Bulletin Board

Last post 29-06-2008 3:26 PM by Jill G. 40 replies.

• 27/05/2004 09:56 AM
  se-moderator Location: Joined on: 03 Feb 2004 Posts: 57	Reply | Contact I'd be grateful if you would let us have your thoughts about this Bulletin Board as it's really the first time we've used it. For instance: Was it easy and straightforward to register? Was it easy to use? Your comments will be very much appreciated. Thank you. Geoff Hodge Web Editor

• 13/07/2004 03:02 PM	In reply to
  admin Location: Joined on: 20 Nov 2003 Posts: 199	Reply | Contact This issue should now be fixed. If anyone else has issues registering the board then please e-mail us.

• 13/07/2004 03:05 PM	In reply to
  marym Location: Joined on: 08 Jul 2004 Posts: 18	Reply | Contact B Davies: Yes, I too was confused about that. My husband sorted it out for me. Seemingly, if just clicking on the address doesn't work, then you have to cut and paste the highlighted address into the "To" box of a blank e-mail and just send it. That worked for us, anyway. marym

• 15/07/2004 04:12 PM	In reply to
  steveie Location: Joined on: 13 Jul 2004 Posts: 2	Reply | Contact The bulletin board is a great idea, i thought the regerstation was very quick and easy to do. Its good to be able to chat to people with the same problems or views as your self and to be able to help others with there problems Keep it up RHS steveie

• 20/07/2004 10:19 AM

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  anthemis Location: Joined on: 08 Jul 2004 Posts: 317

  Reply | Contact The bulletin board is easy to use but it seems to be rather invisible on the website itself. The links to it are hidden on pages for Hampton Coourt, Chelsea etc. It needs to become an integral part of the website with a link on the main menus. It doesn't look as though the RHS has really thought about what it hopes to achieve with this board. It has potential for far more than the feedback on TV coverage and compliments on the Flower shows that it appears to have been set up for. There has been tremendous feedback on the Hampton Court closure. Although you may not have been happy with the response, it shows just how many people will now use this form of communication. Please don't waste this opportunity for gardeners and members to exchange views, discuss their horticultural experiments, successes (and failures.) By making this board more accessible on the website you could build more of a community spirit among your members and the RHS itself could learn a lot more about what members feel.

• 20/07/2004 01:48 PM	In reply to
  Helen Location: Joined on: 19 Jul 2004 Posts: 6	Reply | Contact The bulletin board is a great idea and I like the idea of being able to exchange views and information withother gardeners. At the moment, it's easy to use once you're here but quite hard to find the board from the Home Page. Helen

• 20/07/2004 03:15 PM	In reply to
  spero Location: Cambridgeshire Joined on: 25 May 2004 Posts: 3	Reply | Contact I agree! I completely lost the bulletin board and could not remember how I had got there! Result was that I stopped bothering,--too much else to do, which is a pity as it could be great. Let us have a very clear link on the RHS main page. Hazel Hazel

• 22/07/2004 04:54 PM	In reply to
  admin Location: Joined on: 20 Nov 2003 Posts: 199	Reply | Contact Thanks for the positive feedback. We have been trialling the bulletin board on special Events such as the Flower Show and the Science Exchange which is why it hasn't been linked into the main navigation. The next stage is to look at the wider possibilities of using the functionality on the site.

• 17/08/2004 11:13 AM	In reply to
  marym Location: Joined on: 08 Jul 2004 Posts: 18	Reply | Contact The Bulletin Board won't become a valuable tool until there is a direct link from the RHS homepage. What is the timetable for this? marym

• 17/08/2004 12:08 PM	In reply to
  Helen Location: Joined on: 19 Jul 2004 Posts: 6	Reply | Contact Do you think they're holding off on the bulletin board, hoping the Hampton Court issue will go away? Helen

• 17/08/2004 03:04 PM

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  spero Location: Cambridgeshire Joined on: 25 May 2004 Posts: 3

