On Mon, 22 Dec 2003 21:43:07 +0000, Sacha
wrote:

Ophelia22/12/03 8:42



"Sacha" wrote in message
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martin22/12/03 5:44

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Is that your real e-mail address if I take some bits out?
I can hardly carry on like this, without getting my knuckles rapped
again

If, by having your knuckles rapped, you mean being asked to take private
correspondence to private email, you must have led a very sheltered life,
Martin. But yes, I will ask you to remember that this group does not have
'Martin' in its title.

I seem to remember that some of your last mails have not been on topic Madam

And have been marked as such, unlike your personal indulgences.

I am not sure who put stripes on your shoulder but may I remind you this is
not a moderated list

Ophelia
Scotland

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And I'm not at all sure who told you this newsgroup was your personal
indulgence.

With certain exceptions, of which you are one, it is mostly a polite and
considerate list of others who come here to talk on topic and help each
other. Those of us who choose to post OFF topic deliberately , warn others
in the subject line to start with. That gives all posters the opportunity
to kill file anything OT.
IF the topic changes drastically, most/many take it to email or warn the
rest of us by marking the change as OT. It's a small courtesy but quite a
telling one, IME, more in the breach than in the observance.
For you and Martin to be using this group to advertise ferry travel is a
gross breach of its charter.

nobody has advertised ferry travel, nor if it comes to that rusty
hinges classic hi-fi products.

But more importantly, it's just simple bad
manners. Why would a gardening group be interested in your travel
arrangements, unless it's to a horticultural show?

Why would we be interested in anti hunt pro hunt propaganda and the
pleasures of killing small animals with spades, dogs and poisons that
has dominated this group for weeks.

"To discuss gardening issues relevant to the UK. These will include
flowers, shrubs, trees, fruit & vegetables, lawns, house plants,
beneficial insects & animals, soils, composting, design, location,
situation, seasons/times, hard structures (paths, greenhouses,
cloches, rockeries), ponds, tools & materials, weeds and pests &
diseases. This is not meant to be an exhaustive list."

I see nothing about the pleasures to be obtained in exterminating
small furry animals in the charter. Nor do I see anything about
organic farming and the advertising of organic products in the
charter.
I have kept quiet and ignored all this crap for months.

--
Martin