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| I'm talking about these very long threads over on the Conversation side of this forum. They're numbered and into the 500's. Every once in a while I take a look, but they're so long and it almost seems to be a somewhat of a private conversation amongst friends or something. There are also a lot of names I don't even recognize. I never stay long.
Just curious... Kevin |
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- Posted by ken_adrian z5 (My Page) on Sat, Jun 30, 12 at 19:33
| when i first came to GW.. God knows when.. they were all the rage .. see link for definition ... i think peeps just liked to ramble about whatever ... all the power to them ... ken |
Here is a link that might be useful: link
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| I can't figure them out! I saw them when I first joined GW and never really bothered to TRY to figure them out, lol. Dee |
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| The Idylls are a long-running conversation between a group of very avid gardeners. I was relatively late to join the group. It was a bit intimidating to jump into the conversation, but they were very welcoming to new-comers. Those who live near each other get together in person sometimes, and there is usually an annual 'Idyllunion' get-together. I never went to one of those but did meet a number of the Idylls in person when they happened to be in this area. One lady lives not too far away and we have become friends - we regularly dog-sit her dog when she travels! Unfortunately Facebook has killed the Idylls on GW as the conversation has moved over to FB... |
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| I'm just curious as to how these posts were named. Aren't idylls poems? Dee |
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| Personally, I believe Facebook has killed Western Civilization, but that's just me. These must have started ages ago. I checked the archives on the conversation side and the oldest Idyll they list is still in the 200's. That's a long time to be talking. Kevin |
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| Dee - I wasn't around when the Idylls began, so am not sure of exactly where the name came from, but I suspect it used Idyll in the same sense that the original Greek poems did - i.e. descriptions of every-day life in the small intimate world of friends, family - and garden. :-) Kevin - I quite agree re FB! I'm not sure how far back the Idylls go - some of the people who started them dropped out for awhile during busiest times in family life and then, years later, returned again. It was a great, interesting group and, not being a FB kind of person, I'll miss them. |
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- Posted by buyorsell888 Zone 8 Portland OR (My Page) on Sun, Jul 1, 12 at 20:26
| I don't think I've ever looked at the conversation side of any garden web forum. I have made friends on other forums that I have talked too for years and met in person, some many times. :) |
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| Not a facebook or Idyll type of person. For me that is way too much personal information to put on the Internet. I love to talk about gardening though! |
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