Topic: I challenge you all to a biggest tomato contest!!!!!!!!!!!

[manicscousers]

hiya, jeanbean..welcome to the site,hope you join in with the nice bits  :)

[star]

Hello and welcome Jeanbean ;D ;D ;D

I hope you enjoy being here and I look forward to reading your posts ;)

[shirlton]

Hi Jeanbean, Welcome to the site. You will soon get to know who's who my love. I think you have already sussed some of us.

[betula]

I had decided to stay out of TGG thing but I feel I must say this.

While TGG does want to wind people up it was quite sickening to see post after post laying into him.

Everything from his nationality to the way he writes.

Someone even suggested they would like to use size nines on him. :o

I would laugh at anyone who criticised my posts in future.

I think the whole thing was a disgusting display and bullying at its worse.

Talk about the punishment far outweighing the crime.

Please members of A4A,think twice about joining in to this kind of thing.

It reminded me of that old film airplane or was it airport,the comedy where they all queued up to punch someone in the face.

I dare say this post won't win me any friends but who needs enemy's with friends like these.

Happy New Year to you.

[Froglegs]

I would laugh at anyone who criticised my posts in future.

At last the penny as dropped. ::)

Why get all upset, it's not ME who is criticised/insult/callednames, but FROGLEGS, how can i get upset TTG doe's not know me from Adam nor me him/she/it,it's just one silly name trying to insult another silly name and if ya look at it like that you've got to laugh. :)

[Tulipa]

Hi

I very rarely post on A4all these days, but reading Betula's post made me think about it.  Allotments4all was my favourite website and I recommended it to everyone I talked to about gardening.  Not any more. 

The posts have made me ashamed and I very rarely log in at all now.

This was such a friendly helpful website posted on by so many knowledgable gardeners - please can we get back to that now, the season is just about to start and there are so many people coming on here looking for help.  I am sure some get frightened away.

Let's get back to why we all came here in the first place, and if you see something you don't agree with just ignore it, it's the best way.

I want to wish everyone a Happy New Year, and let's focus on the New and Happy!

T.

[Fork]

My post with the picture of the big tomato was "tongue in cheek" and an attempt at a little humour.

This thread is now way out of line and its about time it was closed.

[saddad]

It made me smile Fork... as does that avatar!  ;D

[betula]

Hi Tulipa,hope you do start to post again :)

Frogslegs,Sorry I do not agree.It is not just a silly name calling another person a silly name.

I do not mind a one to one spat.It is the sight of many people all ganging up on one person that sickens me.We are all people posting ,not silly names.
Look up cyber bullying and read. :(

[angle shades]

 :) hi Tulippa,

I agree with everything you have said, I only came back to this site recently after having a terrible year for us and was shocked by some of the posts,

Gardeners are supposed to be caring,sharing folk!!!


anyway, we are still making your lovely shepherdess pie ;D ;D

all the best /shades x


p.s I also agree ths thread should be closed, lets start the new year in a positive way

[Trevor_D]

Hear, hear!

Let's concentrate on the gardening and the helpful advice.

And close this thread....

[ACE]

Why get all upset, it's not ME who is criticised/insult/callednames, but FROGLEGS, how can i get upset TTG doe's not know me from Adam nor me him/she/it,it's just one silly name trying to insult another silly name and if ya look at it like that you've got to laugh. :)

Ah. but he does have quite a few silly names to insult and it has been known on one board for one of his silly names to argue against the posters who are already arguing with one of his other names. He been logged on here with two names. You only have to google thegreatgardener/gridgardener and a few others will turn up. He even had a conversation between 3 of his names at the same time.

There have been polls on him he has upset quit a few forums and set them at each other, just like what is happening now.

Most of the time when he does give advice it is gleaned from a book that he will sometimes refer you too. We all do that I know, but I think that is the limit of his experience and he does not really garden. Perhaps he is housebound and has a big grudge about it and this is the only way of widening his world. If some of you chose to give him the benefit of doubt then to you he is thegreatgardener, but he certainly ain't the greatforummember.

[Admin aka Dan]

All,

I am closing this thread.

I try to run the forum with a light touch, it has so far worked with members self policing.  I may have to revisit this approach.

Dan