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Any member of Bird Forum not a member of the RSPB Community Forums and why? (1 Viewer)

IAN JAMES THOMPSON

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Are there any RSPB members who are members of Bird Forum who aren’t members of the RSPB Community Forums and why if not? I’m a member of both Forums.
Ian
 
Can't say I've ever thought much about signing up to the RSPB one. Use enough different social media/forum type things without needing another!
 
I tried registering to the RSPB forums but for some reason my account was never approved. Never bothered taking it further.
 
Can't say I've ever thought much about signing up to the RSPB one. Use enough different social media/forum type things without needing another!


Ditto - there's only so many hours in a day, and at least some of those are needed for real life birding, too o:D
 
Should be spelt worries Ian, not worry's.
My answer to your original post is.......
I am an RSPB Life Fellow but don't feel any need or wish to be a member of said community forum for the same reason as others have responded. Limiting social media time and real life I guess.
Pat
 
I don't feel the need to belong to another birding forum. This one meets all my needs.
 
Ian,

I'm a member of RSPB, but have never felt a need to join their Community Forum...to answer your question, hopefully in a polite manner:
(a) RSPB don't exactly push it in their literature- unlike you I'm not a member of a local RSPB group and don't socialise with other members, so I won't be exposed to word-of-mouth recommendations either;
(b) like others, I have my limits with social media - I've recently joined Twitter, occasionally post pictures on Flickr, and have a declining level of interaction (mirroring that of my friends and family) on Facebook. My partner is on Instagram, and regularly posts her bird pics, but I feel that is one too many for me.

Can I just say to those who responded negatively to the OP, that:
(a) Ian's original post wasn't in upper case, so the only people being 'shouty' were the responders;
(b) As a bit of a grammar pedant myself, I can fully understand people wanting to correct others' mistakes. Unfortunately in social media it seems to be used ever more frequently as a means of asserting social superiority and /or signifying superior intelligence or education.
(c) I've reread the original post, and struggle to see any accusatory tone - it was somewhat curt, but to me seemed framed as a genuine question.
 
kb57
Can I clarify that as the poster who pointed out a grammatically incorrect reply from Ian, there was and is no intent by me to have any type of superior pose or slant. My very distant past schooling reminds me that my English teacher would have corrected me in order to educate me to reach a pass standard in the subject as set by the governing curriculum of the time. A pedant is defined as being a male schoolteacher I've learned.
Summary.....
It's arguably acceptable to be slightly curt ( a genuinely unaware mistake I'm sure ) but not appropriate to innocently mention a spelling error ( that hopefully will help the user the next time they communicate ).
I'm sometimes puzzled by this modern, politically correct world we live in though rapidly accepting I'm now classed as " a dinosaur" by some.
Pat
 
Ian,


(b) As a bit of a grammar pedant myself, I can fully understand people wanting to correct others' mistakes. Unfortunately in social media it seems to be used ever more frequently as a means of asserting social superiority and /or signifying superior intelligence or education.
(c) I've reread the original post, and struggle to see any accusatory tone - it was somewhat curt, but to me seemed framed as a genuine question.

Perhaps it's being used ever more frequenty because people's grammar and spelling, as a society, is getting worse?



A
 
One of the nicest things about Birdforum is that there are folk from all around the world including some outstanding birders/ornithologists who contribute regularly. I probably spend far too long on here and have gradually stopped posting on a couple of other forums due to a lack of time.

As said by others, the last thing I need is to join more forums :-O

Anyway Ian, its different for each of us and some cannot get out and about like they would like too - or maybe not at all. These forums are important for those folk especially as its a great way to keep in contact with all things birds and stay up to date.
 
Perhaps it's being used ever more frequenty because people's grammar and spelling, as a society, is getting worse?


A

Or the peoples (different usage ;)) of the World just can not be bothered when it comes to mobile phones and internet ‘chat’ - I mean it is text speak not written journalism.

Language is constantly evolving, you only need to look at words being added to the Oxford English Dictionary. Cf to Victorian levels of literacy, we are not doing too badly but in a modern society, where schools are increasingly falling below literacy targets, everything is auto-spell checked, fewer people reading a daily newspaper anymore let alone writing letters, where texting and online social networking is replacing philosophical discussions down the local pub - well, it’s no suprise, as a society, we are forgetting how to talk, let alone write. :scribe:

Must cause confusion for those for whom English is not their first language.

And no, re. RSPB, my only interest is learning more about ornithology and having a great resource at hand, both via interaction with other members (there is always someone with more experience or knowledge here on any given species or location) and through written reports and Opus etc. Birdforum is better, with imo, a wealth of expertise and more global than any other forum I know of.
 
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kb57
Can I clarify that as the poster who pointed out a grammatically incorrect reply from Ian, there was and is no intent by me to have any type of superior pose or slant. My very distant past schooling reminds me that my English teacher would have corrected me in order to educate me to reach a pass standard in the subject as set by the governing curriculum of the time. A pedant is defined as being a male schoolteacher I've learned.
Summary.....
It's arguably acceptable to be slightly curt ( a genuinely unaware mistake I'm sure ) but not appropriate to innocently mention a spelling error ( that hopefully will help the user the next time they communicate ).
I'm sometimes puzzled by this modern, politically correct world we live in though rapidly accepting I'm now classed as " a dinosaur" by some.
Pat

I don't think it matters - you understood what he was saying, as did everyone else. That's the most important thing. It's nothing to do with political correctness - and lord knows I am sick and tired of hearing about that all the time.
 
One of the nicest things about Birdforum is that there are folk from all around the world including some outstanding birders/ornithologists who contribute regularly. I probably spend far too long on here and have gradually stopped posting on a couple of other forums due to a lack of time.

As said by others, the last thing I need is to join more forums :-O

Anyway Ian, its different for each of us and some cannot get out and about like they would like too - or maybe not at all. These forums are important for those folk especially as its a great way to keep in contact with all things birds and stay up to date.
I wouldn’t get out as much as I would like, if it wasn’t for being a member of my local RSPB Group.
Ian.
 
I wouldn’t get out as much as I would like, if it wasn’t for being a member of my local RSPB Group.
Ian.

I'm glad, though I personally wouldn't need to be a member of any group to go out birding. When I referred to folk who cannot get out birding easily, I meant people who either have no time (work loads, family, illness) or who are too aged or disabled in some way ;) For these the forums can be very nice things.
 
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