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Jazil

Post subject: Format of Bird ID Challenge

Posted: Thu May 17, 2012 11:08 am

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Should JvR keep the new format for the Bird ID Challenges

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Dabchick

Post subject: Re: Format of Bird ID Challenge

Posted: Thu May 17, 2012 11:17 am

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I like the new "twist" questions

.... as long as they don't become more than the ID's... the challenge should still be mainly about bird identification.

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Dugong

Post subject: Re: Format of Bird ID Challenge

Posted: Thu May 17, 2012 11:23 am

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Dabchick wrote:

I like the new "twist" questions

.... as long as they don't become more than the ID's... the challenge should still be mainly about bird identification.

Ditto, Dabchick! :thumbs_up:

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barryels

Post subject: Re: Format of Bird ID Challenge

Posted: Thu May 17, 2012 11:28 am

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I am 100% for the new format, however only if it does not put additional strain on Johan who already goes out of his way to put together the original challenges :thumbs_up:

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Tilandi

Post subject: Re: Format of Bird ID Challenge

Posted: Thu May 17, 2012 11:42 am

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I am also 100% for the new format. :thumbs_up:

Although I did badly with #19 :redface:

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adrianp

Post subject: Re: Format of Bird ID Challenge

Posted: Thu May 17, 2012 11:58 am

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You mean we now have to READ birdbooks, rather than have to look at the pictures :twisted:

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Sharifa

Post subject: Re: Format of Bird ID Challenge

Posted: Thu May 17, 2012 2:05 pm

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adrianp wrote:

You mean we now have to READ birdbooks, rather than have to look at the pictures :twisted:

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hilda

Post subject: Re: Format of Bird ID Challenge

Posted: Thu May 17, 2012 2:43 pm

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barryels wrote:

I am 100% for the new format, however only if it does not put additional strain on Johan who already goes out of his way to put together the original challenges

Typically from my considerate SO, but I agree with him.

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mel123

Post subject: Re: Format of Bird ID Challenge

Posted: Thu May 17, 2012 2:59 pm

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I like the new format, but maybe no more than 3 bonus questions each week?

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Jazil

Post subject: Re: Format of Bird ID Challenge

Posted: Thu May 17, 2012 6:45 pm

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I dont mind either way, love the new format, but as has already been said, as long as it does not put too much strain on JvR, these challengers are a huge amount of work anyways, and with the additional questions, dont want him to put too much overtime into each one.

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anne-marie

Post subject: Re: Format of Bird ID Challenge

Posted: Thu May 17, 2012 7:00 pm

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already voted... and agree with the post of Jazil :thumbs_up:

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not easy to explain that in English for me :redface:

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Dabchick

Post subject: Re: Format of Bird ID Challenge

Posted: Fri May 18, 2012 8:19 am

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mel123 wrote:

I like the new format, but maybe no more than 3 bonus questions each week?

I agree with mel123, and this should also help Johan avoid spending too much time and effort on the challenge as some 'mites are worried about

it will also help the 'mites to not spend too much time on the challenge :redface:

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Ladybirder

Post subject: Re: Format of Bird ID Challenge

Posted: Sun Jun 10, 2012 9:20 pm

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I also agree with Mel123. I enjoy it very much

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Dabchick

Post subject: Re: Format of Bird ID Challenge

Posted: Thu Sep 06, 2012 7:29 am

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Can I change my vote from "yes" to "no"? :hmz:

...

It's just that.... after days of struggling to ID LBJ's, juveniles, juvenile LBJ's :slap:

, birds without eyes or with "bad-hair days" :lol:

, I just don't have any patience (or spare time :shock:

) left for the "twists"....

Besides, it is still the ID's that are the most fun

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Meandering Mouse

Post subject: Re: Format of Bird ID Challenge

Posted: Thu Sep 06, 2012 7:35 am

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As a fairly novice I don't always have the time to spend on the obscure challenges. I am often reading the answers later though and enjoy the new information.

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