The "Thanks" Button

[Mozart]

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Avalonians,


I'm curious about what most of you do with the "Thanks" button that's on the bottom-left of posts in the forum.


Do you thank everyone with whose views are agreeable with yours, only?


Do you thank everyone in your own thread, no matter what, or are you selective?


Do you thank those who post good, well-thought-out posts, even if you disagree?


Are you picky with the thanks, or are you generous with your thanks?


Do you consider the thanks thingy irrelevant or to some degree important?


I'm curious as to how most of you handle your thanks to others with the "Thanks" thingy.


~Mozart

[kersley]

A bit of all I say. Go ahead and click on that thanks button.. please..

[Alex Laker]

I would probably consider myself quite stingy with the 'thanks' button. I tend to thank those who have taken the time to reply to a thread or post I've written regardless of whether I agree with it, or if I see a particularly poignant post (or out of irony, as is the case here). I don't see it as integral to the functioning of the forum, although it can be useful as an immediate gauge of whether your post is well received or not. View count and replies alone will not tell you that. It's heavily used unlike on other forums which implement the feature, so it definitely matters to people here...

[karelia]

Interesting thread, Mozart.

Posted by Mozart (here)
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<snip>Do you thank everyone with whose views are agreeable with yours, only?

Not at all. I often find that it's the posts I don't agree with that inspire me to dig further down the rabbit hole and find new truths.

Do you thank everyone in your own thread, no matter what, or are you selective?

Not necessarily. If a post is completely off topic or offensive or or or, I won't bother to hit the button.

Do you thank those who post good, well-thought-out posts, even if you disagree?

Absolutely.

Are you picky with the thanks, or are you generous with your thanks?

Why be picky with something that doesn't cost anything?

Do you consider the thanks thingy irrelevant or to some degree important?

Not irrelevant, for sure. Important? I don't know. I find it a nice way to communicate something without taking up too many bytes of space.

Likelihood is that there are as many opinions as posters, lol.

[Vitalux]

I see it as a butt kisser

[RunningDeer]

Posted by Mozart (here)
Do you thank everyone with whose views are agreeable with yours, only?

No, I thank those for their personal expression, and for showing me another point of view. Unless, it's so far out, then I don't.

Do you thank everyone in your own thread, no matter what, or are you selective?

I thank everyone for their participation. If the person has stated an outrageous or rude remark, I don't thank.

Do you thank those who post good, well-thought-out posts, even if you disagree?

Most of the time.

Are you picky with the thanks, or are you generous with your thanks?

Generous. If someone has taken time, and often the risk to express their view, I am appreciative.

Do you consider the thanks thingy irrelevant or to some degree important?

I feel heard.

I'm curious as to how most of you handle your thanks to others with the "Thanks" thingy.

I thank others for putting it out there. If I see that someone never uses the "thanks button" for others, I don't use it with them. Once in a while, I'll still thank them if what they posted rings true or is helpful.

[music]

Well, there is one user on here who goes out of his way to thank posts that attack what I have to say, which is very spiritual behaviour. It's amusing, but yes, it is used as a personality or agreement meter only by many.

[D-Day]

I thank posts for various reasons, but mainly if they meet one or more of the following criteria:

- If they are informative.

- If they are well thought out, well researched, and well structured/presented.

- If they appear (to me) to be formulated around known fact/s, logic and common sense (as opposed to wild speculation and/or wishful thinking).

- If they present information or possibilities that I had not previously considered or had exposure to.

- If I agree with the overall sentiment of the post or I feel it portrays my on views on a topic of discussion/debate.

[Alekahn]

Adding a bit more perspective to this, here is a thread on the 'thank you' button started by NeverMind back in Feb...

https://projectavalon.net/forum4/show...east-rename-it

Thank you

[Mozart]

Posted by Vitalux (here)
I see it as a butt kisser

Thank you for your amusing post, but I think that I'll pass on the idea of kiss'n your butt, man. <grin>

[Debra]

[I][QUOTE=Mozart;487098].

