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Have you all migrated to a new Newsgroup? Miss you! |
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On 08/10/2015 12:45, Pam Moore wrote:
Where has everybody gone? Have you all migrated to a new Newsgroup? Miss you! I suspect, like me, they are all out enjoying the fine spell of weather. :-) |
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"Pam Moore" wrote
Where has everybody gone? Have you all migrated to a new Newsgroup? Miss you! Still here. Orchids are coming into their flowering season now so always an interesting time indoors whilst things are slowing down outside. That said our Hedychium greenii is in flower in the garden, tempting the frost. -- Regards. Bob Hobden. Posted to this Newsgroup from the W of London, UK |
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On 08/10/2015 12:45, Pam Moore wrote:
Where has everybody gone? Have you all migrated to a new Newsgroup? Miss you! I've been wondering the same thing. Sacha? --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus |
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On Thu, 08 Oct 2015 17:10:46 +0100, stuart noble wrote:
I've been wondering the same thing. Sacha? FB. -- Gardening in Lower Normandy |
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Emery Davis wrote:
On Thu, 08 Oct 2015 17:10:46 +0100, stuart noble wrote: I've been wondering the same thing. Sacha? FB. Ooh, is there a urg refugee group on FB? |
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"Emery Davis" wrote
stuart noble wrote: I've been wondering the same thing. Sacha? FB. and Twitter. -- Regards. Bob Hobden. Posted to this Newsgroup from the W of London, UK |
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On 2015-10-09 07:13:31 +0000, Bob Hobden said:
"Emery Davis" wrote stuart noble wrote: I've been wondering the same thing. Sacha? FB. and Twitter. Yes, I'm on both and have a personal page and a page for the Nursery. There are many gardening groups on Fb, covering a wide range of different types of gardening. I resisted Facebok and Twitter for a long time but have learned rapidly that they are what you make of them and that it's very easy to avoid those you don't wish to encounter. Groups on Facebook can be closed, private groups or open to all. -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.com South Devon www.helpforheroes.org.uk |
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On 2015-10-09 07:13:31 +0000, Bob Hobden said:
"Emery Davis" wrote stuart noble wrote: I've been wondering the same thing. Sacha? FB. and Twitter. PS Should have said, also, that one of the advantages of Facebook and Twitter is that you can post photos. -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.com South Devon www.helpforheroes.org.uk |
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On Fri, 9 Oct 2015 10:04:19 +0100, Sacha
wrote: On 2015-10-09 07:13:31 +0000, Bob Hobden said: "Emery Davis" wrote stuart noble wrote: I've been wondering the same thing. Sacha? FB. and Twitter. Yes, I'm on both and have a personal page and a page for the Nursery. There are many gardening groups on Fb, covering a wide range of different types of gardening. I resisted Facebok and Twitter for a long time but have learned rapidly that they are what you make of them and that it's very easy to avoid those you don't wish to encounter. Groups on Facebook can be closed, private groups or open to all. I used Facebook for a few weeks and set up some groups but it never really suited my needs so I gave it up. I much prefer Usenet because it's all in one place as I am. Just on click and all my newsgroups and emails are brought up to date. I suppose if I was mobile with portable gadgets my preferences would be different. Steve -- Neural Network Software for Windows http://www.npsnn.com |
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On 09/10/2015 10:30, Stephen Wolstenholme wrote:
On Fri, 9 Oct 2015 10:04:19 +0100, Sacha wrote: On 2015-10-09 07:13:31 +0000, Bob Hobden said: "Emery Davis" wrote stuart noble wrote: I've been wondering the same thing. Sacha? FB. and Twitter. Yes, I'm on both and have a personal page and a page for the Nursery. There are many gardening groups on Fb, covering a wide range of different types of gardening. I resisted Facebok and Twitter for a long time but have learned rapidly that they are what you make of them and that it's very easy to avoid those you don't wish to encounter. Groups on Facebook can be closed, private groups or open to all. I used Facebook for a few weeks and set up some groups but it never really suited my needs so I gave it up. I much prefer Usenet because it's all in one place as I am. Just on click and all my newsgroups and emails are brought up to date. I suppose if I was mobile with portable gadgets my preferences would be different. Steve Me, I do not trust them, they are, to my mind, very intrusive. |
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On 2015-10-09 07:13:31 +0000, Bob Hobden said:
"Emery Davis" wrote stuart noble wrote: I've been wondering the same thing. Sacha? FB. and Twitter. I've joined two or three gardening groups on Facebook. There are many and all cater to particular interests or general gardening interest. Some have professionals as members and most have enthusiastic and very knowledgeable gardeners, including some who open their gardens for the NGS. I've also got a Facebook page for the Nursery and a Twitter account for the same reason. I learned rapidly that Fb is what you choose to make of it. You can have a closed group which only members can read and groups which are moderated or groups which are open to the whole world. Same goes for your own page. You can easily block people you don't wish to associate with and delete posts you feel to be inappropriate for whatever reason. I was extremely wary to start with but frankly, you are as much master of your own fate there as you are on any newsgroup. -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.com South Devon www.helpforheroes.org.uk |
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On Fri, 09 Oct 2015 10:44:41 +0100, Broadback wrote:
Me, I do not trust them, they are, to my mind, very intrusive. That's true, and part of the reason I resisted for a long time. The main reason is it's a tremendous time sink. However, it is a good way to keep up with family and old friends, and some of the gardening stuff is pretty good. If you subscribe to a lot of different groups though you're quickly inundated and really can't get through all of it! My daughter finally twisted my arm, and I confess it is a fun way to keep up with what the kids are doing (that they want to acknowledge publicly!) and share our/their photos with friends etc. What's more some of the photos from groups like Rare Plants or Hardy Tropicals are spectacular. There are a lot of folks from urg, past or present, on FB. -E -- Gardening in Lower Normandy |
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On 09/10/15 11:08, Sacha wrote:
On 2015-10-09 07:13:31 +0000, Bob Hobden said: "Emery Davis" wrote stuart noble wrote: I've been wondering the same thing. Sacha? FB. and Twitter. I've joined two or three gardening groups on Facebook. There are many and all cater to particular interests or general gardening interest. Some have professionals as members and most have enthusiastic and very knowledgeable gardeners, including some who open their gardens for the NGS. I've also got a Facebook page for the Nursery and a Twitter account for the same reason. I learned rapidly that Fb is what you choose to make of it. You can have a closed group which only members can read and groups which are moderated or groups which are open to the whole world. Same goes for your own page. You can easily block people you don't wish to associate with and delete posts you feel to be inappropriate for whatever reason. I was extremely wary to start with but frankly, you are as much master of your own fate there as you are on any newsgroup. I hate f*c*book (you can choose the letters yourself!). I even miss out on many photos of the grandchildren because I refuse to use it. It just reminds me of an infectious disease. It all started when I got an email from Facebook a couple of years ago welcoming me to it. I couldn't understand why I'd got the email, as I had no interest in it. AFAIR It seems an old friend had joined Facebook and one of the email addresses he'd given them as a friend was mine. So an account had been set up under my name. Several links were given in the email, one apparently to delete the account. But I couldn't; I could inactivate it (I think), but the only person who could delete it was my friend (maybe by removing me as a "friend"?). I didn't bother trying anything more. I just blocked anything from Facebook with my Win7 firewall and the modem/router firewall, so I have no idea if they ever tried to get me to join up again. And if you think they are safe and secure, try the following Google searches: 1. "hack" and "facebook" 2. "hack" and "twitter" and compare the number of results with "hack" and "usenet". -- Jeff |
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On 09/10/2015 10:44, Broadback wrote:
On 09/10/2015 10:30, Stephen Wolstenholme wrote: On Fri, 9 Oct 2015 10:04:19 +0100, Sacha wrote: On 2015-10-09 07:13:31 +0000, Bob Hobden said: "Emery Davis" wrote stuart noble wrote: I've been wondering the same thing. Sacha? FB. and Twitter. Yes, I'm on both and have a personal page and a page for the Nursery. There are many gardening groups on Fb, covering a wide range of different types of gardening. I resisted Facebok and Twitter for a long time but have learned rapidly that they are what you make of them and that it's very easy to avoid those you don't wish to encounter. Groups on Facebook can be closed, private groups or open to all. I used Facebook for a few weeks and set up some groups but it never really suited my needs so I gave it up. I much prefer Usenet because it's all in one place as I am. Just on click and all my newsgroups and emails are brought up to date. I suppose if I was mobile with portable gadgets my preferences would be different. Steve Me, I do not trust them, they are, to my mind, very intrusive. As Sacha says, they are what you allow them to be. Getting to that point is a learning curve, and not always very intuitive, but I think it's worth it...on balance....probably... --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus |
