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Old 18-11-2008, 2:44 PM   #1
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I've never really understood as such why there are thanks on here, sure it's a nice/novel way to thank someone for helping etc, but that's not really why most people have their thanks, people get them for making jokes and such or a point someone agrees with.

So, what are your main reasons for giving out thanks when you do?
Generally i'll give them to people who answer a question I ask or help me with a problem.

Also is there a way to see who has the most / gave the most?
(probably is and it's glaringly obvious and im being an idiot for missing it?)

Sorry if this thread has been done thousands of times or isn't appropriate.
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Old 18-11-2008, 3:01 PM   #2
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There you go:

Have you been thanked more than this member

Now you are supposed to thank me...



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Old 18-11-2008, 5:26 PM   #3
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Hi,

I "Thank" someone, if they've been helpful to me, in a thread or post, whether that help be an answer to a specific question I've asked for help with, or indirectly, when they've simply offered up a solution to a problem that has helped me out in general.

I occasionally "Thank" someone, if they've offered up a very interesting post, or a great joke, or other such posting.

Other than that, I'm not sure why else you would "Thank" someone. I treat the "thanks" option, just as if I were thanking someone in real-life. Thank someone, only when it's relevant and/or appropriate.


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Old 18-11-2008, 5:36 PM   #4
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It's all trivial really though they don't really do much and I often hand them out for stuff that's not essentially fully helpful, i've just seen other people hand them out for stuff thats seemingly unworthy of a thank or anything, I just wondered what peoples mentality on it all was.

Nobody exactly cares about the thank count when taking advice from someone, I thought with it being a feature there'd be a table of most helpful and most appreciative people.
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It's all trivial really though they don't really do much and I often hand them out for stuff that's not essentially fully helpful, i've just seen other people hand them out for stuff thats seemingly unworthy of a thank or anything, I just wondered what peoples mentality on it all was.

Nobody exactly cares about the thank count when taking advice from someone, I thought with it being a feature there'd be a table of most helpful and most appreciative people.
That's very true. The same could be applied to post counts too (ducks for cover).

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Old 18-11-2008, 5:56 PM   #6
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I have got a slightly different question. I normally thank people in my reply posts and have never actually clicked on that "Thanks" button, is this makes me rude?

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No, there is no need to use it if you don't want to.

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Old 18-11-2008, 6:01 PM   #8
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Thanks IronGiant! You've got a a "thanks" from me.
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I only hit the button for an exceptionally helpful or funny post
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Old 18-11-2008, 6:11 PM   #10
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As my Grandad used to say "there's nowt wrong with a little civility".
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I don't understand what you mean.

You give thanks when you want to thank someone.

You get it when you deserve.

I actually think it' sthe best system I've used on a forum. Look at the xbox forums for example. CUL, it's just a mess to distinguish the helpful people from the idiots. It also encourages people to post crap. As does post count, another thing I'm not a big fan of.

This thanks system is good because it depends on the members to decided who's helpful and who's not. It's not perfect sure and there are some exceptions, but overall I think it's a good system.
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Old 18-11-2008, 7:44 PM   #12
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Yeah sure but some people give thanks to people for being funny etc, some people give them out because they thank anyone who replies in a way to their question etc.

I just wondered what criteria people go by when giving thanks out, some people don't thank much, some people do more than others... etc.
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Old 18-11-2008, 7:50 PM   #13
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Well, look at my score. I have at least two times more thanked than thanks. Does this mean I'm:
a) a comedian who also appreciates the odd joke others tell as well
b) a very helpful person, who rarely needs advice himself or
c) an ungrateful wretch that people are sycophantic to only because I'm a Mod.
d) a really, really nice guy

You can't tell just from the thanks. Oh, and that wasn't an invite to vote on the possibilities people

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Old 18-11-2008, 7:59 PM   #14
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Yeah sure but some people give thanks to people for being funny etc, some people give them out because they thank anyone who replies in a way to their question etc.

I just wondered what criteria people go by when giving thanks out, some people don't thank much, some people do more than others... etc.
Aw ok, well I give out thanks when I feel it's necessary. Like if someone helps me in some way.

Like I wouldn't buy something from a bargain thread and not thank the OP.

Really helpful, informative or funny posts may deserve them too.
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Old 18-11-2008, 8:00 PM   #15
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still not wanting to be a big thanker Dave

Wise move my friend, there's too many of them already
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Old 18-11-2008, 8:06 PM   #16
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For the record, I give out thanks when someone is personally helpful to me, when someone makes a post that is helpful to the AVF community and when someone cheers up my day

Thinking about it, I can shorten that to :when someone cheers up my day

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Old 18-11-2008, 8:38 PM   #17
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I just give out thanks randomly
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I just give out thanks randomly

I just receive thanks randomly...
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I'll take any i can get
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I usually give out thanks when someone's responded to me and that's the end of the discussion and there's no real need for me to post - so clicking thanks just ends it there. Kind of thing like "what's 2+2?" and someone replies "4".... there's no need to continue from that really.

And I sarcastically give out thanks too when I think it's obvious it'll be taken as sarcasm. Such as in this thread.
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Old 18-11-2008, 10:47 PM   #21
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Yeah makes sense to just add another voice by using the thanks button, kinda re-enforce an answer.
Sometimes depends on my mood, on here i've given out a fair few thanks for very little reason, just a good mood and its not a serious thread, free thanks for people
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Old 18-11-2008, 10:49 PM   #22
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Don't waste them, you only get 50 a year to hand out

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Old 18-11-2008, 10:56 PM   #23
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Don't waste them, you only get 50 a year to hand out

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A lot of thanks might have originally been intended to be a "Quick reply to this message"
- obviously none of mine



In a similar vein, not all of those who've clicked to view your profile are nosy/stalking you
- they might have just meant to "Go to last post"
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I give out thanks for:
  • Useful posts
  • Interesting posts (even if wrong!)
  • Funny posts
  • When I feel like spreading the love

Looks like I'm a stingy thanker. Sorry
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Old 19-11-2008, 12:37 AM   #26
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Only you can justify what you give thanks for there's no rule saying you must thank people for certain things, it's just interesting to see what different people think warrants a thank from the button etc
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Old 19-11-2008, 12:48 AM   #27
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I forgot to mention, I use thanking as a method to thank old helpful, interesting posts. Much better than reviving a dead topic.
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I think 'Thanks' are a great idea ! What really gets my goat, is for example in the Home Cinema Gallery, when someone creates a thread showing off what they've achieved, and loads of peeps give them nice compliments, words of encouragement etc, yet they answer in a robotically-typed manner, and can't even be bothered to use the thanks button let alone a typed reply saying 'thank you' !.

I'm sorry, but I was bought up to believe that if someone gives you a compliment, or (in this day and age) have bothered to take the time out to compliment you on a forum, then at least have the decency to say thanks !

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I think 'Thanks' are a great idea ! What really gets my goat, is for example in the Home Cinema Gallery, when someone creates a thread showing off what they've achieved, and loads of peeps give them nice compliments, words of encouragement etc, yet they answer in a robotically-typed manner, and can't even be bothered to use the thanks button let alone a typed reply saying 'thank you' !.

I'm sorry, but I was bought up to believe that if someone gives you a compliment, or (in this day and age) have bothered to take the time out to compliment you on a forum, then at least have the decency to say thanks !

Manners cost nothing.
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