I have changed the first paragraph of the welcome message to read:

"Welcome to any newcomers to uk.rec.gardening! This group is
primarily available as a Usenet newsgroup but is also ported
over to some websites such as Garden Banter and Garden Alley.
On such websites you may not get access to posting unless you
register with them but if you have a newsreader you will have
full write and answer access without any kind of registration."

Comments anyone?

David

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On Mon, 30 May 2011 Sacha wrote:

On 2011-05-30 09:53:15 +0100, David Rance
said:

I have changed the first paragraph of the welcome message to read:
"Welcome to any newcomers to uk.rec.gardening! This group is
primarily available as a Usenet newsgroup but is also ported
over to some websites such as Garden Banter and Garden Alley.
On such websites you may not get access to posting unless you
register with them but if you have a newsreader you will have
full write and answer access without any kind of registration."
Comments anyone?
David

Looks fine to me. Thank you for doing it, David! ;-)

Thanks, Sacha, though I'm still not sure how well it reads yet. I'll
work on it.

David

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http://rance.org.uk

On Mon, 30 May 2011 11:07:25 +0100, David Rance
wrote:

On Mon, 30 May 2011 Sacha wrote:

On 2011-05-30 09:53:15 +0100, David Rance
said:

I have changed the first paragraph of the welcome message to read:
"Welcome to any newcomers to uk.rec.gardening! This group is
primarily available as a Usenet newsgroup but is also ported
over to some websites such as Garden Banter and Garden Alley.
On such websites you may not get access to posting unless you
register with them but if you have a newsreader you will have
full write and answer access without any kind of registration."
Comments anyone?
David

Looks fine to me. Thank you for doing it, David! ;-)

Thanks, Sacha, though I'm still not sure how well it reads yet. I'll
work on it.


David, I have emailed you.

On Mon, 30 May 2011 RG wrote:

I have changed the first paragraph of the welcome message to read:
"Welcome to any newcomers to uk.rec.gardening! This group is
primarily available as a Usenet newsgroup but is also ported
over to some websites such as Garden Banter and Garden Alley.
On such websites you may not get access to posting unless you
register with them but if you have a newsreader you will have
full write and answer access without any kind of registration."
Comments anyone?
David

Looks fine to me. Thank you for doing it, David! ;-)

Thanks, Sacha, though I'm still not sure how well it reads yet. I'll
work on it.


David, I have emailed you.

Yes, thanks for the suggestions. I like them:

"Welcome to any newcomers to uk.rec.gardening!

This group is designed to be used as a Usenet newsgroup.
You may be reading it via a website such as Garden Banter or
Garden Alley, which copies our messages. On such websites
you may not get access to posting unless you register with them.
With a newsreader program you have direct access to the group
without registration. You may also find that the presentation of each
message with its replies is easier to follow. If you do not already have
a
newsreader program you can choose one from the many offered he

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Usenet_newsreaders."

There's more detail about where to find information about what
newsgroups are and how to read them which is what I wanted. Thanks, RG.

David

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David Rance writing from Caversham, Reading, UK
http://rance.org.uk

On Mon, 30 May 2011 David Rance wrote:

Yes, thanks for the suggestions. I like them:

"Welcome to any newcomers to uk.rec.gardening!

This group is designed to be used as a Usenet newsgroup.
You may be reading it via a website such as Garden Banter or
Garden Alley, which copies our messages. On such websites
you may not get access to posting unless you register with them.
With a newsreader program you have direct access to the group
without registration. You may also find that the presentation of each
message with its replies is easier to follow. If you do not already
have a
newsreader program you can choose one from the many offered he

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Usenet_newsreaders."

There's more detail about where to find information about what
newsgroups are and how to read them which is what I wanted. Thanks, RG.

I've just realised that users of Windows Mail and Windows Live Mail
already have a news client available to them. So the latest version is:

"Welcome to any newcomers to uk.rec.gardening!

This group is designed to be used as a Usenet newsgroup.
You may be reading it via a website such as Garden Banter or
Garden Alley, which copies our messages. On such websites
you may not get access to posting unless you register with them.
With a newsreader program you have direct access to the group
without registration. You may also find that the presentation of each
message with its replies is easier to follow. Windows Mail and
Windows Live Mail contain a newsreader client but if you do not
already have one you can choose from the many offered he

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Usenet_newsreaders."

David

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David Rance writing from Caversham, Reading, UK
http://rance.org.uk

"David Rance" wrote in message
...
On Mon, 30 May 2011 David Rance wrote:

Yes, thanks for the suggestions. I like them:

"Welcome to any newcomers to uk.rec.gardening!

This group is designed to be used as a Usenet newsgroup.
You may be reading it via a website such as Garden Banter or
Garden Alley, which copies our messages. On such websites
you may not get access to posting unless you register with them.
With a newsreader program you have direct access to the group
without registration. You may also find that the presentation of each
message with its replies is easier to follow. If you do not already have a
newsreader program you can choose one from the many offered he

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Usenet_newsreaders."

There's more detail about where to find information about what newsgroups
are and how to read them which is what I wanted. Thanks, RG.

I've just realised that users of Windows Mail and Windows Live Mail
already have a news client available to them. So the latest version is:

"Welcome to any newcomers to uk.rec.gardening!

This group is designed to be used as a Usenet newsgroup.
You may be reading it via a website such as Garden Banter or
Garden Alley, which copies our messages. On such websites
you may not get access to posting unless you register with them.
With a newsreader program you have direct access to the group
without registration. You may also find that the presentation of each
message with its replies is easier to follow. Windows Mail and
Windows Live Mail contain a newsreader client but if you do not
already have one you can choose from the many offered he

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Usenet_newsreaders."

David

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David Rance writing from Caversham, Reading, UK
http://rance.org.uk


David I think that is spot on. There will now be NO EXCUSE for people on urg
carrying on about their postings being copied elsewhere.

Mike


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"David Rance" wrote

I've just realised that users of Windows Mail and Windows Live Mail
already have a news client available to them. So the latest version is:

"Welcome to any newcomers to uk.rec.gardening!

This group is designed to be used as a Usenet newsgroup.
You may be reading it via a website such as Garden Banter or
Garden Alley, which copies our messages. On such websites
you may not get access to posting unless you register with them.
With a newsreader program you have direct access to the group
without registration. You may also find that the presentation of each
message with its replies is easier to follow. Windows Mail and
Windows Live Mail contain a newsreader client but if you do not
already have one you can choose from the many offered he

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Usenet_newsreaders."



Looks good to me, thank you for taking the time.
I use Windows Live Mail and the newsreader is not as good as it should be,
the lack of quoted text marks being one example, but it will get anyone into
proper Newsgroups directly provided their ISP carries them. Now that is
another problem. :-)

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