I visited....
 

I visited GardenWeb the other day. Interesting. LOTS of diversified topics
concerning all sorts of plants. Even some forums with specifics, like
Gardening in Tennessee. And a place for new forums, made me think ....hmmmm
a lot of us from Wreck.gardens could visit there and smooze and name the
forum "rec.garden refugees" or maybe back yard chatting from the
neighborhood of rec.garden" there are no restrictions other than language.
and 99% of us are pretty good at that anyway out of common respect. I've not
given up on wreck.gardens, just thought it was interesting.
my two cents worth.
madgardener up on the ridge, back in Fairy Holler, overlooking English
Mountain in Eastern Tennessee zone 7, Sunset zone 36 who has subscribed to
GardenWeb (it's free but they don't mind a donation to help run things even
more efficiently if yer inclined)

I visited....
 

"madgardener" wrote in message
...
I visited GardenWeb the other day. Interesting. LOTS of
diversified topics
concerning all sorts of plants. Even some forums with
specifics, like
Gardening in Tennessee. And a place for new forums, made me
think ....hmmmm
a lot of us from Wreck.gardens could visit there and smooze and
name the
forum "rec.garden refugees" or maybe back yard chatting from
the
neighborhood of rec.garden" there are no restrictions other
than language.
and 99% of us are pretty good at that anyway out of common
respect. I've not
given up on wreck.gardens, just thought it was interesting.
my two cents worth.
madgardener up on the ridge, back in Fairy Holler, overlooking
English
Mountain in Eastern Tennessee zone 7, Sunset zone 36 who has
subscribed to
GardenWeb (it's free but they don't mind a donation to help run
things even
more efficiently if yer inclined)



The guy that runs the forums (fora?) on GW has the reputation of
being rather dictatorial. I sometimes (rarely) visit the bonsai
group there, but so many of the questions are about "mallsai"
(supermarket "bonsai") the visits usually are brief.

And web-based boards are clumsy.

FWIW

Jim Lewis - - Tallahassee, FL - Only where
people have learned to appreciate and cherish the landscape and
its living cover will they treat it with the care and respect it
should have - Paul Bigelow Sears.

I visited....
 

Jim Lewis wrote:

"madgardener" wrote in message
...

I visited GardenWeb the other day. Interesting. LOTS of

diversified topics

concerning all sorts of plants. Even some forums with

specifics, like

Gardening in Tennessee. And a place for new forums, made me

think ....hmmmm

a lot of us from Wreck.gardens could visit there and smooze and

name the

forum "rec.garden refugees" or maybe back yard chatting from

the

neighborhood of rec.garden" there are no restrictions other

than language.

and 99% of us are pretty good at that anyway out of common

respect. I've not

given up on wreck.gardens, just thought it was interesting.
my two cents worth.
madgardener up on the ridge, back in Fairy Holler, overlooking

English

Mountain in Eastern Tennessee zone 7, Sunset zone 36 who has

subscribed to

GardenWeb (it's free but they don't mind a donation to help run

things even

more efficiently if yer inclined)




The guy that runs the forums (fora?) on GW has the reputation of
being rather dictatorial. I sometimes (rarely) visit the bonsai
group there, but so many of the questions are about "mallsai"
(supermarket "bonsai") the visits usually are brief.

And web-based boards are clumsy.

FWIW

Jim Lewis - - Tallahassee, FL - Only where
people have learned to appreciate and cherish the landscape and
its living cover will they treat it with the care and respect it
should have - Paul Bigelow Sears.


Someone runs the boards? I've never noticed anyone being censored or
talking about rules, etc. It's just gardeners posting. Some of the
specialty boards aren't that active, but I've found so much info over there.

I like that the posts stay up, my news server only holds posts for maybe
2 weeks. But I've never had a problem with web-based boards, especially
ones with good search capabilities.

Janine

I visited....
 

"madgardener" wrote in :

I visited GardenWeb the other day. Interesting. LOTS of diversified
topics concerning all sorts of plants. Even some forums with
specifics, like Gardening in Tennessee. And a place for new forums,
made me think ....hmmmm a lot of us from Wreck.gardens could visit
there and smooze and name the forum "rec.garden refugees" or maybe
back yard chatting from the neighborhood of rec.garden" there are no
restrictions other than language. and 99% of us are pretty good at
that anyway out of common respect. I've not given up on wreck.gardens,
just thought it was interesting. my two cents worth.


Yeah but can you get free calla lilies there?

I visited....
 

I'm not going to let the guy who runs the forums dictate me. If I sense or
feel like someone is hounding me I can back out. I still love rec.gardens.
Don't get me wrong there honey. just an observation was all.
maddie
"Jim Lewis" wrote in message
...

