Criterion for thanks to count?

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It appears that not all 'thanks' count. In my 'thanks' tab, there is one that has gray cylinder next to it, and it doesn't count towards the total. What is the criterion for this?
 
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It's a bug. I don't know if Greg is able to solve it.
 
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