abc for newcomers to uk.rec.gardening
 

For detailed information on this newsgroup you are recommended to
read the charter for uk.rec.gardening at:

http://www.usenet.org.uk/uk.rec.gardening.html

There are a number of FAQ files (answers to Frequently Asked
Questions) which have been put together by the contributors
to this group and are available at:

http://www.tmac.clara.co.uk/urgring/urgfaqs.htm

If you are new to this group and have a particular question you
want to ask, do take a look at the FAQs first to see if your
question has been covered. The FAQs will usually give a more
comprehensive answer than is possible in a newsgroup article.

Now a little more information about the aims of uk.rec.gardening,
which we would ask you to read whether you are new to newsgroups
or an old hand. Note particularly the request not to post photographs.

Uk.rec.gardening is based in the British Isles for the discussion
of gardening within those islands. Some here are quite experienced
gardeners, others are (or were when they first joined urg) complete
beginners. It is an unmoderated self-help group and is not owned or
dominated by anyone.

If you are a newcomer (newbie) or a "lurker" (someone who reads but
has so far not posted anything), you are invited to introduce
yourself (though don't make it a reply to this thread - start a new
thread). Please do not feel any obligation to do this, but telling us
a little about yourself and, roughly, where you live, will help those
trying to answer your questions to give the best advice. Don't be
afraid of asking a question that you may fear is naive - remember,
we were all beginners once!

Sometimes people feel a little disappointed when they don't get an
answer to a question. There may be several reasons for this, the most
common ones being (1) no-one has the answer, (2) you didn't give a
clue in the subject header what your question was about, and (3) for
some reason the message did not get through. The best thing in the
last situation is to post the message once more. Urglers do try to
respond to new posters and no-one is deliberately ignored.

You may be puzzled by references to "urg" and "urglers". It's simply
an acronym and means this newsgroup and contributors to it!

Contributors from outside the British Isles are not discouraged but,
because this newsgroup is intended to help gardeners in the British
Isles, it should be remembered that all questions and answers should
relate to a climate similar to that found in the British Isles. We
thank you for your cooperation in this.

Here are one or two pointers to help you if you are not familiar with
newsgroups:

(1) NEVER post binaries (photographs or illustrations) in urg. They
will be cancelled automatically by the Usenet watchdogs! The reason
is that many will complain about the length of time taken to download
such files. If you want people to see your photograph then post it on
your own web page and put a message in urg telling people where to find
it.

(2) When you are replying to a message, it's a good idea to edit down
your quotes (snipping) to the point(s) that you are actually addressing,
but be sure that you have kept enough in to make it intelligible!

(3) Think out what you want to say and try to make it as concise as
possible. A long message in a busy newsgroup runs the risk of losing the
attention of readers.

Thank you for reading this and we hope that you will find
uk.rec.gardening a very helpful forum.

abc for newcomers to uk.rec.gardening
 

"sysop" wrote in message
news:NOMSGID_2=3a252=2f110_080112_002901__e1ce7869 @fidonet.org...

For detailed information on this newsgroup you are recommended to
read the charter for uk.rec.gardening at:

http://www.usenet.org.uk/uk.rec.gardening.html

There are a number of FAQ files (answers to Frequently Asked
Questions) which have been put together by the contributors
to this group and are available at:

http://www.tmac.clara.co.uk/urgring/urgfaqs.htm

If you are new to this group and have a particular question you
want to ask, do take a look at the FAQs first to see if your
question has been covered. The FAQs will usually give a more
comprehensive answer than is possible in a newsgroup article.


I went to the FAQ site but the questions I wanted to look at, on the rh
column - "other sites" weren't available.

What are the other sites please and how do we access them?

Mary

abc for newcomers to uk.rec.gardening
 

On 12/1/08 09:54, in article ,
"Mary Fisher" wrote:


"sysop" wrote in message
news:NOMSGID_2=3a252=2f110_080112_002901__e1ce7869 @fidonet.org...

For detailed information on this newsgroup you are recommended to
read the charter for uk.rec.gardening at:

http://www.usenet.org.uk/uk.rec.gardening.html

There are a number of FAQ files (answers to Frequently Asked
Questions) which have been put together by the contributors
to this group and are available at:

http://www.tmac.clara.co.uk/urgring/urgfaqs.htm

If you are new to this group and have a particular question you
want to ask, do take a look at the FAQs first to see if your
question has been covered. The FAQs will usually give a more
comprehensive answer than is possible in a newsgroup article.


I went to the FAQ site but the questions I wanted to look at, on the rh
column - "other sites" weren't available.

What are the other sites please and how do we access them?

Mary


I've emailed Cormaic to ask him about this and to see if he has time to post
here about it.


--
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.'

abc for newcomers to uk.rec.gardening
 

In message , Sacha
writes
On 12/1/08 09:54, in article ,
"Mary Fisher" wrote:


"sysop" wrote in message
news:NOMSGID_2=3a252=2f110_080112_002901__e1ce7869 @fidonet.org...


http://www.tmac.clara.co.uk/urgring/urgfaqs.htm

If you are new to this group and have a particular question you
want to ask, do take a look at the FAQs first to see if your
question has been covered. The FAQs will usually give a more
comprehensive answer than is possible in a newsgroup article.


I went to the FAQ site but the questions I wanted to look at, on the rh
column - "other sites" weren't available.

What are the other sites please and how do we access them?

I've emailed Cormaic to ask him about this and to see if he has time to post
here about it.


The page is very out of date in that respect. It still has the old demon
address for the old Suppliers FAQ that I used to maintain, which hasn't
been there for many years (5?)

I have vague memories that Chunky said sometime ago that he was going to
stop using the nugget.demon.co.uk though I can't find and email of new
post to actual confirm this. It's certainly years since he was active
here.

Don't know if the content moved anywhere else, however, the Internet
Archive Way Back Machine comes to the rescue - they all seem to be
the

http://web.archive.org/web/200503051....co.uk/MetaFAQ
/index.html

(ahh, just been wasting time indulging in a bit of Internet reminiscing
)
--
Chris French

abc for newcomers to uk.rec.gardening
 

"chris French" wrote in message
...


The page is very out of date in that respect. It still has the old demon
address for the old Suppliers FAQ that I used to maintain, which hasn't
been there for many years (5?)

I have vague memories that Chunky said sometime ago that he was going to
stop using the nugget.demon.co.uk though I can't find and email of new
post to actual confirm this. It's certainly years since he was active
here.

Don't know if the content moved anywhere else, however, the Internet
Archive Way Back Machine comes to the rescue - they all seem to be the

http://web.archive.org/web/200503051....co.uk/MetaFAQ
/index.html

(ahh, just been wasting time indulging in a bit of Internet reminiscing )

We all do it!

Thanks for the link - I'm glad I asked.

Mary
--
Chris French