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A few bits of modly business: First, the paid account that some kind person bought for this community some time ago has just expired. I don't think we ever made use of any of the paid features, but if somebody has money just sitting around that they'd like to use to repay Dreamwidth for the joy it gives us all, buying paid time is always a good way.

Second, poll:
Poll #4984 Idle mod poll
Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 24


Do you think it's a good idea to start some community-building type activities on common_nature?

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No, I don't think we need that
1 (4.3%)

Maybe? I don't care?
2 (8.7%)

Sure, but I probably wouldn't participate
2 (8.7%)

Yes, and I might even participate
15 (65.2%)

Yes, and I'd even volunteer to be in charge of one
3 (13.0%)

Only if you do [this specific thing]
0 (0.0%)

What sort of things would you be interested in?

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Semi-regular open thread/themed discussion posts
17 (73.9%)

Challenges of some kind
15 (65.2%)

Link round-ups of nature themed posts elsewhere on DW
15 (65.2%)

sign-ups for people to post something on a particular date
5 (21.7%)

something else
1 (4.3%)



And to give this post a bit more content, here are some fall color pictures from my neighborhood that I've been meaning to post.

Too many pictures of autumn leaves )

Welcome!

Mar. 11th, 2010 06:09 pm
melannen: Commander Valentine of Alpha Squad Seven, a red-haired female Nick Fury in space, smoking contemplatively (Default)
[personal profile] melannen
Welcome to [community profile] common_nature!

I am one of your glorious moderators, [personal profile] melannen. Your other glorious moderator is [personal profile] elke_tanzer. We made this community because we wanted a place on Dreamwidth to talk about nature, and we hope other people will find it a nice place to stay, too.

What sort of posts are welcome here? Well, I'm planning to start a series of posts about identifying the weeds and shrubs that are flowering in lawns and roadsides in my area. I'll also probably post book reviews and poems and photographs. [personal profile] elke_tanzer has wonderful posts coming up, too. Ask questions, mention something you saw outside today or something you saw in the press; icon posts, fiction with a focus on nature, how-tos, art - all is good! We're all about celebrating the fact that nature is everywhere and anyone can be a naturalist, no matter who they are or where they live.

In the meantime, let's do introductions! If you'd like, tell us a little bit about how you relate to nature and what you'd like to see this community become. And tell us something about what sort of nature you see around you - where do you look when you want to commune with nature? What climate zone or Biome do you live in? I'll start in the comments.

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