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10 years ago

I'm just noticing it looks like they've changed the picture on the forum's main page, and it looks like an Austin. I know Austins are supposed to be discussed here, and I have a couple of them myself, so I'm not bashing them.

But I liked the old damask looking picture, and it seemed to go better with the forum title.

Just my thoughts. If you disagree, that's fine.

P.S. And it's an apricot Austin.

This post was edited by bellegallica_zone9 on Wed, Jun 5, 13 at 17:37

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jerijen
10 years ago
No. I can't disagree. I'd really like to see something there that's REALLY old ... one of the oldest Gallicas, maybe, or Autumn Damask.

But that's just me, being crabby. ;-)

Jeri
mendocino_rose
10 years ago
As much as I like Austin roses I have to say that I agree also.
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10 years ago
A quartered Austin in the pink range might have LOOKED old at least.

That apricot just screams modern.
anntn6b
10 years ago
Maybe we can swap it for the Old Blush that is still on the main Rose Forum.

(Being a total cynic, I'd wonder how much DA paid GE to put their rose here.)
fogrose
10 years ago
I'll be even more crabby than Jeri (and hope I don't get a lot of hate mail) but I get frustrated at how there almost seems to be MORE postings about Austins and modern roses on this forum than ones about the true antiques. There, I've said it. I've been wanting to say it for a long time.

Diane
Poorbutroserich Susan Nashville
10 years ago
Diane, you troublemaker you! Bwah ha. Where is the forum picture? I've never seen it.
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fogrose
10 years ago
Hi Susan, it's on the top right corner of the rose forum home page.

Diane
gwtamara
10 years ago
Hi folks,

Just thought I'd stop in and explain about the photo. As you know, we've been updating the forums over the last few months. Part of the 'facelift' has been to replace some of the clipart in the headers. While I understand that sometimes change can be difficult, it's not a bad idea to sport a fresh look. No one paid us to showcase that photo. It actually belongs to Sidos_House, one of the members on this forum. She did not ask to have it placed there, but I thought it was a lovely picture and asked her if she would mind if we used it.

What we want to do is to rotate pictures in this spot and eventually have a way that you can vote for the ones that you would like to see there. We don't currently have that functionality, but hope to have it soon. In the meantime, if someone would like to start a thread and post photos that you would like to see in this spot, I'll happily swap them out occasionally.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me.

Best,

Tamara
portlandmysteryrose
10 years ago
Yes, Bellegallica, I agree, and there are so many unique and absolutely show-stopping OGRs from which to choose. Austins can be great remontant alternatives, but they are not OGRs. Fogrose, too bad we can't hack into the site and sub one of the incredible OGR photos posted by a member. Oops. Did I just type that out loud? If I disappear from ARF, you'll know they came and took me away....

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portlandmysteryrose
10 years ago
Oops again. Tamara's explanation posted while I was typing.
nancylee2
10 years ago
I like the idea of a rotating photo. It would be nice if the name was also shown.
melissa_thefarm
10 years ago
I agree that the photo is inappropriate, however pretty. Are you listening, Tamara? Thanks for your explanation, by the way. I too think that the rose pictured ought to be an old rose.
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10 years ago
yep - this argument regarding the exception the Austins seem to have in the OGR category already surfaces periodically (and I agree that they are no more antique than any of the other modern shrubs such as Romanticas, Rennaissance, Generosa and so on.....and I simply think that using it as the defining image for this forum is just not on - so yeah, hope you are still taking notice, Tamara - another unhappy poster here (with apols to Sidos-house).
fogrose
10 years ago
Please note everyone...

I started a new thread addressed to Tamara that contains photographs of our true antique roses for her to use for the forum.

Encouraging you all to do the same.

The heading is "For gwTamara: Old Garden Rose Photos from Members"

Diane
ken-n.ga.mts
10 years ago
I'll have to agree that I'm not to wild about the form photo. And yes, this form is about OGR's. Not Austins. Even though I'm guilty of posting about Austins on this form.
rosefolly
10 years ago
Posting about Austins is perfectly permissible here. It always has been since the very beginning days back when Spike ran the forums. However, I am in complete agreement that our forum rose really ought to be a true antique. A reproduction should always be secondary to the Real Thing.

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rosefolly
10 years ago
Editing out a duplicate post.

Rosefolly

This post was edited by rosefolly on Thu, Jun 6, 13 at 13:07
sherryocala
10 years ago
A little yay and nay here. If and when we start rotating I vote for more OGRs than repros (say, 4 to 1) but still want to see the repros. Until then let us look like what we are - antiques. :))

Sherry

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