Re: [cayugabirds-l] CayugaRBA going bye bye ?

2013-10-16 Thread david nicosia 
This text messaging is the reason why I saw   GYRFALCON...AMERICAN AVOCET...
AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN...HUDSONIAN GODWITS...TOWNSEND'S SOLITAIRE
and many others. I know it gets posted to this email list too...but the rapid 
nature
of the text messages has hit me when I am in the field and at times not far from
where the rare bird is being seen. hate to see it go...even though I am not in 
the local area
up there. 



On Wednesday, October 16, 2013 9:52 PM, Paul Anderson  
wrote:
 

All:

I hear from Jay that textmarks has in fact terminated the free
service so we need to set up an alternative for CayugaRBA. I propose
that the Cayuga Bird Club takes on the responsibility of setting
this up and maintaining it for the long term. I understand there are
free alternatives, at least for the present, so we would pursue one
of these. If at some point in the future, no free service is
available, the club would have to discuss and come to an agreement
whether we would pay for it.

I am the Webmaster and now the President of the club, so making this
happen would mainly fall to me.

I will of course share anything I learn with Oneida birders.

Paul


On 10/15/2013 10:18 PM, Judith Thurber wrote:

Dave,  if 50 birders put up $5 each could oneidarba and cayugarba share one 
"textmark account"?  I think if mentioned at meetings there would be enough 
interest to keep an alert system going.   (By the way, would someone who has 
had my problem of not receiving these texts, but being able to generate them 
have that problem resolved?)

Just thinking out loud.

Judy Thurber
Liverpool


Sent from my iPad

On Oct 15, 2013, at 8:59 AM, Ann Mitchell  wrote:


It is not good news. Who actually gets the money??

Ann Mitchell 
Sent from my IPhone

On Oct 15, 2013, at 8:36 AM, Meena Madhav Haribal  wrote:


It depends on how much you love chasing birds and if you think it is worth $250 
a year! CayugaRBA usage is low except for one guy (I want to think it is a guy) 
who keeps posting messages that he is busy in a meeting!
Otherwise we can resort back to phone tree or mass texting or emailing as now a 
day’s everyone has emailing capacity on their phones! 
 
 
 
 
From:bounce-108821863-3493...@list.cornell.edu 
[mailto:bounce-108821863-3493...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Gary Kohlenberg
Sent: Tuesday, October 15, 2013 8:21 AM
To: CAYUGABIRDS-L
Subject: [cayugabirds-l] CayugaRBA going bye bye ?
 
I hadn’t heard this yet and it isn’t good news for our RBA system.  RIP 
 
OneidaRBA text message system 
Mon Oct 14, 2013 9:34 am (PDT) . Posted by: 
krankykestrel 
Textmarks has informed users of free text alerts that these are expiring 
October 15th. The only options to continue are $250+ per year and current usage 
of OneidaRBA implies that is too high. I believe this change will also affect 
CayugaRBA. I'll report back if any good options surface.

David Wheeler
N. Syracuse, NY


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Re: [cayugabirds-l] CayugaRBA going bye bye ?

2013-10-16 Thread Paul Anderson 

All:

I hear from Jay that textmarks has in fact terminated the free service 
so we need to set up an alternative for CayugaRBA. I propose that the 
Cayuga Bird Club takes on the responsibility of setting this up and 
maintaining it for the long term. I understand there are free 
alternatives, at least for the present, so we would pursue one of these. 
If at some point in the future, no free service is available, the club 
would have to discuss and come to an agreement whether we would pay for it.

I am the Webmaster and now the President of the club, so making this 
happen would mainly fall to me.

I will of course share anything I learn with Oneida birders.

Paul

On 10/15/2013 10:18 PM, Judith Thurber wrote:
> Dave,  if 50 birders put up $5 each could oneidarba and cayugarba 
> share one "textmark account"?  I think if mentioned at meetings there 
> would be enough interest to keep an alert system going.   (By the way, 
> would someone who has had my problem of not receiving these texts, but 
> being able to generate them have that problem resolved?)
>
> Just thinking out loud.
>
> Judy Thurber
> Liverpool
>
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
> On Oct 15, 2013, at 8:59 AM, Ann Mitchell  <mailto:annmitchel...@gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>> It is not good news. Who actually gets the money??
>>
>> Ann Mitchell
>> Sent from my IPhone
>>
>> On Oct 15, 2013, at 8:36 AM, Meena Madhav Haribal > <mailto:m...@cornell.edu>> wrote:
>>
>>> It depends on how much you love chasing birds and if you think it is 
>>> worth $250 a year! CayugaRBA usage is low except for one guy (I want 
>>> to think it is a guy) who keeps posting messages that he is busy in 
>>> a meeting!
>>>
>>> Otherwise we can resort back to phone tree or mass texting or 
>>> emailing as now a day’s everyone has emailing capacity on their phones!
>>>
>>> *From:*bounce-108821863-3493...@list.cornell.edu 
>>> <mailto:bounce-108821863-3493...@list.cornell.edu> 
>>> [mailto:bounce-108821863-3493...@list.cornell.edu] *On Behalf Of 
>>> *Gary Kohlenberg
>>> *Sent:* Tuesday, October 15, 2013 8:21 AM
>>> *To:* CAYUGABIRDS-L
>>> *Subject:* [cayugabirds-l] CayugaRBA going bye bye ?
>>>
>>>
>>> I hadn’t heard this yet and it isn’t good news for our RBA
>>> system.  RIP
>>>
>>>
>>> OneidaRBA text message system
>>> 
>>> <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/oneidabirds/message/11488;_ylc=X3oDMTJzcWpzZGpoBF9TAzk3MzU5NzE1BGdycElkAzE2NTk5NzU0BGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNTA2NTc4NwRtc2dJZAMxMTQ4OARzZWMDZG1zZwRzbGsDdm1zZwRzdGltZQMxMzgxODM5MjYw>
>>>
>>>
>>> Mon Oct 14, 2013 9:34 am (PDT) . Posted by:
>>>
>>>
>>>   krankykestrel
>>>   
>>> <mailto:tigge...@aol.com?subject=Re%3A%20OneidaRBA%20text%20message%20system>
>>>
>>> Textmarks has informed users of free text alerts that these are 
>>> expiring October 15th. The only options to continue are $250+ per 
>>> year and current usage of OneidaRBA implies that is too high. I 
>>> believe this change will also affect CayugaRBA. I'll report back if 
>>> any good options surface.
>>>
>>> David Wheeler
>>> N. Syracuse, NY
>>>

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] CayugaRBA going bye bye ?

2013-10-16 Thread Judith Thurber 
Dave,  if 50 birders put up $5 each could oneidarba and cayugarba share one 
"textmark account"?  I think if mentioned at meetings there would be enough 
interest to keep an alert system going.   (By the way, would someone who has 
had my problem of not receiving these texts, but being able to generate them 
have that problem resolved?)

Just thinking out loud.

Judy Thurber
Liverpool


Sent from my iPad

> On Oct 15, 2013, at 8:59 AM, Ann Mitchell  wrote:
> 
> It is not good news. Who actually gets the money??
> 
> Ann Mitchell
> Sent from my IPhone
> 
>> On Oct 15, 2013, at 8:36 AM, Meena Madhav Haribal  wrote:
>> 
>> It depends on how much you love chasing birds and if you think it is worth 
>> $250 a year! CayugaRBA usage is low except for one guy (I want to think it 
>> is a guy) who keeps posting messages that he is busy in a meeting!
>> Otherwise we can resort back to phone tree or mass texting or emailing as 
>> now a day’s everyone has emailing capacity on their phones!
>>  
>>  
>>  
>>  
>> From: bounce-108821863-3493...@list.cornell.edu 
>> [mailto:bounce-108821863-3493...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Gary 
>> Kohlenberg
>> Sent: Tuesday, October 15, 2013 8:21 AM
>> To: CAYUGABIRDS-L
>> Subject: [cayugabirds-l] CayugaRBA going bye bye ?
>>  
>> I hadn’t heard this yet and it isn’t good news for our RBA system.  RIP
>>  
>> OneidaRBA text message system
>> Mon Oct 14, 2013 9:34 am (PDT) . Posted by: krankykestrel
>> Textmarks has informed users of free text alerts that these are expiring 
>> October 15th. The only options to continue are $250+ per year and current 
>> usage of OneidaRBA implies that is too high. I believe this change will also 
>> affect CayugaRBA. I'll report back if any good options surface.
>> 
>> David Wheeler
>> N. Syracuse, NY
>>  
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] CayugaRBA going bye bye ?

2013-10-15 Thread Ann Mitchell 
It is not good news. Who actually gets the money??

Ann Mitchell
Sent from my IPhone

> On Oct 15, 2013, at 8:36 AM, Meena Madhav Haribal  wrote:
> 
> It depends on how much you love chasing birds and if you think it is worth 
> $250 a year! CayugaRBA usage is low except for one guy (I want to think it is 
> a guy) who keeps posting messages that he is busy in a meeting!
> Otherwise we can resort back to phone tree or mass texting or emailing as now 
> a day’s everyone has emailing capacity on their phones!
>  
>  
>  
>  
> From: bounce-108821863-3493...@list.cornell.edu 
> [mailto:bounce-108821863-3493...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Gary 
> Kohlenberg
> Sent: Tuesday, October 15, 2013 8:21 AM
> To: CAYUGABIRDS-L
> Subject: [cayugabirds-l] CayugaRBA going bye bye ?
>  
> I hadn’t heard this yet and it isn’t good news for our RBA system.  RIP
>  
> OneidaRBA text message system
> Mon Oct 14, 2013 9:34 am (PDT) . Posted by: krankykestrel
> Textmarks has informed users of free text alerts that these are expiring 
> October 15th. The only options to continue are $250+ per year and current 
> usage of OneidaRBA implies that is too high. I believe this change will also 
> affect CayugaRBA. I'll report back if any good options surface.
> 
> David Wheeler
> N. Syracuse, NY
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RE: [cayugabirds-l] CayugaRBA going bye bye ?

