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The thanks emoticon...

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LackaDAISYcal · 10/04/2014 19:51

It's a small thing MN, but the flowers, originally for thanking MNwoollyhuggers iirc, are increasingly being used as a form of support when posters are going through a difficult time.

It doesn't sit well with me typing [ thanks ] when using them to offer sympathy for a shitty STBXH, an illness, or worse, a bereavement, especially in those embarrasing typo moments when it doesn't work and there is a thanks there for all to see!

Could the emoticon be changed to a simple [ flowers ] rather than thanks!

Thanks Thanks

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LackaDAISYcal · 10/04/2014 19:52

or if either word would work, even better!

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AnyaKnowIt · 10/04/2014 19:52
Flowers
AnyaKnowIt · 10/04/2014 19:52

Type in flowers, it works

Forgettable · 10/04/2014 19:52

Oh yes, a good idea

Forgettable · 10/04/2014 19:53

Oh! Gosh, every day's a school day! Thank you Anya

Flowers
LackaDAISYcal · 10/04/2014 19:55

Oh, does it? The list needs to say [ flowers ] as well then imo

testing... Flowers

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BOFster · 10/04/2014 19:55

Either word has always worked.

LackaDAISYcal · 10/04/2014 19:56

oooh, Thanks Anya, have some Flowers

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AnyaKnowIt · 10/04/2014 19:57
Flowers
AmyMumsnet · 14/04/2014 10:13

Hi there,

Thanks for flagging this. We see what you're saying, but it would probably cause a lot of confusion to change it now.

Having said that, if there's a big demand for change we'll obviously reconsider.

LackaDAISYcal · 14/04/2014 18:36

Thanks Amy, but all Tech would need to do is add an "or [ flowers ]" to the smileys list.

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FruVikingessOla · 14/04/2014 20:44

It was originally listed as both [ thanks ] and [ flowers ].
MNHQ decided to delete the flowers.

I suspect they've got a lot more on their hands at the moment.

LackaDAISYcal · 14/04/2014 20:49

I'm sure they have but I started the thread before it all kicked off on Friday Hmm. Maybe we should all stop posting about anything as MN have other things to think about? or even better, why don't you drop into every thread in active convos and impart the same wisdom. FFS

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ExitPursuedByABear · 14/04/2014 20:53

What does that do?

LackaDAISYcal · 14/04/2014 20:58

snort Grin

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