Can we have a [star] emoticon, pretty please?

Lol you don't have to BE in Scotand!

I will just have to be happy with buying tickets for the raffle then!

PS I don't think it helps that I''m 400 miles away from Scotland...

Most of the knitters/crocheters involved have their own charities they work for - I send what I can to www.lisasstars.org.uk and I know someone else has taken time out of doing the Innocent Big Knit to make some squares.

And some of the crafters have taught themselves to knit or crochet simply because they were once helped by the person the blanket is for. That deserves a , surely?

purple How about a "Love Darg*which is what the Scots call it when they all get together to make crafts like toys, blankets and knitted clothing...in fact anythng that's a "gift" type thing...and then these are gven to various charities...often childrens hospitals and the elderly who may not otherwise have a gift.

I know you're all busy...and make tonnes aready...but maybe it's something people could work on slowly? I supose this Christmas might be a bit too close...

You're right of course Ursula....it's simple thing. I know I tend to get far too into the semantics of things....but then that's what makes MN a special place imo.

I think there's too much navel gazing on MN and the really really important stuff is that quite a few people on here this past year have emptier lives, very sadly, and lots of others have done amazing things for strangers, for wordsonascreen. So what's a star emoticon if it enriches someone's life somewhere? If it makes them feel able to reciprocate or show gratitude or makes them feel that they did something worthwhile?

I vote YES.

You have to wait a few weeks until all the details are finalised. We'll be splashing it all over MN, don't worry! It's complicated because a raffle is covered by Gaming laws. We first thought of an auction but that's not fair to people with less spare dosh lying around - a raffle will hopefully raise a couple of hundred quid spread across lots of people...

We decided on a charity that supports children going through bereavement Stupid Pidjie can't remember what the charity is called

I love it. I'd buy a ticket for that.

Its beautiful.....howdo we find out about tickets?

How about this?

"This" is a blanket made from all the squares leftover from Edgar, Rinders and Blondes's blankets. We couldn't see them go to waste, so we decided to make one and raffle it for charity. KnottyLocks is organising it, and we'll be launching the raffle once everyone's dc's are safely back at school. There's a few of us busily making little teddies from left-over yarn as runner-up prizes. But it's supposed to be a secret!!!

Yes! Pidgin but then they'd take the crafty ones so much time to make....but perhaps you could do stuff for people here to buy in the name of charity....lovely. I lve crafted things.

Nice idea

Ah, you mean little star badges

I'm still back in the dark ages thinking about a hundred or so pixels on a screen!

Maybe something like this??

charities

The fee would go to the charitys.

People could either send off to MN for them and pay a little postage or get them from participating stores..such as Boden...who would then add them to peoples online orders for a small fee.

But it wouldn't be your accolade Purple or anyones...jut an extension of an idea.....

I'm not big-headed enough to think they'd get that important

It's just something that has developed over several threads and a few months. This is the thread to find out if anyone agrees with us

I guess not

We'd all be recognisable as MNrs though then! But that might be funny....nod nod wink wink....And you wouldnt have to wear your star if you didn't want to be recognised as a user.

You might be onto something purple - maybe a bunch of flowers would be better than an award.

It was the talk of "The meaning spreading across to others who are doing lovely things for internet friends" I thought you meant them to become a sort of emblem for kindness on the net!

In fact MN there you go....have stars....that we can all buy in AID of various good causes. The MN Star appeal

I wasn't being funny when I said about them being like Poppys or something. I was asking genuinely!

Anyway Purple...so what ARE the intentions behind gving a star? As you say, the meaning would spread across the boards...and people would know when to use them. So when would that be? When someone has done something really nice for another internet user?

I always thought the great thing about the MN Christmas appeal for example was the quiet way in which it is done. People on here have given tonnes of gifts and some cases cash to those Mnrs who have had bad luck in various ways....and they do it anon. I always liked that...it struck me as partiularly British or something...

Erm no, just virtual bunch of flowers for the neighbour who gave you a cup of sugar