The Thanks Function

[Ninja]

You all just bend over and you can Thank me afterwards.

So, we have a group of people that have a good time and appreciate each other's posts and like to show Thanks for them.  And, then we have another group who is butthurt that they never got Thanks, but that Neanderthal Shitposter over there got a bunch of Thanks!  How unfair!  Why does nobody like me?  Oh my. Maybe instead of Thanking others and joining in on all the fun, I should just sit back and bitch and moan about how unfair life is and try to take things away from others in the hopes that eventually everyone will leave except those who are as equally miserable as me.  Oh what fun that would be!

[millionsofdeadcats]

And some people act like if we implement a thanks system the site will somehow miraculously improve, despite the fact that it encourages low quality posts.

No.  Where do you get this shit from?  People want it because they are used to it, it serves a purpose (i.e. if you want to reply in a thread, but someone already typed what you wanna say, you can still be involved with the thread, among other uses for 'thanks'), it's fun, and apparently it is pretty popular.  Who are these 'some people who act like if we implement thanks the site will improve miraculously?'  I wanna know.

[Zanick]

A single button is not a system. If we want thanks, it needs some rules in place to keep it from becoming Zoklet's "system". We can make it more engaging and more constructive this time, we don't have to sacrifice a feature the majority want in order to facilitate discussion when we can have both.

[equanimity]

A single button is not a system. If we want thanks, it needs some rules in place to keep it from becoming Zoklet's "system". We can make it more engaging and more constructive this time, we don't have to sacrifice a feature the majority want in order to facilitate discussion when we can have both.

Your earlier suggestion seemed interesting, but I kinda feel that anything requiring much oversight is inherently flawed.  Maybe we can think of a simpler system that encourages constructive posting?

Simple and functional is where it's at, man.

[RisiR]

Just put that fucking thanks shit up already. What is this this?

[Ninja]

I Thank you all for being here in this historical moment!

[RisiR]

Thank you, too.

[Ninja]

Thank you, too.

Appreciated bro.  I would quite literally Thank your post if only the option were somehow available for me to partake.  But, Thank you, good sir!

[fanglekai]

If it gets implemented fuck 1 per day. Make it 1 per week.

[Ninja]

If it gets implemented fuck 1 per day. Make it 1 per week.

But, I want to Thank you every minute of every day!

[mmmmmmmQuestions]

as soon as thanking is an option, I assure you the quality of my posts will increase tenfold

[Ninja]

as soon as thanking is an option, I assure you the quality of my posts will increase tenfold

Cats like to be petted.

[mmmmmmmQuestions]

as soon as thanking is an option, I assure you the quality of my posts will increase tenfold

Cats like to be petted.

they do! and then they give head nudges and whisker kisses 

[fanglekai]

If it gets implemented fuck 1 per day. Make it 1 per week.

But, I want to Thank you every minute of every day!

no

[millionsofdeadcats]

Speaking of cats, does anyone want to hear a story?