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At the risk of being unpopular
On 06/11/2013 18:50, Sacha wrote:
.... or simply fade quietly into oblivion. I suspect this is the likely outcome. I've participated on URG for more than a decade in a somewhat on and off fashion, but the trend over that time has been fewer posts and fewer members. A critical mass of membership / posting is required for any group to prosper, be it on usenet or a web forum. I think URG is starting to dip below the critical mass necessary to continue. It is quite sad in a way and I don't know what the realistic alternatives to it are. There is a lot of interest in both vegetable growing and flowers / garden design which begs the question - where are all the gardeners? Are they all diffused over the internet now, each with their own blogs, their own websites or posts lost on facebook or twitter? I honestly don't know. -- David in Normandy. |
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At the risk of being unpopular
On 2013-11-06 21:05:43 +0000, David in Normandy said:
On 06/11/2013 18:50, Sacha wrote: ... or simply fade quietly into oblivion. I suspect this is the likely outcome. I've participated on URG for more than a decade in a somewhat on and off fashion, but the trend over that time has been fewer posts and fewer members. A critical mass of membership / posting is required for any group to prosper, be it on usenet or a web forum. I think URG is starting to dip below the critical mass necessary to continue. It is quite sad in a way and I don't know what the realistic alternatives to it are. There is a lot of interest in both vegetable growing and flowers / garden design which begs the question - where are all the gardeners? Are they all diffused over the internet now, each with their own blogs, their own websites or posts lost on facebook or twitter? I honestly don't know. I think the various areas in which discussions can take place are now so numerous that it's inevitable that something as 'narrow' as urg will disappear. On Facebook alone, I read 4 gardening groups, each with a different focus but the majority are very active, even while some are quite specific in their interests. I think the danger with urg is, dare I say it, a degree of "it's always been like this", so we all rather like it, so we all go on this merry way. But truly, without fresh input, newer and younger members or more interesting/contentious subjects to discuss, it will do as it is now. Fade. You're quite right in that the number of active posters has dwindled alarmingly and I suspect that is because the run of the mill posts are so repetitive, year after year and no new topics are introduced, or rarely so. To me, it is very notable that the posts that generate most garden interest are those where a plant ID is requested. Everyone gets a chance to cudgel their brains and do what they can to search out information. We rarely discuss garden design, for example and that is a topic that could generate enough energy for a year! Good hedging , bad container planting, planted wellies good or anathema? -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.com South Devon www.helpforheroes.org.uk |
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