Newbie questions about "Thank post"

starling

Hello. Stoopid n00b here.
I've just spent 30 mins searching for the answers to the following questions I had about post thanking. Did not find so maybe someone wouldnt mind putting me out of my misery?
1. Why do people post stuff just for the sake of getting "thanks" ie thanks whoring? I have seen warnings not to do this and can see why thanks whoring would be/is detrimental to the quality of the site. But I still don't know why they would want to?
2. Is there a general guide to the post thanking practice ie anything beyond "how to thank a post/how to see your thanks/etc"
3. How do I see my most thanked post?

While I'm at it,
why do we have 2 sticking out tongue smilies?

Thanks :pac:

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starling wrote: »

1. Why do people post stuff just for the sake of getting "thanks" ie thanks whoring? I have seen warnings not to do this and can see why thanks whoring would be/is detrimental to the quality of the site. But I still don't know why they would want to?

Loads of reasons. Validation, a need for accumulating imaginary status, they just think it's funny...

starling wrote: »

2. Is there a general guide to the post thanking practice ie anything beyond "how to thank a post/how to see your thanks/etc"

AFAIK, thanking was largely brought in to cut down on the vast number of posts that consisted of nothing but "+1". It's essentially a way of saying "I agree with this post", without having to clutter up the thread with it. Since it was brought in, it's also become analogous to a Facebook 'like'. I don't think there are any hard and fast rules about it

starling wrote: »

3. How do I see my most thanked post?

Click your name, then "Find more posts by...", then change the sorting in the top-right to "Most Thanked"

starling wrote: »

While I'm at it,
why do we have 2 sticking out tongue smilies?

One is [noparse]:P[/noparse], the other is [noparse]:p[/noparse]

starling

Thanks!:pac: