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Re: thought police

Dear All,

After joining meditplants it became obvious fairly soon that plants from
Mediterranean climates was not the primary topic of the discussions. So, I
went back and read the introductory message that all new medit-plants
subscibers get. It says:

"There is much to be gained in the experiences
of fellow gardeners in all climates, but often you yearn to 'talk'
with someone who directly understands your unique horticultural
challenges and successes.  This discussion group was established to
fill that need for gardeners in the Mediterranean climate zones
throughout the world, regardless of their specific interests."

If there is an emphasis at this site it is toward plants that are adaptable
to climates where frost does not play a big role. So, 'temp-plants' or
'subtrop-plants' might be more descriptive. The name does not really
matter; medit-plants is fine as long as you are not expecting to see
discussions limited to mediterranean plant types.

For myself, I would like to interact with a site where the topics were
limited to plants etc that grow in areas with a long dry season and that
season was not in winter.

I have nothing against a wider range of topics except that (1) it takes
more time to extract what I want to read and (2) it is in direct opposition
to what the purpose of the site was set up for. So, if you want a wider
range you need to change the charter. Newcomers may not hang around fo
rlong.

Andrew
San Diego, California
awilson@fda.net
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