"anne" wrote in message
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Sacha wrote in message
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in article , anne at

wrote on 9/9/03 10:34 pm:
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I'm still not convinced Franz, I think your face has to fit here. You
are
without doubt far more knowledgeable than I am re the gardening
subject.
If
you notice, most people turn up with a question and then disappear. I
think
some of those disappear because the conversation is too technical (if
that's
the right word). I've asked a few questions and some have been ignored
completely. I feel as if the regs here are really only interested in
questions from eachother - then out comes the knowledge and very deep
discussions etc (then competition on who knows the most) which
alienates
those who don't have a degree in horticulture or whatever it is you
have
a
degree in.

Some people here have horticultural qualis, most don't, I'd guess. I
suppose I've been around this group for 6 or 7 years and on the whole,
it's
a very friendly place. Of course, like all other groups, either in real
life or in cyber space, the reception you get probably depends on your
initial manner and approach.
Nobody here is paid to help you or obliged to do so. It's a *discussion*
group, if you prefer that description. If you don't get an answer, it
may
be because nobody knows the answer - had you thought of that? I've
asked
questions and received no answer and just assumed, as seems reasonable,
that
nobody had one. In my turn, I've tried to answer a few when I can. To
assume that you are being ignored deliberately seems to be a bit
arrogant,
IMO. Why would anyone bother to do that to you or indeed, to anyone?

I agree with you that it's only polite to try and follow the rules of
the
group, but they way the rules are implimented here can be down right
rude in
some cases.


As can some people who appear to think the group is for their personal
convenience.
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Sacha
(remove the 'x' to email me)


Both you and Kay seem to think I expect an answer immediately and am p**d
off if I haven't got one. This is not the case. I do realise that this is
a
busy newsgroup and questions get missed, that was not the aim of my post.
I
do try and answer questions myself if I can, but as I'm a newbie to
gardening this is very rare unfortunately and so it appears that all I do
is
ask questions. I'm afraid I can't join debates like horsetails and
marestails for example. I guess I feel like a rusty allegro in a car park
full of mercs lol ;-) (I'm sure some of those mercs are dodgy though) and
am
saying please be patient with me and other newbies.

I think you will find that if somebody is told politely to post in the
correct manner, you will get a polite response back.

For Pete's sake, set fire to that silly inferiority complex.

Franz