Well done Sunil - and welcome Steve! The web page at WSO looks great.
Especially the addition of the most current posts.
I noticed that the link âWisconsin Birding Networkâ under the âFinding
Birdsâ pull-down menu is still directed to the old WISBIRDN web site and not
the new WSO page. Once thatâs linked to the new page, Iâll take down the
old site.
Much appreciate all your work. Iâll hang out as an Admin in the back ground
for a bit and help answer any questions. At some point, Iâll unsubscribe to
kill my admin connection and resubscribe as a regular subscriber.
Looks like youâre off to a great start!
Cheers,
Tom
Tom Sykes
sykes@xxxxxxxxxx
On Sep 24, 2021, at 3:20 PM, Sunil Gopalan <sgopalan@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Hello everyone -
As you all knew was coming, the Wisconsin Birding Network (WISBIRDN) mailing
list has been transitioned to WSO (Wisconsin Society for Ornithology)
ownership. Please read on.
Things that will change:
WSO is now the list owner - you can reach me regarding anything relevant to
list ownership via email at webadmin@xxxxxxxxxxxx
<mailto:webadmin@xxxxxxxxxxxx>.
Steve Holzman (copied) is our volunteer administrator - you can reach him
directly but also always reach the active administrator via email at
wisbirdn-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:wisbirdn-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx> - for now
that gets funneled to Steve and if there are more administrators/moderators
in the future, they will be added automatically to that email.
WISBIRDN has always had a web page - but it is now hosted at the WSO site.
You can access it at https://wsobirds.org/wisbirdn ;
<https://wsobirds.org/wisbirdn>
There have been some updates:
- There's a most recent messages list right off that page which you can use
to see what's happening on the list at a glance without needing to log into
your email account - I encourage you all to bookmark that page
- There are some updates to the FAQs/Welcome Message - mostly referencing the
updated contact information
Things that won't change:
No major updates have been made to the listserv rules or operating
procedures. That said, please familiarize yourself with the WSO code of
ethics. As the list is now a function of the WSO, it should guide us as we
use it: https://wsobirds.org/about-wso/code-of-ethics ;
<https://wsobirds.org/about-wso/code-of-ethics>
Things that might change:
Tell me what might help! I'm eager to hear your suggestions and feedback
about anything that's on your mind that might make this a more useful
resource to us all.
Keep an eye out on the WSO/WISBIRDN page for other updates
https://wsobirds.org/wisbirdn ;<https://wsobirds.org/wisbirdn>
I sincerely appreciate everything that Tom has put into the creation and
operation of this mailing list - and he will continue to be on it. And please
join me in welcoming Steve as the new list admin.
Thank you all!
Sunil Gopalan (Middleton/Dane County)
Vice President, Wisconsin Society for Ornithology
About the WSO: https://wsobirds.org/about-wso ;<https://wsobirds.org/about-wso>
Join the WSO: https://wso.wildapricot.org/Join ;
<https://wso.wildapricot.org/Join>
Volunteer for the WSO: https://wsobirds.org/volunteer ;
<https://wsobirds.org/volunteer>
Talk to me about the WSO: Hit reply to this email!