2013-10-15 Thread Jay McGowan 
If the textmarks service really is disappearing, I will set up a group on a
similar service and send out a notification of how to sign up. We will know
today or tomorrow.
On Oct 15, 2013 8:39 AM, "Meena Madhav Haribal"  wrote:

>  It depends on how much you love chasing birds and if you think it is
> worth $250 a year! CayugaRBA usage is low except for one guy (I want to
> think it is a guy) who keeps posting messages that he is busy in a meeting!
> 
>
> Otherwise we can resort back to phone tree or mass texting or emailing as
> now a day’s everyone has emailing capacity on their phones! 
>
> ** **
>
> ** **
>
> ** **
>
> ** **
>
> *From:* bounce-108821863-3493...@list.cornell.edu [mailto:
> bounce-108821863-3493...@list.cornell.edu] *On Behalf Of *Gary Kohlenberg
> *Sent:* Tuesday, October 15, 2013 8:21 AM
> *To:* CAYUGABIRDS-L
> *Subject:* [cayugabirds-l] CayugaRBA going bye bye ?
>
> ** **
> I hadn’t heard this yet and it isn’t good news for our RBA system.  RIP **
> ** ** ** OneidaRBA text message system
> <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/oneidabirds/message/11488;_ylc=X3oDMTJzcWpzZGpoBF9TAzk3MzU5NzE1BGdycElkAzE2NTk5NzU0BGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNTA2NTc4NwRtc2dJZAMxMTQ4OARzZWMDZG1zZwRzbGsDdm1zZwRzdGltZQMxMzgxODM5MjYw>
>  Mon Oct 14, 2013 9:34 am (PDT) . Posted by:  krankykestrel
> 
>
> Textmarks has informed users of free text alerts that these are expiring
> October 15th. The only options to continue are $250+ per year and current
> usage of OneidaRBA implies that is too high. I believe this change will
> also affect CayugaRBA. I'll report back if any good options surface.
>
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RE: [cayugabirds-l] CayugaRBA going bye bye ?

2013-10-15 Thread Meena Madhav Haribal 
It depends on how much you love chasing birds and if you think it is worth $250 
a year! CayugaRBA usage is low except for one guy (I want to think it is a guy) 
who keeps posting messages that he is busy in a meeting!
Otherwise we can resort back to phone tree or mass texting or emailing as now a 
day's everyone has emailing capacity on their phones!




From: bounce-108821863-3493...@list.cornell.edu 
[mailto:bounce-108821863-3493...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Gary Kohlenberg
Sent: Tuesday, October 15, 2013 8:21 AM
To: CAYUGABIRDS-L
Subject: [cayugabirds-l] CayugaRBA going bye bye ?

I hadn't heard this yet and it isn't good news for our RBA system.  RIP

OneidaRBA text message system 
<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/oneidabirds/message/11488;_ylc=X3oDMTJzcWpzZGpoBF9TAzk3MzU5NzE1BGdycElkAzE2NTk5NzU0BGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNTA2NTc4NwRtc2dJZAMxMTQ4OARzZWMDZG1zZwRzbGsDdm1zZwRzdGltZQMxMzgxODM5MjYw>
Mon Oct 14, 2013 9:34 am (PDT) . Posted by:
krankykestrel 
<mailto:tigge...@aol.com?subject=Re%3A%20OneidaRBA%20text%20message%20system>
Textmarks has informed users of free text alerts that these are expiring 
October 15th. The only options to continue are $250+ per year and current usage 
of OneidaRBA implies that is too high. I believe this change will also affect 
CayugaRBA. I'll report back if any good options surface.

David Wheeler
N. Syracuse, NY



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[cayugabirds-l] CayugaRBA going bye bye ?

2013-10-15 Thread Gary Kohlenberg 
I hadn't heard this yet and it isn't good news for our RBA system.  RIP

OneidaRBA text message system 

Mon Oct 14, 2013 9:34 am (PDT) . Posted by:
krankykestrel 

Textmarks has informed users of free text alerts that these are expiring 
October 15th. The only options to continue are $250+ per year and current usage 
of OneidaRBA implies that is too high. I believe this change will also affect 
CayugaRBA. I'll report back if any good options surface.

David Wheeler
N. Syracuse, NY



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