Date:         Wed, 27 Dec 2000 19:14:09 -0500
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From:         James Helfrich <jhelfr@HOME.COM>
Organization: @Home Network
Subject:      Re: Some Notes at the New Year
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Norm,                                                                                           Just a note to thank you for your work on mdosprey. I'm
relatively new to birding and to the whole internet thing and really
appreciate all the information I'm gaining. I did get to see the snowy
owl and thought it was fantastic that I could get all the info I  needed
to see such a wonderful creation right off the net. Not to mention the
nice people I met that didn't seem to mind helping a beginner like
myself. In my humble opinion mdosprey is good for birding.   Thanks and
God bless!
                                                                Jim Helfrich                            Jim Helfrich                                                                            Catonsville M.D.
jhelfr@home.com
Norm Saunders wrote:
>
> Dear Ospreyers,
>
> Just a few thoughts for you as we enter our second year of operation at
> MDOsprey's new location.
>
> First, let's do our best to curb inflammatory language.  If you must
> yell at
> someone, please do it in a private message.  Thank you.
>
> Second, we ask that every submitter sign their messages with their name,
> location, and e-mail address.  This information is seldom evident from
> the
> header of a message you might submit and can go a long way to helping
> others
> answer questions you might have.  See my signature block, below, for an
> example.  Virtually every mail program I'm aware of allows you to set up
> a
> default signature block such as the one I use.
>
> Third, please make an effort to find and get acquainted with the
> MDOsprey
> archives.  The web address is:
>
>         http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/mdosprey.html
>
> Once there you can do some very sophisticated searches on the list.  So
> far
> I have the archives for one entire year of operation and plan to allow
> the
> archives to expand to cover another year.  I just did a search on "snowy
> owl
> Frederick", for example,  and found 21 messages.  A quick scan of the
> subject lines yielded "Directions to the Snowy Owl" posted by Pete Webb
> back on December 17.  See how easy it can be to find this information
> yourself rather than continually asking the list to repost something
> which
> may have appeared many times before?
>
> At the same time, if you are honestly puzzled and can't find some piece
> of
> information, please don't let me shut you up from asking.  The only
> silly question
> is the one that goes unasked.
>
> Next, it is inevitable that from time to time a private message gets
> inadvertantly
> posted on the list.  Please just ignore these and let the red-faced
> individuals
> live down their embarrassment in private.  When this happens, I will
> clean the
> offending messages from the archives (now that I know I can do it
> without
> destroying the archive files!) so it makes my job easier if you just let
> the original
> message pass without comment.
>
> Finally, if you're one of the legion who never post here but just
> listen,
> please get more active and let us know what's going on with you and your
> birding experiences!  We will all learn more as a result.
>
> All told I would have to say Fran and I are enormously pleased with the
> way
> MDOsprey has become accepted among Maryland birders.  Keep up the great
> communication that we've established!
>
>  Norm Saunders
> MDOsprey list owner
>
> =======================
> Norm Saunders
> Colesville, Montgomery County, MD
> marshhawk@worldnet.att.net
>
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