How To Use The Thanks Button in the Warrior Forum

13 years ago

Someone just sent an PM a few minutes ago.

Do new users not have access to the Thanks Button for a specific amount of time?

p.s. I don't remember. I have not been a new user for more than 7 years.

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Tina Golden

13 years ago

Originally Posted by tpw

Someone just sent an PM a few minutes ago.

Do new users not have access to the Thanks Button for a specific amount of time?

p.s. I don't remember. I have not been a new user for more than 7 years.

Last I knew, you can't see the thanks button until you've posted five times and I believe that is only countable posts (so test section and off topic wouldn't apply).

I think that's why we get so many "how do I" threads because they don't realize that it's a function they don't get right off the bat.

Of course, some of them could be because they're looking in the wrong corner of the post, too

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Alex Barboza

13 years ago

Originally Posted by tpw

Someone just sent an PM a few minutes ago.

Do new users not have access to the Thanks Button for a specific amount of time?

p.s. I don't remember. I have not been a new user for more than 7 years.

You need to reach a specific amount of posts in order to see the thanks button. I am not sure but it is 20 posts

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Ebbo 13 years ago

Originally Posted by Alex Barboza

You need to reach a specific amount of posts in order to see the thanks button. I am not sure but it is 20 posts

I can see it and I only have 9 posts [ 10 now with this post].
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candoit2

13 years ago

Thank you, I agree.

:-) Kidding

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oneplusone

13 years ago

Originally Posted by tpw

The Thanks Button helps the forum reduce the practice of having to post, just to Thank someone for stating an opinion with which you agree.

Did you agree with this post?

Why are your posts disappearing?

Sorry Bill ... I couldn't resist

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Meharis

13 years ago

Originally Posted by tpw

The Thanks Button is your friend. Use it well.

Also an indication of applying educated good practices.

Meharis

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Themeplated

13 years ago

I almost thought you were merely going to tell everyone how to click the "Thanks" button as though it wasn't obvious. But you learn something new everyday, I didn't realize that you could only use 25 thanks every 24 hours.

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tpw

13 years ago

Originally Posted by Fireworksable

I almost thought you were merely going to tell everyone how to click the "Thanks" button as though it wasn't obvious. But you learn something new everyday, I didn't realize that you could only use 25 thanks every 24 hours.

Things like this are not always obvious to everyone...

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Frank Donovan

13 years ago

Bill,

Originally Posted by tpw

In the lower-left of each individual post, you will see 3-4 black buttons,

This might explain why some think you see the world back to front.

Frank

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daniel900

13 years ago

Now i know where the Thanks Button is.

Thanks for this.

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George Wright

13 years ago

Also it reduces one liners.

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Jill Carpenter

13 years ago

One other drawback on the thanks button -

Sometimes I like to thank someone and then want to go back to that post later.

You can click on the "posts you've thanked" stats in your profile, but the only posts that will show are the ones on threads that you have actually said something on as well as thanking them. I wish it would pull up every thread I thanked on as sometimes things don't hit me until a later time when I want to go revisit something.

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paulie888

13 years ago

Originally Posted by Jill Carpenter

One other drawback on the thanks button -

Sometimes I like to thank someone and then want to go back to that post later.

You can click on the "posts you've thanked" stats in your profile, but the only posts that will show are the ones on threads that you have actually said something on as well as thanking them. I wish it would pull up every thread I thanked on as sometimes things don't hit me until a later time when I want to go revisit something.

I wasn't aware of this, Jill. This is disappointing, as I've also been thanking posts that I want to revisit later. I'll try to play around with posts that I've thanked to see if I can find any that I didn't comment on somewhere in the thread.

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Caleb Spilchen

13 years ago

Originally Posted by paulie888

I wasn't aware of this, Jill. This is disappointing, as I've also been thanking posts that I want to revisit later. I'll try to play around with posts that I've thanked to see if I can find any that I didn't comment on somewhere in the thread.

Paul: Hit the subscribe button

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JayPeete 13 years ago

I didn't know that there was a limit on the "Thanks" button but now I do. Good info.
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- Wayne-JJ 13 years ago
  
  Ahh..that explains why Bill often says "I've run out of thanks" in his posts..
  
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paulie888 13 years ago

Originally Posted by Caleb Spilchen

Paul: Hit the subscribe button

I am well aware of that, Caleb, but I really don't fancy subscribing to hundreds of threads that I'm interested in.
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peter gibson 13 years ago

Originally Posted by George Wright

Also it reduces one liners.

Thanks for sharing.
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Jake Gray

13 years ago

Bill...

You never surprise me anymore.

LOL

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xxxJamesxxx

13 years ago

Haha you made this stupid proof... Thanks ;-)

James

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gerryzehner

13 years ago

A good explanation out there. So helpful!:rolleyes:

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Richard Van

13 years ago

This is all well and good but I still don't understand why, when you use up all your thanks, you have to visit Bill in Oklahoma and join some Harmonica band? :confused:

Or did I skim that bit?