I'm curious about what most of you do with the "Thanks" button that's on the bottom-left of posts in the forum.
I use it a lot, love it, it´s a way for me to quickly let someone know that what they said was important
Do you thank everyone with whose views are agreeable with yours, only?
Not at all, if it is intelligent and suggests that I should be looking deeper, then it deserves acknowledgement.

Do you thank everyone in your own thread, no matter what, or are you selective?
Yes, unless they are talking with somebody else in the thread, that is not relevant to me or the thread.

Do you thank those who post good, well-thought-out posts, even if you disagree?
A lot of the time, yes. And especially if they challenge my way of thinking, in a way that inspires me to search for more information, absolutely.
Are you picky with the thanks, or are you generous with your thanks?
Generous - always generous - it is something that I practice in my whole life.

Do you consider the thanks thingy irrelevant or to some degree important?
Relevant - because it enables quick feedback that the post is valuable and worth responding to

[778 neighbour of some guy]

Selective, to me it is a form of appriciation for the effort someone has made, of course i dont always appriciate everything, hence the selective bit, i guess its how i give thanks and get them as well.

Sometimes i even thank for some statement i read and absolutely hate, in that case the thanks means"thanks for the peep into your personality you just gave me"

Thanks can mean a LOT of different things

[Debra]

Posted by Mozart (here)

Posted by Vitalux (here)
I see it as a butt kisser

Thank you for your amusing post, but I think that I'll pass on the idea of kiss'n your butt, man. <grin>

I thanked Vitalux because, although it is blunt, I think there is some truth there too. Let´s be honest. My only evidence is my own observation of thanking amongst certain members. Makes me wonder, sometimes (when you consider the blend of the people and the topics under discusssion). But that is me.

Conversely, people who only rarely give thanks in postings - I wonder why, how they became like that. But again, that´s me.

Thanks Mozart
Zebra

[aranuk]

I thank people for all different reasons, but mainly because I agree with them. I sometimes say thanks when most of their post I agree with. I don't read all the threads so it doesn't mean that I disagree if I haven't thanked someone. I sometimes thank someone if they have put a lot of time and research into a post, whether I agree or not. It is not a vote button.

Stan

[gripreaper]

I once left this forum because my posts were not getting enough “thanks”, so I am totally all about the thanks button.

You see, it’s not just a click of the mouse to me, it’s an expression of the underlying synergistic energies which are coalescing in the source field, and their adherence to the collective consciousness, and the effects these energies are having on the awakening of mankind and the ascension of all sentient beings within the cosmos, whether they are embodied or not.

Energies attract like sentience, as well as the resonant tones, timber and essence of those who have a similar resonant frequency and are sourcing and choosing to hold a certain frequency with others and can change perspective and also the contextual basis from which the viewer exercises their cognitive abilities to understand, as well as the emotional counterpart of the context, or the visceral cellular brainstem full and deeper light of the collective.

This can either resonate vibrationally all the way down to the brainstem level of consciousness, or just bounce off the subject boundary and only have a superficial collective adhesion to the underlying intended vibrational essence, or it could just be a left brain cognitive connection and not create any synergy between the two hemispheres of the brain, leaving one with just a patriarchal viewpoint and not touch the subconscious at all, which the right brain governs and ties into the emotional aspects of the total context.

So, when one has the impulse reverberating within their being, and this impulse unconsciously tells the mind to send the requisite signal to the right hand, in order to take the mouse, and move it over the thanks button, and click it, one should be fully cognizant of the further implications of this act and make it a holistic choice, with the full essence of the individual as part of the collective, and “click it” with all of the resonant frequency eminent within their being and allow the energy to flow into the coalescent matrix where the most collective dream can manifest.

Hope that clear that up for ya.

[Rantaak]

I click the "thank" button when I want to thank a person for what they have said.

It's a reptilian thing, it makes us feel good to share other peoples' approval. And it makes some people feel bad when a view that contradicts theirs gets more thanks than they did. But only because the people who are wrong tend to be way too obsessed with conformity and or democracy.

