IBET - Illinois Birders Exchanging Thoughts

llinois' birding listserv, IBET is an e-mail list for the discussion of wild birds and birding issues relating to Illinois. IBET's mission is to promote the JOY of birding by keeping the membership updated on all rare and interesting birds and birding opportunities. Please see the list of rules below. IBET is administered by Sue Friscia.

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, county, and e-mail address.

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

• 4. Do not send attached photos or files, instead send members to a web site for viewing.

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

• 6. NO SARCASM, because one cannot distinguish between sarcasm and antagonism on a printed page.

• 7. There is ZERO tolerance for flaming, posting messages that are deliberately hostile and insulting to other members of the list. This is the only offense that will get you barred from IBET, and it will happen on the first offense.

ADDITIONAL TIPS - Suggestions

• Use a short but descriptive subject line

• Posts that don't include sightings (especially those with a rare bird in the subject line!) should contain the text "(no sightings)" in the subject line.

• There should be no discussion about pet birds.

• Discussion about conservation issues should generally be held on the BCNnet mailing list, 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.

• Minimize cross-posting to other mailing lists when possible.

• 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

----- VIEWING MESSAGES ONLINE -----

• 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

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

• If you are having trouble searching the IBET archives, feel free to contact the DuPage Hotline.  We have all posts from June, 2002 to present and can easily search for even very specific criteria.