Happy New Year to one and all - and a special thanks to Ian for all his efforts over the year!
sid ashton said
Fri Jan 2 8:45 PM, 2009
Good on yer Ian - if folk can't can't use their given "proper" names for postings then put them right.
-- Edited by sid ashton at 20:47, 2009-01-02
Ian McKerchar said
Fri Jan 2 4:27 PM, 2009
The Manchester Birding website will continue to improve and there are many articles currently awaiting publication, finishing off or writing, to come in this new year but I thank users of this forum for their continued allegiance, often I'm sure some view my occasional actions and moderation of it as pedantic but after seeing too many forums digress into chaos and after speaking to one or two owners who wished they'd done what we've achieved here (surprisingly especially the 'real names' for usernames!) I'll stick to my guns.
I still ask that users don't post images on here (although I realise I let a couple go over Christmas 'cos they were funny but that encouraged the posting of some 'proper' bird images too ) nor do they post items which have a place on the website. If someone's 'doing a list' and want their own page then fine, I'll sort it out, send me your updates in an email and I'll cut and past into your own page. A photo gallery that isn't catered for, let me know and I'll see what I can do. The forum is for discussions and sightings but often good value info that is placed on here just become lost under countless posts and isn't effectively searchable.
But either way, no matter how good a website or forum appears, it's success is measured by it's statistics and by it's users and on those two scores alone, you lot out there make Manchester Birding what it is, cheers
Paul Heaton said
Fri Jan 2 10:57 AM, 2009
Well done to one and all GM Birders and to Ian, what a year, what a whirlwind, I too believe that 2008 was the best year of Manchester birding ever but not without its drawbacks, check my avatar and see what frantic year listing does to you, I may have seen
ONE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY THREE BIRDS, but at a cost, good luck to the next poor soul.
keep birding.
-- Edited by Paul Heaton at 10:58, 2009-01-02
Mark Rigby said
Wed Dec 31 8:23 PM, 2008
Same goes from me too!
Cracking website
cracking mates I have made (you know who you are!)
and may your lists be large in 2009! (for those of you who keep them)
-- Edited by sid ashton at 20:47, 2009-01-02
I still ask that users don't post images on here (although I realise I let a couple go over Christmas 'cos they were funny but that encouraged the posting of some 'proper' bird images too
But either way, no matter how good a website or forum appears, it's success is measured by it's statistics and by it's users and on those two scores alone, you lot out there make Manchester Birding what it is, cheers
ONE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY THREE BIRDS, but at a cost, good luck to the next poor soul.
keep birding.
-- Edited by Paul Heaton at 10:58, 2009-01-02
Cracking website
cracking mates I have made (you know who you are!)
and may your lists be large in 2009! (for those of you who keep them)
All the best chaps-see you in the New Year