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02-24-2021, 04:21 PM
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Jun 2006
Posts: 1,703
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Thanks, Friends!
You thought this was going to be my "good bye" post, didn't you? 
What does the "Thanks" button do? Nobody ever thanks me, so it's a bit of a mystery.
Likewise, if I "befriend" somebody, is it like facebook where I get notified every time they say something clever?
Obviously, I have no friends. 
Edit: found some info in the FAQ, but not clear if "thanks" still works without rep being enabled?
Edit: oh, the originator can click on "thanks" for some interesting data!
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02-24-2021, 04:43 PM
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Administrator
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Land of Florida Man
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The thanks button just sends a short note of thanks for a specific post. The sender is identified. The format is similar to a PM, there is standard forum wording, and the sender is free to add a comment or not.
Friending someone is not like FB, no notifications are generated. It’s just a friendly gesture.
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02-24-2021, 05:01 PM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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Join Date: Apr 2013
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I use the app(android) and you don't notifications about thanks. So whomever you thank or friend may never see it.
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02-24-2021, 05:09 PM
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Jun 2006
Posts: 1,703
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Thanks, MRG.
If you didn't get a notification, click on the "Thanks" button of your post.
I hope this isn't too annoying, but I've been thanking a lot of people today.
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02-24-2021, 05:20 PM
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Jun 2006
Posts: 1,703
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Interesting. I got a couple token thanks on the first post in this thread, but no notifications. The thanks stats (along with embedded messages) are only available if I click on the "Thanks" button of my own post.
Using web interface (Brave browser).
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02-24-2021, 07:05 PM
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Oct 2017
Location: Chapel Hill, NC
Posts: 4,897
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 Quote:
Originally Posted by twaddle
Interesting. I got a couple token thanks on the first post in this thread, but no notifications. The thanks stats (along with embedded messages) are only available if I click on the "Thanks" button of my own post.
Using web interface (Brave browser).
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I get an email whenever someone has thanked me
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02-24-2021, 07:23 PM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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Join Date: Mar 2011
Posts: 7,666
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Can someone steer me to where the "Thanks" record is? I seem to only find any thanks I get by accident. I know there's a location to view these somewhere in the CP section.
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02-24-2021, 07:25 PM
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Jun 2006
Posts: 1,703
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Quote:
Originally Posted by harllee
I get an email whenever someone has thanked me
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Oh, that's kind of annoying. I rarely use the email account I signed up with, but my apologies to all those whom I have thanked today.
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02-24-2021, 07:31 PM
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Moderator
Join Date: Nov 2015
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Quote:
Originally Posted by marko
Can someone steer me to where the "Thanks" record is? I seem to only find any thanks I get by accident. I know there's a location to view these somewhere in the CP section.
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See the User CP menu on the top bar?
Go there, scroll down past any subscribed threads, it should be a grid at the bottom.
I don't get emails, and I had a been a member here for a very long time before I ever even knew they existed.
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02-24-2021, 07:36 PM
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Jun 2006
Posts: 1,703
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"Edit Options" under CP, you can control notifications, including PM on thanks and various email notifcations.
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02-24-2021, 07:59 PM
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Dec 2016
Location: DC area
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A post about the "Thanks" button comes up maybe once a year. People start using it for a while, then it fades away - until the next "Thanks button" hot topic.
Thank you for posting.
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02-24-2021, 08:07 PM
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Jun 2006
Posts: 1,703
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I'm ambivalent about these rep systems. If you haven't seen it, check out the Nosedive episode of Black Mirror.
I will admit to getting a little squirt of dopamine with likes on twitter....
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02-24-2021, 08:08 PM
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Oct 2017
Location: Chapel Hill, NC
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Quote:
Originally Posted by twaddle
Oh, that's kind of annoying. I rarely use the email account I signed up with, but my apologies to all those whom I have thanked today.
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I want to get emails telling me that I have a "thank you". I find the thank you interesting and helpful.
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02-25-2021, 02:39 PM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: On a hill in the Pine Barrens
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twaddle, thanks for the reminder. I see a few thank you's that ask questions. I turned off the email notice some time ago. Probably a mistake.
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02-25-2021, 02:50 PM
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Full time employment: Posting here.
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: SoCal
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I mostly use the mobile version of the site, and the Thanks button isn’t available in that view. If I login via my desktop computer, I see it.
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02-25-2021, 02:51 PM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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Join Date: May 2011
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I often receive thanks for not participating in threads......"Your absence is appreciated" being the common theme.
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03-02-2021, 07:30 PM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Nemo2
I often receive thanks for not participating in threads......"Your absence is appreciated" being the common theme.
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In the same vein, can one get a thankyou for not even logging in?
How does one see the thank you if he does not even log in? I guess he has to check his email.
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