What's the deal with the thanks button?

[Muku]

Ok sure I know, it says what it means. However I would like someone to explain this one to me please. On the profile of an individual user there is a box about "thanked" posts.

Now one says thanked in 3 posts, but when I try to find the posts that were "thanked" for nothing shows up.

THe other one says total thanks zero but thanked 5 times.....
Hit the link to find all said posts and wala they pop up just fine.

Can anyone explain this? Oh and is this the goal of using this "thanks" function? http://www.justhungry.com/files/images/gomasuri1.jpg

[DoctorP]

It's just an add on to let you thank users for helpful posts. It's not a reputation system, so it doesn't take you to the post itself. This is something that dk added yesterday and we are evaluating.

[Muku]

It's just an add on to let you thank users for helpful posts. ......... This is something that dk added yesterday and we are evaluating.

I noticed it yesterday.

It's not a reputation system, so it doesn't take you to the post
This is the link to your profile Doc;

Doctor P's Public Profile (http://www.japanupdate.com/forum/member.php?u=13)

Scroll down to the thanks box and hit
Find all thanked posts by DoctorP
They show up.

Next here is my profile;
Uchinamuku's Public Profile (http://www.japanupdate.com/forum/member.php?u=162)
Scroll down and do the same, you will see what I am talking about.

Thank you.

[DoctorP]

Yes, I know your profile will take you to them, but the individual posts will not link you to them. One like shows how many "thanks" you have given out and the next line shows how many you have received.

[Muku]

Yes, I know your profile will take you to them, but the individual posts will not link you to them. One like shows how many "thanks" you have given out and the next line shows how many you have received.

Maybe I am missing something here but here is the link to your "thanked" posts.

Doctor P's Thanked posts. (http://www.japanupdate.com/forum/search.php?searchid=6363)

Unless you are refering to the "thanks" that the poster gave out. Is it possible to include a link to the posts that a person gave "thanks" to?

Sorry for the late edit.

[dk]

This is just a simple way for people to say thanks for a helpful post without having to type a PC+1 simple one-liner. I still haven't decided if I like the idea or not, but I'm leaning more towards liking it than not. I do want to fix that dang icon though. Ugly as sin.

[Muku]

This is just a simple way for people to say thanks for a helpful post without having to type a PC+1 simple one-liner. I still haven't decided if I like the idea or not, but I'm leaning more towards liking it than not. I do want to fix that dang icon though. Ugly as sin.

In my opinion it just ends up turning things into a popularity contest.

[dk]

It's a risk. We'll see if it's abused. If it goes bad, it won't be hard to take off. Not the end of the world.

[Muku]

It's a risk. We'll see if it's abused. If it goes bad, it won't be hard to take off. Not the end of the world.
That's true, might I suggest a sticky here or put it into the FAQ's to explain the purpose of it.

Oh and I agree the button looks rather lame:thumbdown:

[dk]

This can be that sticky. I'll leave it up for a few weeks. We're getting a little overloaded on stickies in this category...

[Muku]

One problem here, I hit the thanks button to give a member thanks and it posted twice, I attempted to remove one of the thanks but received the error message that I do not have access to that capability.

If you are going to leave the "Remove Thanks" from the post option I might suggest letting people have access to do so if they want, otherwise please remove that option from the board. Thank you.

[Asshat]

If you are going to leave the "Remove Thanks" from the post option I might suggest letting people have access to do so if they want, otherwise please remove that option from the board. Thank you.

I agree with you on the popularity contest thing. What I really want is a "Spanks" button. I really like that!

[Muku]

Reporting a bug here, not that NBTP didnt deserve the double thanks however I would like to point out to you dk that on the following one post link;
Whining (Military Members) (http://www.japanupdate.com/forum/showpost.php?p=18960&postcount=5)

The "thanks" that I gave to NBTP showed up as;
The Following 2 Users Say Thank You to No Bones To Pic For This Useful Post:


However I am the only one that gave a thanks to him for the post.

Am I special here that when I give out "thanks" to people they count as two compared to other member's one?

Oh and on the following link on the "thanks" I <3 to you it happened as well.
Help concerning wifes affair (http://www.japanupdate.com/forum/showpost.php?p=17868&postcount=20)

The Following 2 Users Say Thank You to dk For This Useful Post:
Remove Your Thanks Uchinamuku (09-16-2007)

I am so special, thank you dk <3 <3 :barf: <3 :rolleyes:

[Muku]

This is just a simple way for people to say thanks for a helpful post without having to type a PC+1 simple one-liner.

How do you view it now?

Personally I have and will continue to use it not only for "helpful" posts but for "atta boy's" or "atta girls" seeing as how there is no other method without having to write a response, which in some cases I personally do not want to do for a number of reasons.

Which may not be what the intent was, but the definition of "helpful" is so broad:-| :D

[Muku]

dk.....looks like this Thanks button thing is being brought into discussions and being used by certain members here to critisize and complain about it's usage.

What are your thoughts about this function now?

Personally I like seeing it as it is being used now. Sure it isnt that big of a deal, but I personally dont see the point of people using the passing around of thanks, as another reason to start flamebaiting or making harrassing comments.

[dk]

I like it. I see no problem with it. At least I didn't install the "rate down" button instead.

[P_chan]

lol the rate down button would be a disaster.

[Maggie]

I agree with you on the popularity contest thing. What I really want is a "Spanks" button. I really like that!


That sounds like a good idea when you first look at it, but do you really want to be spanking any of the guys on here.

I'm not that keen on spanking any girls:w00t:

Maggie

[Maggie]

dk.....looks like this Thanks button thing is being brought into discussions and being used by certain members here to critisize and complain about it's usage.

What are your thoughts about this function now?

Personally I like seeing it as it is being used now. Sure it isnt that big of a deal, but I personally dont see the point of people using the passing around of thanks, as another reason to start flamebaiting or making harrassing comments.

Why would anyone do that, and more importantly, how would they do that?

Maggie

[Maggie]

dk.....looks like this Thanks button thing is being brought into discussions and being used by certain members here to critisize and complain about it's usage.

What are your thoughts about this function now?

Personally I like seeing it as it is being used now. Sure it isnt that big of a deal, but I personally dont see the point of people using the passing around of thanks, as another reason to start flamebaiting or making harrassing comments.

Now I feel really paranoid. Not only does Chat stop when I come on, but not one single soul has mentioned the thanks button to me, let alone explained to me how I can use it to start a war with anyone.

How come I'm always left out?:crying:

Maggie

[Maggie]

How do you view it now?

Personally I have and will continue to use it not only for "helpful" posts but for "atta boy's" or "atta girls" seeing as how there is no other method without having to write a response, which in some cases I personally do not want to do for a number of reasons.

Which may not be what the intent was, but the definition of "helpful" is so broad:-| :D


helpful
adjective, cooperative, accommodating, kind, caring, friendly, neighbourly, sympathetic, supportive, benevolent, considerate, beneficent

Apparently not that broad a meaning

Maggie

[Maggie]

One problem here, I hit the thanks button to give a member thanks and it posted twice, I attempted to remove one of the thanks but received the error message that I do not have access to that capability.

If you are going to leave the "Remove Thanks" from the post option I might suggest letting people have access to do so if they want, otherwise please remove that option from the board. Thank you.

If there was a F**k you button, I could understand someone finding it insulting, or whatever.

What I find hard to believe, is that there is a real conversation taking place about a "Thanks" button.

Thanks buttons don't bite, nor is there any record of a thanks button actually causing any person physical damage.

Not only does it sound and look silly, but I'm a stupid arse for responding to such a childish thread:rolleyes:

Maggie

[Maggie]

One problem here, I hit the thanks button to give a member thanks and it posted twice, I attempted to remove one of the thanks but received the error message that I do not have access to that capability.

If you are going to leave the "Remove Thanks" from the post option I might suggest letting people have access to do so if they want, otherwise please remove that option from the board. Thank you.

But in twenty years time, will any of this matter?

Maggie

[Maggie]

Reporting a bug here, not that NBTP didnt deserve the double thanks however I would like to point out to you dk that on the following one post link;
Whining (Military Members) (http://www.japanupdate.com/forum/showpost.php?p=18960&postcount=5)

The "thanks" that I gave to NBTP showed up as;


However I am the only one that gave a thanks to him for the post.

Am I special here that when I give out "thanks" to people they count as two compared to other member's one?

Oh and on the following link on the "thanks" I <3 to you it happened as well.
Help concerning wifes affair (http://www.japanupdate.com/forum/showpost.php?p=17868&postcount=20)



I am so special, thank you dk <3 <3 :barf: <3 :rolleyes:

Does your being special mean that I can tap you up for a loan or anything? :)

Maggie

[Maggie]

Ok sure I know, it says what it means. However I would like someone to explain this one to me please. On the profile of an individual user there is a box about "thanked" posts.

Now one says thanked in 3 posts, but when I try to find the posts that were "thanked" for nothing shows up.

THe other one says total thanks zero but thanked 5 times.....
Hit the link to find all said posts and wala they pop up just fine.

Can anyone explain this? Oh and is this the goal of using this "thanks" function? http://www.justhungry.com/files/images/gomasuri1.jpg


I wanna have more thanks than anyone else in the world.....but then I'm greedy.

People might like me if I have loads of thanks. :crying:

Never underestimate a thanks button:thumbup1:

Maggie

[BleuEneG]

If there was a F**k you button, I could understand someone finding it insulting, or whatever.

What I find hard to believe, is that there is a real conversation taking place about a "Thanks" button.

Thanks buttons don't bite, nor is there any record of a thanks button actually causing any person physical damage.

Not only does it sound and look silly, but I'm a stupid arse for responding to such a childish thread:rolleyes:

Maggie

OH for crying out loud. I can't hold back.

I haven't posted in this forum for months and come back to catch up on what might be some useful threads of information and this is the top active thread?

Maggie it took your lame posts to bring me out from the shadows. What the hell is wrong with you? Your posts add nothing of value to any of these threads.

Someone shut her up pleeeeeeeease!!!

[Maggie]

It's a risk. We'll see if it's abused. If it goes bad, it won't be hard to take off. Not the end of the world.

I love it!!!!!

If you take it off, I promise to have the worst tantrum that you can possibly imagine.

Be aware that if you try to take any of the thanks I've collected so far, I will resort to force.:71:

Maggie

[Maggie]

OH for crying out loud. I can't hold back.

I haven't posted in this forum for months and come back to catch up on what might be some useful threads of information and this is the top active thread?

Maggie it took your lame posts to bring me out from the shadows. What the hell is wrong with you? Your posts add nothing of value to any of these threads.

Someone shut her up pleeeeeeeease!!!


Really? I don't know what to say.:crying:, You may well have ruined the rest of my day.

Are you referring to this thread, or all the threads.

I like to have everything clear, so that there's no misunderstanding?

Maggie

[Maggie]

OH for crying out loud. I can't hold back.

I haven't posted in this forum for months and come back to catch up on what might be some useful threads of information and this is the top active thread?

Maggie it took your lame posts to bring me out from the shadows. What the hell is wrong with you? Your posts add nothing of value to any of these threads.

Someone shut her up pleeeeeeeease!!!


You've made a mistake.

That would be the mistake of thinking I give the remains of a monkey's toss what you think of my posts, where and when I post them and what they contain.

You want me shut up.......give it your best shot.

Maggie

[TheLastDon]

You've made a mistake.

That would be the mistake of thinking I give the remains of a monkey's toss what you think of my posts, where and when I post them and what they contain.

