"keith" wrote in message
...

This all started due to glass mulch? Nice one I,well said.I made the top
post,not knowing!

Now that you know, I assume that you will refrain from continuing to do so.

Franz, mistakes are made

I am very glad to hear you acknowledge that.
Will you now please post in line in your further posts?

you should take a chill pill!!
Have
you checked your blood pressure lately, after all it is meant to be
fun,not
crucify someone because you don't agree.

I did not crucify anyone. I pointed out that
(1) It is appallingly kitch taste to use pieces of glass as a mulch. That
statement was correct in all respects.
(2) Netiquette suggests, for very good reasons, that top posting is poor
practice. It is. I see no reason to poinrt this out to people who appear
not to be aware of it. How else are they supposed to become aware of this
piece oif good manners?

Franz

will this be the last word,then we can get back to gardening or we could
create a bitching newsgroup,that could be fun!

I would love to get back to gardening topics.

Franz

"K" wrote in message
...

"Franz Heymann" wrote in message
...
:
: "K" wrote in message
: ...
:
: "Franz Heymann" wrote in message
:
: :
: : Don't top post. It makes a mess of the thread..
:
: Don't be a net nanny - it's not your group, and you are fairly new
to
it.
:
: I appear to know considerably more netiquette than you, and I actually
try
: to behave more or less in accordance with it.
: How about trying it out? It makes for a much better continuity in the
: logical progression of a thread.
:
: [snip]
: Franz
:
Do you? How do you know? I don't top post but if people want to I don't
feel it's my place to tell them not to. I also try to refrain from
telling
people they have poor or no taste just because their taste may be
different
from mine.

K

Now that you know, I assume that you will refrain from continuing to do so.

Franz, mistakes are made

I am very glad to hear you acknowledge that.
Will you now please post in line in your further posts?


you should take a chill pill!!
Have
you checked your blood pressure lately, after all it is meant to be fun,
not crucify someone because you don't agree.


I did not crucify anyone. I pointed out that
(1) It is appallingly kitch taste to use pieces of glass as a mulch. That
statement was correct in all respects.
(2) Netiquette suggests, for very good reasons, that top posting is poor
practice. It is. I see no reason to poinrt this out to people who appear
not to be aware of it. How else are they supposed to become aware of this
piece oif good manners?

Franz


will this be the last word,then we can get back to gardening or we could
create a bitching newsgroup,that could be fun!


I would love to get back to gardening topics.

Franz

If you learned to hold your tongue or reply in a courteous manner
the threads that YOU turn into long threads of nonsense would be finished.
You seem to think you know everything about newsgroups but you still
make mistakes
and then argue that you know better.
As far as I am concerned you are causing more unnecessary posts in the group
than anyone else

Keith or k or K check the Email Then you know who wrote this post

"k" wrote in message
...


Now that you know, I assume that you will refrain from continuing to do
so.

Franz, mistakes are made

I am very glad to hear you acknowledge that.
Will you now please post in line in your further posts?


you should take a chill pill!!
Have
you checked your blood pressure lately, after all it is meant to be fun,
not crucify someone because you don't agree.


I did not crucify anyone. I pointed out that
(1) It is appallingly kitch taste to use pieces of glass as a mulch.
That
statement was correct in all respects.
(2) Netiquette suggests, for very good reasons, that top posting is
poor
practice. It is. I see no reason to poinrt this out to people who
appear
not to be aware of it. How else are they supposed to become aware of
this
piece oif good manners?

Franz


will this be the last word,then we can get back to gardening or we could
create a bitching newsgroup,that could be fun!


I would love to get back to gardening topics.

Franz

If you learned to hold your tongue or reply in a courteous manner

I do, generally.

the threads that YOU turn into long threads of nonsense would be finished.

If the folk whose errors I point out would accept what I said. the thread
would not be very long at all.

You seem to think you know everything about newsgroups

No. I don't know everything about newsgroups. Kindly point out any
statement of mine which implied that.
I do in fact know *some* things about the use of newsgroups. Those are the
things I try to bring to the attention of urglers who appear not to know.

but you still
make mistakes

Yup. I make a vast number of mistakes.


and then argue that you know better.

Balls. When a mistake on my part is pointed out I apologise absolutely
immediately about it. Sometimes in more than one posting.

As far as I am concerned you are causing more unnecessary posts in the
group
than anyone else

You do not *have* to respond to my posts. In fact those threads would be
considerably shorter if you had refrained from responding.

Keith or k or K check the Email Then you know who wrote this post

Franz

Franz Heymann wrote:

I don't refrain from telling people when they have appalling taste. I also
don't mind if people do the same to me.

You have appalling taste.

