Whats your opinion on the 'Thanks from' BS on this forum?

jimpump

seems pretty lame to me

the other forums im a member of(football,boxing,mma) sites, dont have it, and i prefer it that way...none of this ass kissing BS!

mcmoustache

Thank me if you disagree with the OP.

Degag

mcmoustache wrote: »

Thank me if you disagree with the OP.

Ditto.

Kasabian

It completes me.

Superbus

I don't like to think of myself as a thanks whore, I'm more of a thanks escort.

foxyboxer

It's purpose is to avoid additional posts such as;

+1

+1000

I agree.

etc clogging up threads.

You thank a post if it (a) makes you laugh - see YLYL or (b) the poster has expressed an opinion/sentiment that you agree with and has saved you the time of posting it yourself.

Or am I completely wrong and it's Ass-Kissery of the highest order? :pac:

Orando Broom

jimpump wrote: »

seems pretty lame to me

the other forums im a member of(football,boxing,mma) sites, dont have it, and i prefer it that way...none of this ass kissing BS!

Thanks brightens up my otherwise dark life.

It is a beacon of hope in these recessionary times.
It is the totem of ambition that propels me to post, longer, wordier, faster, more regularly with better grammar and spelling. It is the catch-cry of the voiceless to come to AH and express their feelings about tinkers, scummers, the dole, bus **** and poo.

Thanks is...

willmunny1990

Its something people use to give each other a pat on the back.
Boards is full of cliques and Thank whores. I personally don't care about it though, sher whatever makes em happy.

Knasher

Lets me know if a long post is actually worth reading. Probably wouldn't have bothered getting through yours otherwise. :P

Nate--IRL--

Orando Broom wrote: »

Thanks is...

... the reason AH is so shít.

Nate

jimpump

Superbus wrote: »

I don't like to think of myself as a thanks whore, I'm more of a thanks escort.

i actually heard that from a whore before!!

Dunny

Who cares?

upandcumming

I like it because I can look back through funny posts that I previously thanked when I'm bored!

jimpump

Doctor Jimbob wrote: »

Why did you feel the need to tell us the other forums you're a member of?

mmmmmmmmm, dunno really...

Sykk

Nate--IRL-- wrote: »

... the reason AH is so shít.

Nate

If you don't like it, you're free not to come here.

Dunny

Nate--IRL-- wrote: »

... the reason AH is so shít.

Nate

/Thread hijack alert: That's one thing I dont get, why do people feel the need to put their name at the end of every post..

TwoShedsJackson

Dunny! wrote: »

/Thread hijack alert: That's one thing I dont get, why do people feel the need to put their name at the end of every post..

Who knows?

Cordially,

TwoShedsJackson.

Nate--IRL--

Sykk wrote: »

If you don't like it, you're free not to come here.

AH still pollutes the main page.

Dunny! wrote: »

/Thread hijack alert: That's one thing I dont get, why do people feel the need to put their name at the end of every post..

It just a habit. It also has the added bonus of annoying some people.

Nate

mcmoustache

Degag wrote: »

Ditto.

Damn. My subtle Thanks Whoring techniques need a bit of work, I see.

Superbus

Nate--IRL-- wrote: »

It just a habit. It also has the added bonus of annoying some people.

Nate

Thanking: It's just a habit. It also has the added bonus of annoying some people.

baltimore sun

jimpump wrote: »

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the other forums im a member of, dont have it,

football has it, never been to the MMA one, something about all those men in their underwear holding each other down and then other men talking about it, doesn't really do it for me :P

Nate--IRL--

Superbus wrote: »

Thanking: It's just a habit. It also has the added bonus of annoying some people.

I don't mind thanking, it works well on most forums. It just seems on AH every 2nd reply is a smart arse attempt to gamer some thanks.

Nate

jackie1974

I feel the opposite and wish another forum im on had it instead of the +1, ITA, what she said etc. especially if you have slow internet. Or if somebody quotes you but you have nothing to say back you can acknowledge that they addressed you with the thanks button. I dont see as this high five, clapping each others backs thing that some people seem to see it as.

old hippy

Nothing wrong with a bit of manners

iggy

jimpump wrote: »

seems pretty lame to me

the other forums im a member of(football,boxing,mma) sites, dont have it, and i prefer it that way...none of this ass kissing BS!

Why did you feel the need to 'thank' 10 other posts?

Aoifey!

Don't like it, don't use it.

I think it's much better than tons of "+1" posts.

harrythehat

It's pretty much the same thing as 'like' on facebook IMHO!

Azureus

I like it, its a handy way of acknowledging somebody if they reply to a post you make/a useful way of agreeing with somebody instead of clogging a thread with 'quote/+1'.

