|
View Poll Results: Have you recommended this site to a friend/s | |
yes
|     | 17 | 73.91% | |
no
|    | 4 | 17.39% | |
only strangers
|    | 1 | 4.35% | |
no, prefer to keep my thoughts private
|    | 1 | 4.35% |
 | | 
02-03-2006, 05:57 PM
|  | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Sunny Doncaster
Posts: 4,334
| | | Do you share?
Just looking at the 'Moving so fast' thread. Seems people are very territorial over sites. I often wander if when someone finds a site they really like they do, or don't, share it with friends |
02-03-2006, 06:08 PM
|  | Knight Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: N.E.SOMERSET
Posts: 6,455
| | | Re: Do you share?
I like this site I have tried others but most have a very narrow focus, I love the generality, with a good sprinkling of experts
I recommend the site to anyone interested in wildlife who can think for themselves or are kind and considerate in their dealings with others(I make no pretence of fitting into any of these catagories!)
__________________
You cannot maintain an ecology, if you lose any of the pieces. |
02-03-2006, 06:17 PM
| | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Sunny Doncaster
Posts: 4,334
| | | Re: Do you share?
But you never filled in my poll, which already skews the results  |
02-03-2006, 06:20 PM
|  | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Northants
Posts: 3,824
| | | Re: Do you share?
I haven't recommended this site to anyone yet as I have not been here long. But would in future.  |
02-03-2006, 06:26 PM
| | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Sunny Doncaster
Posts: 4,334
| | | Re: Do you share?
The reason I ask is whether people regard it as a place to share their thoughts totally anonymously. I, for example, would have certain reservations about letting certain individuals know of my activities on here because some of the content is 'private' to me, despite sharing it with countless other members and the general public. Does that make sense? |
03-03-2006, 11:03 AM
|  | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Cambridgeshire
Posts: 3,492
| | | Re: Do you share?
Makes sense to me Boddie. One of the reasons for having a user name is that we can be anonymous when sharing our private thoughts etc. Bye the bye have voted.
__________________
A poor life this if, full of care, We have no time to stand and stare.
W.H.Davies |
03-03-2006, 11:21 AM
|  | Officer of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: uk
Posts: 924
| | | Re: Do you share?
Never post anything on a forum you wouldn't post on the back of a postcard. |
03-03-2006, 11:56 AM
|  | Officer of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Sep 2005
Posts: 923
| | | Re: Do you share?
I've shared this site with plenty of people-not many of them know my user name though. Although those that know me would probably be able to guess from things I have posted. I don't know if (m)any people I have recommended this site to have ended up joining though. |
03-03-2006, 12:12 PM
| | New Member | | Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Isle of Wight
Posts: 17
| | | Re: Do you share?
Soon after I joined I let a friend of mine know about this site as she's new to bird watching and I thought you could all help her as you are helping me. However I've not told her my user name nor has she told me her's!
It is odd how most of us feel that we want this just to be a site for 'us' and not want to share but in another way do! It's such a good site and with so many friendly helpers and intresting forums that you want to tell people but then you feel that maybe if all your friends join you may not have such a varied set of remarks-forums. I hope I've not upset anyone, just trying to explain ,badly, my feelings on this subject.
I've voted, I hope you get the responce that you want and that other people vote. |
03-03-2006, 12:16 PM
| | New Member | | Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Leeds
Posts: 3
| | | Re: Do you share?
Before I'd even registered I'd sent links to people I knew would be interested. |
03-03-2006, 12:19 PM
|  | Knight Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Coventry
Posts: 5,719
| | | Re: Do you share?
Everyone I know or meet I tell about this site. I know of at least 4 that have joined on my recommendation but there maybe other hiding under user names I don't know.
I have no fear of anyone knowing my name as anything I post I am happy to state out in the field.
I am always happy to project any forum I am comfortable with myself and I am certainly more than happy with WAB. I will continue to promote this site to anyone that will listen.
John |
03-03-2006, 04:59 PM
|  | Officer of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Herefordshire
Posts: 819
| | | Re: Do you share?
Yes, because it is a site with a nice relaxed atmosphere (except that some threads do get a bit acrimonious, but guess that there is no harm in showing strong feelings if it can be done politely) and lots of knowledgable people.
On the contrary I also warn people off any other site where there have been problems, though only after sharing with other migrants to check own impression.
__________________
Chris
own gallery at pbase.com/crisscross |
03-03-2006, 08:39 PM
|  | Knight Grand Cross of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Nottingham
Posts: 11,463
| | | Re: Do you share?
I've recommended this site to loads of people and even helped at least four register, although I still haven't seen any of them post an image or take part in any forums yet... The main problem is that most of them are not too familiar with computers and the internet, it's very new to them. I know they look, but thats about it! |
04-03-2006, 04:29 PM
|  | Officer of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Banbury, Oxfordshire
Posts: 551
| | | Re: Do you share?
i havn't shared and am a bit reserved as to who imay shere with, i want to stay anomynous and i quite often like to 'escape' in here.