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On 09/10/15 11:11, Emery Davis wrote:
On Fri, 09 Oct 2015 10:44:41 +0100, Broadback wrote: Me, I do not trust them, they are, to my mind, very intrusive. That's true, and part of the reason I resisted for a long time. The main reason is it's a tremendous time sink. However, it is a good way to keep up with family and old friends, and some of the gardening stuff is pretty good. If you subscribe to a lot of different groups though you're quickly inundated and really can't get through all of it! My daughter finally twisted my arm, and I confess it is a fun way to keep up with what the kids are doing (that they want to acknowledge publicly!) and share our/their photos with friends etc. What's more some of the photos from groups like Rare Plants or Hardy Tropicals are spectacular. Don't know which Rare Plants you are referring to, but Hardy Tropicals continues to be available to all at http://www.hardytropicals.co.uk/forum/. As you say, some excellent photos there. -- Jeff |
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On Fri, 9 Oct 2015 11:08:04 +0100, Sacha
wrote: I've joined two or three gardening groups on Facebook. There are many and all cater to particular interests or general gardening interest. I got a Facebook account principally to set up a special group for WW1 commemorations on behalf of my parish. I have gradually added other stuff of more personal interest, so looked for groups relating to gardening. The list was so large, I didn't know where to start and did not have time to track down one or two which would suit me. Do you have any recommendations for a 'starter' general UK gardening FB group? ---- Gardening on Wilts/Somerset border on slightly alkaline clay underlying soil worked for many decades. |
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On Fri, 9 Oct 2015 10:44:41 +0100, Broadback
wrote: On 09/10/2015 10:30, Stephen Wolstenholme wrote: On Fri, 9 Oct 2015 10:04:19 +0100, Sacha wrote: On 2015-10-09 07:13:31 +0000, Bob Hobden said: "Emery Davis" wrote stuart noble wrote: I've been wondering the same thing. Sacha? FB. and Twitter. Yes, I'm on both and have a personal page and a page for the Nursery. There are many gardening groups on Fb, covering a wide range of different types of gardening. I resisted Facebok and Twitter for a long time but have learned rapidly that they are what you make of them and that it's very easy to avoid those you don't wish to encounter. Groups on Facebook can be closed, private groups or open to all. I used Facebook for a few weeks and set up some groups but it never really suited my needs so I gave it up. I much prefer Usenet because it's all in one place as I am. Just on click and all my newsgroups and emails are brought up to date. I suppose if I was mobile with portable gadgets my preferences would be different. Steve Me, I do not trust them, they are, to my mind, very intrusive. Intrusive, time wasting and anti social. All the modern "social media" devices discourage people communicating. Facebook and Twitter are the worse offenders. Today my carer got some messages while she was cooking lunch. After lunch she sat with me responding to the messages. It took her about 15 minutes during which she wouldn't speak to me! Another one of my carers has to communicate with her two sons using Facebook because they won't answer the phone when she rings. Steve -- Neural Network Software for Windows http://www.npsnn.com |
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On Fri, 09 Oct 2015 11:48:19 +0100, Jeff Layman wrote:
Don't know which Rare Plants you are referring to, but Hardy Tropicals continues to be available to all at http://www.hardytropicals.co.uk/forum/. As you say, some excellent photos there. Sorry I meant the Rare Plants FB group. There is a maples group on FB also, I find it supplements but doesn't replace at all the UBC maples forum. -E -- Gardening in Lower Normandy |
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On Thu, 8 Oct 2015 13:13:28 +0100,
Broadback wrote: On 08/10/2015 12:45, Pam Moore wrote: Where has everybody gone? Have you all migrated to a new Newsgroup? Miss you! I suspect, like me, they are all out enjoying the fine spell of weather. :-) WARNING. ;-) If you all leave the newsgroup, the Krauts will take over. You haven't read the German gardening-newsgroup, you do not know what I am talking about ... .... and you should rather avoid getting a glimpse of it. Michael. -- Location: Lower Normandy (Orne), France New Key as of autumn 2015: GnuPG brainpoolP512r1/5C2A258D 2015-10-02 [expires: 2017-10-01] sub brainpoolP512r1/53461AFA 2015-10-02 [expires: 2017-10-01] |