As for thanks whoring,people made the typical inane thanks whorey posts to (try) be funny before the thanks button so it doesn't make much of a difference imo.

al28283

Dunny! wrote: »

/Thread hijack alert: That's one thing I dont get, why do people feel the need to put their name at the end of every post..

Thanks for this post

bb1234567

no i like it forum wouldnt be the same without it imo, but i think they should change it to like a thumb up on face book rather than a ''thanks'' button, but they should add a thumb down too. if they added a thumb up and tumb down option this forum would be really cool!:D

FloatingVoter

I'd thank everybody including the OP for raising this issue but I'm just not bothered.

Dudess

I think its detractors wouldn't have a problem with it if they were thanked more, nor when they see any posts they really like and wish to acknowledge this.

InTheTrees

foxyboxer wrote: »

It's purpose is to avoid additional posts such as;

+1

+1000

I agree.

etc clogging up threads.

You thank a post if it (a) makes you laugh - see YLYL or (b) the poster has expressed an opinion/sentiment that you agree with and has saved you the time of posting it yourself.

Or am I completely wrong and it's Ass-Kissery of the highest order? :pac:

+1


:rolleyes:

Me again!

I think if you have a thanks button you should have a horse****e button alongside it, that would also help the clogging up of posts!

R0ot

Just thanked everyone's post as a protest against the thanks system.

The King of Moo

I really don't see why people complain about this.

All of the posts with lots of thanks are by and large good posts that are funny or make a good point in a good way.

Those are my criteria for thanking a post.

It's a nice way to acknowledge someone who makes a good post.

I don't really see the downside.

People often complain about "thanks whoring posts," but when people try to make a glib post and it's not funny, it doesn't get thanked, so they look silly.

If it's a good post, it gets thanks.

Therefore the more thanks I see around the place, the more good posts there are, so I say thank the gods for thanks.

RichieC

I like it.. I collect them like pokemons..

msg11

R0ot wrote: »

Just thanked everyone's post as a protest against the thanks system.

Thanks.

TheZohanS

You never go ass to mouth.

stimpson

OP's ma likes it.

Fighting Irish

foxyboxer wrote: »

It's purpose is to avoid additional posts such as;

+1

+1000

I agree.

etc clogging up threads.

You thank a post if it (a) makes you laugh - see YLYL or (b) the poster has expressed an opinion/sentiment that you agree with and has saved you the time of posting it yourself.

Or am I completely wrong and it's Ass-Kissery of the highest order? :pac:

That's grand, but in reality it has turned AH to sh1t, people trying to be smart just to get "thanks" i wouldn't mind but most of the **** posted isn't smart or funny

The King of Moo

Fighting Irish wrote: »

That's grand, but in reality it has turned AH to sh1t, people trying to be smart just to get "thanks" i wouldn't mind but most of the **** posted isn't smart or funny

That's not funny at all!

No thanks from me.

:pac:

Fighting Irish

The King of Moo wrote: »

I really don't see why people complain about this.

All of the posts with lots of thanks are by and large good posts that are funny or make a good point in a good way.

Those are my criteria for thanking a post.

It's a nice way to acknowledge someone who makes a good post.

I don't really see the downside.

People often complain about "thanks whoring posts," but when people try to make a glib post and it's not funny, it doesn't get thanked, so they look silly.

If it's a good post, it gets thanks.

Therefore the more thanks I see around the place, the more good posts there are, so I say thank the gods for thanks.

the unfunny thanks whores cluster****ing AH with their bullsh1t?

The King of Moo

Fighting Irish wrote: »

the unfunny thanks whores cluster****ing AH with their bullsh1t?

I don't really see too much of that, to be honest.

But if it annoys you, here's something that genuinely might help.

If you see a short post shortly after the OP with a few thanks, it might be funny.

But if you see a few short posts without thanks at the start, you know that they're probably failed attempts to be funny and you can just skim over them.

The King of Moo

jimpump wrote: »

seems pretty lame to me

the other forums im a member of(football,boxing,mma) sites, dont have it, and i prefer it that way...none of this ass kissing BS!

21 thanks so far.

Now I see why you really started this thread...

Chuck Stone

I think it's unhelpful in the politics forum and feel it subliminally legitimizes middle-of-the-road opinions.

Fighting Irish

perfect example

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056446421

al28283

Fighting Irish wrote: »

perfect example

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056446421

of what?

The King of Moo

Fighting Irish wrote: »

perfect example

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056446421

How do you know the OP doesn't genuinely want to know what the markets are, and express his disgust at their control?

Vicxas

Im thanking my pants off!

Omackeral

I'll tell ya this for nothing. I would rather see 50 consecutive average and/or somewhat funny posts thanked than see one of those pretentious 'sign offs'.

Man, I hate them!