Impugning an individual for posting something on their media of choice seems ridiculous. Should people who post on the MOU-NET be censured for not posting on the Minnesota Birding FB page?
While I agree that it would be nice if we all heard about special bird on our own favorite media, it is just not going to happen anytime soon. In the case of Brian Plath, he should have been thanked and commended for posting and including a photo. There may be a need to improve communication between these two Minnesota birding media sites. Maybe someone (administrator for this FB page or a member who is also a member of MOU-NET could take it upon themselves to pass this info along AND vice versa. FB and MOU-NET are both internet based. If you can access FB you can access MOU_NET so it should not be as difficult as changing from telephone to internet. Maybe not just a matter of "moving with the times" but more of an awareness of how to connect two important bird information resources so they can help each other. Michael--Your posting caused me to lose sight of the point you were trying to make. The issue was communication but you undermined any support you might have gotten when you went off on another of your tirades. No problem if you wish to vent, but slamming Brian for posting.… I just do not get it! On Sat, May 10, 2014 at 8:59 PM, Larry Sirvio <[email protected]> wrote: > Facebook as a way of quickly spreading a message (along with photos)is > just the latest in changing technology. I can imagine a few years ago - as > the internet started (with mounet) - someone was saying "The internet > connected folks found out about a sighting before those of us with a > telephone"...and so it goes. In the not too distant future it will be > something else. If you want to keep up... keep up with changing technology. > > I've talked to some who are fearful of Facebook. I think this fear is > unfounded. It can be confusing. Maybe the biggest problem is that there are > no instructions. You have to figure it out yourself or get some help. > I use mounet and mnbird along with Facebook. I find Facebook a more useful > system. Photos, immediate back and forth discussions, imbedded links, > imbedded maps, etc. > > > Larry S > > -----Original Message----- From: Michael Hendrickson > Sent: Saturday, May 10, 2014 8:11 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [mou-net] Black Throated Gray Warbler > > > I just noticed on the Minnesota Birding Facebook site that a birder named > Brian Plath spotted this warbler in his backyard today (no time given or > address) outside Austin, MN. A photo depicting the bird was attached to > the sighting. > > I am seeing a trend that many Minnesota birders who are not Facebook > members are not knowing about casual or accidental sightings that have > shown up in Minnesota. For example the Eurasian Tree Sparrow was posted > initially on Facebook another Facebook site then shared on the Minesota > Birding Facebook site. After 2-3 days this sighting eventually made to the > MOU newsletter. This is not the first time this has happen where I see a > significant sighting being posted on Minnesota Birding but it took 1-3 days > after the initial sighting, the sighting was shared to the MOU listserv. > > Hopefully the administrators of Minnesota Birding on Facebook can discuss > about sharing casual and accidental bird sightings in MN to the MOU > listserv on a timely basis. > > Has anyone else besides me notice this trend? Maybe it's not a big deal but > I thought I share this for discussion. > > Waiting for the warblers to arrive in Duluth. (-: > > Mike > > > -- > > *Mike Hendrickson* > > *Mike Hendrickson Guiding <http://mikehendricksonguiding.com>* > *Sax-Zim Bog <http://www.sax-zimbog.com>* > > ---- > Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net > Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html > ---- > Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net > Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html > -- *Paul O. Roisen* *Woodbury County, IA* ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
