Suggestion - Page 4

Posted by claudia on October 16, 2009, 12:54 am

So don't read it if it's marked OT and you're not interested. There's
noone standing next to you with a gun pointed at your head making you
read all the posts. Read what you want and mark what you don't want as
read, or delete it, whatever.
Personally, I like reading about other things as well; otherwise the
group would be a "how to" manual.

Claudia

Posted by Sunny on October 16, 2009, 1:10 am

I just love this group. Some days I don't read any of the posts,
including those both OT and about quilting. Other days I read up and
down and backwards. Sometimes I just want to see my friends' names and
know that you're all still here.

I don't want anyone to be hurt here, to feel left out or ignored or
jumped on or ...... and that's me in RL too. I seem to go around
soothing ruffled feathers and introducing friends to each other and
trying to keep the world quiet and happy. Mary, I understand how you
feel. And you are right to voice that opinion. We are all right to
voice our opinions, as long as we all respect each other.

I love you all. This NG holds a ridiculously huge place in my life.
Just know if I could I'd hug each and every person here. (Polly, don't
worry girl, I've got your snail mail somewhere and I fully intend to
send you a jar of chow chow.)

Sunny

Posted by Tutu Haynes-Smart on October 16, 2009, 2:32 am

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Now that really resonates with me!!! I;ve been here FAR too long and love!
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Cheers for now
Tutu
Cape Town, South Africa
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Posted by Mary on October 16, 2009, 1:20 am

I rather enjoy the wide variety of postings! Quilters are lively,
interesting people with a lot to say about a variety of topics, and I
am certainly "guilty" of the occasional off-topic posting myself --
which you are, of course, free to ignor. Because so many quilters
seem to have resident cats earning their kibble as Quilt Inspectors,
this is where I turned for advice about my cat. (I'm a "dog person",
but now have my own QI cat.) And by the way, the advice about the
masking tape rings to deter clawing furniture has been wonderful!

Quilt-wise, I am one or two days away from being finished with a
wholecloth quilt! It will fit a twin bed, and if I can figure out how
to post photos I will do that.

Posted by Patti on October 16, 2009, 3:17 am

I think, perhaps, all that is needed is that we are all *very* careful
to label OT messages as such. If this is clearly done, so that anyone
who only wants to read about quilting can do so, there shouldn't be a
problem. This is a hugely diverse group and no one 'thing' can suit
everyone.

I would not want to have to find another newsgroup. For some time I
belonged to a quilting only group and you would not believe how many
arguments there were about what constituted a quilting topic - how far
it could be extended. I didn't last more than a couple of years there!

There are, actually, many on topic posts that with the best will in the
world cannot be interesting to me: there are many purely American pieces
of information - like local shows etc. So, I don't pursue those
threads. Let's not get this all too deep and serious - there's enough
of that around us all.

Just *mark* OT's OT.

(Someone said something recently about the position of the colon or
something in the topic title - didn't register with me, but maybe it
warrants repeating if it is relevant here?)
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Best Regards
pat on the hill

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