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  • punkdocpunkdoc Posts: 15,039
    You fail to recognise that I answer a lot of peopleā€™s gardening questions, something you may find odd, but it is sort of what we do on here.
    How can you lie there and think of England
    When you don't even know who's in the team

    S.Yorkshire/Derbyshire border
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    Answering queries about gardening @punkdoc? On a gardening forum?
    Surely not..... ;)
    Ā 
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    edited November 2021
    Doghouse Riley said:


    ... it is possible to achieve success with a bit of DIY in your garden, without having a great deal of experience or training,Ā  with photographs to prove itĀ  that might be a of interest or help to others?


    šŸ’” @Doghouse RileyĀ  Ā Why not start a thread, similar to the Crafters' Thread, about DIY Tips & Tricks ... somewhere for the exchange of ideas by folk who have a lifetime of knowledge andĀ  experience to share, and others who want to learn.Ā  It might prove to be popularĀ  :)

    Gardening in Central NorfolkĀ on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • ErgatesErgates Posts: 2,953
    Dovefromabove said:
    Doghouse Riley said:


    ... it is possible to achieve success with a bit of DIY in your garden, without having a great deal of experience or training,Ā  with photographs to prove itĀ  that might be a of interest or help to others?


    šŸ’” @Doghouse RileyĀ  Ā Why not start a thread, similar to the Crafters' Thread, about DIY Tips & Tricks ... somewhere for the exchange of ideas by folk who have a lifetime of knowledge andĀ  experience to share, and others who want to learn.Ā  It might prove to be popularĀ  :)
    Excellent suggestion. Lots of room on the forum for most garden related topics, and new threads give scope for posts that donā€™t fit comfortably into existing ones. I bet another before and after thread would be popular too.
  • philippasmith2philippasmith2 Posts: 3,742
    Had exactly the same thought @Dovefromabove.

    DIY projects can be of both interest and relevance to gardeners but a specific thread on that subject would be so much easier for everyone and hopefully save a lot of trouble and unpleasantness.




  • Doghouse RileyDoghouse Riley Posts: 347
    edited November 2021
    philippasmith2 said:
    Had exactly the same thought @Dovefromabove.

    DIY projects can be of both interest and relevance to gardeners but a specific thread on that subject would be so much easier for everyone and hopefully save a lot of trouble and unpleasantness.





    Hmm..

    There's already aĀ  couple of dedicated categories for just that. "Tools & Techniques" and "Garden Design."
    My topic on DIY lawn sprinklers for small gardens I posted in the former. But it still didn't stop the "environmental crusaders" hijacking it.
    It'll happen again, its the way some people are on message boards.


    punkdoc said:
    You fail to recognise that I answer a lot of peopleā€™s gardening questions, something you may find odd, but it is sort of what we do on here.

    So as I said, no original thoughts or actual evidence of what you've done. just an opinion, plenty of those on the internet.

  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    I'm talking about a specific thread ... as with the Crafter's Thread .... the Tools and Techniques is simply an 'area'.Ā Ā 





    Gardening in Central NorfolkĀ on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • ErgatesErgates Posts: 2,953
    I certainly thought the Welcome to post at the top of a category was purely for ā€˜housekeepingā€™ notes, but I have seen people posting on a variety of topics on there, instead of starting a relevant thread.
  • Doghouse RileyDoghouse Riley Posts: 347
    edited November 2021
    Ergates said:
    I certainly thought the Welcome to post at the top of a category was purely for ā€˜housekeepingā€™ notes, but I have seen people posting on a variety of topics on there, instead of starting a relevant thread.
    Tools and Techniques is a "category."
    You can post on the first long running topic which covers a number of subjects.
    You canĀ  start a newĀ  individual thread on any topic you like that is relevant to the title.

    It might confuse some as apart from the first long running thread with the title of the category, only five other threads are displayed.

    You have to click on the title to start a new thread, this also brings up many other threads started within the category.

    The facility unlike some of the other categories,Ā  theĀ  "more discussions" link isn't there.

    For a board where so many people have such a lot to say, there are very few categories.

    A popular one on other boards is "What have you done in the garden today?


  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    @Doghouse RileyĀ  I think @Ergates was being ironic ... I don't think they were referring to you ... this morning there's been a Spammer posting on all the How To notice threads at the beginning of each category.

    Gardening in Central NorfolkĀ on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





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