Posting Guidelines

Detailed Posting Guidelines

1. Maximum 3 posts per day for Identification requests/ confirmations- with one plant per mail (with preferably three or more pictures from different angles along with Close-ups), with different subjects only are allowed. Members uploading the photographs for ID should ensure that all photographs belong to the same species. Minimum date, place, habit and habitat information is required. Members providing addition information as given below in the format will be appreciated. Follow the following format (without any spacing between the lines for easy incorporation in the website) for Identification requests/ confirmations, if possible:

Date/Time-
Location- Place, Altitude, GPS-
Habitat- Garden/ Urban/ Wild/ Type-
Plant Habit- Tree/ Shrub/ Climber/ Herb-
Height/Length-
Leaves Type/ Shape/ Size-
Inflorescence Type/ Size-
Flowers Size/ Colour/ Calyx/ Bracts-
Fruits Type/ Shape/ Size Seeds-
Other Information like Fragrance, Pollinator, Uses etc.-

Pl. copy it & keep it on desktop in a Word document so that you can copy & paste it & fill in the information (& provide pictures for these) to the extent possible while requesting for Id. This is compulsory for Id requests.

2. No restriction of format & number on postings for posting of identified plants.
3. Please post pictures as attachments, discuss the subjects etc. relating to Indian Flora, which is the main focus of this group. This is done by sending an e-mail to indiantreepix@googlegroups.com. One can add attachment while composing the mail. Photographs of well developed leaves, flowers, fruits, bark/ stem, full view of the plant etc. & that too from different angles including front, side & rear views should be posted for correct identification of plants. Avoid posting anything which violates copyrights of others. Only individual members will be responsible & not the group for any copyright violations. Try to furnish the inf. yourself (if possible) or from Efloraofindia site by searching for the required species’ page (/) or from Wikipedia stating its link or provide suitable other links etc.
4. Mention the date & place (at least upto state level) of the pictures posted.  It is useful to add your name and location. Please try to identify yourself while posting. Mistakes are encouraged over stating nothing, for better learning/ understanding. No one is infallible.

5. Overall size of attachments for posting at a time should be up to 7 mb (as per posting restrictions in Google groups). However, one can also post more images of total size upto 7 mb each, one by one at a time in reply to the original mails. However, minimum image size should not be less than 1000 by 800 pixels. Members are requested to post as big size as possible in pixels by keeping each file size up to say 7 Mb for seeing the details required for correct ids.
6. Different flowers / plants etc. to be posted in a separate mail for better response, linking, avoiding confusion etc.
7. Scientific or Common names to be given in the subject as far as possible or like “Is this Bombax species?” or “Is it Semal?” etc.
8. If you reply to a posting, your message can be sent to the whole group (by clicking on ‘Reply to all’) or just to the author (by clicking on ‘Reply’). If the reply is only of interest to the author or is personal, then use ‘Reply’, otherwise it has to be ‘Reply to all’. All members are requested to either ‘Reply’,  ‘Reply to all’ or ‘Forward’ (Don’t use other methods), so that links/ messages/ mails don’t break off. Due to this we are not able to link messages properly on Efloraofindia Database along with other problems.
9. Numbering for Id requests in subject line: Bottomline is that there should not be any two posts with the same subject line & subject line should be as relevant as possible. Members may follow numbering of Id requests like DDMMYY+ Initials+ Sl.No. (if more than one on same day) to avoid any confusion, clubbing of mails with same subject line on the Google group, better linking in Efloraofindia database etc. For example if I post an Id request, it will be like ”For Id 060408JM1’’, 060408JM2 etc., in case it is not like ”Is it Bombax ceiba (Semal)?” (this is much better & recommended). This is to facilitate that no two subject lines are same. However, members may follow other methods to ensure that no two subject lines are exactly identical. One may post two to three Id requests a day for better attention & feedback.
10. Members are requested to forward Id. requests/ confirmation mails again in case there is no response for about 3 days on the group.
11. Members are encouraged to write about this group or request membership to other e-groups, laymen as well as experts etc. to make this group more interesting & responsive. They can join directly by clicking (Home page) on http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix?hl=en or sending a request to itpmods@googlegroups.com.
12. One may announce Tree/ Bird/ Butterfly walks or programmes locally or outside etc., availability of pertinent publications, software, conferences, launch of new website, important web resource – but no commercial advertising is allowed. Photographic issues related to Indian Flora are allowed for discussion.
13. Giving efloraofindia (efi) site links in the posts: One is requested to add efloraofindia (efi) website link (/home) in ones’ favourites & give species’ links from this while posting or replying in a thread as lot of discussed data is already available here. This will also help the site move up in search results. One can add the efi site home page in ones’ favorites. By writing any species in ‘Search this site’ box & clicking, one will find all the discussed details & links in the species’ page.

14. For adding earlier efloraofindia/ Indiantreepix links, you have to go to the home page by clicking at (Efloraofindia website) or http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix (Efloraofindia e-group) or by selecting ‘Groups’ at the top line of your g-mail page & then selecting the Efloraofindia group. Search the group/ site by adding search words in the search box & then open the suitable search message-> copy the address there & paste it in your e-mail.
15. Procedure for corrections in the Efloraofindia Species’ page: Whenever & wherever, an individual member feels that identification in a particular thread is doubtful or incorrect; he can follow the following procedure for advising so  a) Click on that particular link in the Efloraofindia species’ page or search for that particular mail (in his ‘Inbox’)/ thread (by visiting home page at /(Efloraofindia website) or http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix (Efloraofindia e-group) & writing suitable words in the ‘Search’ column). b) After signing in, if required, pl. click on the ‘Forward’ at the bottom of the mail/ thread & forward it to indiantreepix@googlegroups.com with suitable reply/ comments. c) Everyone is requested to point out for corrections in Efloraofindia website: /, by sending an e-mail to <itpmods@googlegroups.com>. Efloraofindia e-group members can add comments about it after ‘signing in’ at the bottom of the page.
16. For other important information, pl. see /miscellanea/for-membershttps://efloraofindia.com/category/miscellanea/for-members-information/-information
17. If any of the efloraofindia e-group members, doesn’t want his/ her posted pictures, materials, observations etc. to be incorporated on efloraofindia website, he/ she may withdraw from the efloraofindia group immediately or refrain from sharing such copyrighted pictures, contents etc. with the group. Once any material is posted by a member, it can’t be withdrawn/ deleted/ removed from the e-group or the site, even if the member leaves or is banned from the group, for what so ever reason.
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