Google Ad's - Your Say

[Earthbabe]

What would we do without you ntg?

[Nicos]

Nick... I think you should be our resident 'bottom ' person!

Being from a medical background ... I think you should have the title of something like 'bottom man'
you could comment on all aspects of beetroot....etc etc...

Oh the power .......!!!

[nick the grief]

The ads dont really bother me as I scoot straight past them. The Idea of the forum being upgraded sounds good but please use people off the site who garden in "real" situations using real methods. I want to know how people with limited budgets, space and time get on, not listen to somebody who may have written 30 books but has 3 helpers, is sponsored by Thompson and Morgan and who gardens 5 acres.

I can go with that PW. Why should I want to know how someone in "Kew" grows their stuff - There's only me to do my gardening

The same ethos can be utilised in the magazine, the small article in the mag about my allotment just gave you a peek into my world, a real world that all of you can actually visualise and make some sense of. How cheap would it be David to use your hoards of wild forum veg growers to liase with your article writers to produce some really interesting articles that are new and unique, not regurtitated from another article written 4 years ago. I would love to be involved in that, and boy do I have some ideas.

The times I've picked a book up thinking it would be usefull only to find it's been written by some numpty who has just re-worked several other books. Thats why I like Geoff Hamilton, at least a lot of his ideas were fresh.

Another thing about the mag, bin the posh recipes, I am sure we all have loads of cookery books (home grown veg instantly makes you a foody) for that sort of think, bring in those really helpful tips .

If I wanted to eat in le maison auk quatre whatever it is I'd do the lottery!! I'm sure the food is excellant but most folks these day's (me included ) get home from work & just about have enough time to grab a sarnie & a cuppa as they rush out into the garden to grow the bloody stuf !

You have a 1000 members using the forum, what a resource is that at your disposal, and whats best for me, the forum is still about gardening, not about egos or argueing or the state of the Eu.

Don't get me started on the EU Thats one lot of Brussels that ought to have caterpillar damage!! It is a huge resource 1000 people that if tapped corectly would be brilliant.

As to your earlier question about where would I put them no I shall resist temptation I think the bottom of the page would be fine, although you probably wouldn't get so many hits but whats more important Hit's on ads or folks on the forum?

[Nicos]

Oh Nick
Get sampleing this years rhubarb scnapps!!

You are so well respected on this site...gather to and head down ( so to speak)
Am glad you have aired your views ...so few of us have our moments .
Is good to let others know that their gut feelings are also represented...good to be part of a team!!

[sewer rat]

I think that this might turn into a "suggestions on how to make the best veggie growing mag even better" type of thread, so maybe a Mod could set one up whereby us grapes could put forward suggestions, ideas etc (or equally vent our frustrations) direct to the PTB ?
Just an idea, but as has already been pointed out, we now number over a thousand, we all have opinions and we all are majorly enthusiastic about veg or we would not participate in the 'vine to the extent that a lot of us do, so maybe we should be considered as a major resource for info, ideas, features etc. - If I'm rambling on it's cause I've had a few - gonna have some more later on too !!

[Shortie]

Found it!

Jax started this one for suggestions to the mag a while back.

Please feel free to post suggestions for the mag in here if you want

Don't ask me how to 'name the link'. It's titled "Magazine wish list for 2006 "

http://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gra...read.php?t=202

[nick the grief]

Sorry about the last post folks, My Daughter says I was Ranting a bit. Well I've had one of my pills & a cuppa so I'm calm now...I SAID I WAS CALM DIDN'T I

I do feel quite passionate about the vine as I think it is an excellent site & source of information, (even I learn things eh Shortie !)hence the soapbox. So if it apeared a rant it wasn't ..... except the bit about the EU, they really get up my .. hey, how can I type if you fasten my sleeves up behind my back and hmmhmhm

[Nicos]

Me too Nick
to me if feels like a bunch of mates just helping each other out.
I have found this advertising stuff really intrusive as I feel we are all part of a family .....all new ideas so very welcome.
I don't like to feel pressurised into buying/funding adverts, and I would like to think that we as veggrowers actually have a bit of street cred rather than being fodder 'to the great unknown'
I love to lean about life experiences and enjoy following websites suggested by fellow 'clan members'
Just want to get back to the feeling of 'mutual enhancement' ( oh sorry if that sounds so 21st Centuary!! )

[nick the grief]

Well I quite honsetly don't like them,they are placed right at the top of the page making it so you have to scroll down to see the posts,. couldn't you put them down the side or along the bottom ???
But in time I think we will all just get used to themafter a few weeks

I'm glad to see you are totally unbiased Adam

[nick the grief]

I have to agree with you LJ. I understand why it's being done It's just in your face that's all maybe a smaller font ... how about 2pt

My post was tongue in cheek (as usual) but Adam could have just kept quiet so good on him for agreeing with us.

[User Removed]

Can I keep out of this one ??
Nick I can't change the font of the text it has to be the fixed size that it is now or bigger, you don't want it bigger do you ??

[Earthbabe]

Rat our new Editor Paul has already picked up on the point that the grapevine is a marvellous source of information, ideas and advice.

Yes I noticed the little piccy and what's hot etc. in the latest mag. I think it's great for us to get a little press.

[bootie]

Keep the ads. if they bring in revenue!

[Snadger]

Yes I noticed the little piccy and what's hot etc. in the latest mag. I think it's great for us to get a little press.

Two littles....I mean too little!

[Snadger]

Can I just say that the forum made me aware of the mag.

After joining the forum I bought my first gyo mag!

Story of my life really, I do everything ##se first! Lol