Sotongeoff the only people I fall out with are the local council when the allotment fees go up we allways loose as well.Lifes too short and its getting even shorter.
Unfortunately Geoff, the more general chatty threads that are opened, the more it is open to misunderstanding s. There are loads of these threads being opened now, 2 on the weather, and about 10 others with chat about everything from soup to nuts, to coin a phrase.
I can see that this is obviously the way to go on the GW site, one only has to look at the amount of comments open chat gets compared to someone asking a gardener question.
Some attract no comments at all..
Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor.
Hi Geoff.. You can tell the battle has been lost when someone opens a 'whinge' thread. It is sad that people seem to prefer posting on those rather than being more innovative and creative on the gardening threads. Perhaps the publishing world (currently in difficulties) should note this and bring out Whinge Weekly and fill it with Daily Fail style rants. Why oh why... Etc. sure fire winner with a guaranteed circulation of millions.
Yes I am a bit confused as I am just starting out using the GW forum find so many different topics are been talked about in all categories so when asking or answering I am finding the thread has moved on to something completely different to the original question, (is this normal?) as I said is a bit confusing to someone just starting out using this site
Cornish Boy, Sometimes these threads just naturally evolve, they might go off track slightly (in the case of "Fork Handles" - wildy) but that is the nature of the group . There are some excellent posters with alot of good advice and help. If you come to a thread that is relevant and you have a relevant comment then by all means make it. It's not that a thread moves on, its just that some people post more than others and it may be on a different subject when you come to comment. (do you have a particular thread in mind eg?).
Cornish Boy, I have found that if you ask a question you will normally get several helpful answers and once that has happened it disappears down the line. However, many of us gardeners like a natter over the garden fence and so there are a number of general chit chat threads where topics can move on rapidly. There's usually some gardening in there too but those can be a bit daunting to someone new. It can seem that all the natterers know each other and you may imagine it would be hard to join in. However, if chit chat is something you enjoy you will be welcomed on any of those threads. Just dive on in, introduce yourself and go with the flow. Flo
I have to admit that I do quite like the chatty threads. I am disabled and have two small children, so am limited in what I can do and the amount of adult contact I have. GW forums keep me sane. I have asked questions and had them answered, and passed on bits of what little gardening knowledge I have. Adult debate should be welcomed, for every garden there is a gardener, and thank goodness our gardens are not all the same, neither should our opinions be the same, it's all part of life's rich tapestry.
The trouble with forums is you can't always tell from the written post if the poster is joking, having a leg-pull or being downright rude. I always intend my posts to be light hearted, and sincerely hope I've not upset anyone, I've had some brillant advice and lots of laughs from this forum. Unfortunately I've also had to ignore several trolls., a small price to pay for the wealth of knowledge & friendliness on here.
I am not a contributor to the 'fork handles' thread, mainly because I feel the need to read through the 4000+ posts (yes, I put the anal into analyst), which is why, probably like many others, I didn't realise the implications of using the term 'forkers'.
It's not my intention to insult, belittle or take the p*** out of anyone on here, so if I've upset anyone, you have my sincerest apologies, my life would be a fair bit poorer if GW forums didn't exist.
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Sotongeoff the only people I fall out with are the local council when the allotment fees go up we allways loose as well.Lifes too short and its getting even shorter.
I can see that this is obviously the way to go on the GW site, one only has to look at the amount of comments open chat gets compared to someone asking a gardener question.
Some attract no comments at all..
for forks sake, is the war over..
Yes I am a bit confused as I am just starting out using the GW forum find so many different topics are been talked about in all categories so when asking or answering I am finding the thread has moved on to something completely different to the original question, (is this normal?) as I said is a bit confusing to someone just starting out using this site
Sounds good to me Geoff
- here's to happy days ahead 
Cornish Boy, Sometimes these threads just naturally evolve, they might go off track slightly (in the case of "Fork Handles" - wildy) but that is the nature of the group . There are some excellent posters with alot of good advice and help. If you come to a thread that is relevant and you have a relevant comment then by all means make it. It's not that a thread moves on, its just that some people post more than others and it may be on a different subject when you come to comment. (do you have a particular thread in mind eg?).
Cornish Boy, I have found that if you ask a question you will normally get several helpful answers and once that has happened it disappears down the line.
However, many of us gardeners like a natter over the garden fence and so there are a number of general chit chat threads where topics can move on rapidly. There's usually some gardening in there too but those can be a bit daunting to someone new. It can seem that all the natterers know each other and you may imagine it would be hard to join in. However, if chit chat is something you enjoy you will be welcomed on any of those threads. Just dive on in, introduce yourself and go with the flow.
Flo
Hi All,
I have to admit that I do quite like the chatty threads. I am disabled and have two small children, so am limited in what I can do and the amount of adult contact I have. GW forums keep me sane. I have asked questions and had them answered, and passed on bits of what little gardening knowledge I have. Adult debate should be welcomed, for every garden there is a gardener, and thank goodness our gardens are not all the same, neither should our opinions be the same, it's all part of life's rich tapestry.
The trouble with forums is you can't always tell from the written post if the poster is joking, having a leg-pull or being downright rude. I always intend my posts to be light hearted, and sincerely hope I've not upset anyone, I've had some brillant advice and lots of laughs from this forum. Unfortunately I've also had to ignore several trolls., a small price to pay for the wealth of knowledge & friendliness on here.
I am not a contributor to the 'fork handles' thread, mainly because I feel the need to read through the 4000+ posts (yes, I put the anal into analyst), which is why, probably like many others, I didn't realise the implications of using the term 'forkers'.
It's not my intention to insult, belittle or take the p*** out of anyone on here, so if I've upset anyone, you have my sincerest apologies, my life would be a fair bit poorer if GW forums didn't exist.