[Debra]

I want to thank myself here, but I am still waiting on my own personal thanks button to be installed. One of the reasons that I am still with facebook

post update:
oops, almost overlooked Raantak here .. here mate, here´s another thanks for you.

And Gripreaper -- genius response, could not agree more. You always say it so much better than anyone. The thanks button is not enough.

[ljwheat]

Its really not worth explaining -- THANK YOU --
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Thank You or Thank U may refer to:
"Thank you" or "thankyou" (occasionally British), an expression of gratitude
Contents
[hide] 1 Music 1.1 Albums
1.2 Songs
2 Other
3 See also
[edit] Music
[edit] Albums
Thank You (Declan Galbraith album)
Thank You (Duran Duran album)
Thank You (Jamelia album), or the title song (see below)
Thank You (Royal Trux album)
Thank You (Stone Temple Pilots album)
Thank You (Zemfira album)
Thank You (TRR50), a compilation album from the record label Temporary Residence Limited
Thank You (For Letting Us Be Ourselves), by Superstar
Thank You, by Michael Schenker
Thank You, by Nicoleta Alexandru (Nicola)
Thank You, by Ray Boltz, or the title song
Thank You, by Monkey Majik

[edit] Songs
"Thank You" (Bow Wow song)
"Thank You" (Boyz II Men song)
"Thank You" (Dido song)
"Thank You" (Hellyeah song)
"Thank You" (Jamelia song)
"Thank You" (Led Zeppelin song)
"Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)", by Sly & the Family Stone
"Thank You (for Loving Me at My Worst)", by The Whitlams
"Thank U", by Alanis Morissette
"Thank You", by Alcazar from Disco Defenders
"Thank You", by Amanda Lear
"Thank You", by Amy Diamond
"Thank You", by Bobbysocks!
"Thank You", by Chronic Future from Lines in My Face
"Thank You", by Ice Prince from Everybody Loves Ice Prince
"Thank You", by Jay-Z from The Blueprint 3
"Thank You", by Norman Bedard
"Thank You", by The Redwalls from De Nova
"Thank You", by Simple Plan from Still Not Getting Any...
"Thank You", by Sister Hazel from Fortress
"Thank You", by Swans from Filth
"Thank You", by Westlife from Turnaround
"Thank You", by Xzibit from Full Circle
"Thank You, No. 19", by Huey Lewis and the News from Plan B
"Thank U", by Ayumi Hamasaki from Love Songs
"Kind & Generous" or "Thank You", a song by Natalie Merchant

[edit] Other
Thank You (1925 film), a 1925 film directed by John Ford
Thank You (2011 film), a Bollywood romantic comedy
Thank You (TV series), a 2007 South Korean series featuring Shin Sung Rok
Thank you letter, a letter written to express appreciation

[edit] See also
All pages beginning with "Thank You"
I Thank You (disambiguation)
Thankful (disambiguation)
Thanks (disambiguation)

[Delight]

Posted by ljwheat (here)
See also
All pages beginning with "Thank You"
I Thank You (disambiguation)
Thankful (disambiguation)
Thanks (disambiguation)

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=J5ZjrGdlNDo

[the_vast_mystery]

Posted by Mozart (here)
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Avalonians,


I'm curious about what most of you do with the "Thanks" button that's on the bottom-left of posts in the forum.


Do you thank everyone with whose views are agreeable with yours, only?


Do you thank everyone in your own thread, no matter what, or are you selective?


Do you thank those who post good, well-thought-out posts, even if you disagree?


Are you picky with the thanks, or are you generous with your thanks?


Do you consider the thanks thingy irrelevant or to some degree important?


I'm curious as to how most of you handle your thanks to others with the "Thanks" thingy.


~Mozart

I thank anyone who either posts something really insightful, touching, and/or helpful, especially everyone I debate with. I see that as me giving them thanks for the opportunity to gain additional knowledge and also in a way that I find particularly enjoyable. ^_^
So I actually thank a lot of people I disagree with, because through discussing what they believe even if they do not change my mind the mere fact that we had that discussion enables me to at least a little, expand myself by testing what I think and feel against the real world reflected around me.