Darent mention it to my potato growing brother ... he’s not allowed to sink boreholes so he’s spent vast amounts on creating small reservoirs ... they’re almost empty 😞
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
As I said, I changed my mind - I think a like button would be fine and quite useful, though I'm not particularly bothered either way. Nothing that has been said has persuaded me otherwise, though some weird stuff on here has made me question my perception about being grown ups!
I do find it bizarre that anyone should take offence at someone thinking it would be good and suggesting it as an improvement, which is all the initial post did. No one appears 'desperate' for a like button, no one said the lack of one made them dislike the forum overall, simply that they would find it an improvement. These things move on, what is possible / desirable now wasn't a while ago, and vice versa, and that will continue - like no-dig or double-dig! So where is the harm in canvassing opinion for something that you personally think would be good? Suggesting that anyone who makes a suggestion should leave the forum seems quite extreme! And how else would the forum owners know if something would be welcomed, or not, than if it's suggested and discussed?
All very strange. As is the squirrels' penchant for biting through my bean plants a few inches above the ground. B******s! Best go sow some more.
Thank you LG. I only suggested it because it had been mentioned on another thread as being a good idea and when I thought about it I thought it could be a good idea.
I hope your beans get going and the squirrels find something better to do.
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I haven't read this whole thread, but Wikipedia have a private 'thanks' button so that the editor in question can be thanked for their contribution by another editor. If the thanks were private like this (not visible on the post in question) we might have a quick way to acknowledge posts without making things competitive: "Who's picture got the most likes". I find on the Guardian, for example, I tend to scan for comments that get the most likes and read only those (out of hundreds of comments per article). I don't think that's appropriate or useful for this forum.
I would like a 'like' and a 'thank you' button.... and all should be visible complete with members names who did the liking and with notifications... otherwise it's like hiding away behind net curtains...
It seems strange that you can 'ignore' anyone here, and it's often encouraged, which is pretty extreme and not very nice when you think about it.. in fact you could 'ignore' half the forum... but you are not permitted to 'like' anything...
Very useful on the Plants forum, and other topics of more serious garden discussion... maybe not chat threads...
Cheers! @philippa smith2 just spotted your soothing cooing ... I know I say doves/pigeons can be tough old birds but just occasionally this one can feel just a teensy bit like a target ... I know where it comes from but there’s nothing I can do about it but just carry on carrying on being me ... do people realise quite how unkind they’re being, do you think?
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
I think it would be good to have the option, either you use the like button or you don't. At the moment we don't have that choice. When using Facebook, if I like something I press the like button, if I REALLY like something I make a comment about it too. We don't all have time to comment about everything we like - in real life if we like something then we might give a smile, make a quick comment or a thumbs up, a wave or whatever gesture you want to use - on here we cannot do any of those things, so a quick press of the like button is the answer. I like or agree with many of the comments and pictures on here, but I just don't have the time to show my feelings towards them all, so a like button is the answer for me. Thanks
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Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Thank you LG. I only suggested it because it had been mentioned on another thread as being a good idea and when I thought about it I thought it could be a good idea.
I hope your beans get going and the squirrels find something better to do.
It seems strange that you can 'ignore' anyone here, and it's often encouraged, which is pretty extreme and not very nice when you think about it.. in fact you could 'ignore' half the forum... but you are not permitted to 'like' anything...
Very useful on the Plants forum, and other topics of more serious garden discussion... maybe not chat threads...
just spotted your soothing cooing ... I know I say doves/pigeons can be tough old birds but just occasionally this one can feel just a teensy bit like a target ... I know where it comes from but there’s nothing I can do about it but just carry on carrying on being me ... do people realise quite how unkind they’re being, do you think?
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.