Do Most Find It Annoying??

I don't get annoyed I think it is nice when someone actually reads my posts. I haven't read anything from any Mom's that stated they are annoyed. I like getting them.

No I don't find it annoying. Actually, it makes me feel good that someone would take the time and thought to send me one. :)

I like getting flowers because it tells me that others like something I said or it was helpful to them.

The only thing that annoys me with the flowers is that you have to look at each one separately. I would like something that maybe says there are 5 flowers from one post without having to click on each flower one at a time. It gets to be too much when you have more than a few in your inbox.
But I like getting them

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Hey ya' neighbor! I love them!...I'm a bit of a flower junkie. :)

I like the flowers or personal messages. I think they are thoughtful and show that your opinion or advice was appreciated. Sometimes it is just nice to know that someone listened to something you had to say that day!

I like giving them, as little symbols of appreciation, agreement, or even sympathy. I like receiving them. I have read from a few other moms that they find them irritating or lame. But I think mostly moms like them. And I like seeing lots of flowers on answers I strongly agree with.

Sorry but I LOVE 'UM!

I enjoy getting them, I only reply in an effort to be helpful, I do not try and be hateful or stir up drama. I send them when I agree or think the other mama has a valid or helpful view point.

I like knowing that what I said was helpful or that others agreed with what I had to say :)

I like to both give and receive flowers... I think most Moms on here do the same or are indifferent.

I love the flowers, and love the personal messages, too!

I like getting and sending them, but I really wish they were more user-friendly and could be organized (and deleted). I'd love to be able to sort the flowers received according to user name, as I think it'd be cool to look at trends of who is sending the flowers to you.

I like getting flowers! :)

I like getting them but wouldn't mind the option to delete them after looking at them. I must a over a thousand or more sitting in the inbox.

It's the not being able to delete them aspect, and how they "hide" private messages (I go through once a month or so to see if I've missed any messages, I've often missed several) that most people don't like. And for the old folks, from before the site was changed, it's not know where they came from without clicking on them. ((Used to be your list of Qs you answered would show how many flowers you got for that Q so

Do you ever duct tape your kids to the ceiling? 72 answers, 12 flowers
Am I pregnant? 32 answers, 6 flowers
Teacher Gift? 12 answers, 3 flowers
Help me out? 22 answers, 9 flowers
Am I pregnant? 19 answers, 6 flowers
Am I pregnant? 43 answes, 21 flowers
Am I pregnant? 6 answers
Am I pregnant? 11 answers, 4 flowers
JFF What's for dinner? 37 answers, 4 flowers
Which Preschool? 2 answers, 1 flower
Your Baby Can Read? 20 answers, 6 flowers
Why are people mean? 32 answers, 19 flowers

Is how it would show up, then if you clicked on it, you could find out who sent the flowers. Instead of the person's name and A Flower For Your Contribution, with no idea as to which contribution it was unless you click on it.

Why would anyone hate a flower?! That seems so weird to me (and I guess to you too!) Like you, I enjoy receiving flowers b/c it means someone read what I wrote - and maybe even like what I had to say! Send the flowers sisters!!

And A G, I totally agree about having to click on each on individually! And now you've got a bunch to click on! Ha ha ha ha!!

Flowers are nice. The annoying part is on Mamapedia's end. It's super time consuming the way they have it set up. I wish they changed it so it said "You have a flower for your contribution (and list the topic)". I don't know why they can't include the topic name with the flower, and a small snippet of the comment even (would help me remember what I wrote). And, it would also be nice if they had a way so you can click on all of them to mark them as read without having to go and click on each of them...especially if they listed which topic the flower was sent for! But I do appreciate the flowers and try to send lots myself too!

I also like them. Although I wish you could just delete without having to go to the actual post to get rid of them. Sometimes I will have 4 for the same reply and have to go to each one in order for it to mark as read. Otherwise, It makes me feel good :)

You don't have to sift through old/new flowers.

Just go into your inbox. Under the heading "My Inbox" there are two tabs, "received" and "sent". Now, look to the right of those tabs and you should see, "show only". Put your courser over that heading, and a menu will appear. You can change your settings so that you see "all", "messages", "flowers", or "friend requests".

((Call me flower girl. I love giving them (dozens a day), and I love getting them (I'm not over validation)!))

I agree with A.G. Having to look at each one separately is annoying. It would be nice to have a drop down menu showing who they are from.
I use the flowers to acknowledge the responses I agree with rather than posting the same reply. Or to acknowledge something I also found helpful and had not thought of myself.

I guess I don't even notice them.

I LOVE getting them.

From past posts, what some found annoying was who they were being sent to.....it seems that the ruder the comment by the responder was the more flowers that one would receive. That's the only complaint that I've seen anyway.

Funny----some people will find ANYTHING annoying. I can't imagine why someone saying "thanks" or "that was helpful" or "I agree" would be annoying. I wish I could get/receive bouquets sometimes, lol. Yes, I send them too. :)

i am rather indifferent to the flowers. i would prefer a personal message.

I can honestly say that I don't pay attention to them. I have asked several questions & have never given 1 either ~ not that I don't totally appreciate nearly all answers (like most people, I don't appreciate the rude ones).