Ushadi That is a great idea. We can do that for monthly episodes also. How nice a dilemma about our early award helpd to improve our monthly episodes. This will encourage members to upload maximum number of quality photographs. Thanks again Ushadi
-- 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 Fri, Dec 30, 2011 at 9:31 PM, Ushadi micromini <[email protected] > wrote: > Gurcharanji: > thats very well to do for the year end... > > and for those monthly sets /pics too... I was going to suggest that > same ... > regardless of which pic it was may be the person who got most > nominations that month may be selected photographer of the month... > > idea is to bring all upto the same level of good photography... > my old photogrraphy teacher used to say... take your camera and take > pictures and enter competetions when the judge rejects your > pictures... pay close attention to what he/she was saying and > improve... and watch what the winners did right ... that's the way to > improve... I had hoped that more people would look and vote and > participate... and improve their own endeavors .... > > may be I 'll think of more ways to get members to participate... > > Usha di > > ==== > > > On Dec 30, 6:36 pm, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > > Balkar ji > > Voting at this stage won't be practical, especially when we find not many > > members participating in regular voting. I suggest that we on the basis > of > > data available in our spread sheets pick up one who has bagged maximum > > number of nominations. > > > > The person with maximum number of nominations under Best photograph > > category would be selected *Photographer of the year for Best > Photograph. *The > > maximum number of nominations under the category of Best Set of > Photographs > > would be selected *Photographer of the year for Best Set of Photographs. > *Your > > opinions on this please. > > > > -- > > 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: 9810359089http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Fri, Dec 30, 2011 at 6:41 PM, Balkar Singh <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > You Rightly said Gurcharan Sir, For Best upload of the year we may > display > > > all best photograph in a single mail and voting for that may de done. > > > For best Set there may be a problem. I think for tha we may provide > link > > > of the all threads which are selected as best set monthly > > > Thanks > > > > > On Fri, Dec 30, 2011 at 12:56 PM, Dr Pankaj Kumar < > [email protected]>wrote: > > > > >> Thank you Gurucharan sir. Sorry I missed the point!!! > > >> Pankaj > > > > >> On Dec 30, 3:21 pm, Ushadi micromini <[email protected]> > > >> wrote: > > >> > Dear ALl: > > >> > I agree with Gurcharanji... > > >> > no gender groups for this final apical honor... > > >> > ANd I agree with the prevailing sentiment that it be joint ... Dr > > >> > Gurcharan Singh and Mr Garg... > > >> > one without the other would be unthinkable... > > > > >> > that's how I feel.. > > >> > And CONGRATULATIONS both ... > > >> > Usha di > > >> > ====== > > > > >> > On Dec 30, 10:46 am, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > >> > > Pankaj ji > > >> > > I think you missed a point. We don't have separate nominations for > > >> men and > > >> > > women. If the winner happens to be a man we call him eFl man of > the > > >> > > month/year. If it happens to be a women, we call her eFl woman of > the > > >> > > month/year. > > > > >> > > Let us if all agree select one man/woman among members (exclusing > > >> > > moderators) and let us see whether it is man or woman. > > > > >> > > -- > > >> > > 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 Fri, Dec 30, 2011 at 11:09 AM, Gurcharan Singh < > [email protected] > > >> >wrote: > > > > >> > > > Based on suggestions which have come till now, I propose that > for > > >> the > > >> > > > present year (2011) when this title is being introduced, I will > > >> > > > feel uncomfortable if we don't acknowledge and honour Garg ji's > > >> > > > contribution. I think the suggestion given by Pankaj ji can be > > >> working > > >> > > > solution for this year. From next year onwards we nominate eFl > > >> Man/Woman of > > >> > > > the Year in the same way as we do every month: Person with > maximum > > >> mails > > >> > > > during the year. We will easily have record of this to decide. > Let > > >> us have > > >> > > > the same rule, once nominated not for next