... and what exactly is wrong with keeping things polite and friendly?
You only have to look in the history of this forum to see that there is very much a culture of not 'brushing negative comments under the carpet' but it can still be kept polite and friendly.
You're the only one who has a problem with this thread so I would (politely) suggest you stop reading it if it irritates you so much.
Or do you object to other people being nice to one another because you can't bring yourself to behave in the same way?
Heaven is ... sitting in the garden with a G&T and a cat while watching the sun go down
I dip into the forum from time to time, en passant. I will continue to think about my answer tothis thresd, but in stages.
I'm pleased about all tne human contact and meet-ups that have resulted from the forums,. And here was me concerned about revealing my identity just for seed exchange.
Up to now I thought the typical forum user was older, XX female , saddos, cut off from human contact, time to waste, friendly (to a fault), generous, polite, easily offended, and aiming for 10,000 posts a year. I am revising this.
My needs can be reduce to: concisely answer posters questions helpfully , ditto mine.
When I first started with the forum, ± Aug 2021, I was not made welcome. The established question answerers at the time seemed to resent my intrusion. They objected to my left of field answers and my challenging of establishe authority. Although this was based on practice not theory. More recently critism has been personal, pedantic and has challenged my experience in a negative, unqualified manner..
I think you have missed my points, so I have repeated them.
There is a general concensus that everything is lovely. Good. There does seem to be a good team spirit - when an established vocal poster attacks - many join in. It's like a feeding frenzie.
But the fact that I am not happy with this state of things must alert you to the thought that others might share my view. Maybe these others are the new posters who want questions answered, and less of the love-in.
I will continue to offer advice to newbies and those interested and try to keep away from you set-in-your-ways lot. That might prove difficult as you are never away from thing.
location: Surrey Hills, England, ex-woodland acidic sand. "Have nothing in your garden that you don't know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful."
@bede I think you may also have missed the point. For one thing, everything ( in the garden ? ) is not lovely - just look around here and in the real world. I'm not sure about the attack or feeding frenzy - it could be that a number of posters find some of your posts impolite and they feel they are entitled to say so. You may not be happy with the "state of things" - who is ? War, famine, drought, floods, politics, etc. etc. The forum is a minor issue and if you are unhappy with the members or the way it is run, then put your misgivings to the Moderators rather than constantly whingeing on the various threads. Love in ? You're either kidding or showing your age Set in your ways ?? Gardeners can be guilty of that as much as anyone else but if you bother to look, you will find that most of the experienced gardeners on here are actually open to new ideas and more than ready to listen and learn. Posters do help those new to the forum so you are not alone in doing that. If you stick to answering queries using your expertise and knowledge until you have mastered the art of social interaction, you will be a much happier bunny
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I take it you are one for keeping everythinh polite and friendly. Let's brush negative comments under yhe carpet.
"Have nothing in your garden that you don't know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful."
You only have to look in the history of this forum to see that there is very much a culture of not 'brushing negative comments under the carpet' but it can still be kept polite and friendly.
You're the only one who has a problem with this thread so I would (politely) suggest you stop reading it if it irritates you so much.
Or do you object to other people being nice to one another because you can't bring yourself to behave in the same way?
There is a general concensus that everything is lovely. Good. There does seem to be a good team spirit - when an established vocal poster attacks - many join in. It's like a feeding frenzie.
But the fact that I am not happy with this state of things must alert you to the thought that others might share my view. Maybe these others are the new posters who want questions answered, and less of the love-in.
I will continue to offer advice to newbies and those interested and try to keep away from you set-in-your-ways lot. That might prove difficult as you are never away from thing.
"Have nothing in your garden that you don't know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful."
I'll let you figure that one out ...
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
You may not be happy with the "state of things" - who is ? War, famine, drought, floods, politics, etc. etc. The forum is a minor issue and if you are unhappy with the members or the way it is run, then put your misgivings to the Moderators rather than constantly whingeing on the various threads.
Love in ? You're either kidding or showing your age
Set in your ways ?? Gardeners can be guilty of that as much as anyone else but if you bother to look, you will find that most of the experienced gardeners on here are actually open to new ideas and more than ready to listen and learn.
Posters do help those new to the forum so you are not alone in doing that. If you stick to answering queries using your expertise and knowledge until you have mastered the art of social interaction, you will be a much happier bunny