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[DirtyCoconuts]

I try to let everyone know when I am going to say something dumb.

[WaterWitchin]

I like it better when you surprise me.

[Mr.Fakename]

If stupid opinions and responses weren't allowed, French people wouldn't have much to say.
Oh, wait.

[Dusty Ol' Man]

Originally Posted by Mr.Fakename

If stupid opinions and responses weren't allowed, French people wouldn't have much to say.
Oh, wait.

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Ok, since no one has directly addressed the question, what DO the flowers under username signify? WW? Camille?

[Leafmite]

Originally Posted by Dusty Ol' Man

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Ok, since no one has directly addressed the question, what DO the flowers under username signify? WW? Camille?

If you have donated money and become a forum supporter.

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Originally Posted by DirtyCoconuts

If you’ll notice, ww and I both have disclaimers in our signature lines to make that clear

[Dusty Ol' Man]

Originally Posted by Leafmite

If you have donated money and become a forum supporter.

That would be the purple flower.

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I have gone through this entire thread again. Not for the content on the subject, but to see how many of the major users are supporting the forum. I counted three. That's it!
Just sayin'. :

[SADE2020]

Originally Posted by Dusty Ol' Man

That would be the purple flower.

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I have gone through this entire thread again. Not for the content on the subject, but to see how many of the major users are supporting the forum. I counted three. That's it!
Just sayin'. :

jajaja Dusty the Collector! Fully auditing Accounts

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Originally Posted by DirtyCoconuts

If you’ll notice, ww and I both have disclaimers in our signature lines to make that clear

DC, I've been inspired by your comment to change my signature, and I went all the waaaaaaay!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[camille1585]

Originally Posted by Dusty Ol' Man

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Ok, since no one has directly addressed the question, what DO the flowers under username signify? WW? Camille?

The number of flowers is linked to post count, and I had to go check the numbers in the admin panel:

1 = 100 posts
2 = 500 posts
3 = 1000 posts
4 = 2500 posts
5= 5000 posts

Default flower color is gold. Super moderators/admins are extra special and get silver flowers. I apparently made a mistake in the control panel when I made WW and Roberta moderators, because they get ALL the flowers!!! I guess that means that they are Super duper moderators with magical powers? And they're going to hate me now, because I just removed their gold stars!!

Forum supporters (donate money to the forum) get an extra animated purple flower

[Leafmite]

One thing I learned about orchid forums and taking advice is to learn the conditions under which the one giving advice grows their orchids. I did very well with orchids for many years and then I discovered orchid forums and began to read...eventually joining...eventually posting. In the early years, so many of the professionals had greenhouses or grew in warmer climates and I didn't realize this and began to think, even though my orchids were doing fine, that I could do even better. I followed their advice and directions for growing. None of them were from the same climate and growing in a window. Opps. Not the best strategy. I try to be clear about being from Ohio, now, so that people who are in different climates can look for someone else to give them advice. Ohio has its own set of special challenges.

Just to be clear...I am not a pro. The advice I give is based on my mistakes and what I learned from them...based on living here in Ohio. I don't want others to make the same mistakes I have made.

[Ray]

Originally Posted by Leafmite

One thing I learned about orchid forums and taking advice is to learn the conditions under which the one giving advice grows their orchids. I did very well with orchids for many years and then I discovered orchid forums and began to read...eventually joining...eventually posting. In the early years, so many of the professionals had greenhouses or grew in warmer climates and I didn't realize this and began to think, even though my orchids were doing fine, that I could do even better. I followed their advice and directions for growing. None of them were from the same climate and growing in a window. Opps. Not the best strategy. I try to be clear about being from Ohio, now, so that people who are in different climates can look for someone else to give them advice. Ohio has its own set of special challenges.

Just to be clear...I am not a pro. The advice I give is based on my mistakes and what I learned from them...based on living here in Ohio. I don't want others to make the same mistakes I have made.

I've been growing orchids for almost 50 years, but I still learn stuff. There's a lot of difference between "experience" and "expertise". I feel like I have a lot more of the former than the latter...

LM - your logic is exactly why I try to look at the "why" behind the "what", as that gives us more opportunity to think about and experiment with the potentially multitude of ways to do the "how".