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I think the "thanks" button is just that. Thank you for your post. I dont necessarily see it as thank you for providing me with information, but more so of going above a random post. I see nothing wrong with "thanking" a SOTD. It takes work to get some of those wonderful shots off, and is a bit above just writing out what you used.
I agree. I "thank" a lot of posts in the SOTD, simply because I'm impressed by their gear, photography, or both. (I know that my gear is not as impressive as some, and my photography skills are lacking a lot, but I have fun. That's what counts for me.) As for the "thanks," for me, it's like IsaacRN said, "thanks" for yur post.
Again. I have no real solution, other than maybe put a "like" button for stuff like the SOTD, and "thanks" for useful posts. I do agree that thanking someone for a picture, and thanking someone for information that just made your life better/easier are two different animals.
Just my $.02. Either way, I love coming here and seeing all the SOTDs and gaining all the information from different people's posts. My daily routine is more enjoyable "thanks" to this site.
The meaning of the thanks depends on the person giving them.
In some places of the forum like the conversation, it is often used to indicate approval of a statement or opinion. In othe rparts it is used to express thanks for something, and in the SOTD forum... I have no clue why it is given. Thank you for telling us that you shaved?
But it doesn't really matter as it has no real meaning.
This is one of the reasons we ditched the rep system. Rep was given for the same variety of reasons. And a 'reputation' carries the implication that those who have lots of it are upstanding and reputable people, and in some cases that was really not the case. So in the end we got rid of it in favor of the mentor system.
The thanks system doesn't have that problem so people use it for different things, but without causing problems.
Perfect answer.
Thanks!
That thanks button is so easy to use - and fun too.
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Posted just to see if Ben will ignore my useless post :p
You know, if some people dont get thanked, they feel left out and unloved.
How about if we add a +1 button and a SOTD button?
For me, It's whatever. I like what we've got here on SRP, if the Mods want to change or let be, I still dig our site. The true thanks I give will be more than a mere push of a button.