[Birdtalk] Idea: Rename "BirdNet" to "RareBird" (Glen's Idea)

[M. H. Wallace]

Pragmatically, that is a darn good idea.  That sort of change to 
list-serve name would make it a lot clearer, prima facie, as to which 
list a post is going to...

(Although, that still would not have helped me in this case, because I 
didn't check which list it was on to begin with. But, I will try to be 
more careful in the future.)

Regardless, this sort of change to list-serve name would make the 
distinction clearer, without having to find and then refer to the notes 
at UtahBirds that indicate the difference.  Along the lines of a 
stand-alone document, a stand-alone list-serve name indicates what it is 
for, without referring to a separate document.

I think we must think in terms of "what works," and clearly there is 
understandable confusion over the purpose of the two lists based solely 
on the ambiguity of the two list-serve names.  While some have come to 
know BirdNet (the "branding risk"), the confusion around the purpose 
that name imbues warrants re-branding.  I think that Glen's idea is a 
good one, and I propose that serious consideration be given to changing 
"BirdNet" to "RareBird."

Matthew Wallace
East Mill Creek

Glen Warchol wrote:
>  Know it would be a "branding" risk -- but maybe changing the names of 
> the lists would help. "RareBird" and "Bird Talk" or something like 
> that that warns at a glance where one's post is going. BirdNet?
>
> Just a thought.
>
> On May 5, 2009, at 9:56 AM, M. H. Wallace wrote:
>
>> Indeed, Tim you are exactly correct, and I did not realize (because, 
>> no I did not check first) that I was responding on BirdNet instead of 
>> BirdTalk, my error.  So, I'll post this on BirdNet to acknowledge, 
>> and move it to BirdTalk...
>>
>> Matthew Wallace.
>>
>> tanager at timaverybirding.com wrote:
>>>
>>> This conversation is a perfect example of an exchange that would be 
>>> better suited for BIRDTALK. It was only two weeks ago that this was 
>>> talked about.
>>>
>>> Good Birding
>>>
>>> Tim
>>>
>>> ------Original Message------
>>> From: Kevin Colver
>>> Sender: birdnet-bounces at utahbirds.org
>>> To: Glen Warchol
>>> Cc: birdnet at utahbirds.org
>>> Cc: David Jensen
>>> Subject: Re: [Birdnet] PS - for those crow followers...
>>> Sent: May 4, 2009 7:50 PM
>>>
>>> Several years ago I arrived at Provo High School quite early for the
>>> Christmas bird count.  As I sat in the parking lot small groups of 2-5
>>> crows flew overhead, all going from the northeast toward the west.  It
>>> was a bird count, so I started counting.  By the time the other
>>> birders arrived to start our day I had counted over 700 crows passing
>>> over, just a few at a time.  It was probably a record year for crows
>>> in the count for our area, but I doubt there were any more in the
>>> county than usual.  The crows gather for nocturnal roosts in large
>>> numbers, then disperse during the day.  One might have to take this
>>> into account before concluding there is a crow expansion.
>>> Thanks All,
>>> Kevin Colver
>>>
>>> www.7Loons.com
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On May 4, 2009, at 2:40 PM, Glen Warchol wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>> Solitary Crow flew over my head this morning in West Capitol Hill
>>>> neighborhood near Warm Springs Park. Calling continuously.
>>>>
>>>> On May 4, 2009, at 1:53 PM, David Jensen wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Just stepped outside the Avenues library to see if I was going to
>>>>> get rained on when I go down the hill.....CAW! CAW!.....two crows
>>>>> flew overhead. I heard from a couple of people who are interested
>>>>> in what might be crow "expansion" in Utah and thought they might
>>>>> like to know.
>>>>> David Jensen
>>>>>
>>>>>
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