"Sacha" wrote in message
...
On 8/6/06 17:08, in article , "JennyC"
wrote:


"Michael Crowe" wrote
"trin" wrote
Before I ask any more gardening questions, I would just like someone to
clarify for me the relationship between Garden Banter and this
forum(I'm sure I'm not meant to use that word). I found the you through
Garden Banter and thought it was part of that site. Is it not? I notice
that below my name in a post it says registered user rather than
usernet poster.
I started posting here because it made sense to ask questions about
gardening in Britain to a British group. If this is a private site or
invitation only please accept my apologies.
I'm afraid I tried to read the link about usenet in garden banter. It
was called Lost in Usenet..... and I'm still lost
trin

In a nutshell
SNIPPED
Michael Crowe

Take no notice of Mike. he's gets grouchy at times.

Mike does not get grouchy at times. Mike is a troll and a petulant and
spiteful one, too.

snip

I know - i was being sarcastic :~))

On 8/6/06 19:52, in article , "JennyC"
wrote:


"Sacha" wrote in message
...
On 8/6/06 17:08, in article , "JennyC"
wrote:


"Michael Crowe" wrote
"trin" wrote
Before I ask any more gardening questions, I would just like someone to
clarify for me the relationship between Garden Banter and this
forum(I'm sure I'm not meant to use that word). I found the you through
Garden Banter and thought it was part of that site. Is it not? I notice
that below my name in a post it says registered user rather than
usernet poster.
I started posting here because it made sense to ask questions about
gardening in Britain to a British group. If this is a private site or
invitation only please accept my apologies.
I'm afraid I tried to read the link about usenet in garden banter. It
was called Lost in Usenet..... and I'm still lost
trin

In a nutshell
SNIPPED
Michael Crowe

Take no notice of Mike. he's gets grouchy at times.

Mike does not get grouchy at times. Mike is a troll and a petulant and
spiteful one, too.

snip

I know - i was being sarcastic :~))


There's subtle and there's obscure..... Grouchy. Sighhhhhh.
--
Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
(email address on website)

[trin]

Originally Posted by K

trin writes[color=blue]
...........
No, uk.rec.gardening is not part of gardenbanter. It existed long before
gardenbanter was even thought of. It will continue to exist even if
gardenbanter folds. Gardenbanter merely copies our posts to its own
site, and redirects your posts to uk.rec.gardening.
..........
You are a registered user of gerdenbanter and are using gardenbanter to
read and post to the usenet newsgroup uk.rec.gardening. I am reading
uk.rec.gardening direct, using software capable of reading newsgroups -
in my case Turnpike.
.........
Indeed!
..........
No this is an open newsgroup (*not* a site) and you are very welcome.

Kay

Thanks to Kay and everyone else for making me welcome. And for explaining how you "work".
I've just spotted the FAQ button on the bar above. I'll take a look at that too.

I'm looking forward to getting answers to all my questions. Hope I'll be able to give a little input too.

[Dave Roberts]

Originally Posted by trin

Before I ask any more gardening questions, I would just like someone to clarify for me the relationship between Garden Banter and this forum(I'm sure I'm not meant to use that word). I found the you through Garden Banter and thought it was part of that site. Is it not? I notice that below my name in a post it says registered user rather than usernet poster.
I started posting here because it made sense to ask questions about gardening in Britain to a British group. If this is a private site or invitation only please accept my apologies.
I'm afraid I tried to read the link about usenet in garden banter. It was called Lost in Usenet..... and I'm still lost

. ........................................

Hi! trin.
I see you are on line. Personally I don't know any of these people, I have
only used the site recently to ask a few questions, and impart a bit of my personal
gardening knowledge where, I thought it might help someone. But it is quite obvious,
as I am sure you have realised by now, that you/we are impinging on the territory of
a bunch of folk who have known each other for some time and have formed a certain cosiness. A totally natural, human characteristic, - we are all the same in this respect
However some particularly insecure people become apprehensive about a newcomer, - who may be potentially disruptive, or who may "steal" their friends affections, - and they will try to make you feel uncomfortable. There is one such
on this page, who can be so disturbed as to become particularly infantile in his comments on the discovery of a newcomer.
The more mature will try to welcome any new blood as a possible
source of additional interest.
For myself, if I wanted social contact, I would go to a social site. I am here solely to increase my gardening knowledge, and couldn't give the proverbial "reservoir"
for personalities good bad or indifferent.
All the best to you
Dave

In message , Michael Crowe
writes
I have told you before. I am spoken for and as such I know it hurts
you. You MUST accept this. I am sorry but ALL the hero worship in the
world will not alter the fact.

pathetic!

d
--
dave or stella @ stejonda

trin writes

Thanks to Kay and everyone else for making me welcome. And for
explaining how you "work".
I've just spotted the FAQ button on the bar above. I'll take a look at
that too.

That may be the gardenbanter FAQ.

See if you can see a post in the uk.rec.gardening box that is an 'abc
for newcomers' - I think that tells you where our FAQs are.

I'm looking forward to getting answers to all my questions. Hope I'll
be able to give a little input too.

Questions are input too. They make you think about what you know in
different ways and therefore add to your understanding.



--
Kay

Questions are input too. They make you think about what you know in
different ways and therefore add to your understanding.



That is a very valid point Kay, I used to use the question technique in my
lectures. "Why should ......" "What do you think .....". I learnt this when
I was at H.M.S.Collingwood and as a student I learnt a lot off the other
students, thus I applied it later in life when I became a Lecturer :-))

Michael Crowe


--
------------------------------------------------
Royal Naval Electrical Branch Association
www.rnshipmates.co.uk
International Festival of the Sea 28th June - 1st July 2007

[trin]

Originally Posted by K

trin writes


I've just spotted the FAQ button on the bar above. I'll take a look at
that too.

That may be the gardenbanter FAQ.

See if you can see a post in the uk.rec.gardening box that is an 'abc
for newcomers' - I think that tells you where our FAQs are.[color=blue]

--
Kay

I've tried the abc over the last 3 days or so, but when I try the link provided to the FAQ's it says can't connect to server. I was not sure if it was a "my end" problem due to the different way of reading posts

"trin" wrote in message
...[color=blue]

K Wrote:
trin writes
...........
No, uk.rec.gardening is not part of gardenbanter. It existed long
before
gardenbanter was even thought of. It will continue to exist even if
gardenbanter folds. Gardenbanter merely copies our posts to its own
site, and redirects your posts to uk.rec.gardening.
..........
You are a registered user of gerdenbanter and are using gardenbanter
to
read and post to the usenet newsgroup uk.rec.gardening. I am reading
uk.rec.gardening direct, using software capable of reading newsgroups
-
in my case Turnpike.
.........
Indeed!
..........
No this is an open newsgroup (*not* a site) and you are very welcome.

Kay
Thanks to Kay and everyone else for making me welcome. And for
explaining how you "work".
I've just spotted the FAQ button on the bar above. I'll take a look at
that too.

I'm looking forward to getting answers to all my questions. Hope I'll
be able to give a little input too.


--
trin

Have a look here for FAQ
http://www.tmac.clara.net/urgring/urgfaqs.htm

.. However, is not the real world, and
people should know better than get their knickers in a twist over a
comment passed on urg or any other ng. If someone says something which
ruffles your feathers, say so, or better again, make a witty joke of
it, and move on.

Well said ;-))

Michael Crowe FEP


--
------------------------------------------------
Royal Naval Electrical Branch Association
www.rnshipmates.co.uk
International Festival of the Sea 28th June - 1st July 2007

On 8/6/06 22:22, in article , "trin"
wrote:
[color=blue]

K Wrote:
trin writes
...........
No, uk.rec.gardening is not part of gardenbanter. It existed long
before
gardenbanter was even thought of. It will continue to exist even if
gardenbanter folds. Gardenbanter merely copies our posts to its own
site, and redirects your posts to uk.rec.gardening.
..........
You are a registered user of gerdenbanter and are using gardenbanter
to
read and post to the usenet newsgroup uk.rec.gardening. I am reading
uk.rec.gardening direct, using software capable of reading newsgroups
-
in my case Turnpike.
.........
Indeed!
..........
No this is an open newsgroup (*not* a site) and you are very welcome.

Kay
Thanks to Kay and everyone else for making me welcome. And for
explaining how you "work".
I've just spotted the FAQ button on the bar above. I'll take a look at
that too.

I'm looking forward to getting answers to all my questions. Hope I'll
be able to give a little input too.


I'm sure you will. Most of us have plenty to learn from each other, which
is why urg is so useful.
--
Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
(email address on website)

trin writes[color=blue]

K Wrote:
trin writes


I've just spotted the FAQ button on the bar above. I'll take a look at
that too.

That may be the gardenbanter FAQ.

See if you can see a post in the uk.rec.gardening box that is an 'abc
for newcomers' - I think that tells you where our FAQs
are.

--
Kay
I've tried the abc over the last 3 days or so, but when I try the link
provided to the FAQ's it says can't connect to server. I was not sure
if it was a "my end" problem due to the different way of reading posts

Did you manage to connect to the link posted by Rupert?


--
Kay

[trin]

Originally Posted by K

trin writes[color=blue]

K Wrote:[color=green]
Did you manage to connect to the link posted by Rupert?


--
Kay

Yes I did, thanks.

[trin]

Originally Posted by Rupert \(W.Yorkshire\)

Have a look here for FAQ
http://www.tmac.clara.net/urgring/urgfaqs.htm

Thank you, that will be a great help. It makes interesting reading too, to hear lots of different ideas.

On Fri, 9 Jun 2006 22:32:29 +0100, trin wrote
(in article ):
[color=blue]

K Wrote:[color=green]
trin writes

K Wrote:
Did you manage to connect to the link posted by Rupert?


Does anyone know what this color=green, color=blue stuff is? I assume it's
something added by gardenbanter, but I've never seen it showing up like that
before. [Aside: supposing you are quoted in a colour you don't like? g]




--
Sally in Shropshire, UK
Whitton Open Gardens weekend 1st & 2nd July; enjoy the conservation
churchyard recently filmed for the BBC Heaven and Earth Show and see the
Burne-Jones/William Morris window: http://www.whitton-stmarys.org.uk