J.M.Garg ([email protected]) > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1 > 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' > The whole world uses my Image Resource of more than a *thousand species* & > eight thousand images of Birds, Butterflies, Plants etc. (arranged > alphabetically & place-wise): > http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg. You can also use them > for free as per Creative Commons license attached with each image. > For identification, learning, discussion & documentation of Indian Flora, > please visit/ join our Efloraofindia Google e-group: > http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix (more than 1725 members & > 85,000 messages on 30/9/11) or Efloraofindia website: > https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/ (with a species database > of around 5500 species). > Also author of 'A Photoguide to the Birds of Kolkata & Common Birds of > India'. > >