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tpw

13 years ago

Originally Posted by Jill Carpenter

One other drawback on the thanks button -

Sometimes I like to thank someone and then want to go back to that post later.

You can click on the "posts you've thanked" stats in your profile, but the only posts that will show are the ones on threads that you have actually said something on as well as thanking them. I wish it would pull up every thread I thanked on as sometimes things don't hit me until a later time when I want to go revisit something.

I have never noticed that specifically. But I have noticed that you can only click back in time to see 20 pages of posts we have thanked.

There are only 25 posts per page, so by using the Thanks Button to mark posts, you can only ever go back in time 450 posts that you have thanked.

It reminds me of Google. There are umpteen million results, but Google will only let you see less than 1000 of the actual results.

Often times when I want to go find those posts, I hit Google with:

site:warriorforum.com tpw keyword

Originally Posted by Jake Gray

Bill...

You never surprise me anymore.

LOL

I am not allowed to surprise you anymore with posts like this one:
http://www.warriorforum.com/off-topi...e-penalty.html

Originally Posted by Richard Van

This is all well and good but I still don't understand why, when you use up all your thanks, you have to visit Bill in Oklahoma and join some Harmonica band? :confused:

Or did I skim that bit?

That is one of Paul Myers rules...

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Roaddog

13 years ago

*Disclaimer
I've searched thru a few threads and can't find the answer.
I'm not bitchin, whining or complaining.

Anyway, usually around here, there ARE practical reasons why something is done a particular way. After explanations, it almost always makes sense.

I ran out of thanks, yesterday thanking people for responding to John D's thread about KimW's situation, which some of us have been working on for awhile now.

The one thing I can't find in threads about the THANKS, is why there would be a limit on saying thank you, a limit on the thanks button.

Contrary to some peoples view there are some very valuable bits of information, selfless charity, and good offers, etc...and I like to say thanks.

It is indeed the least I could do.

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Jill Carpenter

13 years ago

Originally Posted by Roaddog

*Disclaimer
I've searched thru a few threads and can't find the answer.

The one thing I can't find in threads about the THANKS, is why there would be a limit on saying thank you, a limit on the thanks button.

Jim

Because it can be abused by very bad people with ill intentions.

Even 25 thanks is a LOT for a one day period.

You can always come back the next day and fill in the blanks.

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ruthlindsey 13 years ago

I got my "thanks" button after 1-2 posts last week, but up til then really scratched my head as to why I had none. That is, until I asked Bill about it. Such a wonderful feature! Thanks, thanks thanks!
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Roaddog

13 years ago

Originally Posted by Jill Carpenter

Because it can be abused by very bad people with ill intentions.

Even 25 thanks is a LOT for a one day period.

You can always come back the next day and fill in the blanks.

lol

Maybe I'm a little naive about this particular subject...maybe because I don't think like that...

but exactly how do you 'abuse' a thank you button...

This has gotta be good

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Gail_Curran

13 years ago

Originally Posted by Roaddog

lol

Maybe I'm a little naive about this particular subject...maybe because I don't think like that...

but exactly how do you 'abuse' a thank you button...

This has gotta be good

One way is to have multiple usernames and use them to thank each other. I've seen this done. :rolleyes:

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Roaddog 13 years ago

Originally Posted by Gail_Curran

One way is to have multiple usernames and use them to thank each other. I've seen this done. :rolleyes:

Well thanks for answering...but so what if they get a lot of thanks.
What does this gain them?:rolleyes:
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- Gail_Curran 13 years ago
  
  Nothing, really... but they think it gives them more credibility or something.
  
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tpw

13 years ago

Originally Posted by Gail_Curran

Originally Posted by Roaddog

lol

Maybe I'm a little naive about this particular subject...maybe because I don't think like that...

but exactly how do you 'abuse' a thank you button...

This has gotta be good

One way is to have multiple usernames and use them to thank each other. I've seen this done. :rolleyes:

LOL

Aren't there other rules to deal with that?

I very much thought that we were only allowed one account each anyway.

That sounds like lawmakers who are always creating new laws, to acknowledge that the police don't enforce the existing laws on the books to deal with a particular issue.

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Gail_Curran 13 years ago

Originally Posted by tpw

I very much thought that we were only allowed one account each anyway.

Strictly speaking, I don't think there's an actual rule about that. But if you're going to be stupid and use multiple accounts to thank yourself or put the same sig links for all your userids, then you'll probably lose all your accounts if someone notices.
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Karan Goel

13 years ago

Wow. Such a nice post tpw.

Thanks.

;-)

Karan

PS: Really helpful for newbies..

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TracyNeedham

13 years ago

Are you sure you get 25? I know one day I ran out and I'm sure I hadn't gotten anywhere near 25. Maybe the more you use it the more you get? Up to a limit of course.

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Jason Perez O'Connor

13 years ago

I just love it because it's an ego boost haha. I go to my account, check my thanked history, and see a new one I say "oh yea! providing a difference ;D". Pathetic, I know ;(