Franz,
buy the way it is the way you advise someone,with ignorance!!
example, your comment- How very perfectly awfully kitsch and tasteless.
(that was helpful)
you could have said- glass mulch not really my taste, but you could try a
google search.
see the difference!
keith


"bigboard" wrote in message
...
Franz Heymann wrote:

I don't refrain from telling people when they have appalling taste. I
also
don't mind if people do the same to me.

You have appalling taste.

"bigboard" wrote in message
...
Franz Heymann wrote:

I don't refrain from telling people when they have appalling taste. I
also
don't mind if people do the same to me.

You have appalling taste.

That is a possibility which I accept with grace.

Franz.

"keith" wrote in message
...
Franz,
buy the way it is the way you advise someone,with ignorance!!
example, your comment- How very perfectly awfully kitsch and tasteless.
(that was helpful)
you could have said- glass mulch not really my taste, but you could try a
google search.
see the difference!

But the OP's taste was kitsch and perfectly awful. Why should I prevaricate
about it?

And don't top post. It betraysa your bad manners.

Franz


"bigboard" wrote in message
...
Franz Heymann wrote:

I don't refrain from telling people when they have appalling taste. I
also
don't mind if people do the same to me.

You have appalling taste.

On Thu, 30 Oct 2003 12:45:19 +0000 (UTC), "Franz Heymann"
wrote:


And don't top post. It betraysa your bad manners.

Franz

please snip and ignore K. :-)
--
Martin

The message
from "Franz Heymann" contains these words:

Yup. I make a vast number of mistakes.

So do I! I let you out of my killfile, for you!

I won't make that bloody mistake again!!

--
AnneJ
ICQ #:- 119531282

In article , Franz Heymann notfranz.
writes


But the OP's taste was kitsch and perfectly awful. Why should I prevaricate
about it?

1) if the OP feels taste is important, they may be unaware they have bad
taste, and it is something that is difficult for them to change. Telling
them bluntly that their taste is bad serves no useful purpose for them
and may distress them.

2) if they don't feel taste is important, then your comment is at best
irrelevant and at worst impertinent

3) you may be wrong ;-)

--
Kay Easton

Edward's earthworm page:
http://www.scarboro.demon.co.uk/edward/index.htm

On Thu, 30 Oct 2003 13:16:39 +0000, Kay Easton
wrote:

In article , Franz Heymann notfranz.
writes


But the OP's taste was kitsch and perfectly awful. Why should I prevaricate
about it?

1) if the OP feels taste is important, they may be unaware they have bad
taste, and it is something that is difficult for them to change. Telling
them bluntly that their taste is bad serves no useful purpose for them
and may distress them.

2) if they don't feel taste is important, then your comment is at best
irrelevant and at worst impertinent

3) you may be wrong ;-)

It's still interesting to hear Franz's opinion.
--
Martin

The message
from Anne Jackson contains these words:

The message
from "Franz Heymann" contains these
words:

Yup. I make a vast number of mistakes.

So do I! I let you out of my killfile, for you!

Dunno what happened there! That should have read "for a start"!

I won't make that bloody mistake again!!

--
AnneJ
ICQ #:- 119531282

In article , Kay Easton
writes
1) if the OP feels taste is important, they may be unaware they have bad
taste, and it is something that is difficult for them to change. Telling
them bluntly that their taste is bad serves no useful purpose for them
and may distress them.

2) if they don't feel taste is important, then your comment is at best
irrelevant and at worst impertinent

3) you may be wrong ;-)

Kay what is happening to urg these days, I rarely post now and also I
hardly ever read the postings as I would have to scroll down too much.
Has urg changed or is it me getting older and less tolerant?

--
Judith Lea

In article , Kay Easton
writes
1) if the OP feels taste is important, they may be unaware they have bad
taste, and it is something that is difficult for them to change. Telling
them bluntly that their taste is bad serves no useful purpose for them
and may distress them.

2) if they don't feel taste is important, then your comment is at best
irrelevant and at worst impertinent

3) you may be wrong ;-)

Kay what is happening to urg these days, I rarely post now and also I
hardly ever read the postings as I would have to scroll down too much.
Has urg changed or is it me getting older and less tolerant?

Well if it is, then I'm right alongside you in the bath chair, whacking legs
with a cane. I can't believe how much garbage I have to delete.
--

Sacha
(remove the 'x' to email me)

Sacha wrote in
:

Kay what is happening to urg these days, I rarely post now and also I
hardly ever read the postings as I would have to scroll down too
much. Has urg changed or is it me getting older and less tolerant?

Well if it is, then I'm right alongside you in the bath chair,
whacking legs with a cane. I can't believe how much garbage I have to
delete.

G'wan. Surely urg has always been full of waffle at certain times of the
year?

Probably just means the seed catalogues have been sent out late...

For a spot of nostalgic comparison, how about:

http://tinyurl.com/t0u4
http://tinyurl.com/t0uc
and particularly http://tinyurl.com/t0uh (spot the 'CATS' thread with 483
articles!)

Victoria