I keep seeing people with signatures that say **** like "if I helped you, press the 'thanks' button" and whatnot. Other than devs, who I can understand needing the thanks buttons so that they get rights to edit and manage their own threads, what does the "thanks" button do for the rest of us mortals other than raising the "thanked" count?
Note: for those not familiar with the term "point-whores" (changed to "thank-whores" here), it refers to people trying to get points by all costs, being mostly annoying.
hey! How dare you post with that username... I own the copyrights on this side of xda
I see your point
HEY GUYS IF I HELPED, CLICK MY THANKS BUTTON! I WOULD APPRECIATE IT!
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I see your point
HEY GUYS IF I HELPED, CLICK MY THANKS BUTTON! I WOULD APPRECIATE IT!
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well... why dont YOU thank me first? ii think its a fair deal... help me by thanking me, and i will thank you.....
I think it's disgusting behaviour!
Click 'Thanks' if i helped you.
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hey! How dare you post with that username... I own the copyrights on this side of xda
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haha, my nickname comes from Dexter Holland (The Offspring's singer), but many people think I took it from Dexter's Lab or Dexter Morgan (from the Showtime show "Dexter")
People still post "Thanks" when they've been helped. I don't like thanks whores but I do quite often find myself thinking "Don't say it - click it!".
I'm not thanks hungry, but it is nice to know you helped someone, without filling the forums with pointless posts.
I think we should have judges who surf the forums and find thanks whores and reset them to 0.
Archer said:
People still post "Thanks" when they've been helped. I don't like thanks whores but I do quite often find myself thinking "Don't say it - click it!".
I'm not thanks hungry, but it is nice to know you helped someone, without filling the forums with pointless posts.
I think we should have judges who surf the forums and find thanks whores and reset them to 0.
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Exactly. The "thanks" button was integrated for a few reasons. A couple of which, to help keep the forums free of "thank you posts" and to give members an incentive to being helpful.
At OP, I do not believe the thanks button has much to do with becomg a recognized developer, as you mention.
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also being thanked doesn't help edit threads?
AFAIK being thanked does nothing other than raise your thanks count, and make you feel less pathetic and pointless.
Hi guysss <33333 click thanks so i can get 1000 guys!!!!!!!
Lol jks, not like I want 1000 anyway...
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Thanking your posts for 9000$ a thanks. Call 555-0V3R9000
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I think it's disgusting!
Wait a minute....
I'm gonna add....
"Please click the thanks button whether I helped your or not. Otherwise I'll f*****g ban your ass!! Problem?" to my sig.....
Gotta get them thanks baby
Lol, that should do it
Thank me so I feel appreciated.
When i saw this thread, i thought you were saying thank you to whores that u slept with or something.
LMAO
If we all thank each other, everyone gets their count up. And we become more awesome.
Don't forget to thank me for this post.
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There's something suspicious about that face... so no
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I put that in for the reason some people mentioned, to prevent thank you posts.
And why are you reading this. Click that.
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Hi all,
I just thought Id mention that I am now a senior member. You shall refer to me as 'Sir'
It only takes 100 posts to be a senior, woohoo, I'm gonna be a sir soon, just you watch... sir!
perasite said:
It only takes 100 posts to be a senior, woohoo, I'm gonna be a sir soon, just you watch... sir!
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Thats right,little man. Keep believing and one day you too can be a grownup.
Hold on there,buddy.No need to show us your baby pictures. You dont look a day over 300.
What Every Boy Needs To Know About Being A Man
Vukile said:
Hi all,
I just thought Id mention that I am now a senior member. You shall refer to me as 'Sir'
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What Every Boy Needs To Know About Being A Man...
Sometimes the things that may or may not be true are the things a man needs to believe in the most. That people are basically good. That honor virtue and courage mean everything; that money and power mean nothing. That good always triumphs over evil. That true love never dies. Doesn’t matter if they’re true or not. A man should believe in those things anyway. Because they are the things worth believing.
py2o|\|oI|) said:
What Every Boy Needs To Know About Being A Man...
Sometimes the things that may or may not be true are the things a man needs to believe in the most. That people are basically good. That honor virtue and courage mean everything; that money and power mean nothing. That good always triumphs over evil. That true love never dies. Doesn’t matter if they’re true or not. A man should believe in those things anyway. Because they are the things worth believing.
