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from Jackie D contains these words:
Sacha wrote

You received good information and advice on the matter of the Camellia
because firstly you wrote about it at some length and secondly, this is
an unmoderated newsgroup, not a forum, so nobody dictates who answers
what and how they do so. Perhaps the fact that you post through Garden
Banter has made you unaware of that.

Sorry, you've lost me with your last comment. But please don't bother
explaining it; it's too far off the point really.

Not at all. Usenet posters are understandably somewhat tired of
gardenbanter members instructing us on " forum behaviour" and
complaining about the standard of advice and service.
This is a usenet discussion group, not an advice bureau. It's not
under gardenbanter's jurisdiction.

Rob has kindly
answered my question (about re-using the pot etc) and offered some
pretty sound advice. Thanks Rob.

Horses for courses.

Since you're reading in gardenbanter you don't see where posts originate.
Usenet users do. It matters a lot because gardening advice that's
perfectly good for, say, Florida, may be totally inappropriate to
anywhere in the UK.

Sacha posts from, and gardens in, the UK and is married to Ray, a
somewhat famous plant-nursery owner. She posts under her real-life ID
and her posts have a many-years reputation in this group for
horticultural accuracy backed by Ray's expertise..

Rob, aka George Com, is posting from an unknown location in New
Zealand, quoting advice from the FAQ of an American newsgroup.

Janet