Introducing the Thanks button

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Introducing the "Thanks" button!

We are introducing the "Praise Button"! You'll find it next to "Report" for each post. This is a way to reward members who posted something you appreciate. It is a combination of "Like" and "Thank you".

Member's praise record is located publicly in their member pages via the praise tab. Your personal praise counter is at the top right of every page near your PM message link.

Show the love and start praising members! :)* has since been renamed to "Thanks" button
 
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Greg Bernhardt said:
We are introducing the "Praise Button"! You'll find it next to "Report" for each post. This is a way to reward members who posted something you appreciate. It is a combination of "Like" and "Thank you".

Member's praise record is located publicly in their member pages via the praise tab. Your personal praise counter is at the top right of every page near your PM message link.

Show the love and start praising members! :)
Hmm I don't see the "praise tab". I've looked up in 3 member's profiles, I don't see it.
 
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fluidistic said:
Hmm I don't see the "praise tab". I've looked up in 3 member's profiles, I don't see it.

Then they don't have any praises yet :)

I just gave you one.
 
Can one praise oneself?
 
Greg Bernhardt said:
Then they don't have any praises yet :)

I just gave you one.

Actually I see the number of praises (0 in my case) when I choose to view my profile as everyone else, under the "infractions" tab. I've taken a screenshot. Pretty strange :P

Edit: Now that you've given me 1, I see the tab. Thanks it works. But under the infraction tab, I still see 0 praise(s). o_0
 

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fluidistic said:
Actually I see the number of praises (0 in my case) when I choose to view my profile as everyone else, under the "infractions" tab. I've taken a screenshot. Pretty strange :P

Edit: Now that you've given me 1, I see the tab. Thanks it works. But under the infraction tab, I still see 0 praise(s). o_0

ah that is a malfunction I can quickly resolve
 
Greg Bernhardt said:
ah that is a malfunction I can quickly resolve

Ok now it's perfect :D
 
WannabeNewton said:
I want to praise myself :[
Oh, c'mon. You don't need PF for that when you can do it in the privacy of your own bedroom. :biggrin:
 
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strangerep said:
oh, c'mon. You don't need pf for that when you can do it in the privacy of your own bedroom. :biggrin:
looooooooooooooooooool my god this is a brilliant comment
 
WannabeNewton said:
looooooooooooooooooool my god this is a brilliant comment

Maby you should praise it.
 
WannabeNewton said:
I can't now that I praised myself ;)

Wash your hands.
 
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Greg Bernhardt said:
We are introducing the "Praise Button"! You'll find it next to "Report" for each post. This is a way to reward members who posted something you appreciate. It is a combination of "Like" and "Thank you".

Member's praise record is located publicly in their member pages via the praise tab. Your personal praise counter is at the top right of every page near your PM message link.

Show the love and start praising members! :)

and this will lead to the "Most Praised Poster Award".

so can we praise ourselves?
 
jedishrfu said:
and this will lead to the "Most Praised Poster Award".

so can we praise ourselves?

We don't have to embarrass people now do we? We already know WTN praises himself the most... :D
 
Hey, I don't know if this thing is working properly. Can one of you guys praise me so I can see if it works? Just hit that praise button by my name right there, the one that says "DiracPool" Thanks.
 
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Greg Bernhardt said:
We don't have to embarrass people now do we? We already know WTN praises himself the most... :D
This is true...excuse me while I wash my hands...again xDD
 
DiracPool said:
Hey, I don't know if this thing is working properly. Can one of you guys praise me so I can see if it works? Just hit that praise button by my name right there, the one that says "DiracPool" Thanks.

special delivery! you got praise!
 
Greg Bernhardt said:
special delivery! you got praise!

Yay, look at me, I got a praise. I'm cool. Thanks Greg. :biggrin:
 
OH my, i can praise my own post.
 
yeah, i change my comment when i realized what it sounded like,
sorry about that.
 
If it's meant to represent something between "like" and "thanks," I think "praise" is too positive a term. I've actually read very few posts in my time here that I'd feel deserve praise, while I read posts I like every day, and posts I might feel gratitude for fairly often.

I don't know if others are balking at "praise" -ing things they merely like, as I am, but it could be the button would be hit more often if it were downgraded to "applause" or "appreciation," or something less suggestive of religious awe and rapture.
 
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zoobyshoe said:
If it's meant to represent something between "like" and "thanks," I think "praise" is too positive a term. I've actually read very few posts in my time here that I'd feel deserve praise, while I read posts I like every day, and posts I might feel gratitude for fairly often.

I don't know if others are balking at "praise" -ing things they merely like, as I am, but it could be the button would be hit more often if it were downgraded to "applause" or "appreciation," or something less suggestive of religious awe and rapture.

I went by this definition I found.

'Express warm approval or admiration of"

Also "appreciation" doesn't fit as a button in that space.

So that is what we are going off of. If you find a post where you feel warm approval. Praise them. Forget any other connotations of the word. I'd hate to see you not give praise because you are caught up on the strict meaning of the word.
 
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zoobyshoe said:
If it's meant to represent something between "like" and "thanks," I think "praise" is too positive a term. I've actually read very few posts in my time here that I'd feel deserve praise, while I read posts I like every day, and posts I might feel gratitude for fairly often.

I don't know if others are balking at "praise" -ing things they merely like, as I am, but it could be the button would be hit more often if it were downgraded to "applause" or "appreciation," or something less suggestive of religious awe and rapture.
Check your praises. :-p When you hover over the button, it does say it's just a "thanks or like".

Oooh, when you push on the praise button on your own post, it tells you how many praises you have. I've been praised! <sniff> I'm feeling the love. :!)
 
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