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...And also that they should be called 'Sir'
Vukile said:
Hi all,
I just thought Id mention that I am now a senior member. You shall refer to me as 'Sir'
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Ha ha ha, it feels nice, doesn't it? Congratulations, well done...
So Mike and me should be called "OLD MAN"
Hey Mike, I didnt realise that you joined the forum later than me and you posted so much.
Not having HTC Device has put me to almost a sleeping member for past half years.
I have chalked up 300+ posts over the other forum.
Also changed my Signature today!!!
Now give me the cigar
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(i would like the girl with it)
and the key to the "senior" lounge because this post will make me a senior to
@ Vukile:
Now when you are senior it is like a Nirvana - there is nothing better (maybe becoming a Mod) available - so you can tick one more thing in your list of "successes of my life" But where do we go from here? What will motivate users to excessive posting, when there is no reward?
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@ Vukile:
Now when you are senior it is like a Nirvana - there is nothing better (maybe becoming a Mod) available - so you can tick one more thing in your list of "successes of my life" But where do we go from here? What will motivate users to excessive posting, when there is no reward?
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My reward is the free stuff.
Vukile said:
Hi all,
I just thought Id mention that I am now a senior member. You shall refer to me as 'Sir'
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Sir Senior Citizen
notrhj said:
Sir Senior Citizen
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A simple 'Sir' would suffice. I am but a man...
Congrats, buddy..
Im twice as nice!
Just thought Id mention that Im at 200 posts. Im now twice as senior. Thats right, twice......
still striving to become a "member"
from "junior member" !
Even the mod jumped in on this one. Look at the Poll..!
http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18330147
They did it for the Lulz! xD
ok
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ok
M_T_M said:
ok
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How did you post this with less than 10 characters???
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idavid_ said:
How did you post this with less than 10 characters???
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magic....
M_T_M said:
magic....
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Ok
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Like this
OK
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@John ok
ok .
Lmao XD
ok
also Dirk... You at Overclcockers too? I open chrome and goto 2 sites, Overclockers and xda.. to then find a link to overclockers on xda
Edit: I found you! But Damn, Over there, I'm the noob
Ok.
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Lmao XD
ok
also Dirk... You at Overclcockers too? I open chrome and goto 2 sites, Overclockers and xda.. to then find a link to overclockers on xda
Edit: I found you! But Damn, Over there, I'm the noob
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Forum Inception!
Yeah, i'm just Dirk there though, and because of the prevailing attitude of arrogance there i just like to lurk... and subtlely troll when the mood takes me! Occasionally i'll pitch in with something though.
General Discussion can be a good read. Much like OT but not as friendly. You'll see a lot of Images being swapped between the GD 'Random Image' and OT 'Image' Thread though!
Better tell me your OcUK moniker so that i don't accidentally offend you one day!
DirkGently1 said:
Forum Inception!
Yeah, i'm just Dirk there though, and because of the prevailing attitude of arrogance there i just like to lurk... and subtlely troll when the mood takes me! Occasionally i'll pitch in with something though.
General Discussion can be a good read. Much like OT but not as friendly. You'll see a lot of Images being swapped between the GD 'Random Image' and OT 'Image' Thread though!
Better tell me your OcUK moniker so that i don't accidentally offend you one day!
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lol
Haven't really been there much, Raeding the image trhead now 'Tis funny, But I mainly lurk 200 posts since March when I joined but over there it's just .Max. xD
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lol
Haven't really been there much, Raeding the image trhead now 'Tis funny, But I mainly lurk 200 posts since March when I joined but over there it's just .Max. xD
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.Max. could be my first OcUK friend! Request sent!
I joined 2005 and only have 1058 posts! Another 50 posts for you and you'll unlock the Members Market, which isn't bad for buying/selling tech gear. I think the Pr0n forum requires 10000 posts, so we both have a ways to go for that!
Ok. .
DirkGently1 said:
.Max. could be my first OcUK friend! Request sent!
I joined 2005 and only have 1058 posts! Another 50 posts for you and you'll unlock the Members Market, which isn't bad for buying/selling tech gear. I think the Pr0n forum requires 10000 posts, so we both have a ways to go for that!
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xD I am now Accepted
Ah I didn't see the 05 part but sweet , wondered how many off I was from that, I have the urge to upgrade things but not the need... or money
and XD xD If only I could link posts from vBulletin
I created this post as a way to extend a formal apology for my attitude here on XDA. I've been a member for several years without a single issue. In recent months, I've been dealing with a great deal of stress in my personal life, which was affecting my overall attitude and the way I was interacting with family, friends, and with people on XDA.
