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IBET - Illinois Birders Exchanging Thoughts

IBET (IL-BIRDS) is a listserv / yahoo group where Illinois birders exchange bird sightings.

 

 

 

 

Viewing IBET (IL-BIRDS) Posts

 

ILbirds - IBET - Official group page with at least the last one year of IBET posts. (subscription required to view).

Recent IBET Posts - The most recent 50 IBET messages posted on one page on Jack Siler's Birdingonthe.net.

Illinois IBET Messages - At least the past six months worth of IBET posts in a threaded format at Surfbirds.com.

 

IBET (IL-BIRDS) Information


LIST RULES - These rules need to be followed when posting

  • 1. Keep the conversation on birding in ILLINOIS.

  • 2. Sign ALL posts with your name, town/city, and county.

  • 3. Please include the county in which your sighting occurred if it is not your home county.

  • 4. Do not send attachments; link members to a website to share photos.

  • 5. If the post does not include a sighting, please indicate NO SIGHTINGS (capitalized) in the subject.

  • 6. Please refrain from sarcasm, because it can't be distinguished from antagonism on a printed page.

  • 7. There is ZERO tolerance for flaming, posting messages that are deliberately hostile and insulting to others. This will get you barred from IBET on the first offense.

  • 8. If you find a rare bird, please put RBA in the subject.

ADDITIONAL TIPS - Suggestions

  • Use a short but descriptive subject line.

  • There should be no discussion about pet birds.

  • Discussion about conservation issues should generally be held on the BCNnet mailing list or Illinois Birders' Forum, not IBET.

  • When mentioning birding locations that may not be well known among birders, please include directions.

  • Please configure your e-mail software not to send an HTML version of your message along as an attachment.

  • Use sensible judgment before posting the exact location of birds.  The welfare of the birds should always come first.  Detailed directions to bird nests and owl roosts are usually NOT reported publicly on IBET.


----- POSTING MESSAGES ON IBET -----
To send a message to this group, send the message to: ILbirds@yahoogroups.com


----- SUBSCRIBING TO IBET -----
To join this group, send a blank e-mail to: ILbirds-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
Additional mail settings and services are also available when subscribing online at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ILbirds

 

----- UNSUBSCRIBING FROM IBET -----
To unsubscribe from this group, send a blank e-mail to: ILbirds-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com


----- STOP MESSAGE DELIVERY -----
To temporarily stop receiving messages via email, send an e-mail to: ILbirds-nomail@yahoogroups.com

 

----- RESUME MESSAGE DELIVERY -----
To resume normal message delivery, send a blank e-mail to ILbirds-normal@yahoogroups.com


----- DAILY DIGESTS -----
To receive a one e-mail digest each day instead of individual messages send an email to: ILbirds-digest@yahoogroups.com
To receive individual messages again, see "Resume Message Delivery" above.

 

----- VACATION SETTING -----
To stop receiving messages while away or on vacation see "Stop Message Delivery" above.


----- CONTACTING THE GROUP OWNER -----
To contact the owners of this group, send an e-mail to: ILbirds-owner@yahoogroups.com


 

 

 

 

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