Thanks! 'Thank you hack' (merged)

Nasnowt

For those using the "new posts" it is a lot clearer and easier now that the thank you posts have been reduced there is no longer the need to refresh the page every minute or so, which I find a relief.

I agree that it is not perfect but I do think it is an improvement and the boards are clearer.

It will be interesting to see if the update tomorrow makes things any tidier as well as taking out the current glitch.

redfox

student100 wrote:

It would be better if there was a small icon at the bottom of each post which when you held your mouse over it, popped up a list of who had thanked the poster. Or something else a bit more discreet.

Excellent idea - if, as it seems. the feature is here to stay then making it unobtrusive would be much, much better.

sra

I'm not sure I like all the extra information under the username/avatar.

just seems unnecessary to me

trafalgar_2

MSE_Martin wrote:

Sorry folks it is here to stay. Changes are always 'awful' at first. Very few things have ever been welcomed. I like this one

1. Because it means no more 'thank you posts' which are much more disruptive than one persons thank you at the bottom
2. Because people like to say thank you and its nice to do
3. Because it enables people to scan the posts with most thank yous

If you don't like the thank you display - if you switch to the linear or hybrid view modes it disappears

martin

It's not just one persons thank you and it was only a problem in a couple of boards

People who don't like this will do it anyway.......or worse not say it at all

What does it matter which posts have most thank yous ..................that's like the old rating system,you can't make people use it properly and they won't

plus it makes the forums harder to read not easier



just my opinion......................


I'm already in linear and it's not disappearing

redfox

heatherw_01 wrote:

There is an error when you thank someone. Well I got it when I thanked someone now.

erm, that's what he said...

MSE_Dan wrote:

Unfortunately at themoment it comes up with a wee error on the screen after doing it. This isnt a problem and you're soon redirected, but we're working out how to fix it

heatherw_01

doh!!

missed that

jo_b_2

redfox wrote:

did you mean majority or minority?

I meant minority!

Fastflys

Just looked at some of my posts - None of them have the new "Thanks" button.

Any one care to venture an explanation?

trafalgar_2

It's like the report abuse triangle......you don't have either on your own post:D

Fastflys

So on my post above, you all see "Thanks" where I see "Edit"


Correct?