five years. This will > > >> have two > > >> > > > advantages: Myself and Garg ji and some other leaders won't have > > >> pressure > > >> > > > to reduce their participation to allow others to get nominated, > and > > >> it will > > >> > > > motivate other members for larger participation. We can again if > > >> all like > > >> > > > have one nomination among Moderators and one among other members > > >> like we do > > >> > > > for months. > > > > >> > > > Before this mail came I was to write to few prominent > members > > >> of the > > >> > > > group how to proceed about other nominations: > > > > >> > > > 1. *For Hero of the Week*, I think the person who gets maximum > > >> > > > nominations during the year is automatic choice: We have Mr. > Dinesh > > >> Valke > > >> > > > as uncontested winner in this category with already three > > >> nominations in > > >> > > > four months. This category I think is very important as we are > > >> nominating a > > >> > > > person on the basis of number of uploads of photographs, not not > > >> just the > > >> > > > number of mails. > > > > >> > > > 2. I am not sure how to proceed about *best* *photographs of the > > >> year *and > > >> > > > * best set of photographs of the year,* because it will be too > much > > >> to > > >> > > > ask members to choose from all photographs uploaded during the > year, > > >> > > > although some of us may know who deserve it. Please suggest > > >> convenient way > > >> > > > to do it. > > > > >> > > > -- > > >> > > > 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 Fri, Dec 30, 2011 at 10:27 AM, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> > > >> wrote: > > > > >> > > >> I give my vote for Gurcharan Singh ji because of: > > >> > > >> 1. He looked after day to day running of the group & provided > great > > >> > > >> leadership, as I dissociated myself due to efi website work. > > >> > > >> 2. Introduced & implemented successfully new concepts like > Family > > >> of the > > >> > > >> Week, Best photographs of the month etc. > > >> > > >> 3. Took over & successfully implemented efi man/ woman of the > > >> month. > > >> > > >> 4. Possibly helped in identification of maximum number of > posts. > > >> > > >> 5. He also organised a few trips (Morni hill & Chakrata) & > > >> successfully > > >> > > >> helped in identification & posting of these collections. > > >> > > >> 6. Started adding easy descriptions & common names to his > posts, > > >> which > > >> > > >> resulted in efi website having descriptions & common names for > > >> these > > >> > > >> species. > > >> > > >> 7. Added Keys of many difficult genera on efi website > > > > >> > > >> Off course, he has been ably supported by other moderators, > > >> experts & > > >> > > >> members in these endeavours. > > > > >> > > >> I am certainly missing a lot many, which others can point out. > > > > >> > > >> On 29 December 2011 16:19, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > >> > > >>> Dear members, > > >> > > >>> Let everybody nominate his/ her 'Efi man/ woman of the year > 2011' > > >> here > > >> > > >>> with suitable reasons. > > > > >> > > >>> NB: My name not to be included as I am starting this thread & > for > > >> many > > >> > > >>> other reasons. > > >> > > >>> -- > > >> > > >>> 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(morethan1760 > > >> members > > >> > > >>> & 1,00,000 messages on 21/12/11) or Efloraofindia website: > > >> > > >>>https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/(withaspecies > > >> database > > >> > > >>> of more than 6000 species). > > >> > > >>> Also author of 'A Photoguide to the Birds of Kolkata & Common > > >> Birds of > > >> > > >>> India'. > > > > >> > > >> -- > > >> > > >> 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(morethan1760 > > >> members & > > >> > > >> 1,00,000 messages on 21/12/11) or Efloraofindia website: > > >> > > >>https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/(withaspeciesdatabase > > >> > > >> of more than 6000 species). > > >> > > >> Also author of 'A Photoguide to the Birds of Kolkata & Common > > >> Birds of > > >> > > >> India'. > > > > > -- > > > Regards > > > > > Dr Balkar Singh > > > Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology > > > Arya P G College, Panipat > > > Haryana-132103 > > > 09416262964 > > > > -- > > 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: 9810359089http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ >
