Yeah, but that's posting. .....and if a hundred people did that the thread would be several pages long of just thank you notes...
What does that have to do with anything posted in this thread?
Nope that was never what anyone was asking for.if I understood correctly, the demand was to have one's "Thanks" included in the thread.
My parents always taught me to thank people. Thanking someone is polite. It has nothing to do with taking sides (and hence it is private under the current system). When someone makes a point I had not considered or something that enlightens me I feel the want to thank them.\
Really, why is it important to thank someone? It's just a discussion, and unless people are beginning to take sides, there's no reason to have to thank someone for agreeing with you.
if I understood correctly, the demand was to have one's "Thanks" included in the thread.
it's the same thing - there are people who cannot reply without including the original post. I guess they do not know how.
it is very helpful for old people who cannot remember what they said yesterday. or for the folks who log on once a year.
the usefulness of a Thanks button/function/score escapes me, completely.
other than building up one's own little clique of Likers, what's the point?
Some people like to express appreciation for help or advice they have received. Sometimes one might want it to be private, other times public. It's not about agreement or cliques.
Really, why is it important to thank someone?
If I asked for and received help or advice I would just post "Thanks for the help!"
Really, why is it important to thank someone?
If I asked for and received help or advice I would just post "Thanks for the help!"
I guess you just answered your own question.
Where do I start?
You understood incorrectly. The request was to have a Thanks/Like button that worked differently from the current one.
"Some people" quote the post so it's clear what they are responding to.
I, for one, don't appreciate your ageist comment.
Social convention is to offer thanks for a comment/post that you appreciate.
Thank you for taking the time to participate.
So you are saying you have been online using votes and thanks buttons since the mid 80's?and more generally, being "online" since the mid-80's, I've seen the Votes and Thanks buttons become a point of contention
it's not impossible I'm older than you.
and more generally, being "online" since the mid-80's, I've seen the Votes and Thanks buttons become a point of contention - a "them against us" thing - a my score is higher than your score thing - very ugly - very destructive.
sounded like a good idea at the time; frequently does not work out in the end.
the quote backs? long standing issue.
>>so it's clear
oh dear, where do I start . . . _so many_ other ways to accomplish that.....
but, I've forgotten . . .