You want me shut up.......give it your best shot.

Maggie

I wouldn't worry about it Maggie, Blue doesn't look for drama.:rolleyes:

[Maggie]

Someone shut her up pleeeeeeeease!!![/QUOTE]


And a very special The Following User Says Thank You to BleuEneG For This Useful Post: okisteve (Today)

Maggie

[Maggie]

I wouldn't worry about it Maggie, Blue doesn't look for drama.:rolleyes:

lol
He doesn't have much of a sense of humour either :)

Maggie

[okisteve]

I was just exercising my Thanks finger because it was a bit creaky. And it's nice to have Bleu back after a long absence.

[Bones]

I like the "Thanks Button". It allows me to really irritate people that I dislike, without actually having to explain myself. When I push that button, I normally do that because I agree with that posters opinion. And I don't have to worry about wasting my valuable time "looking for a Google link".

People are set in their ways. The ones I do disagree with, usually got their opinions from the same post that I would use as a rebuttal. They just twist the meaning of the words to suit their needs, or to fit in with the crowd. So, what's the point?

Having worn some uniforms myself, I tend to side with like-minded people who have worn the uniform. I have no respect for people who criticize what I have ever done, without ever having worn one themselves. But I can respect inter-service rivalries in jest. It's a given, so.....:rolleyes:

Also, I have no respect for anyone who has run away from his/her job, while serving in the military.

I have read lines from people who claim that their recruiter is to blame. I tend to think of it as people being too stupid to understand the contract that they have signed, or properly understanding the vow's that they've made, prior to their enlistment.

There are people who do not agree with my line of thinking for various reasons, and they are welcome to their opinions. It's kind of hard for me to accept criticism from people who have never worn the uniform, who are sponging off of us. Yet, that too is a reality.

If you doubt this, look at all of the postings within this (or other) threads that were made on government computers, during normal working hours.

If you really would like to test that, approach your IT staff, and have them run an audit on your account.

Bones

[P_chan]

I thought Blue was leaving this site and never coming back. But now I see she'll just be lurking! So remember, someone is always watching you! Maybe she'll "enlighten" us once again with some more posts!

[Bones]

Still waiting for naked pic's of Maggie. :cool:

She's HOT!!!!!:smile4:

Bones

[Maggie]

I was just exercising my Thanks finger because it was a bit creaky. And it's nice to have Bleu back after a long absence.

LMAO :grin1:

Maggie

[Maggie]

Still waiting for naked pic's of Maggie. :cool:

She's HOT!!!!!:smile4:

Bones

I don't have any naked ones. I'll go see what I have.

Maggie

[Maggie]

I thought Blue was leaving this site and never coming back. But now I see she'll just be lurking! So remember, someone is always watching you! Maybe she'll "enlighten" us once again with some more posts!

Oh. I thought she was a he :)

I'll need eyes in the back of my head then

Maggie

[Maggie]

Still waiting for naked pic's of Maggie. :cool:

She's HOT!!!!!:smile4:

Bones

This is the best I can do.

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b207/worcollie/Arnpriors32.jpg

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b207/worcollie/Arnpriors33.jpg

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b207/worcollie/Arnpriors30.jpg


I'm sorry I couldn't do better, but my feet never left the skis at any time :grin1:

Maggie

[Maggie]

I thought Blue was leaving this site and never coming back. But now I see she'll just be lurking! So remember, someone is always watching you! Maybe she'll "enlighten" us once again with some more posts!

And wouldn't that be nice. I can hardly wait :barf:

Maggie

[DoctorP]

OH for crying out loud. I can't hold back.

I haven't posted in this forum for months and come back to catch up on what might be some useful threads of information and this is the top active thread?

Maggie it took your lame posts to bring me out from the shadows. What the hell is wrong with you? Your posts add nothing of value to any of these threads.

Someone shut her up pleeeeeeeease!!!

You are right Blue...this post was much better! Thank you!