tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post2261517198442681978..comments2024-03-27T07:35:21.832-07:00Comments on Plants are the Strangest People: Pretty picture: Paphiopedilum bellatulummr_subjunctivehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14113199755474482747noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-39666267138372810902014-11-19T12:53:58.409-08:002014-11-19T12:53:58.409-08:00People are the strangest vegetables.People are the strangest vegetables.Lewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07890635732015097650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-70640601763184501802014-11-08T00:01:31.916-08:002014-11-08T00:01:31.916-08:00What a jerk!! I would be proud if you took pics of...What a jerk!! I would be proud if you took pics of my plants and put it on your blog. This guy needs to see a psychiatrist for some strong medications pronto..he's sounds very psychotic to me!! Carmennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-75519477723958210332014-11-02T12:32:12.702-08:002014-11-02T12:32:12.702-08:00He sounds like a tool. With too much time on his h...He sounds like a tool. With too much time on his hands.Lizahttp://goodtogrow.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-1573916654662799292014-11-02T11:06:37.809-08:002014-11-02T11:06:37.809-08:00I'm guessing the complaining guy is an old per...I'm guessing the complaining guy is an old person who doesn't know much about how the internet works and feels like posting photos of his stuff online is an invasion of privacy. Sort of like how I have had elderly relatives express fears that if you put a photo of your face online then you should worry that someone might photoshop your face onto a porn actor's body.<br /><br />...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-43276460281862790882014-11-02T08:47:58.796-08:002014-11-02T08:47:58.796-08:00Having worked vaugely in the journalism field, man...Having worked vaugely in the journalism field, many years ago, you are correct... anything in public can be photographed and commented on... there is no legal expectation of privacy in a public space. Thats how it is legal for street security cameras, and thats how the paparazi stays in business. There are some iffy areas... altering photos to make a celebrity look like tbwyre doing somehimg Claudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04568424354642247198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-6114354760772713232014-11-02T07:27:18.858-08:002014-11-02T07:27:18.858-08:00I know orchid growers can be a bit odd but usually...I know orchid growers can be a bit odd but usually the only reason for hiding their plants is that they are stolen from other growers or from the wild. They should not have them in a show.<br /><br />The only other possibility I can think of is that he had discovered a chemical in this plant that was going to aid his plan for world domination. Which you foiled by publicising his ownership of it.Pattockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00741004991950391554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-23508805205516592212014-11-02T06:24:56.499-08:002014-11-02T06:24:56.499-08:00Based on what you posted as the plaintiff's me...Based on what you posted as the plaintiff's message to you, they are in the wrong not you. You are completely within your rights to post photos you personally have taken. The fact it was not your personal plant is irrelevant. Should the plant owner deign to contact you again, I would not hesitate to tell him/her that quite plainly. If they still wish to have a hissy cow over it, tell themPaulnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-24905220171543049452014-11-02T06:02:06.448-08:002014-11-02T06:02:06.448-08:00Ginny Burton:
The only real information I can get...Ginny Burton:<br /><br />The only real information I can get on visitors is an IP address, specific page(s) visited, and the time of the visit(s), through StatCounter. Unless I get a paid StatCounter account, I can only see that information on my last 500 visitors. <br /><br />StatCounter does identify a location for the IP addresses, and in this particular case, the Illowa Orchid Society has fewmr_subjunctivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14113199755474482747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-56333732670651994172014-11-02T05:25:50.915-08:002014-11-02T05:25:50.915-08:00Isn't there some way that you can track back t...Isn't there some way that you can track back to the writer? One of the bloggers I read has mentioned that she can "see" her commenters and thinks it's hilarious when the same commenter posts arguments on *both* sides of a question, but under different names.Ginny Burtonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-27352108768676730842014-11-02T04:11:02.007-08:002014-11-02T04:11:02.007-08:00This is one of those events where you need to &quo...This is one of those events where you need to "Be The Duck" and let it roll off your back. The guy was being an *&&, you did nothing wrong, try not to sweat it.<br />Easy advice to give, just don't ask me to follow it. I'd be annoyed as all get out, too!Dianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16328488668540053999noreply@blogger.com