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• Fire Posts: 19,096

  28 January

  What "new forum regime"?
  

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• Busy-Lizzie Posts: 24,043

  28 January

  Do you mean the banning of politics?

  Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.

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• B3 Posts: 27,505

  28 January

  Partly @Busy-Lizzie
  @Fire 'a system or ordered way of doing things'

  In London. Keen but lazy.

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• punkdoc Posts: 15,039

  28 January

  I miss several of the members who have left, they brought a certain edge to the forum.
  
  It is generally more dull and missing some of the more interesting gardening discussions, just the same few posters, who plant the same few plants, whatever the question they are answering.
  
  I find I am using instagram far more often for proper gardening stuff, and here just to keep up with friends.
  
  And yes, I do miss the politics.

  How can you lie there and think of England
  When you don't even know who's in the team
  
  S.Yorkshire/Derbyshire border

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• Fire Posts: 19,096

  28 January edited 28 January

  I am not noticing a "new forum regime". There is still plenty of discussion of politics on lots of threads. As far as I can see the mods deleted about five threads. Mods delete threads sometimes. It seems to me that lots of complaints were made to the mods and they responded. That doesn't strike me as any kind of regime change. 
  

  
  

  I am sorry that Hosta and Punkdoc find a gardening forum bland for discussing gardening. I think if offers high utility, if not to the old timers. So many, many joiners have left because they felt offended and upset by rude behaviour over the years. It doesn't surprise me at all that the pool is getting smaller. I would say that if members see themselves as hosts rather than gatekeepers and are welcoming and encouraging, more newbies are likely to stay around and contribute. I don't see that it behoves anyone, least of all the forum, to be caustic and stand on personal rights to be offensive or start shouting about "censorship", how their rights of expression are stomped upon.
  

  
  

  If Punkdoc wants to introduce a slew of "proper gardening" topics and resources, I will be the first to cheer him along. Perhaps ask what we can offer rather what we can derive. There is no obligation to stay on groups for decades; sometimes they no longer serve us; we want new things; we want to open up space for others.
  

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• clematisdorset Posts: 1,348

  28 January

  It feels less lively to me, maybe a  little bit repressed. Perhaps this period of adjustment will be temporary. January is a bit flat generally I suppose.

  Sorry to witness the demise of the forum. 😥😥😥😡😡😡I am Spartacus 

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• B3 Posts: 27,505

  28 January

  @Fire why did you ask me a question when you have me on 'ignore'?

  In London. Keen but lazy.

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• Bee witched Posts: 1,295

  28 January

  I miss @pansyface .... I really liked her sense of humour, and she often gave an interesting answer to many of the questions raised.
  
  Was sad to see her decide to leave.
  
  Bee x

  Gardener and beekeeper in beautiful Scottish Borders  
  
  A single bee creates just one twelfth of a teaspoon of honey in her lifetime
  

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• Busy-Lizzie Posts: 24,043

  28 January

  I think it's always less lively in winter.

  Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.

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• AnniD Posts: 12,585

  28 January

  I agree. The very nature of gardening means this is a quiet time of year, mostly planning, sorting out the seed tin etc.
  Mind you, l have been out pottering around this morning, and feel better for it.

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