Date: Sun, 19 Jan 2003 08:15:23 -0500 Reply-To: Maryland Birds & Birding Sender: Maryland Birds & Birding From: Chris Starling Subject: Re: NOISE REDUCTION MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Please dont stop mentioning the butterflies... -----Original Message----- From: Frank Boyle [mailto:ravenfrank@EARTHLINK.NET] Sent: Saturday, January 18, 2003 5:34 AM To: MDOSPREY@HOME.EASE.LSOFT.COM Subject: Re: [MDOSPREY] NOISE REDUCTION I've also had my poor "Mutant Ninja Mallard Clones" from Laurel Lakes ridiculed on this austere board. Actually, being quite an eccentric fellow, I enjoy yanking the chains of birders who take themselves, life and their "hobby" too seriously. Oh, and the fun I have with addictive, hard-core listers!!!! Tell ya what Jim, if you promise not to be such a jerk I'll promise never to mention again the butterflies I see on my spring, summer and fall trips to Central America and the haunts of Laurel. *************************** Frank "Crank-Yanker" Boyle ravenfrank@earthlink.net Laurel, MD *************************** -----Original Message----- From: Maryland Birds & Birding [mailto:MDOSPREY@HOME.EASE.LSOFT.COM] On Behalf Of James Speicher Sent: Friday, January 17, 2003 9:41 AM To: MDOSPREY@HOME.EASE.LSOFT.COM Subject: [MDOSPREY] NOISE REDUCTION I'm relatively new to this "server" but it does seem that there could be improvements in efficiency. If you are posting a strictly personal appeal, for example suggestions on field guides or spotting scopes, you should place your e-mail address PROMINENTLY in the text of your message so it can be easily cut and pasted for those wishing to reply to you (check it twice for accuracy!!!). Otherwise the tendency seems to be that the replies will go out to all the members. The second observation is to comment that the whole point of this site is to share our enjoyment in our hobby by letting people know what's being seen in the area. Mis-identifications are going to happen, but i don't think anyone needs to apologize for making a mistake. That approach will only increase the chances of someone failing to post a bird siting that we would all like to know about for fear that they may be mistaken. I also wonder if it's really necessary for most of us to know the connection between James Bond the field guide author, James Bond the fictional character and Ian Fleming. This is the second time this has surfaced in the two months i've belonged to OSPREY. If this offends anyone in any way, i suggest that you reply to me personally (address below) to spare everyone else on the server from even more noise... Jim Speicher jspeicher@niaid.nih.gov ======================================================================= To leave the MDOsprey list, send e-mail to listserv@home.ease.lsoft.com with the following message in line 1: signoff mdosprey ======================================================================= ======================================================================= To leave the MDOsprey list, send e-mail to listserv@home.ease.lsoft.com with the following message in line 1: signoff mdosprey ======================================================================= ======================================================================= To leave the MDOsprey list, send e-mail to listserv@home.ease.lsoft.com with the following message in line 1: signoff mdosprey ======================================================================= =========================================================================