what is 'thanks'

[-iceblade^]

prolly a noob question, but i'm new here, so i have leeway .

what is thanks? why is it there? what does it do??? i notice i've been thanked twice, but have no idea how to interpret it. Anyone mind enlightening me?

[staffsMike]

The thanks button resides by the quote button. If you find someone helpful (such as right now ) etc.. you.. thank them

[SiM]

Its a way to express gratitude. Or alternatively:
# an acknowledgment of appreciation
# with the help of or owing to; "thanks to hard work it was a great success"
wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn

# Gratitude, appreciation, or thankfulness, is an emotion, which involves a feeling of emotional indebtedness towards another person; often accompanied by a desire to thank them, or to reciprocate for a favour they have done for you. ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thanks

# Thanks! is the debut single of Hello! Project duo GAM. It is also the main theme for the movie '''', starring Aya Matsuura.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thanks!

# Thanks is w-inds.'s 6th studio album commemorating their 5th year anniversary. The album was released on the day their debut single "Forever Memories" was released.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thanks (album)

# Thanks was a short-running, critically acclaimed television sitcom that took place in Plymouth in 1621. The main characters of the series were an outstanding puritan family called the "Winthrops" in colonial New England. It debuted on the CBS network in August 1999. It ran for six episodes.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thanks (TV series)

# juice that drips from cooking meat, or a sauce made by thickening and seasoning this juice.
Thanksgiving Vocabulary Quiz Worksheet

# an acknowledgment of gratitude for a benefit received.

[Agent]

Honestly. Seriously. Just think about this one for 2 seconds will ya?

[JK Ferret]

Originally Posted by -iceblade^

i notice i've been thanked twice, but have no idea how to interpret it. Anyone mind enlightening me?

Basically, someone can thank you if they either

REALLY like your post (a lot of the rather funny ones get a few thanks)

or

Find your post really quite helpful (in a solution to their problem, or emphasizing their point better than them)



There's also the rare occasion when someone clicks 'thanks' on accident, meaning to click 'quote' instead (yes, it does happen!)

[SiM]

Originally Posted by JK Ferret

There's also the rare occasion when someone clicks 'thanks' on accident, meaning to click 'quote' instead (yes, it does happen!)

lol, I have done that about 5 times... so not that rare really

[JK Ferret]

Originally Posted by SiM

lol, I have done that about 5 times... so not that rare really

lol, me too, about 3 or 4 times.

I thought you were going to bed? (you said goodnight in my thread, was that a 'night' to me, or a 'night' from you? Either way, I highly doubt it'll be 'good')

[SiM]

I'm a bit addicted, decided to watch a film before bed, and ended up back here on hexus... plus my body clock is a bit screwed after staying up late (4-7am sleep time) for the last week doing assignments

[Lucio]

Originally Posted by JK Ferret

There's also the rare occasion when someone clicks 'thanks' on accident, meaning to click 'quote' instead (yes, it does happen!)

So that explains why my score is so high

[Hunain]

Originally Posted by JK Ferret

There's also the rare occasion when someone clicks 'thanks' on accident, meaning to click 'quote' instead (yes, it does happen!)

Do that again

[No.72]

YouTube - the dancing jebus

[pauldarkside]

Thanks? Just think of it as a "reach around" (from Full Metal Jacket) and you'll do fine.

[Hunain]

This thread has ample demonstration, see the first Post

Firefox users try this!

[mycarsavw]

Originally Posted by Agent

Honestly. Seriously. Just think about this one for 2 seconds will ya?

Nope, sorry, still don't get it