:notice for positive feedback (action successful, etc) :message for neutral feedback (reminders, etc) :warning for negative feedback (action unsuccessful, error encountered, etc)
Then, in your controller or view you could place code such as the following:
FLASH_NAMES = [:notice, :warning, :message] <% for name in FLASH_NAMES %> <% if flash[name] %> <%= "<div id=\"#{name}\">#{flash[name]}</div>" %> <% end %> <% end %>