Thanking

[ninjalooter1701]

I think that the thanking is a feature that, in my opinion, we don't need.

[Tom Joad]

Is it sour grapes?

Let's face it Ninja, you and I are not the kind of posters that are going to rack up a lot of thank yous.

[LiberalNation]

I thanked you for no reason, so there.

[Tom Joad]

Thanks!

[ninjalooter1701]

Originally Posted by Tom Joad

Is it sour grapes?

Let's face it Ninja, you and I are not the kind of posters that are going to rack up a lot of thank yous.

No, it's that it will clutter up the threads. I see certain types of forums needing thanks...But this one, not really.

[Tom Joad]

Originally Posted by ninjalooter1701

No, it's that it will clutter up the threads.

It appears that you're going to make sure that happens.

[LiberalNation]

maybe the drop down box could be different/smaller, the nurse board I post on just has the who thanked in small letters under the thanked persons sig.

[jfuh]

Don't needit because of a cheerleading croud with pompoms? I can see where that would run amuck, but think about it this way Ninja, your arguments that a certain political leaning always cheers their bunch no matter the statement as long as it's toeing the party line will become all that more obvious.
Maybe we need a "no thanks" button too?

[Francois Cellier]

Originally Posted by jfuh

Maybe we need a "no thanks" button too?

Ninja is trying to tell you that we need a "thanks, but no thanks" button.

[jfuh]

Originally Posted by Francois Cellier

Ninja is trying to tell you that we need a "thanks, but no thanks" button.

Na he knows I love him

[Francois Cellier]

Originally Posted by jfuh

Na he knows I love him

You didn't understand my remark. Ninja was trying to tell Dave "thanks, but no thanks" as far as the new thanking feature is concerned.

[R Lance]

how does it work how do you thank some one?

[CatWoman]

I think we should have a spanking button just for the Hole

[Yorkist]

Originally Posted by ninjalooter1701

I think that the thanking is a feature that, in my opinion, we don't need.

Don't use it then.

[ninjalooter1701]

Originally Posted by Yorkist

Don't use it then.

Yet, even if I don't use it, I still see the clutter.

[CatWoman]

What benefit do you get by being thanked? as fat as I'm concerned it does not serve any practical purpose now a infraction indicator would be different.

[Yorkist]

Originally Posted by ninjalooter1701

Yet, even if I don't use it, I still see the clutter.

LMAO. Half the posts on the board are clutter!

[donquixote99]

Keep the counters, lose the 'thanked by' annotations at the bottom of posts.

In addition to cluttering up the thread, I fear the matter of been seen to thank or not thank complicates the 'appreciation' in an undesirable way.

[Yorkist]

Originally Posted by donquixote99

Keep the counters, lose the 'thanked by' annotations at the bottom of posts.

In addition to cluttering up the thread, I fear the matter of been seen to thank or not thank complicates the 'appreciation' in an undesirable way.

I don't agree. I have used the thanks option where in the past I would have quoted the post and posted my thanks. So in my view it relieves clutter and makes threads less complicated, not more.

[donquixote99]

Quote and thank if you wish. As far as that goes, the thank-you annotations look like clutter mainly becasue we're not used to them. But I think a simple, anonymous thanks-counter would provide a different and desirable feedback opportunity. Anonimity will get some people to hit the button who wouldn't otherwise, while in turn removing some people's motivation to hit it. I think the quality of the feedback goes up, both times.