snip
Secondly, you refer to it as a "nasty weed" and say "check
everywhere". That contains a STRONG implication that you want
people to ELIMINATE it from their gardens.

It wasn't a simple comment - you were asking people to take
action.

So what is wrong with that, it was a request.People dont have to do it
if they dont want to and I did not shout.
kate

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Kate Morgan writes:
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| Secondly, you refer to it as a "nasty weed" and say "check
| everywhere". That contains a STRONG implication that you want
| people to ELIMINATE it from their gardens.
|
| It wasn't a simple comment - you were asking people to take
| action.
|
| So what is wrong with that, it was a request.People dont have to do it
| if they dont want to and I did not shout.

You have just said in the section you have just snipped that it was
"just a simple comment about ragwort". I was pointing out the
error in that statement.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.

Franz,

as has already been mentioned.

'Me too' posts with the entire original article are the bane of newsgroups.

It doesn't take much effort to edit.

Cheers
Dave R

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It wasn't a simple comment - you were asking people to take
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.....M'Lud.

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Now to the hysteria. The following is just one example of many. One
equine magazine on the net published a story that horses could be
poisoned by "seeds and Spores" (sic) blowing into pasture that they
would breathe in. On the basis of the level of toxicity this is
absolute nonsense. (Even if you ignore the inaccurate botany.)
Yet the story has spread. It has appeared in at least two _Government_
press releases and as even been copied by the BBC. It is hardly
suprising therefore that many people have a false picture of the real
story about his plant.

But who believes Government press releases, especially about weeds of
mass destruction?

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Thanks for injecting a little realism into the picture.

May I offer you a free pair of scissors too, Franz?

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Nice post - I think that should shut them up....

It won't. How about a bit of snipping?

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On Tue, 19 Aug 2003 10:26:14 +0100, Rusty Hinge wrote:

But who believes Government press releases, especially about weeds of
mass destruction?

Kate, obviously.

"Kate Morgan" wrote in message
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Secondly, you refer to it as a "nasty weed" and say "check
everywhere". That contains a STRONG implication that you want
people to ELIMINATE it from their gardens.

It wasn't a simple comment - you were asking people to take
action.

So what is wrong with that, it was a request.People dont have to do it
if they dont want to and I did not shout.
kate

Well I for one will not be removing it from the (very small) area of my
garden where it grows.
Its a native plant and supports a lot of native species.
If you keep livestock then get rid of it by all means, but I don't see why
the average garden should pose any risk to you.
If you are worried about it seeding over your land then look no further than
the embankment of your nearest motorway!
Tom

Tom Warner wrote:

"Kate Morgan" wrote in message
...
snip
Secondly, you refer to it as a "nasty weed" and say "check
everywhere". That contains a STRONG implication that you want
people to ELIMINATE it from their gardens.

It wasn't a simple comment - you were asking people to take
action.

So what is wrong with that, it was a request.People dont have to do it
if they dont want to and I did not shout.
kate

Well I for one will not be removing it from the (very small) area of my
garden where it grows.
Its a native plant and supports a lot of native species.
If you keep livestock then get rid of it by all means, but I don't see why
the average garden should pose any risk to you.
If you are worried about it seeding over your land then look no further than
the embankment of your nearest motorway!

.... and anyway the way to *keep* ragwort off pasture is to manage the
pasture properly, it won't colonise good pasture to any significant
extent, it thrives on bare (or nearly bare) land. (which is why we're
having more trouble than usual at the moment because our fields are
much barer than they should be at this time of year, hot weather)

--
Chris Green )

In article , Kate Morgan
writes
snip
being referred to was OTT in any particular way. (Maybe the original
post was but it soon developed into quite a sesible discussion)

There was no hysteria in the original post - mine - nor was it OTT,just
a simple comment about ragwort.

Well, you did ask me to get any ragwort out of my lawn. And I've no
intention of letting your horses or anyone else's anywhere near my lawn.
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Kay Easton

Edward's earthworm page:
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spluttered almost incoherently...:

billy_bunter wrote:
[big snip]

To see more of the myths debunked you can visit :-
http://www.ragwortfacts.com/

Nice post - I think that should shut them up....

While having considerable sympathy with the OPs comments, I don't
really understand what you mean by "I think that should shut them up".
The original Ragwort thread was actually quite wide ranging and
interesting and I really didn't see much 'hysteria' in it. There
*are* places where you will find what might be called hysteria about
the effects of ragwort but I don't really believe that the thread
being referred to was OTT in any particular way. (Maybe the original
post was but it soon developed into quite a sesible discussion)

(... and please snip when you add a one line comment in response to a
multi-line post)

I will post how and where I like, thank you very much.

In article , billy_bunter
writes

I will post how and where I like, thank you very much.

Of course you will.

And I now know that any post from you is likely to be a one-liner of
minimal content and not worth the scrolling down.
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Kay Easton

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billy_bunter wrote:
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I will post how and where I like, thank you very much.

Well don't expect people to be arsed to scroll down two pages to find your
one-liner.

Edwin.

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Thanks for injecting a little realism into the picture.

May I offer you a free pair of scissors too, Franz?

Hello Rusty,
It was *all* in context and was distinctly worth repeating in order to calm
down the hysteria generated by this tpopic.
By the way, you forgot to indicate that you had snipped. {:-((

Franz