THANKS and posting

savagevixen

This is not particularly related to Bankruptcy, so I apologise, but twice recently I have been about to click someone's 'Thanks' button, and then noticed a little note to the left, one said 'hit the Thanks' and the other indicated people couldn't be bothered and essentially 'Thanks but no thanks'.
Both of these notes really put me off. I thank people quite a lot and found these notes really rude am I mad?
Anyone else find themselves bizarrely obliged to not thank or is it just me:eek:

shellsuit

I've never seen that before Savage?

savagevixen

shellsuit wrote: »

I've never seen that before Savage?

Sorry shellsuit, twice in the last 12 hours I have come across it on this boards, the posts are just below, and I found my finger just wouldn't thank them.

Sorry I probably sound like a right old cow if you've never seen it!

uther_2

I only see the thanks button.

savagevixen

uther wrote: »

I only see the thanks button.

I meant people put in their signature little notes about people not bothering to 'Thank' and 'Hit the Thanks' and for some bizarre reason it really puts me off and I want to say to them, I was about to Thanks you and now I don't won't to!!!!

Obviously my own personal trauma (I don't have enough so I am now inventing them)

shellsuit

Ahh, part of someones sig you mean, not an actual button or note from MSE?

I don't like to thank people who ask for thanks....even if I want to thank them.

It's not a case of don't ask, don't get....it's polite to let people make their own minds up

robnye

im was thinking of putting - i dont want your thanks i just want more money.... in my sig

asea

so apart from making the poster feel good about themselves what is the point of the thanks button?

CHR15

I wonder what your take on this thread is??

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=456321

Nothing like coming right out with it!!

catewithers

is it so wrong to make people feel good about themselves if they've been helpful?

I know what you mean about people asking for thanks in their signature - it puts me off thanking them too. It gives the impression that they just want to up the statistic by there username and aren't really interested in being a useful participant in the forum.

If people thank me, then I want them to do it because they've found something I've said to be helpful - not because I've asked them to!! Just as in real life I guess!!

elantan

well i think there are a few trying to set world recordes with then...i think the thanks button is a personal thing and how each person see's it (or doesnt) can depend on themselves chr we cross posted there