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Norks is on her hobbyhorse again

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NorksAreMessy · 28/07/2012 11:19

Hello tech geniuses (a bit much?)

Please could you sort it so that both [ thanks ] and [ flowers ] make Thanks

I am not the only person who would like to put in a bunch of flowers for a birthday, or get well or to cheer someone up, and I type in Flowers to try to get the flowers. I see it all over the place.

Can't be tooooooo tricky, can it? It isn't adding to the list of emoticons, it isn't sparkly, it isn't a ticker..

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KatMumsnet · 29/07/2012 19:24

@NormaSteepleChaser

Trills - agreed that women are just as technically able, just that MN do not seem to employ any women in technical roles, which has always confused me

We have ColetteMumsnet and RachelBMumsnet on our tech team. They don't tend to post, so that's probably why you haven't come across them!

Trills · 29/07/2012 19:01

I work for a techy sort of company and we just don't get very many women applying for techy type roles, sadly.

NormaSteepleChaser · 29/07/2012 18:57

Trills - agreed that women are just as technically able, just that MN do not seem to employ any women in technical roles, which has always confused me

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NorksAreMessy · 29/07/2012 18:38

I don't want to confuse things even further by CHANGING anything...just ADDING to its usefulness

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chipmunksex · 29/07/2012 18:27

Changing it to Flowers I get and would support.

Having two ways of achieving the same thing would be confusing IMO.

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NorksAreMessy · 29/07/2012 18:13

puffins have luscious eyelashes! Who knew?

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NorksAreMessy · 29/07/2012 18:12

Yes, jubil it isn't the actual word that is the trouble, just that so many of us FORGET and type Flowers instead. In my case because I am a bit scatty

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JUbilympiX · 29/07/2012 18:11

I would still like to search on two different user names at once and otherwise cross reference searches (while you're looking HQ!).

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NorksAreMessy · 29/07/2012 18:09

carpe
I have a feeling that whiskey is the tech beverage of choice

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cheesesarnie · 29/07/2012 18:09

ooh i hadnt seen the Torch. although may get drunk and put [touch].

Grin always makes me think of the dentist and i find Brew hard as i don't say brew.

JUbilympiX · 29/07/2012 18:08

TBH, I don't much care what I have to type in order to get the icon I want, so if I want to give someone some flowers I'll happily type thanks, even though I'm not actually thanking them. I think the context generally makes it clear.

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NorksAreMessy · 29/07/2012 18:08

Nope, they don't get muddled. I am a simple soul and just want Flowers

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NorksAreMessy · 29/07/2012 18:06

Hooray for Bear the most secret icon :) Thanks

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Trills · 29/07/2012 18:06

If you make Flowers do Thanks
then do you also want
[jealous] for Envy
[puke] for Envy
[boak] for Envy
[tea] for Brew
[coffee] for Brew
[cuppa] for Brew
[teddy] for Bear
[pombear] for Bear
[jammydodger] for Biscuit
?

Trills · 29/07/2012 18:04

(just showing off my picture-making skills!)

Trills · 29/07/2012 18:03
Bear
ThisWeekonFancyPuffin · 29/07/2012 18:03

Yes please lovely Tech

CarpeJugulum · 29/07/2012 18:03

Ooh, I'll join in too Norks

Passes Wine to Tech in a blatant attempt at bribery and corruption.

Flowers Thanks
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NorksAreMessy · 29/07/2012 18:02

Wotcher trills
might I claim your support?

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NorksAreMessy · 29/07/2012 18:01

zombie is clever and kind
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Trills · 29/07/2012 17:58

Chaps and chapesses Bewitched - women are just as capable of doing Tech-like things.

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NorksAreMessy · 29/07/2012 17:57

Because my dear chippy lots of us FORGET and type Flowers and then think 'bugger' and have to re-post to change it.

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IamtheZombie · 29/07/2012 17:57

Here you are, Norks:

www.mumsnet.com/Profile?nick=Tech

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chipmunksex · 29/07/2012 17:55

I can't see the point in doing this?

If you want flowers-you type thanks Confused what is the problem?

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NorksAreMessy · 29/07/2012 17:55

Welcome to the campaign BBB

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