Hello Maine-birders:
As membership continues to grow and we dive into 2014 I wanted to post a few notes about the listserv and also recirculate the guidelines. The guidelines are listed below but are always available at: https://sites.google.com/site/birding207/home/guidelines
***900 Members
I'm very happy to announce a recent milestone: we passed 900 members last month, up from 750 just a year ago.
***Photos
I would like to ask that members post photos (or other media) through a host such as Picasa or flickr and provide a link within a message sent to the group. Hosting photos through an external site, rather than as an attachment, keeps the size of our emails small which can otherwise be an issue for members with slow dial-up connections and/or limited data plans on their mobile devices. Also, many websites that collate messages from listservs (including the very popular http://birding.aba.org) do not save attachments and those photos will not show up there.
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Maine-birds is an email forum devoted to the discussion of birds and birding in the state of Maine. The primary function of the list is to provide an efficient means of reporting wild bird sightings in the state. Posts related to identification, behavior, conservation issues related to Maine birds are welcome.
The determination of what is and what is not appropriate to discuss on the list is ultimately at the discretion of the Moderator/Listowner. The Listowner may decide to terminate a discussion.
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The URL for our guidelines and listerv information is given at the bottom of every Maine-birds post.
List Rules
1) This list has lots of subscribers with varying interests and experience, so you should expect to see a variety of posts. Some may be technical while others may simply express wonder at a particular observation. Please give each post the respect you would expect from your own posts.
2) The daily traffic on the list is currently at a moderate level. Please carefully consider if a post will be of sufficient interest to justify putting it on the list. In most cases, a list member should not post more than once a day.
3) Use the subject line to describe the nature of your post as clearly and succinctly as possible. If you are reporting a sighting, list members would appreciate knowing the location where you made the observation either in the subject line or in the body of the message.
4) Commercial posts are not permitted on this list server. Posts that may be of interest to the community, and which the poster seeks no personal financial gain, may be allowed. Please contact the Listowner (dhitchcox@mac.com) if you have questions on whether a post will violate the non-commercial requirement.
5) Posting messages with attachments is not recommended. A poster should use other hosts, such as picasa or flickr, to share photos, videos, or other media.
6) Please maintain civility and respect in all postings. Flaming and offensive comments will not be tolerated. Violators will be suspended immediately and perhaps banned from the list permanently.
7) The list software is set so that a reply to that post will go only to the original poster, not the entire list. Unless a response is of interest to the entire list, replies to posts should be sent only to the original poster.
8) Not all messages posted to the list will be of interest to a list member. Please use your delete key liberally to avoid posts on particular topics. If some posts continue to bother a subscriber, please contact the Listowner (dhitchcox@mac.com).
9) These rules are intended to be as minimal as possible. The format of posts is up to the discretion of each subscriber. Membership on this list is considered a privilege. Failure to follow the rules may result in removal from the list. In most cases, a subscriber will be given a warning first.
Thanks for your participation in the group and good birding,
Doug Hitchcox
Hollis, ME
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