The Decline of BA

Hi all, I agree totally that Facebook is useless for archive searching and much good information is going to be lost. Birding-Aus has been an invaluable resource for me over the years and I hope I have sometimes provided help to others. And yes, it is sad to see the demise of the road trip reports. Having said all that I don’t submit to Birding Aus any more because of all the “trolls” that used to contact me complaining that: I had spelt a word wrong That I actually didn’t know what I was talking about That going on a twitch was a waste of the worlds limited resources That keeping a year list/life list was not in the spirit of birding Etc etc etc Sadly the above comments were usually couched in words meant to demean or cause discomfort. So, on Fb I can screen out people who make these types of comment or make tasteless attempts at humour and my enjoyment of communicating with fellow birders has increased because I no longer fear I am going to be attacked. If Birding-Aus had a strong commitment to banning abusive mail, and had a place I could forward abusive mail that had been sent to me privately that would see the sender banned, I would love to come back. I could even submit a report of my latest 2 day 1600 km road dash to see the Paradise Shelduck that would have included the contact details for accommodation at Culburra and where the best food in town was. cheers Jenny http://jenniferspryausbirding.blogspot.com.au/