That would be great, I have both been an angel and been in need of an angel. I would have loved to have given a heart to my angel :)

I think it's a good idea in theory but in the FAQs it says that Swap Bot does not officially support the practice of angeling, so I can't see that they would go for it.

Maybe you could even put a list on your own profile of 'angelic swappers'? Just a thought!

OOPS - Having a problem with my computer - Sorry! :o(

and you could also post on their profile thanking them for being an angel

This topic comes up occasionally and in the past some regular angels have said they didn't want it to get official rating. Some people prefer to angel partly because they want to avoid getting into being rated.

I think the admins' reluctance to back angels may come at least partly from the theory that it may lead to more flaking as some people who run into problems swapping may just quit, telling themselves it is OK because their partners will be angelled, whereas otherwise they may have felt obliged to fulfil their remaining swaps.

Profile comments are a good way of publicly 'rewarding' your angels, as eor said.

I wouldn't want to have an official way to be thanked for being an angel. It would take the 'gift' out of it for me. A private or profile thank you is more than enough for me.

I think Angels should earn Wings or Halos like swap coordinators earn stars.

i really like that idea

Hey CherylLaVon! I second that! I think that would be so cute!

I've seen people set up private swaps with whoever is angelling for them and so the angel can get rated for it, as well as hearts if needed.

@CherylLaVon what a great idea!! I like that!

I think that people should get rated for angeling swaps. I think it should be more known that we(those who angel) are picking up the slack where others have fallen. I do realize it's a gift but don't some people still send thank you notes or a present in return for the gifts they have recieved?

I dont want to be rated for angelling, it would end up a bun fight like the hearts issue, I dont angel for ratings, I angel for smiles

Just my humble opinion but I wouldnt enjoy angelling so much if there was a rating system

Thanks for all the input, all comments and suggestions were great. I did have one of my angels say that she didn't want to be rated. Which is fine, I just think that they are great, too bad we need to use so many of them. But, then when the swap host says that she will angel, it sure opens up a can or worms. Anyway, thanks for all that you swappers had to say.

Sounds to me like the receivers want to express their gratitude in a tangible way, while the angels are in it to satisfy their desire to give. Both are to be commended for their big hearts!!

This comes up regularly and for me personally - the idea of wings or halos is not a great one. For one thing, sooner or later its going to cause problems, I angel a journal and spend months on the darn thing and I get a comment but no halo, so it makes me feel bad. Thats not why I angelled it in the first place, I angelled it just so someone wasnt disappointed and someone in the World send me a good thought, why spoil it expecting a halo and then not getting one?

And sooner or later there will be a 'Celestrial Swap' just for gals with 2,000 halos, and then the whole issue of hearts will spread to another aspect of Swapbot

I love it when I get a comment on my profile and lately a lot of my angelled havent done that but they all said thank you! I love angelling and if it came to being rated, I think I would stop doing it TBH

I don't angel to get rated. I do it to make the other person feel better about the swap that they were in. I don't want ratings for angelling. A simple "Thank you" is enough for me. :) JMHO.