Jeez I hate it when this nonsense starts. Isn't there another way to administer the site than expose us all to his nastiness? On May 10, 2014 9:46 PM, "Paul Roisen" <[email protected]> wrote:
> 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 > ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
