[slbnet] Local Listservs

[Milt Moody]

Greetings,

Tim asked the question (possibly rhetorical) about why we have some
many listserv in Utah.  Here's an answer that could possibly explain to
some degree.

The local listservs were created to handle information about local
events,  field trips, announcements, questions as well as good (but
maybe not GREAT) birds, that may not be quite appropriate to send to a
state-wide audience. 

Let's take the Salt Lake Birdnet for example (which is where I'm
sending this message).  If you want to remind people of a Great Salt
Lake Audubon meeting, field trip or special event -- you can send the
message to slbirdnet at utahbirds.org.  If you want to ask questions about
getting a ride or offering a ride, it may be more appropriate to do
that locally (though I'm sure people around the state would mind too
much getting local-type email -- they can just delete them -- no big
deal), or if you have a question about local events or whether a
birding place is presently accessible or something like that, the local
"hotline" may be just the thing.

The "Salt Lake birdnet" hasn't been used to a great degree to this
point, but it's there with its 131 signed-up members and has the
potential of being very useful if birders want to take advantage of it.

Good birding,
Milt Moody
utahbirds.org webmaster


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