"madgardener" wrote in message
...
I visited GardenWeb the other day. Interesting. LOTS of
diversified topics
concerning all sorts of plants. Even some forums with
specifics, like
Gardening in Tennessee. And a place for new forums, made me
think ....hmmmm
a lot of us from Wreck.gardens could visit there and smooze and
name the
forum "rec.garden refugees" or maybe back yard chatting from
the
neighborhood of rec.garden" there are no restrictions other
than language.
and 99% of us are pretty good at that anyway out of common
respect. I've not
given up on wreck.gardens, just thought it was interesting.
my two cents worth.
madgardener up on the ridge, back in Fairy Holler, overlooking
English
Mountain in Eastern Tennessee zone 7, Sunset zone 36 who has
subscribed to
GardenWeb (it's free but they don't mind a donation to help run
things even
more efficiently if yer inclined)



The guy that runs the forums (fora?) on GW has the reputation of
being rather dictatorial. I sometimes (rarely) visit the bonsai
group there, but so many of the questions are about "mallsai"
(supermarket "bonsai") the visits usually are brief.

And web-based boards are clumsy.

FWIW

Jim Lewis - - Tallahassee, FL - Only where
people have learned to appreciate and cherish the landscape and
its living cover will they treat it with the care and respect it
should have - Paul Bigelow Sears.

I visited....
 

I did notice that there were some etiquette rules but other than basic
common sense, nothing out of the ordinary. I'm curious and willing to give
it a shot. I can ALWAYS learn about horticulture! g
madgardener

Someone runs the boards? I've never noticed anyone being censored or
talking about rules, etc. It's just gardeners posting. Some of the
specialty boards aren't that active, but I've found so much info over
there.

I like that the posts stay up, my news server only holds posts for maybe
2 weeks. But I've never had a problem with web-based boards, especially
ones with good search capabilities.

Janine

I visited....
 

I've been lead to understant there is a swap plants and seeds forum
specifically. I'll let you know salty.............G
maddie who would LOVE some more somniferum poppy seeds to attempt another
established bed of them. I keep TRYING!!!!!
"Salty Thumb" wrote in message
...
"madgardener" wrote in :

I visited GardenWeb the other day. Interesting. LOTS of diversified
topics concerning all sorts of plants. Even some forums with
specifics, like Gardening in Tennessee. And a place for new forums,
made me think ....hmmmm a lot of us from Wreck.gardens could visit
there and smooze and name the forum "rec.garden refugees" or maybe
back yard chatting from the neighborhood of rec.garden" there are no
restrictions other than language. and 99% of us are pretty good at
that anyway out of common respect. I've not given up on wreck.gardens,
just thought it was interesting. my two cents worth.


Yeah but can you get free calla lilies there?

I visited....
 

I'm not going to let the guy who runs the forums dictate me. If I sense or
feel like someone is hounding me I can back out. I still love rec.gardens.
Don't get me wrong there honey. just an observation was all.
maddie
"Jim Lewis" wrote in message
...

"madgardener" wrote in message
...
I visited GardenWeb the other day. Interesting. LOTS of
diversified topics
concerning all sorts of plants. Even some forums with
specifics, like
Gardening in Tennessee. And a place for new forums, made me
think ....hmmmm
a lot of us from Wreck.gardens could visit there and smooze and
name the
forum "rec.garden refugees" or maybe back yard chatting from
the
neighborhood of rec.garden" there are no restrictions other
than language.
and 99% of us are pretty good at that anyway out of common
respect. I've not
given up on wreck.gardens, just thought it was interesting.
my two cents worth.
madgardener up on the ridge, back in Fairy Holler, overlooking
English
Mountain in Eastern Tennessee zone 7, Sunset zone 36 who has
subscribed to
GardenWeb (it's free but they don't mind a donation to help run
things even
more efficiently if yer inclined)



The guy that runs the forums (fora?) on GW has the reputation of
being rather dictatorial. I sometimes (rarely) visit the bonsai
group there, but so many of the questions are about "mallsai"
(supermarket "bonsai") the visits usually are brief.

And web-based boards are clumsy.

FWIW

Jim Lewis - - Tallahassee, FL - Only where
people have learned to appreciate and cherish the landscape and
its living cover will they treat it with the care and respect it
should have - Paul Bigelow Sears.

I visited....
 

I did notice that there were some etiquette rules but other than basic
common sense, nothing out of the ordinary. I'm curious and willing to give
it a shot. I can ALWAYS learn about horticulture! g
madgardener

Someone runs the boards? I've never noticed anyone being censored or
talking about rules, etc. It's just gardeners posting. Some of the
specialty boards aren't that active, but I've found so much info over
there.

I like that the posts stay up, my news server only holds posts for maybe
2 weeks. But I've never had a problem with web-based boards, especially
ones with good search capabilities.

Janine

I visited....
 

