Today in pictures

[katex]

Originally Posted by susie123

Common Mallow grows in open, dry (well drained), nutrient-rich soil, Loosestrife likes damp places, Dave actually photographed it growing in water. Mallow is altogether bushier and sturdier than loosestrife, whose flowers are much smaller than either mallow or willow herb.

This is the Willowherb growing on the banks of my lodge at the moment. The flowers are very tiny .... think it may be the Great Willowherb as described in my image above ?

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[susie123]

Originally Posted by katex

This is the Willowherb growing on the banks of my lodge at the moment. The flowers are very tiny .... think it may be the Great Willowherb as described in my image above ?

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Actually yes there are some willow herbs with small flowers, some of them are a bit weedy.

Funny, my dad lived on Lodgeside for a short while about 30 years ago, only visited him there a couple of times, never realised there actually was a lodge down there!!

[DaveinGermany]

Originally Posted by davemac

I for one, start with this thread, and if it wasn't here I would no longer be on Accy Web.

I don't think removing the good stuff and leaving the venomous stuff is the answer, so there you have it, I bounce the ball back to you.

Oooh, you're such a drama Queen !

[davemac]

Originally Posted by DaveinGermany

Oooh, you're such a drama Queen !

Its my ball and I will take it home if I want.

We will fight them on the keypad, we will fight them on the mouse, we will never surrender.

[shillelagh]

Originally Posted by davemac

Its my ball and I will take it home if I want.

We will fight them on the keypad, we will fight them on the mouse, we will never surrender.

you've never met em in the railway on a saturday dinnertime then dave ...

[davemac]

Not wanting to let the matter drop, and no response from Mick, I would argue that saying on one day that the number of pictures posted has to be reduced, and the very next saying the thread would be deleted if we didn't act instantly, is to my mind a heavy handed act, and an enforcement of a rule that does not exist for the forum.

People have taken ownership of this thread, and have been inspired to purchase new cameras to contribute to this thread. Is this commitment to be ignored!

It has been brought to my attention that the picture competitions no longer are run on this forum, therefore the capacity released by this act is available to the "Today in Pictures" thread, It isn't enforced on other threads that post pictures, so why the sledgehammer on this one.

[mobertol]

Originally Posted by davemac

Not wanting to let the matter drop, and no response from Mick, I would argue that saying on one day that the number of pictures posted has to be reduced, and the very next saying the thread would be deleted if we didn't act instantly, is to my mind a heavy handed act, and an enforcement of a rule that does not exist for the forum.

People have taken ownership of this thread, and have been inspired to purchase new cameras to contribute to this thread. Is this commitment to be ignored!

It has been brought to my attention that the picture competitions no longer are run on this forum, therefore the capacity released by this act is available to the "Today in Pictures" thread, It isn't enforced on other threads that post pictures, so why the sledgehammer on this one.

Not being technically minded I just wonder how much space every youtube music/video link takes up?

[mobertol]

Market day in Castelverde -got a few funny looks from my fellow villagers as I snapped a few shots! I bought some fresh bread, fruit and some ready fried "Merluzzo" which is battered salt cod (very nice!) from a specialist stall - its very good but not as nice as English cod'n'chips

The pink building in the square is our Town Hall (Municipio). Quite a few people about, it's a popular little market, though when it's hot most people go earlier. I got home at 10-45am and am now shuttered in against the mad hours - will open up again and start to breath (hopefully) after 7-30pm! It was so hot last night that with windows open and fans on I didn't get to sleep till after one am....was in bed at eleven after a cool shower...:

[Margaret Pilkington]

Dave, I am sure that it is a cost issue......space has to bought from the server.
Some people who come on the site pay a subscription, but many others do not...there is only so much money to go around.

I know Mick fairly well, and he is not into a heavy handed way of dealing with things...in fact he is a most helpful moderator(not that I am saying the others aren't- but most of my dealings with mods have been with Mick).
The picture competitions (which were sometimes very poorly paticipated in) were abandoned because of a problem with the software(I think -I'm sure Mick will correct me if I have got it wrong).

I am not taking sides here, but just trying to be diplomatic in explaining why things are the way they are.

Post ten pics and link to Flickr so that people can see the rest of your pictures there...that way you follow the rules, but allow those who like to see what you have been doing, and where you have been, to peep over your shoulder.

[susie123]

Originally Posted by davemac

People have taken ownership of this thread, and have been inspired to purchase new cameras to contribute to this thread. Is this commitment to be ignored!

Yes... all I've got to do now is get on and use this new camera...

Well said Dave and thanks for fighting our corner.

[davemac]

On this particular issue, I think it has been dealt with rather heavily, to ask for the photos to be reduced in size on the 24/7/12. then say the thread will be deleted on 26/07/12 if we don't comply, is not diplomatic by any stretch of the imagination

I am not against the limit of 10 photos per day, after reducing them in size, although I am not sure if making up the rules as you go along offers clarity of vision, which this appears top be.

Would it not have been better to instruct users who are posting either too many photos ( I am guilty of this), or are posting without reduction, the correct way to post.
I find a helping hand is better than a slap in the face.

I hold this thread up as a positive thread for the website, with no nasty post having been posted. This thread has had 1330 posts with 15,519 views, and all of it is family friendly.
Yes I have got on my high horse, but only because I will defend this positive thread, and a threat to close it will not be tolerated.

I would however ask for people to perhaps look at the possibility of a small contribution to the site, I do, and will make another one this weekend.

right rant over, I'm off to a darkened room, as my dander is close to bursting

[Margaret Pilkington]

do you want me to come with a cool flannel and some Lavender drops Dave???

I don't think this has come up before because we have never had a thread like this before....and to be fair, Mick doesn't make the rules, he only makes sure that whatever the rules are, they are complied with. You could always PM him and ask for clarification.
I think it is a 'costs issue'.
I am already a contributor and have been for quite a while. If you enjoy something then you should pay a little for its upkeep.(and I mean the 'you' in a collective sense rather than a personal one)

[susie123]

Originally Posted by mobertol

Market day in Castelverde -got a few funny looks from my fellow villagers as I snapped a few shots! I bought some fresh bread, fruit and some ready fried "Merluzzo" which is battered salt cod (very nice!) from a specialist stall - its very good but not as nice as English cod'n'chips

Looks like a better market than Accy and in a place with only just over 5000 inhabitants (according to Wikipedia). And not a fancy market hall or faux Victorian stall in sight!

Wasn't expecting to see a large African lady as in pic 6!

[susie123]

As the request to restrain posts coincided with the server maintenance earlier this week I am assuming/guessing that the two are connected. Haste may account for a certain possible lack of diplomacy in the way things were conducted. I think as Margaret says no unpleasantness was intended but there's no accounting for people's reactions.

I hope the dust is now beginning to settle and we can move on and continue to enjoy the thread - it certainly has been a breath of fresh air for a lot of people.

[susie123]

Originally Posted by davemac

Yes I have got on my high horse

Is that a Shetland pony Dave?