  Reply | Contact ---------------- On 5/27/2004 9:56:52 AM se-moderator wrote: I'd be grateful if you would let us have your thoughts about this Bulletin Board as it's really the first time we've used it. For instance: Was it easy and straightforward to register? Was it easy to use? Your comments will be very much appreciated. Thank you.---------------- I've been asked this before! Once I wandered around the page and worked it out I was away! It was easy to register but required tought to use the board.#Hazel Hazel

• 04/09/2004 10:53 AM

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  marym Location: Joined on: 08 Jul 2004 Posts: 18

  Reply | Contact There seem to be some new problems with the Board. 1. The "last post" section of the menu page is no longer being updated when new posts are added or new topics started. Consequently, users of the Board may not check topics they are interested in, assuming that no new posts have been added. 2. The Moderator no longer seems to be checking the Board and replying to questions. This particular problem has been going on for a couple of weeks now. Is the Moderator on holiday and has no one from the RHS taken over her/his duties? marym

• 09/09/2004 01:34 PM	In reply to
  se-moderator Location: Joined on: 03 Feb 2004 Posts: 57	Reply | Contact Mary Yes, I have been on holiday - but am now back. If you want to contact me directly, my e-mail adddress is geoff.hodge@rhspublications.co.uk Best wishes. Geoff Hodge Web Editor

• 13/10/2004 09:44 PM

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  Daisyheadcase Location: Joined on: 13 Oct 2004 Posts: 65

  Reply | Contact xxxxo all, new user here. I have found this BB very easy to use, and quite accessible. I think it is a wonderful idea, a great way for RHS members and anyone interested enough to visit the website to discuss the shows and also share gardening knowledge and ideas. I would love to come to this BB and read posts from other gardeners, ask questions and perhaps help others (although I'm a bit of a novice!). I do have a few suggestions: * Is it possible for users of the BB to start a new topic themselves? I have found it a little frustrating to find the slightly parochial attitude that permeates the RHS lingering in the BB. Perhaps you would get more registered users if it didn't feel like the society was trying to dictate what was discussed. For a good example, try looking at the Rotten Tomatoes website, which has extensive forums which are largely user-led. I don't know the url off the top of my head, but typing rottentomatoes/forums should get you there by hook or by crook. * The forums seem to cover a very narrow spectrum of topics. Shows. Shows. The website. Climate change. How about Fruit? Vegetables? Trees? Gardens open to the public? The RHS gardens? Perennials? Cacti? Annuals? Books? DVD's? TV and Radio? I'm sure others also have lots of ideas. Gardening presenters, Magazines, Events, Allotments, Local Socities......Does anyone else have suggestions? *I can't comment on the link from the home page as I don't remember seeing it when I logged on - I only saw the link when I was searching for advice on Dahlia tubers (which I didn't find, incidentally, which is why I came to the BB). However, it should be easily accessible from the home page. * The BB has the potential to really include those members (or anyone that wants to register) feel that they can play a part a part in the society. We can't all be nursery owners, or professional horticulturalists, or designers, or professors of botany, or the owner of a large estate. Most of us have small suburban gardens which we try to transform into our own little paradise after work, or at the weekend, whenever we can, fitting our passion in between work, and children, and all the other boring things one must do before one is able to get into the garden. I would like to think the society is committed to reaching out to us. On a more positive note, I would like to compliment the moderator of this BB, who seems very diligent and replies frequently, more than I have seen on other BB's. Keep it up!

• 14/10/2004 12:32 PM

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  crackintackle Location: Joined on: 30 Sep 2004 Posts: 16

  Reply | Contact Daisy Daisy - how right you are. I too am a professional amateur when it comes to gardening. Suburban patch as opposed to 'room for a pony'. I toil over it constantly, and constantly I need help and advice from people in the know. I have to say I have more feedback from the users of the BBC site. As for your dahlias. Google - dahlia tubers - click on the first hit - 'over winter dahlias' - pages of good info for you there. I am about to embark on a big plant move in my haven - same old story - Chelsea & Hampton, buy loads of everything, plant it out then realise after the season that it all got put in the wrong place! But I just love it.