Re: Traffic on Aroid-l

Hi Christopher,

I am new to the society, & at present, only a hobby collector (expert goals though!). I’m active in both areas because at this point I am just trying to stick my hands in everywhere to get a feel for things & learn about the society, the people, & where I can fit in. Even at my early stage I already see what you are saying though! I think the exposure to what people share on FB can sometimes be helpful to those of us working to absorb as much information about these wonderful plants as we can as we try to attain some expertise. Not being a fan of FB in general I am glad to see this forum picking up because it keeps me off the social media where so much junk hangs out & I am learning something from everything someone shares here. I am grateful! 

So all, I will third or fourth (wherever we are at!) the prompting to do more gratuitous sharing—for folks like me, it is where we are starting & a powerful supplementation to reading biology & botany textbooks to build our knowledge foundation. 

:) Jess

On Sun, Apr 23, 2023 at 18:17 D. Christopher Rogers <b*@gmail.com> wrote:
Awesome!!!

Thank you, Peter!! Great image.

In the other societies in which I am involved (both scientific and hobbyist) we find that the FB forum is where all the new people go. If they happen to stick around, they eventually switch to the email list. The clutter on FB drives away the experts.  Most new people who start on FB  generally do not stick around.

Happy days,
Christopher

On Sun, 23 Apr 2023 at 00:42, ‪Peter Boyce‬ <p*@gmail.com> wrote:
I wholeheartedly agree with @Bernhard on how welcome is the renewed traffic on Aroid-l. The amount of supermarket hybrid white noise on FB is becoming quite intolerable.

Here's a gratuitous aroid: Bucephalandra kerangas at the Type locality.

Sarawak greetings!

Peter

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