Do any of you fellow Gardeners want to go over to the Alan Titchmarsh site
and answer a few questions on the gardening section of the forum. I am a
long time poster there and it looks like there is a shortage of replies
lately due to someone being off sick, please can anyone helo from here
whether you like Alan or not. There are a few folk there needing some help
thanks Ben

http://www.alantitchmarsh.com/forum

On Sat, 24 Apr 2010 22:00:08 +0100, Ben Short wrote:

Do any of you fellow Gardeners want to go over to the Alan Titchmarsh site
and answer a few questions on the gardening section of the forum. I am a
long time poster there and it looks like there is a shortage of replies
lately due to someone being off sick, please can anyone helo from here
whether you like Alan or not. There are a few folk there needing some help
thanks Ben

Why not ask them to come here then ? I'm sure they would be welcome.

This is a newsgroup and not a "forum". I don't think many people here would
enjoy using a forum - I certainly wouldn't - newsgroups are *so* much
easier and better !
--
Regards,

Hugh Jampton

"Hugh Jampton" wrote in message
...
On Sat, 24 Apr 2010 22:00:08 +0100, Ben Short wrote:

Do any of you fellow Gardeners want to go over to the Alan Titchmarsh
site
and answer a few questions on the gardening section of the forum. I am a
long time poster there and it looks like there is a shortage of replies
lately due to someone being off sick, please can anyone helo from here
whether you like Alan or not. There are a few folk there needing some
help
thanks Ben

Why not ask them to come here then ? I'm sure they would be welcome.

This is a newsgroup and not a "forum". I don't think many people here
would
enjoy using a forum - I certainly wouldn't - newsgroups are *so* much
easier and better !
--
Regards,

Hugh Jampton

Brilliant, I use Windows mail to get onto this newsgroup, if they don't have
that how do they get onto newsgroups. Thanks for the idea I will do that

Ben Short
wibbled on Saturday 24 April 2010 23:04


Brilliant, I use Windows mail to get onto this newsgroup, if they don't
have that how do they get onto newsgroups. Thanks for the idea I will do
that

Do you mean Outlook?

Anyway, you can access USENET (this newsgroup is part of a global system
called USENET that predates the Web) using "google groups" as a back up
measure.

Thunderbird makes a reasonable USENET client to (as well as email client)
and you can get free USENET access via http://www.eternal-september.org/
amongst others.

--
Tim Watts

Managers, politicians and environmentalists: Nature's carbon buffer.

"Tim Watts" wrote
Do you mean Outlook?

It's now called Windows Mail (on the Windows 7 OS)


Anyway, you can access USENET (this newsgroup is part of a global system
called USENET that predates the Web) using "google groups" as a back up
measure.

Thunderbird makes a reasonable USENET client to (as well as email client)
and you can get free USENET access via http://www.eternal-september.org/
amongst others.


Most newsreaders allow you to get Newsgroups, it's just a case of finding it
in the "tools" or wherever. One problem is that not all ISPs carry Ngs so
you have to end up using www.news.individual.net/ or similar at a small
charge. Some prefer to use them anyway because they get rid of the crap and
are instant etc.
I've tried to get into a number of Forums etc and always end up back at the
Ngs, simply better in every way.

--
Regards
Bob Hobden
W.of London. UK

Bob Hobden
wibbled on Sunday 25 April 2010 00:04



"Tim Watts" wrote
Do you mean Outlook?

It's now called Windows Mail (on the Windows 7 OS)

Same **** presumably?


Anyway, you can access USENET (this newsgroup is part of a global system
called USENET that predates the Web) using "google groups" as a back up
measure.

Thunderbird makes a reasonable USENET client to (as well as email client)
and you can get free USENET access via http://www.eternal-september.org/
amongst others.


Most newsreaders allow you to get Newsgroups, it's just a case of finding
it in the "tools" or wherever. One problem is that not all ISPs carry Ngs
so you have to end up using www.news.individual.net/ or similar at a small
charge.

Eternal-September is *free* and fairly reliable.

Some prefer to use them anyway because they get rid of the crap
and are instant etc.
I've tried to get into a number of Forums etc and always end up back at
the Ngs, simply better in every way.

I agree. One interface (your client) and a high degree of configurability
never found in web forums.


--
Tim Watts

Managers, politicians and environmentalists: Nature's carbon buffer.

Tim Watts wrote:
Ben Short
wibbled on Saturday 24 April 2010 23:04


Brilliant, I use Windows mail to get onto this newsgroup, if they
don't have that how do they get onto newsgroups. Thanks for the idea
I will do that

Do you mean Outlook?

It isn't called Outlook (Express) these days, it's called Windows Mail.

Anyway, you can access USENET (this newsgroup is part of a global
system called USENET that predates the Web) using "google groups" as
a back up measure.

Thunderbird makes a reasonable USENET client to (as well as email
client) and you can get free USENET access via
http://www.eternal-september.org/ amongst others.

Just to be picky, Usenet isn't an acronym, so it doesn't need to be shouted.


Ian

"Martin" wrote in message
...
On Sat, 24 Apr 2010 23:04:14 +0100, "Ben Short"
wrote:


"Hugh Jampton" wrote in message
.. .
On Sat, 24 Apr 2010 22:00:08 +0100, Ben Short wrote:

Do any of you fellow Gardeners want to go over to the Alan Titchmarsh
site
and answer a few questions on the gardening section of the forum. I am
a
long time poster there and it looks like there is a shortage of replies
lately due to someone being off sick, please can anyone helo from here
whether you like Alan or not. There are a few folk there needing some
help
thanks Ben

Why not ask them to come here then ? I'm sure they would be welcome.

This is a newsgroup and not a "forum". I don't think many people here
would
enjoy using a forum - I certainly wouldn't - newsgroups are *so* much
easier and better !
--
Regards,

Hugh Jampton

Brilliant, I use Windows mail to get onto this newsgroup, if they don't
have
that how do they get onto newsgroups.

by using a news reader.

Thanks for the idea I will do that

--

Martin


Thanks all understood, will let them know to head over here although I fear
it may confuse some of the more elderly there.

Thanks very much appreciated x