PBS list topics
Mary Sue Ittner (Wed, 27 Apr 2005 17:04:40 PDT)

Hi all,

Since a recent thread indicated there might be confusion about what can be
discussed on this list I'll repeat what is says on our list information
page: "Although bulbs (defined more broadly to include all geophytes) are
the focus, we recognize that people who grow them probably grow other
things too and will be talking about them from time to time." There is no
requirement of limiting our discussion to geophytes that only grow on the
Pacific Rim. Most people on this list are really good about keeping the
discussion to our topic or related subjects that they think others would be
interested in. Occasional off-topic remarks don't last long and can be
deleted easily as long as the subject line is clear.

Perhaps because of our experiences on another list Arnold and I decided to
be relatively permissive as long as the conversation is polite and friendly
and plant related. We don't even do anything to people who repeatedly
include the whole message in their reply except occasionally ask them
privately not to do so.

Geophytic orchids have been discussed in the past. Many people are really
interested in them and I encourage you to add pictures to the wiki of them.
Jane is certainly welcome to tell us about any she saw on her trip to Crete
if she wants to.

Some of us who have been sharing on this list for awhile see it as a
community of sorts and are interested in experiences that others have that
we all might learn from. For example I imagine there are people who would
be very interested in whatever information Arnold receives about a
replacement for his digital camera. Photographing flowers with digital
cameras was one of our first topics of the week many years ago and so much
has changed since then. As long as the subject line is clear, it allows
readers to decide what they want to read and he or she can delete the rest.

Mary Sue