The Thank You Button? And, Appreciation In General...

I realized that I tend to hit the "Thank You Button" (that little blue one) very often. In fact, if I make any new forum post, and people post things I agree or appreciate (which is often), I hit that thank you button. I sometimes see that I've hit that button for nearly everyone on a forum page.


I'm starting to wonder if thanking people too often, especially here on this website, is a bad idea...
I mean, should I try to cut down on the number of times I hit that "thank you" button?

Why am I thinking this is true?
Here is what I have personally observed...

- Not many people give thank yous that often - even when someone else has helped them.
- I noticed that people don't really respond or take notice to thank yous that they receive. I mean I hit the thank you button all the time but, recently, I've noticed that my messages and thank yous have seemed to be skipped over or ignored as if they aren't even there. Of course, people here are very appreciative of thank yous when the council has promoted them to Apprentice or Knight - they respond to these thank you button presses by posting an appreciative message in that same forum. However and in general, thank yous are usually ignored, it seems.
- People seem to respond to thank yous said in messages instead of thank you button presses. For example, if someone types "thank you", it is usually better received than when someone presses the "Thank You Button". However and in general, people don't usually ever respond to thank yous here.


Perhaps I'm interpreting things incorrectly? Perhaps I'm spot-on?
You tell me.

One thing I forgot to add:

I think that some people are finding the constant thank you button presses annoying. Is this true?

Haha...I thanked your OP. I hope you get, like...50 of them. Haha.

I'll answer one of your questions: do I think it's annoying? No. Never.

But if someone is "thank" happy, it might not mean as much as say...receiving a thank you from someone that rarely gives them out.

But still, it's nice that people read your posts and thank you for them. It's a good thing.

When I was watching V-logs I would always thank the videos I watched (and I need to watch more; it's been too long). It's nice to receive thank yous when you make (what you think, haha) is a thoughtful post.

MTFBWY,
LTK

The "thank you" button probably serves a different purpose for everyone. I also use it to demonstrate agreement or appreciation, but I don't expect to be acknowledged for it. It's like an unspoken gesture (Ha!).

For me, it's like "Liking" a post on Facebook; people don't typically thank you for liking their posts and status'. Atleast, not in my experience.

I'm going to be entirely honest with you. I think you're reading WAY too much into some of the little commodities here.

There probably isn't any underlying meaning behind a person's use of the "Thank You" button.

I agree with Angelus, it's more of a "like" button for forums.

Plus I don't get any notifications of receiving a thank you so I don't keep track of ones I've received, also it'd be pointless spam to do so too.

They're nothing major to worry about & I guess people notice them more when it's a promotion related thread/topic

Yeah, I agree with Angelus' last few sentences - it's not a big deal. Everyone uses the thank you button, and written statements of thanks, differently.

You talk about people not taking any notice of thank yous. But that's an assumption - I, for instance, always check back on posts that I've written to see if anyone has thanked me or replied specifically to my post. However, I'm not going to reply again just to say "thanks for the thanks"...because that seems pretty silly. You'd end up going "thanks for the thanks for the thanks for the thanks for the thanks" :laugh:

Likewise, when I give people thanks, I certainly don't expect any kind of acknowledgment.

So when do I give people thanks? I reserve it for special cases, so as to demonstrate that it really does mean a heartfelt "thank you". It will usually either show that I strongly agree with someone or that someone has really given me a lot to think about.

If we were all in a room, and someone is speaking, I might nod in agreement, this is how i think of the "thank you"...

I may not agree with everything, but I agree with the sentiments behind the post...

Angelus wrote:
I'm going to be entirely honest with you. I think you're reading WAY too much into some of the little commodities here.

There probably isn't any underlying meaning behind a person's use of the "Thank You" button.

Actually, in contrast to what you might think I would say, I agree with you on that, Angelus.
In truth, I'm a very sensitive guy. And I like to read and write: finding all of the little and hidden meanings in a book.

So yes, it's a dangerous combination!

However, I guess the main reason why I posted this forum post is just to bring up something new to discuss. I can't stand it when the forums seem dead and inactive. I want people to discuss and discuss until they have unraveled the universe! (Okay, exaggerating...I'm not obsessively compulsive )

Doctor V wrote:
Plus I don't get any notifications of receiving a thank you so I don't keep track of ones I've received, also it'd be pointless spam to do so too.

Adding onto that:

"I shall never seek so much to be consoled as to console. To be understood, as to understand. To be loved as to love."

- Lines from the Jedi Creed.

V-Tog wrote:
You talk about people not taking any notice of thank yous. But that's an assumption - I, for instance, always check back on posts that I've written to see if anyone has thanked me or replied specifically to my post. However, I'm not going to reply again just to say "thanks for the thanks"...because that seems pretty silly. You'd end up going "thanks for the thanks for the thanks for the thanks for the thanks" :laugh:

Allow me to disagree, V-Tog, but I don't think I assumed anything there. I waited around the forums and visited them daily, during this summer. I actually was noticing this "conclusion" (that I was thinking of bringing up) about a month ago - before I actually posted it in this forum post.


But I mean no harm when I disagree with you on that. FRIENDS