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"stuart noble" wrote
Broadback wrote: Stephen Wolstenholme wrote: Sacha wrote: Bob Hobden said: "Emery Davis" wrote stuart noble wrote: I've been wondering the same thing. Sacha? FB. and Twitter. Yes, I'm on both and have a personal page and a page for the Nursery. There are many gardening groups on Fb, covering a wide range of different types of gardening. I resisted Facebok and Twitter for a long time but have learned rapidly that they are what you make of them and that it's very easy to avoid those you don't wish to encounter. Groups on Facebook can be closed, private groups or open to all. I used Facebook for a few weeks and set up some groups but it never really suited my needs so I gave it up. I much prefer Usenet because it's all in one place as I am. Just on click and all my newsgroups and emails are brought up to date. I suppose if I was mobile with portable gadgets my preferences would be different. Steve Me, I do not trust them, they are, to my mind, very intrusive. As Sacha says, they are what you allow them to be. Getting to that point is a learning curve, and not always very intuitive, but I think it's worth it...on balance....probably... I joined Fb some years ago and hated it, could not see the purpose and ,as you say, got inundated with "friend" requests from some strange people I did not know (and, I suspect, have no wish to) Eventually, concerned about security, I closed it down. About a year ago my wife asked me to set her up on Fb as she wished to talk with old friends and relatives, Fb seemed much better than I remember and as she is strict with who she "friends" it's good so far. There are two or three that just " share" stuff she considers rubbish, ( Share if you have a daughter/son/cat/dog/wife /husband you love !!!?) goodness knows why, but you have to live with that or un-friend them ( which you can do easily and they are not notified either). Through her FB page we have made a reconnection with an old friend we lost touch with some years ago which is wonderful. I myself then opened a Twitter account and, again, was strict with who I followed restricting it to nurseries etc, and organisations I'm interested in like RBG Kew and the Natural History Museum and very few people, Prof Brian Cox being but one (no friends or relatives at all). In essence it's like my own little Newsgroup although the restriction to 140 characters does cause problems some times. As Sacha says, you can post photos on both Fb and Twitter and we do. -- Regards. Bob Hobden. Posted to this Newsgroup from the W of London, UK |
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On 2015-10-09 10:11:42 +0000, Emery Davis said:
On Fri, 09 Oct 2015 10:44:41 +0100, Broadback wrote: Me, I do not trust them, they are, to my mind, very intrusive. That's true, and part of the reason I resisted for a long time. The main reason is it's a tremendous time sink. However, it is a good way to keep up with family and old friends, and some of the gardening stuff is pretty good. If you subscribe to a lot of different groups though you're quickly inundated and really can't get through all of it! My daughter finally twisted my arm, and I confess it is a fun way to keep up with what the kids are doing (that they want to acknowledge publicly!) and share our/their photos with friends etc. What's more some of the photos from groups like Rare Plants or Hardy Tropicals are spectacular. There are a lot of folks from urg, past or present, on FB. -E Exactly what I've found and the daughter thing is familiar, too. ;-) I have no problem with it whatsoever and never have had. It's much easier to delete or block people or posts you don't want to see that it is no newsgroups, in fact. What you do or don't see is entirely your choice. People have to ask to befriend you, they can't just barge onto your page as happens in newsgroups. I've re-connected with a few people I haven't seen or heard from for years and of course, the big bonus is the wide ranging choice of gardening groups and the photos. I'm sorry but I said it some time ago and I'll say it again, newsgroup days are numbered simply because of the ease and flexibility of Facebook. -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.com South Devon |
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On 2015-10-09 15:45:05 +0000, Bob Hobden said:
