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

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#32 09-11-2011 7:16pm
FloatingVoter

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

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#33 09-11-2011 7:17pm
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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.

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#34 09-11-2011 7:20pm
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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:

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#35 09-11-2011 7:25pm
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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!

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#36 09-11-2011 7:26pm
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Just thanked everyone's post as a protest against the thanks system.

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#37 09-11-2011 7:27pm
The King of Moo

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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.

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#38 09-11-2011 7:41pm
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I like it.. I collect them like pokemons..

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#39 09-11-2011 7:44pm
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R0ot wrote: »

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

Thanks.

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#40 09-11-2011 7:44pm
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You never go ass to mouth.

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#41 09-11-2011 7:54pm
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OP's ma likes it.

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#42 09-11-2011 7:59pm
Fighting Irish

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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

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#43 09-11-2011 8:01pm
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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:

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#44 09-11-2011 8:02pm
Fighting Irish

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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?

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#45 09-11-2011 8:04pm
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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.

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#46 09-11-2011 8:14pm
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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...

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#47 09-11-2011 8:14pm
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I think it's unhelpful in the politics forum and feel it subliminally legitimizes middle-of-the-road opinions.

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#48 09-11-2011 8:42pm
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perfect example

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

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#49 09-11-2011 8:44pm
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Fighting Irish wrote: »

perfect example

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

of what?

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#50 09-11-2011 8:47pm
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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?

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#51 09-11-2011 8:49pm
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Im thanking my pants off!

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#52 09-11-2011 9:02pm
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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!

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#53 09-11-2011 9:04pm
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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.

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#54 09-11-2011 9:06pm
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is there still free thanks being given out here?

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#55 09-11-2011 9:27pm
A0

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WIZE, thank Fighting Irish, please...

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#56 09-11-2011 9:31pm
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Thank this if you think i should ban the op.

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#57 09-11-2011 9:32pm
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A0 wrote: »

WIZE, thank Fighting Irish, please...

I know man... I feel your pain.

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#58 09-11-2011 9:33pm
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super-rush wrote: »

Thank this if you think i should ban the op.

or just close the thread even

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#59 09-11-2011 9:35pm
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Thanks a mil everyone.

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#60 09-11-2011 9:35pm
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Saila wrote: »

or just close the thread even

Nope.

Its a ban or nothing.

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#61 09-11-2011 9:41pm
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Don't thank this post if you think the OP should be blasted with píss:P

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