Originally Posted by Dusty Ol' Man (Post 966291)

:rofl:

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

Originally Posted by DirtyCoconuts (Post 966296)

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

Originally Posted by Dusty Ol' Man (Post 966291)

:rofl:

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

Originally Posted by SouthPark (Post 966323)

I'm special - as I currently have 9 silver flowers, plus four yellow flowers - as can be seen.

Originally Posted by Leafmite (Post 966309)

If you have donated money and become a forum supporter.

Originally Posted by Dusty Ol' Man (Post 966329)

That would be the purple flower.

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:hmmI 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'. :hmm:

Originally Posted by DirtyCoconuts (Post 966296)

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

Originally Posted by camille1585 (Post 966321)

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? :biggrin: And they're going to hate me now, because I just removed their gold stars!! :rofl:

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

Originally Posted by SouthPark (Post 966323)

I'm special - as I currently have 9 silver flowers, plus four yellow flowers - as can be seen.

Originally Posted by Leafmite (Post 966290)

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.