Dave,
I wasn't planning on taking anything a bit far. I was just trying to make
birding-aus easier to use (in a way that most other birding list servs
world-wide work). However, if (almost) nobody agrees, then there is no need to
go on with the discussion...
Nikolas
By the way I don't know every single puddle in the megalopolis of Sydney by
name. Maybe "Enoggera Dam" is the puddle down the street?! ;-)----------------
Nikolas Haass
Sydney, NSW
----- Original Message ----
From: David Stowe <>
To: Nikolas Haass <>
Cc: Birding Services Brisbane <>;
Sent: Wednesday, June 18, 2008 10:08:31 PM
Subject: Re: [Birding-Aus] Subject lines again!
Would you honestly drive to Newcastle rather than Sydney without
checking first???
I think you are taking this a bit far Nikolas.
If you are really busy and only interested in certain things then
surely something like Enoggera Dam wouldn't be interesting to you
anyway?
Generally i go by the rule that if I don't know immediately where
somewhere is then I won't be in a position to rush off and see
something anyway. Enoggera Dam is somewhere i have never heard of so
assumed it was somewhere too far away to worry about.
I certainly enjoyed reading about it and the excitement it generated
though, so thanks again to the original poster.
Cheers
Dave
PS - Is Birding-Aus supposed to be professional?
On 18/06/2008, at 7:31 PM, Nikolas Haass wrote:
> A quick Google search still means that you need to open the mail,
> which costs a lot of time if you get dozens of mails through a list
> serv and you are only interested in certain things. That's why
> 'professional' list servs have the rule to give the 'important
> information' in the subject line: what? where? e.g. "NSW, Katoomba,
> Three Sisters, 2 California Condors" That can't be too difficult!
> And another one: Try 'Fern Bay' for example will you end up in
> Sydney or Newcastle? Tough luck if you missed your most wanted bird
> because you drove to Newcastle instead of North Sydney!
>
> Cheers,
>
> Nikolas
>
> ----------------
> Nikolas Haass
>
> Sydney, NSW
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: Birding Services Brisbane <>
> To:
> Sent: Saturday, June 14, 2008 4:53:07 PM
> Subject: [Birding-Aus] Subject lines again!
>
> Methinks that people protesteth too much if someone leaves some of
> the
> location details out of reported sightings. Often it is new
> members or an
> inadvertent omission. If we are reading birding-aus, it means we are
> relatively computer literate. A quick Google search usually turns
> up the
> exact location - try a search on 'Enoggera Dam' for example.
>
>
>
> Good Birdwatching.
>
>
>
> Roy
>
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