As a result, I recieved a ban on XDA for approx two weeks. I really love XDA, and spend a great deal of my spare time on here helping others in need. (needless to say, I was going crazy without my daily fix of XDA). My long-term goal was to work my way to becoming a MOD, and am hoping my ban didn't jeopordized my chances, and am willing to do whatever it takes. Either way, I would like to say I'm Sorry for the way I conducted myself here on XDA.
I really enjoy XDA, and the community behind it. Collectively, I consider this place as an extended part of my family, and look forward to many years to come. Thank you for taking the time to read this thread.
Sincerely,
Danny W.
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I am sorry for being such a prick but I tried my hardest not to post this pic. Please don't get offended by it
ericute said:
I am sorry for being such a prick but I tried my hardest not to post this pic. Please don't get offended by it
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No offense taken. Now, if you posted a pic of Justin Beiber, that would be a different story.
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PeartFan40 said:
No offense taken. Now, if you posted a pic of Justin Beiber, that would be a different story.
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Lol.
It's cool man.All of us here(or most of us anyway) may be smartphone- and tech-loving geeks,but hey,we're still human for Christ's sake.I too have been a prick,I've helped people,I've insulted people and I've had some great laughs around here.So what?That's what a community is for.As long as you don't start saying how your dog ate your paper in a development thread,you should be ok around here.Unless you have some extreme behavior that is...
I don't know you and i don't know the circumstances of the infraction, but i know a sincere apology when i see one, and as said above, everybody screws up and most deserve a second chance.
I hope that the issues you were having have been resolved and i, for my part, wish you all the best!
Thanks guys!
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....sorry.. :/
cave. said:
....sorry.. :/
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I just got Beibered. WTF...
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nice
thank you
BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA...
He's been beibered, that's punishment enough for any offence.
I'm sure nobody holds a grudge here man.
Best of luck with the mod application.
Sent From My Fingers To Your Face.......
conantroutman said:
BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA...
He's been beibered, that's punishment enough for any offence.
I'm sure nobody holds a grudge here man.
Best of luck with the mod application.
Sent From My Fingers To Your Face.......
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LOL! Yeah, any offense by me in the past should be forgiven now that I've been Beibered! Thanks for the good wishes man.
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Hello People.
I've been on this forum ever since I bought my Galaxy SII, and my experience here has been nothing short of amazing.
However, I've come to observe a weird obsession with people wanting others to click the "Thanks" button. Don't get me wrong, I do click it when I see an informative post, but the question is:
Why do people ***** so much if people don't click it?
I often see posts like "Omg 500 downloads and only 50 thanks? Wtf I hate my life why are people so shiat" (mild exaggeration, but you catch my drift).
Why do people like to pimp their posts with "Hit the Thanks button if I've helped you " (yes, with the smug wink smiley at the end).
I mean, does every thank you receive put a dollar in your bank? Will a child die from cancer if a "thank" wasn't given?
As the Admin has said, "We discourage Users from soliciting Thanks and they should never be required in return for providing replies or anything else."
So why are people so Thank-Hungry? Is being recognized so important? Imagine if a philanthropist like Bill Gates goes to a foundation and goes like, "I've donated kazillions to your cause, and you don't even show your gratitude?!"
Of course it's not nice of the foundation to not show their appreciation, but if they don't, it doesn't matter. You've done something nice for someone/some people, and that should be enough. Or is it?
So, hit the thanks button if you like my post!
Oh man, your last sentence destroyed your post!!!
Anyway, it isnt like you said, who is obsessed with the thanks button?! I have never saw a dev to ask for thanks. Those who are obsessed are someones with the thought that when the others are seeing a big thanks bar they will consider them as clever people...bullshits. The thanks button is for those that want to show their gratitude to those that have helped them. As simple as that!
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Not sure if OP is being sarcastic with the last sentence or serious.
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Not sure if OP is being sarcastic with the last sentence or serious.
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If he's not being sarcastic then I need to check my trust meter.
He forgot the "" at the end...
I thanked him anyway....
Jeremy said:
So, hit the thanks button if you like my post!
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He forgot the "" at the end...
I thanked him anyway....
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Yea so did I.
I gave that ***** a thanks, *****es love thanks (not directly to the OP)
She gave me a thanks...SHE WANTS MY ****!
jaszek said:
Yea so did I.
