trin writes

I have only been here two weeks, I have no idea what you mean about not
being here, being at Garden Banter.Am I posting on the wrong site?

What you are posting to is a newsgroup, part of 'usenet'. Gardenbanter,
as it says in the small print somewhere, is merely a 'portal' to
number of usenet newsgroups. Most of the more knowledgeable gardeners
here post and read using newsreading software. Some of us feel less than
friendly towards Gardenbanter because it is using our posts without our
consent for what seems to be a commercial operation making money through
its advertising and marketing area.

because its not clear in the instructions. I'm rather confused. I have
made no judgments about anyone and I dont want to take sides. And in
two weeks I dont know how I am supposed to know who is a troll and who
is not.

No, indeed! It's often a good idea to wait and observe before making
judgements. If you stick around, you'll get to 'know' the regular
posters, and decide which ones share your values and which don't.

I have found some posts aggressive and if you told me I talked
"shit" I have to say I would find that aggressive.


I guess you haven't come across usenet? We are an unmoderated newsgroup,
which means that nobody has been appointed to have sole responsibility
for what appears here. Instead, we have a charter which specifies what
is acceptable, and each and every one of us has a responsibility to
stick to that and to advise other people when they go over the bounds of
what is acceptable. Some people use the unmoderated nature to post
things that are not acceptable, but there is no way of deleting posts.

I have to say, though, that within the context of usenet groups, this is
a fairly polite one - we don't generally comment on the ancestry or
sexual practices of fellow posters.






--
Kay