Thanks, Matt Erickson (614) 348-7358 cell (614) 757-7649 work On Oct 18, 2012, at 8:11 AM, Kim Kaufman <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Hello Everyone, > > Just a few quick comments about Listserv versus Facbook. > > I hope we won't view it that way: as this versus that. Both are very > useful communication tools and both have their pros and cons. > > In regard to the birding groups on Facebook - I don't they should be viewed > as the Listserv killer. I know (and understand!) the reluctance on many > to join Facebook with all of its invasive and time sucking qualities. I > sort of have a love/hate thing with it; however, it's one redeeming quality > is that it is an excellent tool for teaching and learning. It allows us to > share information in more of a conversational style that can be very > helpful for beginners. > > Some tips for using Facebook birding groups to find rare bird sightings. > 1) Facebook groups have a [Search] tool. On Birding Ohio, we have > established three ways for people to find rare bird posts. a. We encourage > people to add the words "Rare Bird Alert" to the beginning of their posts > so that users can search for those keywords to find those posts. b) We > also set up a Rare Birds folder on the group page so people can check that, > too. 3) People who posted the sighting (as well as other users) can simply > "bump" the posts about rare birds to the top of the page to keep it in > front of everyone. (Comments on Facebook groups get pushed down the page as > new things are posted.) > > Sherrie Durris also set up an Ohio Rare Bird Alert Facebook group that > states clearly that it will not allow discussion outside of rare bird > sightings to avoid having information buried in other posts. > > I use Facebook and the Ohio Birds Listserv every day. I am very thankful to > OOS for making the Listserv possible, as it was one of the first > opportunities I had to interact with other birders in Ohio. It continues > to be a wonderful resource for birding information and I don't see that > changing anytime soon. At BSBO, we've been dissed by a few folks for not > making electronic delivery of our publications the default method. But, > we have a lot of Amish members and we should never lose sight of the fact > that - <gasp> not everyone is on the computer every day, and a few still > don't have a computer at all. My point is that we should make it as easy > as possible and always cast information as far and as wide as we can so > that we don't lose anyone. Kenn suggested that it would be a simple thing > for a few of us to agree to cross-post rare bird sightings posted on > Facebook to the Listserv, and I think that's a great idea. Let's use every > tool we've got to keep people engaged and feeling happy about birds and > birding. > > Don't worry! Be Happy! Go Birding! > > Kim Kaufman > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ > > Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. > Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. > Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. > > You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: > http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS > Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask] ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask]