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The charter for this news group and in particular the section regarding gardening in other parts of the world ----- In the absence of more appropriate, geographically specific newsgroups, discussion of gardening in Eire, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man will also be welcome. Because there are climatic, legal, cultural and other differences, discussion of gardening in other parts of the world is OFF TOPIC Lets try and keep ON TOPIC from now on or at least start any thread that is outside the charter with _Off Topic_ in the subject line. The charter can be found at http://www.usenet.org.uk/uk.rec.gardening.html B.T. technical support: Technical Support helpdesk: 0906 301 2456. |
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"B.T. Technical Support" wrote in message ... The charter for this news group and in particular the section regarding gardening in other parts of the world ----- In the absence of more appropriate, geographically specific newsgroups, discussion of gardening in Eire, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man will also be welcome. Because there are climatic, legal, cultural and other differences, discussion of gardening in other parts of the world is OFF TOPIC Lets try and keep ON TOPIC from now on or at least start any thread that is outside the charter with _Off Topic_ in the subject line. It's in the nature of gardeners to talk and share information about gardening, even gardening in other places. And since most of the plants we like to nurture are natives of other lands, discussion of them is not all that off topic. And with the way the seasons are changing, whatever your opinions on climate change and the alleged effects thereof, what is OT today may not be OT tomorrow. There was for instance an item on TV yesterday about proteas, natives of Southern Africa, flowering for the first time outdoors in UK. And if something is OT, then so what? Nobody dies. You just don't join in the threads that don't interest you. There, another problem solved. Next please. Lighten up, you know it makes sense. Steve |
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"B.T. Technical Support" wrote in message ... The charter for this news group and in particular the section regarding gardening in other parts of the world ----- In the absence of more appropriate, geographically specific newsgroups, discussion of gardening in Eire, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man will also be welcome. Because there are climatic, legal, cultural and other differences, discussion of gardening in other parts of the world is OFF TOPIC Lets try and keep ON TOPIC from now on or at least start any thread that is outside the charter with _Off Topic_ in the subject line. The charter can be found at http://www.usenet.org.uk/uk.rec.gardening.html B.T. technical support: Technical Support helpdesk: 0906 301 2456. Nice to see it will cost you a pound a minute to get help! Don't think I',, bother! |
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"shazzbat" wrote in message ... "B.T. Technical Support" wrote in message ... The charter for this news group and in particular the section regarding gardening in other parts of the world ----- In the absence of more appropriate, geographically specific newsgroups, discussion of gardening in Eire, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man will also be welcome. Because there are climatic, legal, cultural and other differences, discussion of gardening in other parts of the world is OFF TOPIC Lets try and keep ON TOPIC from now on or at least start any thread that is outside the charter with _Off Topic_ in the subject line. It's in the nature of gardeners to talk and share information about gardening, even gardening in other places. And since most of the plants we like to nurture are natives of other lands, discussion of them is not all that off topic. And with the way the seasons are changing, whatever your opinions on climate change and the alleged effects thereof, what is OT today may not be OT tomorrow. There was for instance an item on TV yesterday about proteas, natives of Southern Africa, flowering for the first time outdoors in UK. And if something is OT, then so what? Nobody dies. You just don't join in the threads that don't interest you. There, another problem solved. Next please. Lighten up, you know it makes sense. Steve Hear Hear! Mary |
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"shazzbat" wrote in message ... "B.T. Technical Support" wrote in message ... The charter for this news group and in particular the section regarding gardening in other parts of the world ----- In the absence of more appropriate, geographically specific newsgroups, discussion of gardening in Eire, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man will also be welcome. Because there are climatic, legal, cultural and other differences, discussion of gardening in other parts of the world is OFF TOPIC Lets try and keep ON TOPIC from now on or at least start any thread that is outside the charter with _Off Topic_ in the subject line. It's in the nature of gardeners to talk and share information about gardening, even gardening in other places. And since most of the plants we like to nurture are natives of other lands, discussion of them is not all that off topic. And with the way the seasons are changing, whatever your opinions on climate change and the alleged effects thereof, what is OT today may not be OT tomorrow. There was for instance an item on TV yesterday about proteas, natives of Southern Africa, flowering for the first time outdoors in UK. And if something is OT, then so what? Nobody dies. You just don't join in the threads that don't interest you. There, another problem solved. Next please. Lighten up, you know it makes sense. Since when has the word "sense" been part of a trolls vocabulary? -- Chris, Sugar Hill, Barbados A little learning is a dangerous thing, but it still beats total ignorance. |
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"B.T. Technical Support" wrote in message ... "Alan Holmes" wrote in message ... "B.T. Technical Support" wrote in message ... Charter violations may be reported to the offending persons ISP If you have a problem with this then I advise you to air it in uk.net.news.config news group B.T. technical support: Technical Support helpdesk: 0906 301 2456. Presumably by a Troll who doesnt know what the correct British Telecom domain is then nor uses a BT server to post ? DW |
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"B.T. Technical Support" wrote in message ... The charter for this news group and in particular the section regarding gardening in other parts of the world ----- In the absence of more appropriate, geographically specific newsgroups, discussion of gardening in Eire, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man will also be welcome. Because there are climatic, legal, cultural and other differences, discussion of gardening in other parts of the world is OFF TOPIC Lets try and keep ON TOPIC from now on or at least start any thread that is outside the charter with _Off Topic_ in the subject line. Va-te-faire enceinte! Graham |
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"B.T. Technical Support" wrote in message ... The charter for this news group and in particular the section regarding gardening in other parts of the world ----- In the absence of more appropriate, geographically specific newsgroups, discussion of gardening in Eire, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man will also be welcome. Because there are climatic, legal, cultural and other differences, discussion of gardening in other parts of the world is OFF TOPIC Lets try and keep ON TOPIC from now on or at least start any thread that is outside the charter with _Off Topic_ in the subject line. The charter can be found at http://www.usenet.org.uk/uk.rec.gardening.html B.T. technical support: Technical Support helpdesk: 0906 301 2456. more from the news alt ****wit brigade |
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"graham" wrote in message news:SE6Zi.193245$Da.129812@pd7urf1no... "B.T. Technical Support" wrote in message ... The charter for this news group and in particular the section regarding gardening in other parts of the world ----- In the absence of more appropriate, geographically specific newsgroups, discussion of gardening in Eire, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man will also be welcome. Because there are climatic, legal, cultural and other differences, discussion of gardening in other parts of the world is OFF TOPIC Lets try and keep ON TOPIC from now on or at least start any thread that is outside the charter with _Off Topic_ in the subject line. Va-te-faire enceinte! I wish I could speak ultra! |
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"Ageless" wrote in message ... "B.T. Technical Support" wrote in message ... The charter for this news group and in particular the section regarding gardening in other parts of the world ----- In the absence of more appropriate, geographically specific newsgroups, discussion of gardening in Eire, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man will also be welcome. Because there are climatic, legal, cultural and other differences, discussion of gardening in other parts of the world is OFF TOPIC Lets try and keep ON TOPIC from now on or at least start any thread that is outside the charter with _Off Topic_ in the subject line. The charter can be found at http://www.usenet.org.uk/uk.rec.gardening.html B.T. technical support: Technical Support helpdesk: 0906 301 2456. more from the news alt ****wit brigade Funy as **** coming from an easynews user. |
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"Paul Narramore" wrote in message ... Hello This is my first post here but already I'm a bit puzzled. The note at the top of the page states the post I'm about to reply to will be quoted below. Why? Other message boards I write on simply lists the posts as it is always obvious what the writer is referring to. This seems to me to be an unneccessarily long winded way of creating a thread, don't you think? Imagine you are conversation with a friend and you say to the friend "I finally got around to pruning my fremontodendron this afternoon" and he replies "I got around to pruning my fremontodendron this afternoon. Oh did you? Did it take you long." Seems a bit odd to me. What do you all think? Paul Probably because you are using gardenbanter, get a proper isp and that may help. |
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"Alan Holmes" wrote in message ... "Paul Narramore" wrote in message ... Hello This is my first post here but already I'm a bit puzzled. The note at the top of the page states the post I'm about to reply to will be quoted below. Why? Other message boards I write on simply lists the posts as it is always obvious what the writer is referring to. This seems to me to be an unneccessarily long winded way of creating a thread, don't you think? Imagine you are conversation with a friend and you say to the friend "I finally got around to pruning my fremontodendron this afternoon" and he replies "I got around to pruning my fremontodendron this afternoon. Oh did you? Did it take you long." Seems a bit odd to me. What do you all think? Paul Probably because you are using gardenbanter, get a proper isp and that may help. Better still take a **** off pill and make it a big one. |
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"Paul Narramore" wrote in message ... Hello This is my first post here but already I'm a bit puzzled. The note at the top of the page states the post I'm about to reply to will be quoted below. Why? Other message boards I write on simply lists the posts as it is always obvious what the writer is referring to. [...] This isn't a message board, of course; newsgroups may have different protocols from what you are accustomed to. When you type your reply, you can always snip any irrelevant parts of the quoted material, as I have just done. Actually it isn't "always obvious what the writer is referring to", since the newsgroup messages are listed in a random order. Even if you are able to set your newsreader to show messages by subject, your reply post may refer to a previous message a long way down the stack, and threads often wander a long way from the initial point. It's easier for readers if the context is immediately apparent and doesn't need to be hunted down. Alan Jones |
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"Alan Jones" wrote in message .uk... "Paul Narramore" wrote in message ... Hello This is my first post here but already I'm a bit puzzled. The note at the top of the page states the post I'm about to reply to will be quoted below. Why? Other message boards I write on simply lists the posts as it is always obvious what the writer is referring to. [...] This isn't a message board, of course; newsgroups may have different protocols from what you are accustomed to. When you type your reply, you can always snip any irrelevant parts of the quoted material, as I have just done. Actually it isn't "always obvious what the writer is referring to", since the newsgroup messages are listed in a random order. Even if you are able to set your newsreader to show messages by subject, your reply post may refer to a previous message a long way down the stack, and threads often wander a long way from the initial point. It's easier for readers if the context is immediately apparent and doesn't need to be hunted down. **** off and make it snappy. |
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"Martin" wrote in message ... On Sun, 11 Nov 2007 13:14:39 GMT, "Alan Jones" wrote: "Paul Narramore" wrote in message ... Hello This is my first post here but already I'm a bit puzzled. The note at the top of the page states the post I'm about to reply to will be quoted below. Why? Other message boards I write on simply lists the posts as it is always obvious what the writer is referring to. [...] This isn't a message board, of course; newsgroups may have different protocols from what you are accustomed to. When you type your reply, you can always snip any irrelevant parts of the quoted material, as I have just done. Actually it isn't "always obvious what the writer is referring to", since the newsgroup messages are listed in a random order. Even if you are able to set your newsreader to show messages by subject, your reply post may refer to a previous message a long way down the stack, and threads often wander a long way from the initial point. It's easier for readers if the context is immediately apparent and doesn't need to be hunted down. By default I see messages, threaded by subject and in chronological order. *So ****ing what!* |
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Hello This is my first post here but already I'm a bit puzzled. The note at the top of the page states the post I'm about to reply to will be quoted below. As others have said, this is a newsgroup not a message board. The fact that you are accessing it through gardenbanter makes this less obvious to you. Unfortunately, your software is not doing anything to help you. The convention here 9as on most newsgroups) is in-line posting - ie, you reply just under (not above) the bit you are replying to, and snip (erase) anything that your are not replying to. This means that if you are replying to a post which raises a lot of different points, you reply to each point under where it is raised - much easier than having to indicate in your reply which specific point you are replying to with each bit of your reply. -- Kay |
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"Paul Narramore" wrote: Hello This is my first post here but already I'm a bit puzzled. The note at the top of the page states the post I'm about to reply to will be quoted below. Why? Other message boards I write on simply lists the posts as it is always obvious what the writer is referring to. This seems to me to be an unneccessarily long winded way of creating a thread, don't you think? Imagine you are conversation with a friend and you say to the friend "I finally got around to pruning my fremontodendron this afternoon" and he replies "I got around to pruning my fremontodendron this afternoon. Oh did you? Did it take you long." Seems a bit odd to me. What do you all think? Paul You'll find it much easier to use uk.rec.gardening if you subscribe to it directly, rather than through Garden Banter. Some urg subscribers won't reply to those coming through Garden Banter because GB takes our posts and uses them on a commercial site, without so much as a by-your-leave or a 'thank you'. Apart from that, using a newsreader program makes it less complicated for you to follow what's going on here. Conventionally, this group tends towards bottom posting because it's rather like having a conversation. You reply to what someone has said, rather than anticipating it! All that said, welcome to urg. -- Sacha http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon (remove weeds from address) 'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children.' |
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(in article ): "Martin" wrote in message ... snip By default I see messages, threaded by subject and in chronological order. *So ****ing what!* You might want to improve your vocabulary which seems a bit limited and do some good at the same time: http://www.freerice.com/index.php -- Sally in Shropshire, UK |
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You should top post, after all that's where Outlook places the curser.
"Sacha" wrote in message . uk... On 11/11/07 05:40, in article , "Paul Narramore" wrote: Hello This is my first post here but already I'm a bit puzzled. The note at the top of the page states the post I'm about to reply to will be quoted below. Why? Other message boards I write on simply lists the posts as it is always obvious what the writer is referring to. This seems to me to be an unneccessarily long winded way of creating a thread, don't you think? Imagine you are conversation with a friend and you say to the friend "I finally got around to pruning my fremontodendron this afternoon" and he replies "I got around to pruning my fremontodendron this afternoon. Oh did you? Did it take you long." Seems a bit odd to me. What do you all think? Paul You'll find it much easier to use uk.rec.gardening if you subscribe to it directly, rather than through Garden Banter. Some urg subscribers won't reply to those coming through Garden Banter because GB takes our posts and uses them on a commercial site, without so much as a by-your-leave or a 'thank you'. Apart from that, using a newsreader program makes it less complicated for you to follow what's going on here. Conventionally, this group tends towards bottom posting because it's rather like having a conversation. You reply to what someone has said, rather than anticipating it! All that said, welcome to urg. -- Sacha http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon (remove weeds from address) 'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children.' |
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"Josef.Vissarionovich.Dzhugashvilis.cat" Josef Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili Cat" e.com wrote in message ... "Alan Holmes" wrote in message ... "Paul Narramore" wrote in message ... Hello This is my first post here but already I'm a bit puzzled. The note at the top of the page states the post I'm about to reply to will be quoted below. Why? Other message boards I write on simply lists the posts as it is always obvious what the writer is referring to. This seems to me to be an unneccessarily long winded way of creating a thread, don't you think? Imagine you are conversation with a friend and you say to the friend "I finally got around to pruning my fremontodendron this afternoon" and he replies "I got around to pruning my fremontodendron this afternoon. Oh did you? Did it take you long." Seems a bit odd to me. What do you all think? Paul Probably because you are using gardenbanter, get a proper isp and that may help. Better still take a **** off pill and make it a big one. The time has come to:- !PLONK! |
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"Mike Claytton" wrote in message ... "Martin" wrote in message ... On Sun, 11 Nov 2007 13:14:39 GMT, "Alan Jones" wrote: "Paul Narramore" wrote in message ... Hello This is my first post here but already I'm a bit puzzled. The note at the top of the page states the post I'm about to reply to will be quoted below. Why? Other message boards I write on simply lists the posts as it is always obvious what the writer is referring to. [...] This isn't a message board, of course; newsgroups may have different protocols from what you are accustomed to. When you type your reply, you can always snip any irrelevant parts of the quoted material, as I have just done. Actually it isn't "always obvious what the writer is referring to", since the newsgroup messages are listed in a random order. Even if you are able to set your newsreader to show messages by subject, your reply post may refer to a previous message a long way down the stack, and threads often wander a long way from the initial point. It's easier for readers if the context is immediately apparent and doesn't need to be hunted down. By default I see messages, threaded by subject and in chronological order. *So ****ing what!* Oh dear, another:- !PLONK! |
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Cheers pet. Have you got big tits "Sally Thompson" wrote in message al.net... On Sun, 11 Nov 2007 17:06:55 +0000, Mike Claytton wrote (in article ): "Martin" wrote in message ... snip By default I see messages, threaded by subject and in chronological order. *So ****ing what!* You might want to improve your vocabulary which seems a bit limited and do some good at the same time: http://www.freerice.com/index.php -- Sally in Shropshire, UK |
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"Alan Holmes" wrote in message ... "Mike Claytton" wrote in message ... "Martin" wrote in message ... On Sun, 11 Nov 2007 13:14:39 GMT, "Alan Jones" wrote: "Paul Narramore" wrote in message ... Hello This is my first post here but already I'm a bit puzzled. The note at the top of the page states the post I'm about to reply to will be quoted below. Why? Other message boards I write on simply lists the posts as it is always obvious what the writer is referring to. [...] This isn't a message board, of course; newsgroups may have different protocols from what you are accustomed to. When you type your reply, you can always snip any irrelevant parts of the quoted material, as I have just done. Actually it isn't "always obvious what the writer is referring to", since the newsgroup messages are listed in a random order. Even if you are able to set your newsreader to show messages by subject, your reply post may refer to a previous message a long way down the stack, and threads often wander a long way from the initial point. It's easier for readers if the context is immediately apparent and doesn't need to be hunted down. By default I see messages, threaded by subject and in chronological order. *So ****ing what!* Oh dear, another:- !PLONK! !PLINK! |
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I doubt it. "Martin" wrote in message ... On Sun, 11 Nov 2007 17:56:01 +0000, Sally Thompson wrote: On Sun, 11 Nov 2007 17:06:55 +0000, Mike Claytton wrote (in article ): "Martin" wrote in message ... snip By default I see messages, threaded by subject and in chronological order. *So ****ing what!* You might want to improve your vocabulary which seems a bit limited and do some good at the same time: http://www.freerice.com/index.php He might want to go and troll somewhere else. -- Martin |
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"Sally Thompson" wrote in message al.net... On Sun, 11 Nov 2007 17:06:55 +0000, Mike Claytton wrote (in article ): "Martin" wrote in message ... snip By default I see messages, threaded by subject and in chronological order. *So ****ing what!* You might want to improve your vocabulary which seems a bit limited and do some good at the same time: http://www.freerice.com/index.php You can't really expect him to do either of those, surely? Fortunately I shan't see any more of his infantile posts, unless someone follows up to any!(:-) |
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On Sun, 11 Nov 2007 17:59:01 GMT, "Alan Holmes"
wrote: "Josef.Vissarionovich.Dzhugashvilis.cat" Josef Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili Cat" e.com wrote in message ... "Alan Holmes" wrote in message ... "Paul Narramore" wrote in message ... Hello This is my first post here but already I'm a bit puzzled. The note at the top of the page states the post I'm about to reply to will be quoted below. Why? Other message boards I write on simply lists the posts as it is always obvious what the writer is referring to. This seems to me to be an unneccessarily long winded way of creating a thread, don't you think? Imagine you are conversation with a friend and you say to the friend "I finally got around to pruning my fremontodendron this afternoon" and he replies "I got around to pruning my fremontodendron this afternoon. Oh did you? Did it take you long." Seems a bit odd to me. What do you all think? Paul Probably because you are using gardenbanter, get a proper isp and that may help. Better still take a **** off pill and make it a big one. The time has come to:- !PLONK! Get ****ed, nonce! |
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On Sun, 11 Nov 2007 19:03:35 +0100, Martin wrote:
On Sun, 11 Nov 2007 17:56:01 +0000, Sally Thompson wrote: On Sun, 11 Nov 2007 17:06:55 +0000, Mike Claytton wrote (in article ): "Martin" wrote in message ... snip By default I see messages, threaded by subject and in chronological order. *So ****ing what!* You might want to improve your vocabulary which seems a bit limited and do some good at the same time: http://www.freerice.com/index.php He might want to go and troll somewhere else. You might like to go die in a corner, ****! |
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On Sun, 11 Nov 2007 18:01:03 GMT, "Alan Holmes"
