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feldon30 · March 3, 2014

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Originally Posted by Doug9345

Like I said there is something about Garden Web that rubs me the wrong way. I don't see the problem with answering the same questions time after time. I've seen more than once where the same question pops up again and someone has a totally new perspective on it.

GardenWeb is designed so that the same questions are posted over and over to generate traffic and ad revenue. That's directly from the guy who launched the site before selling it to iVillage.

However the enormous turnover caused by the same topics being asked almost daily is detrimental to building a community. Interesting topics are drowned out by the 8,794th person asking which version of Brandywine is attributable to the Amish or BER threads full of people walking on egg shells as it were.

GardenWeb would be great if it were moved to modern forum software and managed by a committed, engaged team.

Darcie · March 3, 2014

I love reading the posts on Tomatoville. It was a post on MyFolia that brought me to this site. I also like to visit Permies. Each site specializes in different areas of interest.

ChristinaJo · March 3, 2014

TV is the main forum I like....There is so much knowledge and nice people here.

Anthony_Toronto · March 5, 2014

Quote:

Originally Posted by feldon30

GardenWeb is designed so that the same questions are posted over and over to generate traffic and ad revenue. That's directly from the guy who launched the site before selling it to iVillage.

However the enormous turnover caused by the same topics being asked almost daily is detrimental to building a community. Interesting topics are drowned out by the 8,794th person asking which version of Brandywine is attributable to the Amish or BER threads full of people walking on egg shells as it were.

GardenWeb would be great if it were moved to modern forum software and managed by a committed, engaged team.

Well that explains why they were annoyed and banned me for basically complaining about the same questions being posted over and over again and suggesting that all it did was (essentially artifically) increase the post count to allow them to generate more revenue at the expense of acually being a useful resource. Any advertiser who doesn't do their homework gets what they pay for I guess.

Worth1 · March 5, 2014

I was looking for something and clicked on this link.
http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j...fVsYwvGSlbtiZA

Need I say more, my computer almost locked up from all of the garbage.

Worth

Ed of Somis · March 5, 2014

Some pretty strong opinions here! haha. Actually, GW is a great source if you are specifically seeking information on container growing.

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March 3, 2014	#47
Darcie Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: British Columbia, Canada Posts: 3	I love reading the posts on Tomatoville. It was a post on MyFolia that brought me to this site. I also like to visit Permies. Each site specializes in different areas of interest.

March 3, 2014	#48
ChristinaJo Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: NE Texas Posts: 425	TV is the main forum I like....There is so much knowledge and nice people here.

March 5, 2014	#50
Worth1 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Den of Drunken Fools Posts: 38,539	I was looking for something and clicked on this link. http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j...fVsYwvGSlbtiZA Need I say more, my computer almost locked up from all of the garbage. Worth

March 5, 2014	#51
Ed of Somis Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Somis, Ca Posts: 649	Some pretty strong opinions here! haha. Actually, GW is a great source if you are specifically seeking information on container growing.