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  1. CanadianLori

    CanadianLori Total Gardener

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    Oh dear, maybe I misunderstood. A few of the usernames that are duplicated here/there also belong to the same nice individuals which is nicely consistent. Why were they forced to change their names? Perhaps they can just go back to the names you recognize?

    I don't know if they had the "spy" function on GW but I find it very useful here because I can see recent conversations. I like that and about once a day, I select "new posts" because I have missed lots interesting threads by only using spy. A lot can happen in a few hours :blue thumb:
     
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      Clueless 1 v2 Total Gardener

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      I wonder how many Spartacus's are here.
       
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      • Dovefromabove

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        Hello .... I've found a thread where we can say good morning to folk each day, have copious cups of tea and coffee, bacon baps and croissants, and chatter about the bits and bobs of life throughout the day ... its called YAWN YAWN WAKEY WAKEY or something like that ... but I've not discovered how to link to it yet ..... it's in a bit called The Muppet Show by Wise Owl ... hope you can find it ...
         
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        • Fat Controller

          Fat Controller 'Cuddly' Scottish Admin! Staff Member

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          Linking here is quite easy - right click on the address bar at the top of your browser window (the grey bit at the top here), select copy, then paste the address as I have done below the image - the software should do the rest and create the link for you :)

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          Yawn Yawn Wakey Wakey 2024

          PS - ignore that black bar at the top just under the address, that is something only Admin see
           
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          • Fat Controller

            Fat Controller 'Cuddly' Scottish Admin! Staff Member

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            Just in case anyone is not familiar with this software, if you want to tag someone to draw their attention, simply add the @ symbol at the start of their username (so if you need me, it would be @Fat Controller - I have put an image of this below); it is generally not case sensitive, and the software will do the rest for you

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            • Punkdoc

              Punkdoc Super Gardener

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              Another newbie here, although I appear to already have a user name, which I don't really understand. I was the artist previously known as Punkdoc, but on here I will be edinburgh.
               
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              • glosmike

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                Hi all. I am muckyhandsmike on gw forum. I have been here as glosmike since 2012 too.
                Let’s hope we all find this site a great place for information and ideas about gardening.
                 
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                • Fat Controller

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                  Would you like to be Punkdoc here?

                  EDIT - I have checked, the name is available if you want it. I can change it quite easily
                   
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                  • Blue arbour

                    Blue arbour Super Gardener

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                    Hello everyone,
                    I’ve also been a member of the GW forum. I think we’re a bit shell shocked at the abrupt way in which the closure of the site has been handled and feel upset at the way it’s been done. However, I hope that I can put anyone’s mind at rest who worry that the migrating GW members might be cliquey and unfriendly, as my experience of the GW forum has been one of welcome and inclusion and when I started posting on GW didn’t feel it was cliquey. The people I’ve seen posting here from GW have all been very friendly, helpful and supportive. I think it’s just a case of looking for each other to see if we’ve made the transition across, and keeping the same user name if possible, is a way of doing this, but once we’re all settled in, we’ll be contributing to many threads, I’m sure, but definitely not muscling in.
                    Looking forward to many happy days ahead posting here and making lots of new friends .
                     
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                    • pete

                      pete Growing a bit of this and a bit of that....

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                      There is a "watch thread" button at the top of the pages, if you use that you get an alert at the top of your pages when someone puts in a new post.
                       
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                      • Punkdoc

                        Punkdoc Super Gardener

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                        Oooh yes please, that would be really helpful. Thanks
                         
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                        • Dovefromabove

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                          Thank you @Fat Controller that's so helpful

                          This is the sort of GC version of Hello Forkers .... everyone seems really friendly and welcoming and they're happy for us to join in and chatter on here

                          Yawn Yawn Wakey Wakey 2024

                          Come on @edinburgh aka @punkdoc ... see if you can find it ... :)
                           
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                          • Fat Controller

                            Fat Controller 'Cuddly' Scottish Admin! Staff Member

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                            Done :)

                            You may have to log off and back on for it to take effect on your side - just remember when you log on to use your new username!

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                            • LeadFarmer

                              LeadFarmer Gardener

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                              Nothing sinister I assure you, simply because this from requires a username to have a minimum number of characters, whereas over on GW their username consisted of fewer characters.
                               
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                                LeadFarmer Gardener

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                                Yes that's a great feature over here, I'm not sure if GW had that feature?
                                 
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