David and Gus, you are great!
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> On Mar 31, 2018, at 4:24 PM, brian.whip...@gmail.com wrote:
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> tl;dr
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>> On Sat, Mar 31, 2018 at 12:29 PM Gus Keri wrote:
>> Hi everyone,
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>> [Note: this email is not personal against Sean or Joshua who are some of the
>> nicest peo
tl;dr
On Sat, Mar 31, 2018 at 12:29 PM Gus Keri wrote:
> Hi everyone,
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> [Note: this email is not personal against Sean or Joshua who are some of
> the nicest people I have met along my birding adventure]
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> Three weeks ago, I deleted all my social media birding-related accounts
> (Fac
Hi everyone,
[Note: this email is not personal against Sean or Joshua who are some of the
nicest people I have met along my birding adventure]
Three weeks ago, I deleted all my social media birding-related accounts
(Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube and Flicker) and sworn not to go ba
Even though “the world is turning and you can’t slow down,” I have chosen never
to have tweeted, retweeted, used instagram, Ingraham, facebook, linked in or
willingly participate in any form of social media. Getting old is not so bad
considering where the world is going even if you miss a bird
David, I truly believe you have nothing but the best intentions for these
alerts and want them to enrich and expand the birding experience for all.
But at the same time, your product has entered an existing Twitter
community that had certain norms, and has not respected those norms you
disagree wit
Sean and all,
Let me address your issues point-by-point.
No one is required to post on anything, and no one is required to "chase"
any of the alerts. You and all birders are free to post as you see fit or
not post, for whatever reasons you have -- ethical or otherwise. None of
the county alerts h
There has been much discussion off-list regarding the Twitter alert systems
you have set up and the many unknowns I'm hoping you may be able to shed
some light on to the list and therefore I'm replying here.
We all agree there can be great benefit to information sharing via social
media. Yet there
Birds are back! There have been 38 Manhattan alerts already today,
including American Bittern. It's been a big day in the other boroughs, too.
And the season is just getting started.
These alerts cover both rarities AND non-rarities of interest, such as the
first few arrivals of expected migrants
