Popular Post speckytecky Posted October 5, 2014 Popular Post Posted October 5, 2014 I have visited several threads recently where people have asked for advice and as ever with Edugeek mighty useful advice has freely flowed. However, even though written thanks has duly been given the person posting OP hasn't hit the thanks button. Come on folks if thanks is due please use the thanks button. It really does make a difference 24
elsiegee40 Posted October 5, 2014 Posted October 5, 2014 I have visited several threads recently where people have asked for advice and as ever with Edugeek mighty useful advice has freely flowed. However, even though written thanks has duly been given the person posting OP hasn't hit the thanks button. Come on folks if thanks is due please use the thanks button. It really does make a difference Hint taken 2
SYNACK Posted October 5, 2014 Posted October 5, 2014 AS altruistic as this site is a little acknowledgment goes a long way, a click on the thanks button costs nothing and can help the contributors feel more valued and more likely to help in future. 1
abillybob Posted October 5, 2014 Posted October 5, 2014 Personally I prefer rep! I like watching my little bar go up! 1
vikpaw Posted October 5, 2014 Posted October 5, 2014 I've noticed that. Often from :n00b: s or people who find us in a panic due to some random issue. Some forums you see lots of sigs where people are askin for the thanks or equivalent. Glad we don't have that here. 1
ZeroHour Posted October 5, 2014 Posted October 5, 2014 Personally I prefer rep! I like watching my little bar go up! You get rep from thanks. I suspect a few dont see the green text, before I added the green/red it was even less used. 3
SYNACK Posted October 5, 2014 Posted October 5, 2014 Personally I prefer rep! I like watching my little bar go up! Both add rep but the thanks in increments of five and the rep in increments of whatever your rep power is, it is not really the number but the acknowledgment, totally fine if people are new to the forum and have not found the button yet or it is not available in the forum but in the grand scheme of things a thanked post of a rep is a lasting acknowledgment of being helpful. Any acknowledgement (including a posted thanks) is great but it is nice top get some response if you are helpful instead of a cloudy non-determinate haze from the ether of the internet. Acknowledgment also quantifies the usefulness a bit so helps other users that may find themselves in the same situation.
witch Posted October 5, 2014 Posted October 5, 2014 Interesting because I see it slightly differently. I find it odd to thank every single person and usually offer a general thanks at the end of a thread. If someone has gone far out of their way to help me - then I will hit the thanks button. I see it as a special "extra" thanks and I think others do. 2
SYNACK Posted October 5, 2014 Posted October 5, 2014 I guess I see it in a more Pavlov'ian way ( Ivan Pavlov - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia ), and bells do not sound well over the internet.
vikpaw Posted October 5, 2014 Posted October 5, 2014 I thank useful posts, so, if it helps me, tells me something I didn't know, solves the problem or helps along the way. Sometimes I thank because it helps the OP even if I'm not in the thread or just to highlight an answer. Rep is reserved more for reward / extra help. On one SQL forum I occasionally use there can be as many posts arguing who gets "marked as the answer" than there are answers! 1
hardtailstar Posted October 5, 2014 Posted October 5, 2014 Personally I prefer rep! I like watching my little bar go up! Make sure you comment why! Ive had rep and had no comment and I'm not sure why I've got it!
vikpaw Posted October 5, 2014 Posted October 5, 2014 That's another thing, rep accrues but you don't see where from, at least Thanks highlight the posts, and thanks per post average is a form of quality/usefulness.
sparkeh Posted October 5, 2014 Posted October 5, 2014 Make sure you comment why! Ive had rep and had no comment and I'm not sure why I've got it! Yeah I always put my name so you know who sent it
vikpaw Posted October 5, 2014 Posted October 5, 2014 Make sure you comment why! Ive had rep and had no comment and I'm not sure why I've got it! I'd say it's cos of what's in the post you got it for. You can see the recent posts if you go to your settings page. A comment is nice as well.
hardtailstar Posted October 6, 2014 Posted October 6, 2014 I'd say it's cos of what's in the post you got it for. You can see the recent posts if you go to your settings page. A comment is nice as well. I know what comments its for but no idea why someone has repped it,
Joanne Posted October 6, 2014 Posted October 6, 2014 Then you have people who won't thank a good answer because they don't want you to get a rep star before they do.... *ahem* @Tesla !!!!!!!!! 1
Tesla Posted October 6, 2014 Posted October 6, 2014 I think that's a perfectly good reason though?? 1
Joanne Posted October 6, 2014 Posted October 6, 2014 I'm thanking that post to show you that I'm the better man
win Posted October 6, 2014 Posted October 6, 2014 The 'rep' button needs to be highlighted, perhaps even with the word 'rep' so people know what/where it is.
X-13 Posted October 6, 2014 Posted October 6, 2014 Then you have people who won't thank a good answer because they don't want you to get a rep star before they do.... *ahem* @Tesla !!!!!!!!! None of you are beating me.
Joanne Posted October 6, 2014 Posted October 6, 2014 None of you are beating me. You get thanked for all the funny stuff you post. I'm not funny enough unfortunately.
X-13 Posted October 6, 2014 Posted October 6, 2014 You get thanked for all the funny stuff you post. I'm not funny enough unfortunately. Or not insane enough.
Joanne Posted October 6, 2014 Posted October 6, 2014 I'm pretty mental. I ride the estrogen dragon innit.
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