On 06/11/2013 18:50, Sacha wrote:
.... or simply fade quietly into oblivion.

I suspect this is the likely outcome. I've participated on URG for more
than a decade in a somewhat on and off fashion, but the trend over that
time has been fewer posts and fewer members. A critical mass of
membership / posting is required for any group to prosper, be it on
usenet or a web forum. I think URG is starting to dip below the critical
mass necessary to continue. It is quite sad in a way and I don't know
what the realistic alternatives to it are. There is a lot of interest in
both vegetable growing and flowers / garden design which begs the
question - where are all the gardeners? Are they all diffused over the
internet now, each with their own blogs, their own websites or posts
lost on facebook or twitter? I honestly don't know.

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David in Normandy.