"stuart noble" wrote Broadback wrote: Stephen Wolstenholme wrote: Sacha wrote: Bob Hobden said: "Emery Davis" wrote stuart noble wrote: I've been wondering the same thing. Sacha? FB. and Twitter. Yes, I'm on both and have a personal page and a page for the Nursery. There are many gardening groups on Fb, covering a wide range of different types of gardening. I resisted Facebok and Twitter for a long time but have learned rapidly that they are what you make of them and that it's very easy to avoid those you don't wish to encounter. Groups on Facebook can be closed, private groups or open to all. I used Facebook for a few weeks and set up some groups but it never really suited my needs so I gave it up. I much prefer Usenet because it's all in one place as I am. Just on click and all my newsgroups and emails are brought up to date. I suppose if I was mobile with portable gadgets my preferences would be different. Steve Me, I do not trust them, they are, to my mind, very intrusive. As Sacha says, they are what you allow them to be. Getting to that point is a learning curve, and not always very intuitive, but I think it's worth it...on balance....probably... I joined Fb some years ago and hated it, could not see the purpose and ,as you say, got inundated with "friend" requests from some strange people I did not know (and, I suspect, have no wish to) Eventually, concerned about security, I closed it down. About a year ago my wife asked me to set her up on Fb as she wished to talk with old friends and relatives, Fb seemed much better than I remember and as she is strict with who she "friends" it's good so far. There are two or three that just " share" stuff she considers rubbish, ( Share if you have a daughter/son/cat/dog/wife /husband you love !!!?) goodness knows why, but you have to live with that or un-friend them ( which you can do easily and they are not notified either). Through her FB page we have made a reconnection with an old friend we lost touch with some years ago which is wonderful. I myself then opened a Twitter account and, again, was strict with who I followed restricting it to nurseries etc, and organisations I'm interested in like RBG Kew and the Natural History Museum and very few people, Prof Brian Cox being but one (no friends or relatives at all). In essence it's like my own little Newsgroup although the restriction to 140 characters does cause problems some times. As Sacha says, you can post photos on both Fb and Twitter and we do. Bob, you can also state on Fb that you don't "want to see any more posts like this", so if you're bored with the 'cute' stuff (I know *precisely* what you mean by that) you can click on that. I haven't investigated whether or not that cuts off peoples' posts you do want to see but will do so. Otoh, I simply click past them, just as I would on here if someone I don't want to read every time is posting things I'm not interested in. -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.com South Devon |
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On 2015-10-09 11:58:25 +0000, Stephen Wolstenholme said:
On Fri, 9 Oct 2015 10:44:41 +0100, Broadback wrote: On 09/10/2015 10:30, Stephen Wolstenholme wrote: On Fri, 9 Oct 2015 10:04:19 +0100, Sacha wrote: On 2015-10-09 07:13:31 +0000, Bob Hobden said: "Emery Davis" wrote stuart noble wrote: I've been wondering the same thing. Sacha? FB. and Twitter. Yes, I'm on both and have a personal page and a page for the Nursery. There are many gardening groups on Fb, covering a wide range of different types of gardening. I resisted Facebok and Twitter for a long time but have learned rapidly that they are what you make of them and that it's very easy to avoid those you don't wish to encounter. Groups on Facebook can be closed, private groups or open to all. I used Facebook for a few weeks and set up some groups but it never really suited my needs so I gave it up. I much prefer Usenet because it's all in one place as I am. Just on click and all my newsgroups and emails are brought up to date. I suppose if I was mobile with portable gadgets my preferences would be different. Steve Me, I do not trust them, they are, to my mind, very intrusive. Intrusive, time wasting and anti social. All the modern "social media" devices discourage people communicating. Facebook and Twitter are the worse offenders. Today my carer got some messages while she was cooking lunch. After lunch she sat with me responding to the messages. It took her about 15 minutes during which she wouldn't speak to me! Another one of my carers has to communicate with her two sons using Facebook because they won't answer the phone when she rings. Steve That's two people using it badly, just as we have experience here of people using ngs badly. It's only as intrusive or time-wasintg or anti-social as any newsgroup, IF it's allowed to be. We've seen people here who post only to cause mischief, changing names and being pathetic nuisances. The entire internet is liable to that sort of behaviour. -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.com South Devon |
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On 2015-10-09 11:20:07 +0000, cotula said:
On Fri, 9 Oct 2015 11:08:04 +0100, Sacha wrote: I've joined two or three gardening groups on Facebook. There are many and all cater to particular interests or general gardening interest. I got a Facebook account principally to set up a special group for WW1 commemorations on behalf of my parish. I have gradually added other stuff of more personal interest, so looked for groups relating to gardening. The list was so large, I didn't know where to start and did not have time to track down one or two which would suit me. Do you have any recommendations for a 'starter' general UK gardening FB group? ---- Gardening on Wilts/Somerset border on slightly alkaline clay underlying soil worked for many decades. One of the groups I belong to is UK and Friends Gardening. It's moderated in that 'nasties' won't be permitted but there is no heavy handed "you can't talk about cacti in here" stuff going on! -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.com South Devon |
