'Thanks'

'Thanks'

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I log on through my iPhone (it goes straight to my profile screen) and I've noticed that today I've lost around 40 thanks. I was sure I lost quite a lot a while ago too. Why are they vanishing? Anybody else noticed this?

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By DJKL
13th May 2015 15:05

Could it be something to do with deleted posts?

No idea if this is accurate ,it is just the only reason my brain has to date processed.

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By Mick Milne
13th May 2015 16:07

here's one for you 

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By Carlile
13th May 2015 16:34

Is it possible someone has had their account removed and therefore you've lost all the 'thanks' you were given?

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By User deleted
13th May 2015 21:10

Accounts being removed?

Carlile wrote:

Is it possible someone has had their account removed and therefore you've lost all the 'thanks' you were given?

Why would that happen?

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By Carlile
14th May 2015 09:34

I don't know

BKD wrote:

Carlile wrote:

Is it possible someone has had their account removed and therefore you've lost all the 'thanks' you were given?

Why would that happen?

I don't know. I'm not a moderator. My reasoning was if their account was removed/banned then perhaps all their comments, and therefore likes, would disappear with them.

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By andy.partridge
13th May 2015 16:42

Let's see what we can do

As we can not thank your question, make a comment on the thread and let's see if we can recover some for you.

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By mrme89
13th May 2015 16:48

Thanks all. Pretty much what I thought.

Fawlty - I wanted an answer before Christmas, so rather than PM'ing a moderator I thought I would post a question ;-)

 

Andy - very kind of you, but no need.

 

I'm not bothered about the losses (honest), I was curious more than anything else.

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By User deleted
13th May 2015 16:56

Redeem ?

OP: planning to redeem these 'thanks' against some buys??!!!!!!

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By williams lester accountants
13th May 2015 19:31

One more thanks added to your list, a valued contributor should not lose thanks just because someone has left the site.

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By FirstTab
13th May 2015 21:38

Why such concern?

Over number of thanks. I do not even know how many I have. 

It would not concern me if all my thanks disappear. 

Is it some comptetion on number of thanks?

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By FirstTab
14th May 2015 07:45

Thanks but no thanks

 I do not need the thanks. I am not concerned about the number of thanks I have. I still have not looked how many I have. 

Dare I say it, may be it is best to remove showing the number of thanks. We would know who wsd the top contributor through the annual award.

Some may maintain a manual count.

 

 

 

 

 

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By JCresswellTax
14th May 2015 09:13

@ FirstTab

You have 193 thanks.

You should work on increasing that number ;)

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By stepurhan
14th May 2015 09:18

Value of thanks

I see the value of thanks as two-fold.

Firstly, for the poster themselves, thanks are an indication that their comments are appreciated. Some may not care about that, but I like knowing that someone has taken the, albeit minimal, effort to show they liked my post.

But, to my mind more importantly, they are an indication of whether a member is any good. Like feedback on eBay and the like, a high number of thanks is an indication of a contributor whose posts are valued by the community. That is also an indication that their posts are likely to be reliable. Not 100% certainly, some thanks are given for posts that amuse people but have no technical content, but an indicator nonetheless.

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By ShirleyM
14th May 2015 09:33

I like the thanks system

I both give, and receive, thanks. It's a sign of appreciation ... and just good manners. I often say 'Thank you' in the real world, too.

eg. If you help someone and they thank you, you are more likely to help them again. If they ignore you (or pour criticism on you) then you are unlikely to help that person again.

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By andy.partridge
14th May 2015 10:48

Drawback and suggestion

ShirleyM wrote:

eg. If you help someone and they thank you, you are more likely to help them again. If they ignore you (or pour criticism on you) then you are unlikely to help that person again.

In the real world you know who has thanked you.

I think if the identity of the thanker was made available to the member (but not to the wider membership) it would make for a more harmonious community. It would bring some pleasant surprises because I should imagine many of us have thanked or received a thanks from someone who we have perceived to be 'against' us in the debate.

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By ShirleyM
14th May 2015 10:15

I like that idea, Andy

ps. I am one of the people who thanked that comment ;)

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By User deleted
14th May 2015 10:22

Agreed

ShirleyM wrote:

ps. I am one of the people who thanked that comment ;)

pps. So am I :)

(and it's a genuine thanks, unlike the bogus thanks given by duplicate accounts - they know who they are)

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By mrme89
14th May 2015 17:04

Thanks for all the contributions.

I agree that thanks should be transparent. Hopefully this will be implemented when they do the changes to the website later in the year.

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By andy.partridge
14th May 2015 17:27

Do you mean . . .

mrme89 wrote:

I agree that thanks should be transparent.


 . . . that the identity of the thankers should be visible to all? I think that might be counter-productive. The warm glow that a member might feel will soon be lost in the cry of 'clique' from the terminally disgruntled. 
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By ShirleyM
14th May 2015 18:08

Agreed again, Andy (and another thanks for you)

I need to be careful. If I keep on agreeing with you then ......

....  you could end up being promoted to gang leader   ... or even worse ... win the 'most thanked' award! :)

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By andy.partridge
14th May 2015 18:17

Ha ha!

ShirleyM wrote:

....  you could end up being promoted to win the 'most thanked' award! :)

Now you are being mischievous. I nearly said something that could get me into BIG trouble!

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By ShirleyM
14th May 2015 18:22

I got you laughing

That can't possibly be bad. :)

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By mrme89
14th May 2015 18:50

I think they should be fully transparent. It would cut out the gang accusation b*llocks and also see our resident Welshman's other usernames.

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By ShirleyM
14th May 2015 19:20

How would it cut out the gang accusations?

You only have to have like minded views with someone (which some other person may not agree with) and the gang accusations start. 

However, I'll go along with the majority vote ... if we get one.

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By FirstTab
14th May 2015 19:44

crisis? what crisis?

This is a major issue that I lose my sleep over. 

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Replying to lionofludesch:
By mrme89
15th May 2015 09:34

Exercise

FirstTab wrote:

This is a major issue that I lose my sleep over. 

 

If you do more exercise you will get more sleep and see an overall benefit to your health.

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By petersaxton
15th May 2015 01:23

I never thought about them

I never used to give thanks - not by the system anyway - simply because it wasn't something I thought about - it was like the report button.

I never use the reply button either.

I use the quote quite a lot.

I've started to use the thanks button a little when I remember.

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Replying to Bobbo:
By mrme89
15th May 2015 09:32

Living

petersaxton wrote:

I never used to give thanks - not by the system anyway - simply because it wasn't something I thought about - it was like the report button.

 

that rock star lifestyle Peter ;-)

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By FirstTab
15th May 2015 17:37

Thanks Gate

Excerise will not relieve Thanks Gate. 

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By mrme89
15th May 2015 21:48

Sweet dreams FT.

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By andy.partridge
16th May 2015 10:06

I guess now Rachael has gone that's one person fewer in Sift who has any interest in what members think of the site. That leaves how many . . .?

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By Craigie_Bhoy
16th May 2015 17:40

Rachael gone???
Really?

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By mrme89
16th May 2015 18:40
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By lisimano
16th May 2015 23:16

Thanks

I have been a member of AW for some years, I hardly ever ask a question, I hardly ever give advice, but I read many posts and learn a lot. I like the thanks option, sometimes I read a really good answer and I think it is only appropriate that the person that gave the answer gets the thanks, as much as I would say thanks if having a conversation.

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