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[DirtyCoconuts]

guys, i think i have fusarium.....i seem to have dropped all my leaves and my pbulbs are covered in some weird and gross skin-like substance.

[camille1585]

Originally Posted by WaterWitchin

Maybe ya could bribe Camille into giving ya one of the gold ones she stole from me?

Ya want your gold flowers back, super duper moderator? Nobody says we have to use them as intended, and I can give them back as easily as I took them away. (sorry, super moderator privilege only!)

[realoldbeachbum]

I appreciate everyone on Orchid Board, moderators, supers, administrators and newbies like me.

Orchid Board -- Keep doing what you are doing. I pay no attention to the flowers.

[WaterWitchin]

Originally Posted by DirtyCoconuts

guys, i think i have fusarium.....i seem to have dropped all my leaves and my pbulbs are covered in some weird and gross skin-like substance.

Coat yerself in peroxide, dust cinnamon EVERYWHERE, and call me in the morning.

---------- Post added at 03:09 PM ---------- Previous post was at 03:07 PM ----------

Originally Posted by camille1585

Ya want your gold flowers back, super duper moderator? Nobody says we have to use them as intended, and I can give them back as easily as I took them away. (sorry, super moderator privilege only!)

Frankly, I'm starting to yearn for a sheer drivel badge instead. Would it be possible for me to design it?

[SouthPark]

The badge scheme is actually a fun thing - now that I think about it. The important thing is really how people treat each other - not just on orchidboard - but anywhere in general. Respecting one another is a nice thing.

As we know - there are all sorts in this world. I treat everybody nicely - as equals - unless somebody purposely comes out to throw their weight around - as in bullying me, or hassling somebody (not me ..... but other members) that didn't deserve to be hassled.

There's only one person on my ignore list ----- and their 'alias' name begins with 'i' or 'I'. That person demonstrated behaviour of a bully, and appeared to have no problem with it. That person threw out some insults. And they even attempted to ask others to put me on their ignore list (as they did put me on their ignore list). But ----- being an internet veteran (me, as with many other people here as well) ------ we've seen it all - and can handle it all -- no problem. It didn't affect me (in terms of causing psychological stress etc) ----- and I'm just indicating the obvious again ----- there's all sorts out there in the world. And the internet is 'the wild'. You can encounter pretty much anything out there.

I find that on orchidboard ----- the bulk of the people that post here are really good and nice people. We just want to chat about orchids and other nice things, and see orchid pics.

[estación seca]

I like it a lot as it is.

I've also read the badges for certain numbers of messages encourages some people to make posts so they can get their numbers up.

Members with a lot of flowers have probably been around a while and probably remember past discussions of particular topics. They can often point people to a past post much faster than somebody can sift the search feature for it.

[DirtyCoconuts]

Holy hand grenade!?! I have these flowers!?!? I thought they denoted financial contributors


Wait, so what do they mean?

[camille1585]

Originally Posted by DirtyCoconuts

Holy hand grenade!?! I have these flowers!?!? I thought they denoted financial contributors


Wait, so what do they mean?

Have a look at my post on page 4 of this thread, I explained it!

[tmoney]

ah, thanks for pointing that out camille, i did read that post but was flying through it and distracted. but thanks for explaining!

[Mountaineer370]

Originally Posted by SouthPark

I'm happy with the running of this forum. It is quite a nice forum here......This orchidboard forum is among the best ones in my opinion,

Originally Posted by wisdomseeker

If a member is truly concerned with the experience/expertise/or quality of the words of another - all they have to do is click on a members username and then click 'find all posts'. It requires some time and effort to read through those posts (some members have thousands)......

Originally Posted by Dusty Ol' Man

Camille, I think the OB is just about as perfect as a forum can be, considering it is made up of people, with all their quirks. Don't even think about changing it.

Originally Posted by realoldbeachbum

I appreciate everyone on Orchid Board, moderators, supers, administrators and newbies like me.

Orchid Board -- Keep doing what you are doing. I pay no attention to the flowers.

Originally Posted by SouthPark

I find that on orchidboard ----- the bulk of the people that post here are really good and nice people. We just want to chat about orchids and other nice things, and see orchid pics.

Originally Posted by estación seca

I like it a lot as it is......Members with a lot of flowers have probably been around a while and probably remember past discussions of particular topics. They can often point people to a past post much faster than somebody can sift the search feature for it.

I agree enthusiastically with all of the above. I like the Orchid Board just the way it is. Please don't change a thing. Forums like this are a welcome diversion from the stresses of our world today. Yes, there is the occasional unpleasantness from a very small number of individuals, but it eventually works itself out one way or another. I've seen it happen on all the boards I've belonged to. (And thank you to the moderators for stepping in when necessary.) I know this is stating the obvious, but it's human nature to sometimes disagree and/or to question the credentials of someone giving advice.

Originally Posted by WaterWitchin

I have also been involved in other discussion type forums as a member and/or moderator since good ol' AOL dial-up was king (horror of horrors, I can still hear that dial up and connect noise in my head).

Oh, yes, I also remember dial-up Internet! For that matter, I remember a world before we all had the Internet, though I can't really remember what we all did with ourselves back in those olden days.