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sacha wrote:
One of the groups I belong to is UK and Friends Gardening. It's moderated in that 'nasties' won't be permitted but there is no heavy handed "you can't talk about cacti in here" stuff going on! Ha! Found you. Many thanks. Bob Harvey |
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"sacha" wrote
Bob, you can also state on Fb that you don't "want to see any more posts like this", so if you're bored with the 'cute' stuff (I know *precisely* what you mean by that) you can click on that. I haven't investigated whether or not that cuts off peoples' posts you do want to see but will do so. Otoh, I simply click past them, just as I would on here if someone I don't want to read every time is posting things I'm not interested in. Yes that little downward pointing arrow at the top right of every post is useful. Sue has done that for one relative's constant reposts about stuff that we have no interest in, or even object to, and it does work, hiding the reposts from that site alone, but unfortunately he has the knack of finding even more stuff to repost. I suppose we will eventually have everyone he follows hidden. :-) -- Regards. Bob Hobden. Posted to this Newsgroup from the W of London, UK |
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On Fri, 9 Oct 2015 18:08:25 +0100, sacha wrote:
I'm sorry but I said it some time ago and I'll say it again, newsgroup days are numbered simply because of the ease and flexibility of Facebook. There are a lot of people find Usenet is easier to use than Facebook. It depends on the newsreader. AAMOI stats say Usenet traffic is rising. Probably due to binary and picture attachments. Steve -- Neural Network Software for Windows http://www.npsnn.com |
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On 9/10/2015 10:58 PM, Stephen Wolstenholme wrote:
On Fri, 9 Oct 2015 10:44:41 +0100, Broadback Me, I do not trust them, they are, to my mind, very intrusive. Intrusive, time wasting and anti social. What worries me about the intrusiveness is how it is that the press can get pictures from FB of people who have died. I've also heard that it's not possible to really close down an FB account either and that one's info is not actually one's own once posted on FB. |
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On Sat, 10 Oct 2015 20:27:16 +1100, Fran Farmer
wrote: On 9/10/2015 10:58 PM, Stephen Wolstenholme wrote: On Fri, 9 Oct 2015 10:44:41 +0100, Broadback Me, I do not trust them, they are, to my mind, very intrusive. Intrusive, time wasting and anti social. What worries me about the intrusiveness is how it is that the press can get pictures from FB of people who have died. It's the new afterlife! If FB have pictures they can give/sell them to anyone who asks. FB have an old picture of me. I looked dead already so I changed to a more recent picture. Facebook send me an email about once a week with a list of "people you may know". One of the people FB thinks I know has been dead for years but she looks quite healthy on FB. I've also heard that it's not possible to really close down an FB account either and that one's info is not actually one's own once posted on FB. I tried once. I even got to talk to a support person on phone once. She said my details could be changed but not removed. The 'X' buttons do not make permanent changes. I put up with FB noise. Steve -- Neural Network Software for Windows http://www.npsnn.com |
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On 10/10/2015 05:14, Robert Harvey wrote:
sacha wrote: One of the groups I belong to is UK and Friends Gardening. It's moderated in that 'nasties' won't be permitted but there is no heavy handed "you can't talk about cacti in here" stuff going on! Ha! Found you. Many thanks. Bob Harvey After the posts here I have capitulated. I "made a friend" of my daughter, that gave me loads of others. One of them, my step grandson had scores of friends, how can one keep track, of be interested in that many? anyway now I have to find how to get to gardening pages. so if you do not see me here "Sigh of relief?" in future you will know I am lost among the facebook pages! |
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On Fri, 9 Oct 2015 18:16:16 +0100, sacha wrote:
One of the groups I belong to is UK and Friends Gardening. It's moderated in that 'nasties' won't be permitted but there is no heavy handed "you can't talk about cacti in here" stuff going on! Thank you - I have asked to join, will see how it goes! ---- Gardening on Wilts/Somerset border on slightly alkaline clay underlying soil worked for many decades. |
