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Name: Elaine Sarasota, Fl The one constant in life is change              dyzzypyxxy Aug 18, 2014 4:07 PM CST |
| I sure agree with Lin's post about how wonderful this site is. However, sometimes when I look up a plant in the database, there is very little useful information, even if there are pictures from members posted. To encourage members to post comments about their plants in the database, may I suggest offering an acorn for a useful comment? eg. "this plant needs shade and lots of water in my zone" or "this cultivar is not as robust as some others I've grown". Those are the things that make the database useful to more people, I think. I always try to write at least something about the plant when I post my pictures to the database and would like to see more people doing the same. I know you can go through the threads where the plant is mentioned, but that can be laborious, even using the "find" function. Ps. while I'm at it, could I request a couple of new emoticons? I need one for "slapping upside the head" and one for "tearing my hair" . . in frustration y'know?? Elaine "Success is stumbling from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm." –Winston Churchill |
Name: Dave Whitinger Jacksonville, Texas (Zone 8b)             |
| In actuality, acorns have always been awarded for comments. |
Name: Tara Jacksonville, Fl. (Zone 9a)          terrafirma Aug 18, 2014 4:18 PM CST |
Elaine, hi! When I saw your post it reminded me of "What are these Acorns I'm seeing around here?" You'll find this in your profile telling you how many acorns you have. At the end of that it says "What's this?" Click on that, and one of the ways it says to get them , is to offer a "useful" comment...I'm not entirely sure what is considered a "useful" comment...But I don't think I've ever gotten one...Maybe it's subjective? Or maybe it's those comments that get thumbs?  It does sound like a good idea though.  |
Name: Elaine Sarasota, Fl The one constant in life is change dyzzypyxxy Aug 18, 2014 4:18 PM CST |
Yikes, Now, I really need to 'slap myself upside the head'.  I guess it needs to be in big, bold letters up top for those of us who don't read or don't notice? Elaine "Success is stumbling from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm." –Winston Churchill |
Name: Tara Jacksonville, Fl. (Zone 9a) terrafirma Aug 18, 2014 4:19 PM CST |
| OOPS! I guess I was typing when Dave responded! I don't remember ever getting acorns for comments before. |
Name: Elaine Sarasota, Fl The one constant in life is change dyzzypyxxy Aug 18, 2014 4:22 PM CST |
| Glad I'm not the only one, Tara. Thanks Dave! Elaine "Success is stumbling from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm." –Winston Churchill |
Name: Tara Jacksonville, Fl. (Zone 9a) terrafirma Aug 18, 2014 4:26 PM CST |
| I've received acorns for accepted proposals, but not for comments... Nope, Elaine  You're not the only one! |
Name: Dave Whitinger Jacksonville, Texas (Zone 8b) |
| Yes, you did receive the acorns but you don't get a system message telling you that you got them. That's probably where your confusion may lie. To test this, go post a comment to a plant in the database. If it's more than a sentence or two in length you'll see your acorn count has increased by one. Tiny one-line comments don't get acorns. To see every way to get acorns click on "Acorns" in the footer. |
Name: Elaine Sarasota, Fl The one constant in life is change dyzzypyxxy Aug 18, 2014 4:53 PM CST |
| Well that explains why I have had more acorns than I thought, when I went to look. I have 39.50 acorns. Hey, how the heck did I get a half an acorn anyway? Did I post half a comment? Or am I collecting interest? Elaine "Success is stumbling from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm." –Winston Churchill |
Name: Michele Roth N.E. Indiana - Zone 5b I'm always on my way out the door..        chelle Aug 18, 2014 5:27 PM CST |
dyzzypyxxy said: Someone may have given you half an acorn, Elaine.  |
Name: Larry Enterprise, Al. 36330 (Zone 8b)     Seedfork Aug 18, 2014 5:30 PM CST |
Yes, I think you can award acorns in decimal form. But, due to inflation, I don't think half an acorn is a credible option anymore!  |
Name: Hetty Sunny Naples, Florida (Zone 10a)      Dutchlady1 Aug 18, 2014 5:34 PM CST |
| Also when someone proposes one of your pictures for the database (or the other way around) you get half an acorn. |
Name: Larry Enterprise, Al. 36330 (Zone 8b) Seedfork Aug 18, 2014 5:35 PM CST |
| I forgot about that. |
Name: Dave Whitinger Jacksonville, Texas (Zone 8b) |
Dutchlady1 said:Also when someone proposes one of your pictures for the database (or the other way around) you get half an acorn. No, you get the full acorn. The one proposing the image gets added half an acorn. At the risk of repeating myself: all of this is explained by clicking on "Acorns" in the footer. |
Name: Hetty Sunny Naples, Florida (Zone 10a) Dutchlady1 Aug 18, 2014 6:44 PM CST |
oopsie  |
Name: Dave Whitinger Jacksonville, Texas (Zone 8b) |
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Name: Ann ~Heat zn 9, Sunset North Fl. (Zone 8b)   flaflwrgrl Aug 18, 2014 7:35 PM CST |
| You can get marginal #'s (less than a whole one) of acorns for filling in missing data info. You know how you will find a plant & it has some of the fields filled in but some of the fields are missing info.? Fill those in or as many as you can find research to support & depending on how many were filled in before you started & how many you filled in, then the system awards you portions of acorns. Did I make sense? I am a strong believer in the simple fact is that what matters in this life is how we treat others. I think that's what living is all about. Not what I've done in my life but how I've treated others. ~~ Sharon Brown ~~ |
Name: Zuzu Northern California (Zone 9a)      |
| Ann, it doesn't depend on the number already filled in and the number you fill in. That used to be the case, but now you get a full acorn the first time you add data to an entry and one-tenth of an acorn for every subsequent time you add data, regardless of the amount of data. |
Name: Ann ~Heat zn 9, Sunset North Fl. (Zone 8b) flaflwrgrl Aug 18, 2014 7:55 PM CST |
| Oh, I didn't know it had changed. Thanks Zuzu. I am a strong believer in the simple fact is that what matters in this life is how we treat others. I think that's what living is all about. Not what I've done in my life but how I've treated others. ~~ Sharon Brown ~~ |
Name: Linda SE Houston, Tx. (Hobby) (Zone 9a) "Godspeed, & Good Harvest!"       Gymgirl Aug 19, 2014 4:33 PM CST |
| Elaine, the acorns are for the emoticon suggestions, LOL! "could I request a couple of new emoticons? I need one for "slapping upside the head" and one for "tearing my hair" . . in frustration y'know??"  My Blog: Fall/Winter 2011 Veggie Garden My Cubits: Bucket Gardening! **Beginner Vegetable Growers **Growing Veggies By Zone ** |
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