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Perennials list server discussion

Hello Dennis,
> to unsubscribe.   I am a member of another list server where relevant
> questions are asked and discussed with little social chatter.  I suggest
 What other list is it?  I too am tired of the drivel.  Any specific topic
on you mind currently?  Thanks for your response,  Katie

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> From: Dennis Eveleigh <develeigh@rbg.ca>
> To: 'perennials@mallorn.com'
> Subject: RE: list server discussion
> Date: Thursday, 09 October, 1997 16:48
> 
> Alex Teller wrote:
>  
> > I wonder if it were not more productive for everybody to send these
> > personal messages directly to the recipients instead of using mailing
>> . . . . .
> In response Bob Asmear wrote:
> 
> >  I hate to even clutter the list up with a response but.......
> >  I don't think there are that many messages of this nature to worry
>> . . . .
> NOW I RESPOND:
> 
> I am a professional horticulturalist who is responsible for curating
> perennial collections at a major botanical garden. I joined this list
> server because I hoped to participate in interesting discussions related
> to perennial plants.  So far most of the discussion has been on plants
> that are not considered "perennials" in the current sense of the word.
> Also I agree with Alex.  A large amount of the "talk" is social related
> to reporting on how each other's gardens are doing or aimed at one
> specific person.  Also, I am not really interested in hearing that
> someone left their most recent issue of Martha Stewart Living at work.
> I get alot of email during the day and to get so much irrelevant email
> from this list server has caused me after on week of "listening" to try 
> to unsubscribe.   I am a member of another list server where relevant
> questions are asked and discussed with little social chatter.  I suggest
> that if members want to discuss non-perennial plant topics that they
> also join other list servers that are topic specific or more general.
> You will lose the subscribers who are truly interested in perennials if
> you do not limit the discussion to this area.    
> 
> Dennis Eveleigh
> Curator of Perennials
> Royal Botanical Gardens
> Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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