Badges!

Plus, I wonder if I pass too easily over the confusing questions.Every now and then I decide to get to the bottom of something but not as often as everyone else. AND I learned cursive handwriting in Southwestern Virginia, the same place most of the handwritten cards come from. It is unquestionably a boon.

Which reminds me: will these cards need specialists in future because nobody is taught cursive handwriting? It's definitely time to get them in a database.

Posted May 29, 2013 1:27 PM

by SandersClan

Oh, goodness, I think you're doing great! I doubt you're passing over things all that easily-I see you on the 'recent' page and the discussion boards as often as everyone else, for sure.

I hear you about cursive handwriting. I also always wonder if it's becoming obsolete, just like the appreciation for correct spelling. I think learning what we think of as the basics is a dying thing. On the other hand, those of us who remember these antiquated arts may become a valuable commodity. Heyyyyyyy, maybe we should start charging for our transcribing talents! Kidding, kidding. 😛

Posted May 29, 2013 5:18 PM

by nosenabook

Oh, I agree we should charge, you will not hear me say we don't need no stinkin' badges! 😄
And if specialists are needed, we have proof we can do the work.

I think the value of these transcriptions is high, so no entity could afford to have it done in the time this is getting completed.

Posted May 30, 2013 7:03 PM

by SandersClan

I fully agree, Nose. It's funny you should bring up specialists; I've been thinking the same thing. Someone's going to need to look through the transcriptions to weed out (or 'take the weeds out of'?) any mistakes. "Oh, moderatorssssss...."

Posted May 30, 2013 8:46 PM

by nosenabook

Ah! Apparently we start over!

Posted May 31, 2013 12:34 AM

by nosenabook

I know what it is! I do not know enough to search around for more information. I can read it or I can't, so I don't get sidetracked more than three or four times a day.

Posted May 31, 2013 11:05 PM

by xairbusdriver

Someone's going to need to look through the transcriptions to weed out
(or 'take the weeds out of'?) any mistakes.

I thought most of the specimens ARE weeds! But you know how men are about flowers! If it blooms, it's a flower, unless if it's in my yard, then, it's a weed! LOL!

Posted June 4, 2013 3:19 AM

by SandersClan in response to xairbusdriver's comment.

Oh, how funny! That could have been my husband talking. My daughter is now quite proficient at using the dandelion puller, and has learned to only blow those 'flowers' at the park. I think her dad might have told her the wishes don't come true if she blows dandelions in his yard!

Posted June 4, 2013 6:19 PM

by robtheclacks.org.uk

So how do I see how many plant transcriptions I've done? I know it's rather few, but each time I log in, the count starts again from zero.

Posted September 11, 2013 5:34 PM

by klaatu in response to nosenabook's comment.

@ nosenabook
That your contribution reached to such an impressive tally: obviously [to me] you are not doing it for a badge.

Sometimes the Peer Group need to step in where the adequacy of formal structures ...falls short of what is required by the realities on the ground.

I would submit it for consideration among the Electors of the Order of Oak Badge: that they who shall have contributed a total of 2,000 completed records, merit the Sequoia Badge.

{ ***2000 being a close and achievable enough level approximating one eighth of available records. with 1/8 preferred as base-2 reproductive math thingy, as opposed to base-10: elegant, but anthropocentric finger counting, yada+E2.}

Please nominate a majestic tree to represent 1000 records.

@ nosenabook , I recognize that you have well earned the Baobab Badge.

8^}

~phhhewww...

Posted October 10, 2013 4:04 AM

by darryluk

I long since forgot about badges! I'm reaching 7000 today! (blush)

Posted October 10, 2013 2:36 PM

by HelenBennett57

Just reached 500... please can I have a stinking badge? 😃

Posted February 13, 2014 1:59 PM