wrote: "Mike Claytton" wrote in message ... "Martin" wrote in message ... On Sun, 11 Nov 2007 13:14:39 GMT, "Alan Jones" wrote: "Paul Narramore" wrote in message ... Hello This is my first post here but already I'm a bit puzzled. The note at the top of the page states the post I'm about to reply to will be quoted below. Why? Other message boards I write on simply lists the posts as it is always obvious what the writer is referring to. [...] This isn't a message board, of course; newsgroups may have different protocols from what you are accustomed to. When you type your reply, you can always snip any irrelevant parts of the quoted material, as I have just done. Actually it isn't "always obvious what the writer is referring to", since the newsgroup messages are listed in a random order. Even if you are able to set your newsreader to show messages by subject, your reply post may refer to a previous message a long way down the stack, and threads often wander a long way from the initial point. It's easier for readers if the context is immediately apparent and doesn't need to be hunted down. By default I see messages, threaded by subject and in chronological order. *So ****ing what!* Oh dear, another:- !PLONK! !KIDDIE FIDDLER! |
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writes Hello This is my first post here but already I'm a bit puzzled. The note at the top of the page states the post I'm about to reply to will be quoted below. Why? You're visiting this newsgroup via Garden banter. It will be much easier if you just come and see us all in the original state, i.e., UK Rec Gardens newsgroup :) janet -- Janet Tweedy Dalmatian Telegraph http://www.lancedal.demon.co.uk |
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, I, Marvo, say : The charter for this news group and in particular the section regarding gardening in other parts of the world ----- In the absence of more appropriate, geographically specific newsgroups, discussion of gardening in Eire, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man will also be welcome. Because there are climatic, legal, cultural and other differences, discussion of gardening in other parts of the world is OFF TOPIC Lets try and keep ON TOPIC from now on or at least start any thread that is outside the charter with _Off Topic_ in the subject line. The charter can be found at http://www.usenet.org.uk/uk.rec.gardening.html B.T. technical support: Technical Support helpdesk: 0906 301 2456. 1. What is B T Technical Support? 2. You're a troll, aren't you? |
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1) Do not feed Trolls, it only encourages them. :-) 2) I personally find trawling through news group postings a total pain nowadays, ( I belong to several) the forum system is so much easier to read in on something and ignore threads that don't interest you. As for advertisements, with a browser such as 'Firefox' using the 'NoScript' add on I don't see any adverts at all. (except the ones in your signatures :-) Mind you I don't expect you to change. :-) |
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Alan Holmes wrote in message ... On Sun, 11 Nov 2007 18:01:03 GMT, "Alan Holmes" wrote: "Mike Claytton" wrote in message ... "Martin" wrote in message ... On Sun, 11 Nov 2007 13:14:39 GMT, "Alan Jones" wrote: "Paul Narramore" wrote in message ... Hello This is my first post here but already I'm a bit puzzled. The note at the top of the page states the post I'm about to reply to will be quoted below. Why? Other message boards I write on simply lists the posts as it is always obvious what the writer is referring to. [...] This isn't a message board, of course; newsgroups may have different protocols from what you are accustomed to. When you type your reply, you can always snip any irrelevant parts of the quoted material, as I have just done. Actually it isn't "always obvious what the writer is referring to", since the newsgroup messages are listed in a random order. Even if you are able to set your newsreader to show messages by subject, your reply post may refer to a previous message a long way down the stack, and threads often wander a long way from the initial point. It's easier for readers if the context is immediately apparent and doesn't need to be hunted down. By default I see messages, threaded by subject and in chronological order. *So ****ing what!* Oh dear, another:- !PLONK! !KIDDIE FIDDLER! Just trying to follow your example! |
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