I've been lead to understant there is a swap plants and seeds forum
specifically. I'll let you know salty.............G
maddie who would LOVE some more somniferum poppy seeds to attempt another
established bed of them. I keep TRYING!!!!!
"Salty Thumb" wrote in message
...
"madgardener" wrote in :

I visited GardenWeb the other day. Interesting. LOTS of diversified
topics concerning all sorts of plants. Even some forums with
specifics, like Gardening in Tennessee. And a place for new forums,
made me think ....hmmmm a lot of us from Wreck.gardens could visit
there and smooze and name the forum "rec.garden refugees" or maybe
back yard chatting from the neighborhood of rec.garden" there are no
restrictions other than language. and 99% of us are pretty good at
that anyway out of common respect. I've not given up on wreck.gardens,
just thought it was interesting. my two cents worth.


Yeah but can you get free calla lilies there?

I visited....
 

In article , says...
I've been lead to understant there is a swap plants and seeds forum
specifically. I'll let you know salty.............G
maddie who would LOVE some more somniferum poppy seeds to attempt another
established bed of them. I keep TRYING!!!!!

There are seed and plant exchanges there. I use the Canadian one
frequently. People routinely offer seeds for trade or SASE, and you can
post a "wanted" request. There seems to be an increasing number of
people who won't honour their side of the bargain in trading though.
It's generally worth it for the trade boards, but I find with the
forums you need to double check the advice you get. Cereus is right in
that most of the posters have very little knowledge beyond basic
gardening 101. Many of the posters are newbies with some very bad
advice, but there is the occasional knowledgeable poster. I can't count
the number of times I've seen a warning about pointsettia being
poisonous.

Bonnie Punch

I visited....
 

In article , says...
I've been lead to understant there is a swap plants and seeds forum
specifically. I'll let you know salty.............G
maddie who would LOVE some more somniferum poppy seeds to attempt another
established bed of them. I keep TRYING!!!!!

There are seed and plant exchanges there. I use the Canadian one
frequently. People routinely offer seeds for trade or SASE, and you can
post a "wanted" request. There seems to be an increasing number of
people who won't honour their side of the bargain in trading though.
It's generally worth it for the trade boards, but I find with the
forums you need to double check the advice you get. Cereus is right in
that most of the posters have very little knowledge beyond basic
gardening 101. Many of the posters are newbies with some very bad
advice, but there is the occasional knowledgeable poster. I can't count
the number of times I've seen a warning about pointsettia being
poisonous.

Bonnie Punch

I visited....
 

On Sat, 7 Feb 2004 14:19:35 -0500, "Jim Lewis"
wrote:


"madgardener" wrote in message
...
I visited GardenWeb the other day. Interesting. LOTS of
diversified topics
concerning all sorts of plants. Even some forums with
specifics, like
Gardening in Tennessee. And a place for new forums, made me
think ....hmmmm
a lot of us from Wreck.gardens could visit there and smooze and
name the
forum "rec.garden refugees" or maybe back yard chatting from
the
neighborhood of rec.garden" there are no restrictions other
than language.
and 99% of us are pretty good at that anyway out of common
respect. I've not
given up on wreck.gardens, just thought it was interesting.
my two cents worth.
madgardener up on the ridge, back in Fairy Holler, overlooking
English
Mountain in Eastern Tennessee zone 7, Sunset zone 36 who has
subscribed to
GardenWeb (it's free but they don't mind a donation to help run
things even
more efficiently if yer inclined)



The guy that runs the forums (fora?) on GW has the reputation of
being rather dictatorial. I sometimes (rarely) visit the bonsai
group there, but so many of the questions are about "mallsai"
(supermarket "bonsai") the visits usually are brief.

And web-based boards are clumsy.

FWIW

Jim Lewis - - Tallahassee, FL - Only where
people have learned to appreciate and cherish the landscape and
its living cover will they treat it with the care and respect it
should have - Paul Bigelow Sears.


If you want to chat, use a chat client .. mIRC and pick an IRC network
to go to and start a channel. There is already a channel ..
#gardening on undernet (the # sign designates a channel name. You get
on an undernet server typing: /server us.undernet.org will get
you on any available undernet server and typing /join #gardening
will put you into the channel. If you want to start a channel that
doesn't already exist, they "joining" it by typing /join
#channelname it'll put you in that channel. First person joining a
channel is an Op, .. someone with @ in front of their nick is an op..
someone capable of bestowing the @ crown to others. Be careful who
you bestow ops on as they could then boot you out and ban you so you
can't get back into your own channel. But that being aside it's the
best chat environment, as that's what it was made for. www.mirc.com
read the irc primer if it's unfamiliar to you.

Janice

I visited....
 

jrstark wrote:

-snip-
I like that the posts stay up, my news server only holds posts for maybe
2 weeks. But I've never had a problem with web-based boards, especially
ones with good search capabilities.

2 choices to keep posts- www.groups.google.com
or use an offline newsreader. Forte's Free Agent is free -
http://www.forteinc.com/agent/features.php

I've never been to gardenweb so I have no opinion of it in particular,
but I've never found a web based board that was as convenient as
Usenet & a proper reader & filters. If I was reading Usenet with a
web browser I wold probably feel differently.

Jim

I visited....
 

Yeah but can you get free calla lilies there?

Free callas???? bg Where? Where?

Cindy