[CT Birds] the Daily Report Compiler
Clay Taylor
ctaylor at att.net
Thu Mar 13 16:26:16 EDT 2008
Aha! Mea culpa, Roy - I never realized that.
So, if someone is subscribed to CT Birds but chooses not to directly receive
ALL the member posts, they can still get the Daily Report sent to their
Inbox? Makes a world of sense.
Clay
----- Original Message -----
From: "Roy Harvey" <rmharvey at snet.net>
To: <ctbirds at lists.ctbirding.org>
Sent: Thursday, March 13, 2008 2:45 PM
Subject: Re: [CT Birds] the Daily Report Compiler
>> That raises a
>> possible
>> solution - a separate e-list like Dori's original one that only
>> gives
>> output, in this case the Daily Report that is compiled nightly from
>> the
>> sightings submitted to CT Birds and even eBird. That way you
>> still get
>> the Daily sent directly to your computer but don't have to weed
>> through
>> rants like mine.
>
> That sounds awfully familiar. The daily report already IS a separate
> list, operated through the same list server as CTBirds. It differs
> in that it is a broadcast-only list, with rights to send messages
> restricted to myself, Nick Bonomo, and anyone else I may set up.
>
> CTBirds currently has 438 members, while the daily report has 577
> subscribers. Note that the subscriber list for the daily report has
> grown substantially since CTBirds started, and continues to grow.
> That surprised me, but in retrospect I think it is a matter of "a
> rising tide lifts all boats", and the two are supporting each other.
>
> It seems worth noting in passing that the one year anniversary for
> CTBirds was last month. I am quite impressed with what the
> participants have made of it.
>
> Roy Harvey
> Beacon Falls, CT
>
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