I gave that ***** a thanks, *****es love thanks (not directly to the OP)
She gave me a thanks...SHE WANTS MY ****!
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You're drunk right now....
Right??
I would have thanked him but there's no request for thanks in his signature. His lack of faith disturbs me.
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You're drunk right now....
Right??
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I just woke up, so pretty much the same. lol
I mostly thank ppl who troll or say something funny xD
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And you'll notice that often the people who ask for thanks are the ones who rarely give it. Next time you see a "please hit the thanks button if I helped", go to their profile. I know at least on Tapatalk you can see how many thanks a person has given (it says "total thanks", not thanked x times). I love seeing the thank-hungry person that's given a total of three thanks.
It's a thanks meter, not a popularity meter. Help people because you want to give something back, not because you want your thanks meter to get bigger so you feel more important.
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I mostly thank ppl who troll or say something funny xD
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Bark!!
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What is this "Thanks" button your talking about?
Oh the hilarity on this forum. I know back when the thanks system started, there were people starting thanks building threads...but the mods shut em down.
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Hey guys wtf? This thread took me so much effort and only 6 thanks?
Come on you can do better.
Jeremy said:
Hey guys wtf? This thread took me so much effort and only 6 thanks?
Come on you can do better.
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Again...thanks building? Really. You want to be thanked for talking about thanks. That's sad.
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Jeremy said:
Hey guys wtf? This thread took me so much effort and only 6 thanks?
Come on you can do better.
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Can I unthank a post?
If I helped you anyway, click the thank button, it's free!
foxmolder1985 said:
If I helped you anyway, click the thank button, it's free!
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SPAM!!!!!
I thank in advance everyone else who will post a request for a dev in some thread as if it's an order. The devs get what it means, it means once that's posted, they have to do it.
I thank in advance the moderators who will view this thread, now that I've thanked you, you have to read it.
I thank in advance the moderators for keeping this thread open. Now that you've received your thanks, you're obligated to do it.
Thanks in advance!
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I thank you both in advance fir being great friends and council members. I also thank in advance all the noobs for reading the op and posting questions in the q and a thread
sent from my Jedi powered Note ll
respect, teach & coach, have fun and say thanks!
the Jedi way
thanks in advance
thanks in advance for not acting like you didn't know it was wrong to post a devs rom in another rom devs thread.
thanks in advance for not posting comments to a dev such as "I don't mean to disrespect your work, but this really does look very unprofessional, if you can make it like the idea I have in my mind it would look way better, thanks in advance"
What the phuck is this?!!
this is........
roofrider said:
What the phuck is this?!!
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This is a thankful thread, thanks in advance for your understanding.
Thanks in advance for people who might come in here and read the op.
I thank Obama in advance for he is going to remind me long forgotten outlook password... Cough prism cough
sent from the state where marijuana is NOT illegal !
roflmao!!!!
kangerX said:
I thank Obama in advance for he is going to remind me long forgotten outlook password... Cough prism cough
sent from the state where marijuana is NOT illegal !
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I was totally going to thank you in advance for that post!!!
Thank you in hindsight!!!
GT247 said:
I was totally going to thank you in advance for that post!!!
Thank you in hindsight!!!
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Thanking you in advance for thinking of thanking me in advance
sent from the state where marijuana is NOT illegal !
Thanks in advance for all the device manufacturers who embrace the fact the android OS is open source and free for them to take and mod and put on their devices and in return make their devices with unlocked bootloaders for the people who they profit from buy purchasing said devices so they could make their devices more like devices that they own.
Did someone replace the sugar with cocaine again?
ShadowLea said:
Did someone replace the sugar with cocaine again?
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Thanks in advance to @MikeChannon for giving us back the 'Thanks' button in OT, just so I can thank you for that post
:thumbup:
@GT247 can you answer alk the questions in jedi on my behalf? Thanks in advance
sent from my Jedi powered Note ll
respect, teach & coach, have fun and say thanks!
the Jedi way
xda...
xda, can you make an xda mobile app so I can answer questions in fhe jedi x forums on the road?
Oh...you already did? Im too busy to search for it can you make another one?
that'd be great thanks in advance
thanks in advance to future spoderman thread derailers :sly:
Thanks in advance for everyone joining the thread linked in my tapatalk signature.
I am the Potati King!
Tia for everyone that hits my thanks button.
thanks in advanced for all the hard work you have done and all future work.:good::good::good:
WTF is this?
Members dont mind me, just passing thru.....
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