Thread: Thanks Etiquette

Ladies and gentlemen:

Should a boundary exist for one gentleman to thank another? For one lady to show gratitude to another?

Exactly, then, how does one determine what level of gratitude deserves a "thank you"?

Should I, therefore, not thank someone whose advice, perhaps, falls short of the concrete even though he or she has tried? Does the expert who offers detailed advice, then, deserve more thanks than the one who has tried but failed to match the expert's level of knowledge?

Civility and good manners — a gentleman's and a lady's way — dictate a thank you for, if nothing else, acknowledging that someone has given me the courtesy to respond to my question, or comment.

So, ladies and gentlemen, thank you for reading.

Regards,
Obie

i tend to use the thanks button as an englishman uses the word cheers..

if i like what was said.. i hit the thanks button.. if it was particularly useful.. i reply with the word thanks..

and as a general rule.. pretty much any post that comes from either jimmy or obie end up warranting a thanks.

I look at it like this. If someone cares enough to help me out with a question i have or to instruct me on how to better do something i think its only right i thank them to show them i acknoloage that they took the time to do somethign for me.