__________________
You don't need eyes to see, you need vision |
08-03-2006, 10:50 PM
|  | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Stoke on Trent
Posts: 1,205
| | | Re: Do you share?
Have shared with a good friend from a photo site - she registered about half an hour ago too! |
09-03-2006, 09:03 AM
|  | Active Member | | Join Date: Mar 2006
Posts: 74
| | | Re: Do you share?
Told my elderly father about this site, he is mad keen on wildlife!
He has visited the site (yesterday). He was a little disappointed that he could not see the gallery photos at full size, but then he hasn't joined yet.  He is stalling as he feels he will be obliged to post on the forums, which makes him uncomfortable!  He is not used to talking, by computer, to others.......I'm still working on him! 
Neil |
09-03-2006, 09:39 AM
| | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Cambridgeshire
Posts: 3,492
| | | Re: Do you share?
Quote: |
Originally Posted by haddonite Told my elderly father about this site, he is mad keen on wildlife!
He has visited the site (yesterday). He was a little disappointed that he could not see the gallery photos at full size, but then he hasn't joined yet. He is stalling as he feels he will be obliged to post on the forums, which makes him uncomfortable! He is not used to talking, by computer, to others.......I'm still working on him!
Neil | Reassure your Father that there is no pressure to post on the forums, but most people find that at sometime they want to express their opinion about a thread. That is the time to join in. I think I was first a member for a good few weeks before I made my first post on the forum. Now look what's happened, they cannot keep me off. 
Incidently, it is a well known fact that the over 60's are the greatest users of home computers and surf the net as if they were born to it. I think it is because with increasing lack of mobility it is a way of keeping in touch with like minded people.
__________________
A poor life this if, full of care, We have no time to stand and stare.
W.H.Davies |
09-03-2006, 10:32 AM
| | Knight Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: N.E.SOMERSET
Posts: 6,455
| | | Re: Do you share?
Tell him from me just join to view the gallery,use a pseudo name and if something crops up where he WANTS to have a say he can.
He can pm me if he needs reassuring
__________________
You cannot maintain an ecology, if you lose any of the pieces. |
09-03-2006, 02:30 PM
| | Knight Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Coventry
Posts: 5,719
| | | Re: Do you share?
Quote: |
Originally Posted by wildone Reassure your Father that there is no pressure to post on the forums, but most people find that at sometime they want to express their opinion about a thread. That is the time to join in. | Abslutely. there are enough of us old uns on here to make him more than welcome. Quote: |
Originally Posted by wildone I think I was first a member for a good few weeks before I made my first post on the forum. Now look what's happened, they cannot keep me off. | We had noticed. Quote: |
Originally Posted by wildone Incidently, it is a well known fact that the over 60's are the greatest users of home computers and surf the net as if they were born to it. I think it is because with increasing lack of mobility it is a way of keeping in touch with like minded people. | Well I'm one of those and love it on the computer so come on Neil, get the old fella up and running. We'll treat him gently - promise.
John |
09-03-2006, 02:45 PM
| | Active Member | | Join Date: Mar 2006
Posts: 74
| | | Re: Do you share?
.................ongoing as we speak...........
Neil |
09-03-2006, 04:17 PM
| | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Sunny Doncaster
Posts: 4,334
| | | Re: Do you share?
Good work Neil |
11-03-2006, 01:16 PM
| | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Cambridgeshire
Posts: 3,492
| | | Re: Do you share?
Quote: |
Originally Posted by haddonite .................ongoing as we speak...........
Neil | Any luck with getting your Father signed on to WAB? We don't need to know who he is or that you are his son. Let him choose a User name and get him started. If he loves Wildlife then he is going to love this site.
__________________
A poor life this if, full of care, We have no time to stand and stare.
W.H.Davies |
11-03-2006, 02:18 PM
|  | Knight Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: North Lincolnshire
Posts: 6,507
| | | Re: Do you share?
I recomended this site to my wife who has joined. I would recomend it to close friends whom I am comfortable discussing wildlife matters with. I myself am what I would call an open type of person who doesn't mind giving information about myself to others, wheras my wife is much more of a private person. However I can say that we both enjoy the site very much, and though not as active on the site as I am, mainly through lack of time my wife does post occasionally. Sorry if this seems to have gone off subject a little, I do tend to ramble when I get going.
Ollie |
11-03-2006, 02:26 PM
| | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Stoke on Trent
Posts: 1,205
| | | Re: Do you share?
Oi, Ollie, this is a wildlife site, not a ramblers site lol.
Have recommended site to others at work, and also at photo-pic - and have now seen a few familiar names! |
11-03-2006, 02:36 PM
| | Knight Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: North Lincolnshire
Posts: 6,507
| | | Re: Do you share?
Quote: |
Originally Posted by carlj Oi, Ollie, this is a wildlife site, not a ramblers site lol.
Have recommended site to others at work, and also at photo-pic - and have now seen a few familiar names! | Cheers for the banter carlj, brightened my day, bet there are many ramblers either view or are members.
Ollie | | | |
|
