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Name: David Paul (Zone 9b)              DavidofDeLand Jan 5, 2015 3:25 PM CST |
| Last one: Tree-Mail is our private messaging system. You know how to send a person a tree-mail but did you know that you can send tree-mails to multiple recipients? Doing so creates a private group conversation that all the recipients can see. It's like instantly creating a private forum for a handful of friends. ************************ One of the best aspects of 'All things Plants' is the shared creativity and plant knowledge we all offer together as a whole. I still would think that the less tree-mails are used as a way for 2 or more 'club' members to segregate themselves into specialized mini groups with 'an understanding' of each other, and hopefully not fantasy gossip about things we don't really know about regarding others lives;........would be a Good Thing.  Unlikely but still a good thing...This would not be typical for me. We all have differences, yet its our love of gardening, garden art, and of course, all things gardening, that brings us together. Lets try to keep the bulk of our communications on the gardening and shared information forums, and not segregate into tree-mail cliques. If I were to respond nicely to one in open forums and then talk behind their backs in tree-mail,...it would make myself aware of less then wonderful qualities in myself and others in an imaginable clique I might have unfortunately gotten myself involved with,...albeit may have seemed cozy fun for the short term. Lets welcome all who share here honestly and openly as much as possible. Lets just Grow!   |
Name: Mary My little patch of paradise (Zone 7b) Gardening dilettante, that's me!             fiwit Jan 5, 2015 3:59 PM CST |
@DavidofDeLand -- While I appreciate the concerns you share in your post, it saddens me that you assume group tree-mails would be used to foster division rather than community.  Has that been your experience on other sites?I've been part of several group tree-mails here on ATP. If I'm not mistaken, it was a group tree-mail that created the "welcoming committee" for new users here. It was a group tree-mail that resulted in a group baby gift for Trish. Group tree-mails can also be used to talk about stuff that is 1)unrelated to gardening and thus not relevant to ATP, and 2)more personal than we are willing to share on a public forum. So rather than fostering division, group tree-mails can easily further the sense of community amongst members here.  And my own personal experience has proven that to be the rule, at least in the group tree-mails I've been part of.Northwest Georgia Daylily Society I'm going to retire and live off of my savings. Not sure what I'll do that second week. My yard marches to the beat of a bohemian drummer... |
Name: David Paul (Zone 9b) DavidofDeLand Jan 5, 2015 4:30 PM CST |
| Thats the idea! A positive use for a positive feature. Thanks for sharing your valuable and positive view point Mary. |
Name: Mary My little patch of paradise (Zone 7b) Gardening dilettante, that's me! fiwit Jan 5, 2015 4:49 PM CST |
We have a special group hanging out in this little corner of the Intarwebz... fostering community, in 'most every aspect, is something they do really well.   Northwest Georgia Daylily Society I'm going to retire and live off of my savings. Not sure what I'll do that second week. My yard marches to the beat of a bohemian drummer... |
Name: Trish Jacksonville, TX (Zone 8a)           |
 NGA COO, Wife, Mom, and caretaker of 90 acres and all that dwell there. |
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