Re: [AGA-mcm] Re: [AGA-Member] AGA and internet forums

["S. Hieber" <shieber@yahoo.com>]

I know a number of folks left APD for AB's forums and then
left there for APC. But I can't follow them around. Not to
mention that there are over a dozen well-established plant
forums and a person can't post on ever more forums just
because more are being established.

I'm not hard to find if anyone should ever want to. I
mostly post on APD and the AGA member list [Plus a set of
unrelated computer forums and an audio equipment mail list
-- one must have a hobby from one's hobby ;-).] I just
don't keep up with the fashion of the latest plant forum.
Truth is, I think I miss most being on the old DFWAPC mail
list -- that was one fun bunch of serious gardeners.

On top of APD and the AGA list, I've done about 25 columns
for TAG and AFM on-line (about a dozen in the last 8
months) plus a half dozen print articles in that same
period. Plus there's this AGA Treasurer thing. I think it's
odd that anyone might possibly think that, for example, I,
am cliquish, or hard to find, or not sounding off my big
fat mouth pretty far and wide or possibly not giving the
hobby its due. Well, yes, I might not be giving it it's due
but I'm giving what I can.

And as Karen points out, we all have jobs, families, 
social responsibilities that require a modicum of attention
now and then.

Of course, others among the MCM have done, and do, much
more than I and have been doing it for a much longer time.
So I'm not bragging; I'm just saying some folks, I fear,
will never be pleased.

I think it's great that there are so many forums. Hopefully
growth in the hobby will support as many or more. It's
great if MCM presence can be spread even farther than it
is, but we can only spread so far.

sh
--- Karen Randall <krandall@rdrcpa.biz> wrote:

> I do post as often as I can.  Unfortunately, "real life"
> often gets in the 
> way. :-(  I hope they understand that.
> 
> Karen
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Phil Edwards" <biotypical@hotmail.com>
> To: <aga-mcm@thekrib.com>
> Sent: Thursday, July 07, 2005 7:33 AM
> Subject: Re: [AGA-mcm] Re: [AGA-Member] AGA and internet
> forums
> 
> 
> > As far as The Planted Tank is concerned, please go
> there and make an 
> > account.  I'll let Kyle know who should have permission
> to post in the AGA 
> > sub-forum.  Right now it's just my account that has
> access.  If there's 
> > anything you want posted in the meantime, please email
> me and I'll post 
> > it.
> >
> > I'd really like to see strong activity, especially at
> APC, from the MCM 
> > folks.  I hear all too often that we're a cliquish
> bunch and that the MCM 
> > folks are "too good" etc to be active in forums.  I
> know the truth of the 
> > matter, but that doesn't help perceptions.  I can say
> that the staff of 
> > APC was tickled pink to see Scott, Cheryl, and Karen
> posting there.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Phil
> >
> >
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