Hello, Everyone. I fully agree with this concept of using the full name of the species when reporting bird sightings. The purpose of NYSBIRDS-L is to pass along information. If any individual can't decipher the Four-Letter abbreviations (and sometimes I have had to think hard about what species is actually being reported) then it is to the detriment of the birding community as a whole. HAHH!
Richard ZainEldeen Brooklyn, New York P.S. HAHH stands for Have A Happy Holiday. -----Original Message----- From: Christopher T. Tessaglia-Hymes <[email protected]> To: NYSBIRDS-L <[email protected]> Sent: Tue, Dec 18, 2012 2:29 pm Subject: [nysbirds-l] ADMIN: Four-Letter Abbreviations Good afternoon, I have received a number of complaints over the past few weeks concerning the increasing use of four-letter abbreviations of bird species being reported in postings to NYSbirds-L. Out of consideration for most of the recipients on this eList, please do not use abbreviated bird names when you make your postings. This only adds to the confusion, both to readers who are subscribed to this eList and to those who are browsing any of the Web archives. By spelling out the names of the bird species being reported in postings to NYSbirds-L, this will eliminate all possible confusion and misunderstanding. If you have any questions, do not hesitate to contact me off-list. Thank you very much! Sincerely, Chris T-H -- Chris Tessaglia-Hymes Listowner, NYSbirds-L Ithaca, New York [email protected] NYSbirds-L – Archives NYSbirds-L – Welcome and Basics NYSbirds-L – Rules and Information NYSbirds-L – Subscribe, Configuration and Leave -- NYSbirds-L List Info: Welcome and Basics Rules and Information Subscribe, Configuration and Leave Archives: The Mail Archive Surfbirds BirdingOnThe.Net Please submit your observations to eBird! -- -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
