As a newcomer to the lists, but veteran of other lists with "restrictions", I think it makes sense to keep the mou list more focused and encourage folks to subscribe to mnbird for more general bird discussions. It would help to give a link or instructions for subscribing to the complementary list to make it easier for those who do not already subscribe to both, especially when making this suggestion to a newcomer.
http://linux.winona.msus.edu/mnbird/mnbird_main.html Thanks to list contributors, and to moderators for occasional gentle reminders. -Linda Nygren (St Paul, MN) > As Diane Anderson pointed out so well in her earlier e-mail, the two > Minnesota list serves were set up with two separate agendas. > > Carol and Paul Schumacher set up and continue to coordinate Mnbird, the > original birding list serve in MN, which invites all bird sightings, > questions, etc. The idea was/is wonderful and they continue to do a > great job. > > MOU-net was set up to communicate MOU business to its members and > (primarily?) promote bird discussions, UNUSUAL observations, etc. > However, MOU-net was NOT set up to report "today's bird sightings" or "I > saw my first robin today" etc. It's intent was, in part, to offer > members a service that COMPLIMENTED Mnbird by NOT replicating it. It > offers weekly RBAs (Rare Bird Alerts) and asks its subscribers to please > follow the posting suggestions, which ARE more restrictive in nature. > (They are meant to be so). > > I, for one, subscribe to both list serves because they (are supposed to) > offer different information. People who consistently post all their > sightings to both list serves are (probably) not using at least one > correctly. > > If both list-serves are used as they were intended, Minnesota birders > are offered a greater choice, for which I am grateful. > > Thank you to ALL THE LIST SERVE providers and technicians. They do a > wonderful job of keeping us informed and all their work is volunteer! > > Randy Frederickson > Willmar > > > > > _______________________________________________ > mou-net mailing list > [email protected] > http://cbs.umn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mou-net
