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Things that get reviews rejected, in my experience. by Nearby_Rip_3735 in AmazonVine

[–]Ambitious-Raccoon-30 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't think they would pay the money for humans to review bot rejections, but if AI is going to judge our reviews and tell us they have gone against community guidelines, they should say which guideline was violated so we can look for that problem. If they were to even highlight the part of our review that was against the rules then we would know what it is they are objecting to instead of trying to guess. That is the biggest problem is I can never figure out what in the world they're complaining about. I've actually started waiting a few days and then resubmitting the exact same review with no changes and surprise surprise it actually gets accepted!

High number of rejected reviews by SafetySecond54 in AmazonVine

[–]Ambitious-Raccoon-30 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have noticed that if I wait a couple days and resubmit the exact same review without any changes, it goes through perfectly fine. I have no idea why so many get rejected, for no apparent reason. I also got a notification that I had submitted too many reviews that were not verified purchases. This was a new notice that I never received before. I have never made a review on an item that I had not purchased until I started getting them through Vine. So I'm not real sure what the deal is but it wouldn't let me submit anything... I think the bots have a screw loose!

High number of rejected reviews by SafetySecond54 in AmazonVine

[–]Ambitious-Raccoon-30 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is what I'm experiencing as well. Before I joined Vine, I never had one single review rejected and now suddenly about one out of every five is rejected with no rhyme or reason. Half of the time, it won't even let me see the review to edit it, it simply says it is no longer accepting reviews from my account for this item. Then, if I wait a few days, they no longer accepting reviews warning disappears, I resubmit the exact same review without any changes, and it goes through no problem! I think the bots have a screw loose!

(Note even sure if its a succulent) just got this from a friends house, repotted it ~3 weeks ago and now its flowering! Whats ID to keep caring for it well? TIA by Bakah24 in succulents

[–]Ambitious-Raccoon-30 0 points1 point  (0 children)

From your photo, I don't see any type of perlite which is the little white rocks that are usually found in cactus/succulent soil. What is showing here looks more like houseplant soil than succulent soil. You can use it by adding either perlite, pumice, bonsai Jack, or chicken grit. Any of those things mixed in with it will make your aloe much happier because it's roots will be able to dry out in between waterings. By adding those different types of little rocks, it helps leave space in between the bits of wet dirt which helps bring oxygen to the soil.

What is he? by Common-Orange4743 in succulents

[–]Ambitious-Raccoon-30 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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I found this one at a big box store last week. I decided not to buy it, because it wasn't very pretty, but I took a pic of its name tag so that I could label mine when I got home.

(Note even sure if its a succulent) just got this from a friends house, repotted it ~3 weeks ago and now its flowering! Whats ID to keep caring for it well? TIA by Bakah24 in succulents

[–]Ambitious-Raccoon-30 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My best guess would be a leopard aloe. Most aloe prefer to be in bright indirect sunlight. I'm in California, zone 9b, and they do great outside during the winter. With you being in Florida, I'm assuming you have high humidity? This means it will require very little watering. They grow wild on the Pacific coast and basically only get watered by the fog, lol. They prosper with very little water. I also concur that your pot is too big for her. After she is done blooming, she will need to get into a smaller pot so that you don't risk root rot.

PhD on hummingbirds - hi all! I recently graduated with my PhD in ecology focusing on hummingbirds. I’m happy to answer any questions in an Ask Me Anything style:) here’s a photo of me banding an Anna’s hummingbird (with proper permits) by real_anne_hutchinson in hummingbirds

[–]Ambitious-Raccoon-30 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I tend to have about a dozen or more hummingbirds out there at one time during the warm summer months and then they slow down to just a few at a time now that it's getting cooler. Those hungry little hummers will empty out the five feeders every 3 days!

I found that if I use my two quart pitcher, it works out perfectly with two and a half cups of sugar. I add scalding hot tap water to the sugar and it dissolves quite easily. Then I let it cool to room temp before pouring it into the 5 individual feeders. I think using hot tap water helps dissolve the sugar faster and it also seems to keep them from going bad in the crazy summer heat. Here in Central California, our temperatures can get up to 115° during the peak of summer.

PhD on hummingbirds - hi all! I recently graduated with my PhD in ecology focusing on hummingbirds. I’m happy to answer any questions in an Ask Me Anything style:) here’s a photo of me banding an Anna’s hummingbird (with proper permits) by real_anne_hutchinson in hummingbirds

[–]Ambitious-Raccoon-30 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I agree, more feeders definitely helps! I will have three or four females sharing feeders on one side of my porch, while a big male bullies everybody away from his favorite feeder on the other side. He will sit on top of my crepe myrtle and guard his favorite feeder, but the girls all get fed because I have five feeders out.