Gardeners World forum members gathering place

Discussion in 'New Members Introduction' started by LeadFarmer, Mar 13, 2024.

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  1. Star gaze Lily

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    Happy 20th birthday GC!:birthday::cheers::cheers:
     
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          It's not a separate forum, it's simply a thread in the New Members section.

          I started this thread for displaced GW members to find each other, especially as some may now be using a different username.

          The GW forum will soon be closed and we probably won't be able to view any of the posts we made, so at least in this thread we can find each other and ask questions about old GW threads without cluttering up the GC forum, then start new threads over here in the relevant section.

          With so many GW members moving over here there's was a risk of there being hundreds of separate posts made in the 'new members' section by members introducing themselves and asking about each other.
           
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            Hope this works. Hi everyone and a huge thank you to the GC admin and all GC posters for the warm welcome we have received.
            I was AnnaB on the old GW forum but it seems that we already have an AnnaB amongst the posters already here. So I am now Anna42 (the year I was born so I can remember it!). Looking forward to spending the evening exploring the forum and finding my way around, meeting a few familiar faces and hopefully making some new friends.
             
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            • Star gaze Lily

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              Hi @Anna42
              I'm from GW too, good to see you:sign0016:
               
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              • Bluejayway

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                Hello @Anna42, pleased to see you've joined us.
                 
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                Agree entirely - such was the (understandable) influx over the past few days, that it did make a lot of sense to have one thread where folks could find their friends until they find their feet here. Having never been a member (or indeed, having never looked at, prior to recent days) GW forums, I don't know anything about how things worked or indeed how many folks were known to each other.

                I can, however, also understand how @Purple Streaks and others may well be feeling - things got quite suddenly busy here and as such a lot of the original GC gang may well be feeling that there is some risk that the harmony we have here will be upset. Of course, that couldn't be further from the truth - as everyone joining will hopefully have seen, we have an active Admin team here, and the emphasis is very much on the word 'team'... we agree on decisions/actions together before we act, but more than anything we strive to treat everyone as equals - indeed, some of our longer standing members would hopefully bear this out (@pete @Sheal are a couple I believe you've all already 'met')
                 
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                • Carrie Carroll

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                  Great to see some of the same names as over in Gardeners World forums. Feeling a home already :)
                   
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                    • Carrie Carroll

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                      For reassurance, I am a bit of a novice and have been on GW for a couple of years - I didn't notice what you describe at all, so please don't be overly worried. It's possible that if you read through lots of posts there may be some examples, but I'm pleased to say I never felt unwelcome and on the whole, my experience was that I got good advice and ideas quickly. I tried another forum and after a week I've had no response on it - so I've moved across here because I know that my peers on the GW have come here. The more people and experiences and advice the better, I think. And let's hope if any untoward comments do get made, they get stomped down immediately.
                       
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