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Up votes instead of 'thanks' would seem to me to remove any kind of interaction that helps foster a community. If people knew who up voted their post then that

by TGJ 16y ago

Up votes instead of 'thanks' would seem to me to remove any kind of interaction that helps foster a community. If people knew who up voted their post then that would not be a problem.

steveklabnik 16y ago
Saying thanks in and of itself isn't bad, but some additional substance would be nice. Compare these two comments: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1644924 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1644924 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1644906 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1644906 Which would you rather see more of? One highlights something specific, says 'this is really important to me,' and gives thanks... and the other says nothing, really.
- TGJ 16y ago
  I understand what you are saying and I see the merit of having more content to a thank you post, but if it is not there is that in and of itself a warrant for a down vote? Sure you want more and more is sometimes great, but there is still a lot of substance in a simply 'Thank you' to be had. While the comment definitely does not merit an up vote, neither does it warrant a down vote. I would almost hazard to say that you no longer appreciate the value of the thanks itself and simply see it as a customary response that after being used so many times, no longer has any meaning. I see that you want "Thanks, (and here's why)" but what exactly are you worried about with having a few thank you posts?
  - steveklabnik 16y ago
    > there is still a lot of substance in a simply 'Thank you' to be had. I think this is where we fundamentally differ. > what exactly are you worried about with having a few thank you posts? They don't add anything to the discussion. They're meaningless. I'd rather see a story with 100 upvotes and 0 comments than a story with 1 upvote and 100 comments with a full text of "Thank you."
  - swombat 16y ago
    Ultra-short "Thank you" posts are basically spam. They clutter the page visually without adding any content. I tend to downvote them when I see them. If you don't have anything more than "thank you" or "I agree" or "lol wtf +1" to say, just upvote instead of commenting. Those types comments add nothing to the discussion but take valuable visual space that could instead contain a thoughtful, well argued comment.

by TGJ 16y ago

Up votes instead of 'thanks' would seem to me to remove any kind of interaction that helps foster a community. If people knew who up voted their post then that would not be a problem.

steveklabnik 16y ago

Saying thanks in and of itself isn't bad, but some additional substance would be nice. Compare these two comments: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1644924 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1644924 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1644906 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1644906 Which would you rather see more of? One highlights something specific, says 'this is really important to me,' and gives thanks... and the other says nothing, really.

TGJ 16y ago
I understand what you are saying and I see the merit of having more content to a thank you post, but if it is not there is that in and of itself a warrant for a down vote? Sure you want more and more is sometimes great, but there is still a lot of substance in a simply 'Thank you' to be had. While the comment definitely does not merit an up vote, neither does it warrant a down vote. I would almost hazard to say that you no longer appreciate the value of the thanks itself and simply see it as a customary response that after being used so many times, no longer has any meaning. I see that you want "Thanks, (and here's why)" but what exactly are you worried about with having a few thank you posts?
- steveklabnik 16y ago
  > there is still a lot of substance in a simply 'Thank you' to be had. I think this is where we fundamentally differ. > what exactly are you worried about with having a few thank you posts? They don't add anything to the discussion. They're meaningless. I'd rather see a story with 100 upvotes and 0 comments than a story with 1 upvote and 100 comments with a full text of "Thank you."
- swombat 16y ago
  Ultra-short "Thank you" posts are basically spam. They clutter the page visually without adding any content. I tend to downvote them when I see them. If you don't have anything more than "thank you" or "I agree" or "lol wtf +1" to say, just upvote instead of commenting. Those types comments add nothing to the discussion but take valuable visual space that could instead contain a thoughtful, well argued comment.