Hence some of us, when writing a narrative on here, put the highlights
in the subject line (instead of information-lacking subjects like
"birding this morning"), use all caps for species names, and tag an
eBird list to the end. This gives readers the *options* of (a) seeing
the subject and thinking, "Oh, so-and-so saw a Bald Eagle; cool, but I
don't need to read the whole post"; (b) skimming the narrative quickly
for information related to specific birds (e.g. exactly where and when
did so-and-so see the BALD EAGLE); (c) scrolling down to the checklist
for an objective summary; and (d) reading the entire email to get the
whole feel of the poster's birding trip.
Wes Teets
Buchanan, VA
On 4/28/15, Caroline Heald <cemmetheald@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I appreciate brevity in all listserv posts. All I want to know is what
people saw and where they saw it. The Rare Bird Alert posts satisfy those
criteria just fine. The only listserv posts I do find wearying are written
like lengthy travelogues ("and around the next bend I saw a . . . ") but of
course I can just scroll right past those, and I do.
Caroline Heald
Rixeyville VA
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