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The decline of BA

To: Bill Stent <>
Subject: The decline of BA
From: Sonja Ross <>
Date: Mon, 4 Jan 2016 03:46:54 +0000
Ideally, post to both, I guess is the answer!   It wouldn't take very long
to copy a Facebook post and put it on Birding-Aus so that it is there for
the future, but reaches a wider audience these days probably on Facebook.


On Mon, Jan 4, 2016 at 11:56 AM, Bill Stent <> wrote:

> I agree, Steve.
>
> The various Facebook pages are great for showing off photos (I'm a
> show-off, I admit) but searching on them for past information is just
> impossible.
>
> Bill
>
> On Mon, Jan 4, 2016 at 11:39 AM, Steve Clark <>
> wrote:
> > G'day all
> >
> > I mourn the decline of BA - having been a member since 1995 or so.
> > Yesterday I was asked for information from a chap writing an article for
> > Australian Field Ornithology.  He did an online search and found an item
> on
> > BA of mine from 2001 that supported his article.
> >
> > Today I would be more likely to report an observation of interest on one
> of
> > the Facebook birding groups.  Will a Facebook post from 2016 be able to
> be
> > found in 2030?
> >
> > I would urge birders to continue to post actively on BA (as well as on
> the
> > Facebook groups).
> >
> > Cheers
> > Steve Clark
> > Hamilton, Vic
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