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On Fri, 9 Oct 2015 18:08:25 sacha wrote:
I'm sorry but I said it some time ago and I'll say it again, newsgroup days are numbered simply because of the ease and flexibility of Facebook. But yet you were the one more than anyone else who was so keen that urg should not die through lack of use! I was wondering where you had disappeared to. For me, Facebook and Twitter don't hold any attraction. I've seen the rubbish that people I love write there and it has put me off for life. David -- David Rance writing from Caversham, Reading, UK |
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On 10/10/2015 14:41, David Rance wrote:
On Fri, 9 Oct 2015 18:08:25 sacha wrote: I'm sorry but I said it some time ago and I'll say it again, newsgroup days are numbered simply because of the ease and flexibility of Facebook. But yet you were the one more than anyone else who was so keen that urg should not die through lack of use! I was wondering where you had disappeared to. For me, Facebook and Twitter don't hold any attraction. I've seen the rubbish that people I love write there and it has put me off for life. David But that'sd a bit like not using the phone because people talk rubbish on it. That said, I haven't found anyone on Twitter that isn't shamelessly promoting themselves. --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus |
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stuart noble wrote:
, I haven't found anyone on Twitter that isn't shamelessly promoting themselves. Me. I shamelessly promote www.geograph.org.uk , not myself. It's good. Go & have a look. @Geograph_bob |
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On 10/10/2015 22:21, Robert Harvey wrote:
stuart noble wrote: , I haven't found anyone on Twitter that isn't shamelessly promoting themselves. Me. I shamelessly promote www.geograph.org.uk , not myself. It's good. Go & have a look. @Geograph_bob I did, and it is! Duly bookmarked --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus |
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Hash: SHA512 On Fri, 9 Oct 2015 10:05:55 +0100, Sacha wrote: PS Should have said, also, that one of the advantages of Facebook and Twitter is that you can post photos. One of the advantages of mail, newsgroups, IRC or any text-based communication is the low demand on ressources. They just work. When I have to download a piece of software at a rate of 25Kb/s you will tell me : Change your service provider. And then, I tell you : There ain't none. Now, what. I guess my understanding of the *Internet* (not Google, Facebook and the like) is a different one... but people like me will die out, if it pleases the markets. I guess. And who cares anyway. Michael - -- Location: Lower Normandy (Orne), France New Key as of autumn 2015: GnuPG brainpoolP512r1/5C2A258D 2015-10-02 [expires: 2017-10-01] sub brainpoolP512r1/53461AFA 2015-10-02 [expires: 2017-10-01] -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2 iJ4EARMKAAYFAlYaFPEACgkQ6LgGFFwqJY05ggH/WISGJJ0NvLSpUYAgvBGIIG45 N2RJSutHxZcvfbm36tcfxbqrwDvm1rerivuZjxK1Iak0Q9skY2 71cEK0YfwE3QH8 CR73FWIpH9u/NtRRLyK3ctQc0z4UIr8jXw1sEU8/5ZlvcUQ6teG3fJemlrDjUo3u z7+2Aq7wcvT+Chg2N0ROIQ== =5moD -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- |
where has everybody gone?
stuart noble wrote:
Me. I shamelessly promote www.geograph.org.uk , not myself. It's good. Go & have a look. I did, and it is! Duly bookmarked Welcome aboard. New contributions very welcome. |
where has everybody gone?
On 2015-10-10 13:41:45 +0000, David Rance said:
On Fri, 9 Oct 2015 18:08:25 sacha wrote: I'm sorry but I said it some time ago and I'll say it again, newsgroup days are numbered simply because of the ease and flexibility of Facebook. But yet you were the one more than anyone else who was so keen that urg should not die through lack of use! I was wondering where you had disappeared to. For me, Facebook and Twitter don't hold any attraction. I've seen the rubbish that people I love write there and it has put me off for life. David I was very keen to keep urg alive and having been on it for 17 years, hope I've done my bit in that direction. But at the same time, it has become terribly repetitive with a very small nucleus of regulars but the same topics recurring over and over again. I don't think any forum is perfect but at least Facebook attracts a wider audience and the sheer number of available groups means one can always find something interesting or helpful. -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.com South Devon |
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On 2015-10-10 04:14:40 +0000, Robert Harvey said:
sacha wrote: One of the groups I belong to is UK and Friends Gardening. It's moderated in that 'nasties' won't be permitted but there is no heavy handed "you can't talk about cacti in here" stuff going on! Ha! Found you. Many thanks. Bob Harvey Good to see you there, Bob. -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.com South Devon |
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