Thank You Hack

[muchspl3]

It sorta seems contrived, to have a thank you hack. Personally, I rather have
someone thank me of their own accord.

Peace bd

well you don't post shit

it pisses me off when I go out of my way to help someone and post a thread on something that I will know plenty will need/want



but get 0 responses, makes me not want to post
fuck the leaches

[RealitY]

it pisses me off when I go out of my way to help someone and post a thread on something that I will know plenty will need/want

but get 0 responses, makes me not want to post

Thats the reason I think this is needed more than anything is when a new member makes a post and gets no response even though its an active post it may actually be discouraging enough for them not to take the the time to do any more from that point...

[JPaul]

It sorta seems contrived, to have a thank you hack. Personally, I rather have
someone thank me of their own accord.

Peace bd

Just think of it as saying to your sprog "what's the magic word".

I agree it may seem contrived, but it is harmless and some chaps may appreciate the gesture, no mater the reason.

[brotherdoobie]

It sorta seems contrived, to have a thank you hack. Personally, I rather have
someone thank me of their own accord.

Peace bd

well you don't post shit

it pisses me off when I go out of my way to help someone and post a thread on something that I will know plenty will need/want



but get 0 responses, makes me not want to post
fuck the leaches

There is no such thing as a leech, when it comes to Newsgroups.
It's encouraged in fact. I didn't say people shouldn't say thank you.
I feel it's common courtesy.

I said that I would rather have someone thank me, because they wanted to, not because they were more or less forced to.

By the way, I do post here. I have been uploading to Usenet for a very
long time.

Peace bd

[Damnatory]

Was there ever an actual debate with you and another mod over this RealitY?

I for one think this is a great idea, not only for the fact that it shows a gesture of gratitude, but it also encourages the nzb posters to continue doing as they are...
As Muchspl3 stated, it really does suck to have gone out of the way to post something you think people may like or want, just to not get a bit of gratitude in return, but notice that there has been like 200 views in that thread... It lowers the morale a bit, and makes the job a little less fun.

Gratitude makes the difference between helping gestures, and "a job."

[RealitY]

I have to agree with you and couldnt have put it better really. Hopefully when rossco has some time we can test this out. If Im not mistaken hes got some free time this week so maybe we can get it going soon as I really see no reason not to...

EDIT: Well rossco has started putting this into affect already so we can see how it goes. I think maybe we could add a Thank You gif that some sites use. If anyone has some decent gifs post them here and maybe we can use them. I think this should also be something that is on and then off at certain points. If anyone has any other thoughs on this let us know...

[JunkBarMan]

At first when I went to dl a nzb and it went to a reply post, I was a little irritated. But then I realised what was going on and I feel that a Thank You should be required.

Hell yeah, you guys are great for this and deserve all the thanks you can get.

If a little post of gratitude is too much to ask for from someone, then maybe they don't really deserve to get anything. Maybe that's a bit harsh, but when people take time out of their day to post these things for the benefit of people they don't/hardly know, then yeah, give them a little thanks.

[mammlouk]

I like the idea too, especially as a newer member. My only thing is that I like to check quality and get a good DL before posting in a thread, that way if I have issues I can alert others.

[RealitY]

My only thing is that I like to check quality and get a good DL before posting in a thread, that way if I have issues I can alert others.

You can always just use the edit feature on your post later or just make an additional one...

[jpope]

The requiring of a thank you post for an nzb is crap.

If it must be done, automate the post so it just automatically shows up in one thank-you message that says something like 'The following users have enjoyed this post:' and the list of downloaders.