Early in the development of the online forum, there was a topic area called "Heating your greenhouse," which started as what it says but evolved into a place where various non-geophyte topics were introduced and discussed. It was enjoyable for many of us, even when a topic bored or even annoyed some participants. As someone who often feels socially isolated, I liked it; it was a lot better than going to a senior center. I think using the forum this way is better than the email list, whose users can't select the topics they want to see. There's also an area on the forum designated for discussion of non-geophytic plants, and it's also little used, even though most of us grow and travel to see a wide range of plants. Jane McGary, Portland, Oregon, USA Fall rains trying to start here. On 9/23/2025 7:36 AM, Mary Sue Ittner via pbs wrote: > The founders of this group wanted discussion to be about geophytes and > their companions. I have often noticed that off topic discussions > generated more responses so people were interested in other things. It > is really helpful if the subject indicates what the topic is about so > that people who aren't interested can skip it. For example pbs Digest, > Vol 103, Issue 13 doesn't let anyone know that the subject is really > help for identifying a plant. I don't know how hard it is to change > the title of the subject on some devices, but if you can do it to make > it fit the discussion, I'm sure some readers would appreciate it. Also > we erred on the side of inclusiveness when we created the wiki. That > made some people unhappy as they felt there were things on it that > didn't belong. Mike Mace came up with a wiki page to explain what we > included as a guide for anything new to be added. It's worth a read > since he spent some time creating it. The bulb in Pacific Bulb Society > includes a lot more than true bulbs. > https://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/index.php/… > > Mary Sue > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > https://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… > Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> > PBS Forum > https://… _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net https://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> PBS Forum https://…