We get a lot of queries from first time posters ... some are not used to forums and definitely not 'au fait' with forum 'netiquette' ... if they had to navigate a whole list of do's and don'ts before making their first post they may well be deterred from asking for help, which would be a shame.
By dint of asking the right questions we ... and by 'we' I mean the wider forum membership ... usually manage to help them somehow
We have to remember that we are not compelled to answer ... if we don't have the time/energy etc we can choose to put our feet up and read a book ... someone else will help ... while some are very knowledgeable indeed, no one is indispensable
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
If you press the quote 'button' @JAYJARDIN that will transfer that whole post to your new one, but - and it's a big but, it's better to do your reply below it first, so that it appears below the quote, and not within it, and it's also a good idea to remove all the bits that aren't relevant. Just highlight and backspace. It can be quite irritating when people quote entire posts [often huge ones complete with several photos ] and then give a one line answer. It just takes up a lot of space on the page. I don't think a couple of different plants is problematic. A few photos of each, depending on time of year etc - close up, buds, foliage etc, and if the set of pix is numbered, it isn't difficult for people to see which is which. More than that is more difficult.
The general area/location is always useful. That can be tricky to add beside the avatar, but you can add it in the signature strip. I think people sometimes have to log out and back in for it to set properly.
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
If you press the quote 'button' @JAYJARDIN that will transfer that whole post to your new one, but - and it's a big but, it's better to do your reply below it first, so that it appears below the quote, and not within it, and it's also a good idea to remove all the bits that aren't relevant. Just highlight and backspace. It can be quite irritating when people quote entire posts [often huge ones complete with several photos ] and then give a one line answer. It just takes up a lot of space on the page. I don't think a couple of different plants is problematic. A few photos of each, depending on time of year etc - close up, buds, foliage etc, and if the set of pix is numbered, it isn't difficult for people to see which is which. More than that is more difficult.
The general area/location is always useful. That can be tricky to add beside the avatar, but you can add it in the signature strip. I think people sometimes have to log out and back in for it to set properly.
If you press the quote 'button' @JAYJARDIN that will transfer that whole post to your new one, but - and it's a big but, it's better to do your reply below it first, so that it appears below the quote, and not within it, and it's also a good idea to remove all the bits that aren't relevant. Just highlight and backspace.
Thanks Fairy Girl- it was easy !
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
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By dint of asking the right questions we ... and by 'we' I mean the wider forum membership ... usually manage to help them somehow
We have to remember that we are not compelled to answer ... if we don't have the time/energy etc we can choose to put our feet up and read a book ... someone else will help ... while some are very knowledgeable indeed, no one is indispensable
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
How do you post a part of a previous message from someone and then reply to it ?
It can be quite irritating when people quote entire posts [often huge ones complete with several photos ] and then give a one line answer. It just takes up a lot of space on the page.
I don't think a couple of different plants is problematic. A few photos of each, depending on time of year etc - close up, buds, foliage etc, and if the set of pix is numbered, it isn't difficult for people to see which is which. More than that is more difficult.
The general area/location is always useful. That can be tricky to add beside the avatar, but you can add it in the signature strip. I think people sometimes have to log out and back in for it to set properly.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
"Have nothing in your garden that you don't know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful."