I always appreciate levity dirt, so don't apologize. I really don't have a stake in this discussion. In the original discussion (which has evidently now disappeared) Calif_Sue expressed some concern (regarding the question of a pollinator database tied to the plant files) regarding how the main database thumbnail was chosen and the possibility that all of the main d/b thumbnails would wind up including pollinators (since, per Sue, these images seem to receive lots of thumbs). Some members take the choice of the main d/b thumbnail very seriously. I am not suggesting that Calif_Sue does, and i know that i couldn't care less. But Sue is the Plants Admin, and i figure she has some reasons for her concern. Therefore, i set out to offer alternative ideas about how the main thumbnail could be chosen (or eliminated in such a way that the majority of main images wouldn't all have bugs (not to be confused with computer bugs) in them.
The two alternative possibilities i suggested were 1) to eliminate the main d/b thumbnail altogether or 2) that the main d/b thumbnails rotate on a regular basis (including all gallery photos per plant). Members would still be able to give thumbs and acorns to the d/b photos but the selection of the main thumbnail would not rely on the thumb count.
This conversation has been difficult to follow, because the beginning of it has disappeared, and the remainder has been fractured into many pieces here and there. It is even difficult for one to know if one has read all of the related posts.
Personally, i can see how a separate bug d/b would function. I do not have any idea of how a pollinator d/b, connected to the plant files would function. What i really wonder is if people really want a pollinator d/b at all (considering things like one type of pollinator could potentially pollinate 40,000 different flowers, etc) but from what i have managed to read, a "pollinator gallery" (as opposed to a pollinator d/b) would be very workable and imho preferable.
As i say, i don't have an agenda in this matter. I have offered my suggestions and preferences and it is up to other people who have an agenda to continue to work through this to some conclusion, or not. I am officially out of the picture. So good luck and i hope you give the idea of a "pollinator gallery" instead of a "pollinator d/b", some consideration. I see a considerable advantage here.
