Why do I have a gray thanks?

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The user is experiencing a discrepancy in their "thanks" count on Physics Forums, noting that their total thanks displayed is one less than the actual number listed. They observed that one of the thanks has a gray icon instead of the expected green, which they suspect might be a bug. The user initially thought the gray thanks was due to the thanker having too few posts, but this was disproven by a recent thanks from a user with fewer than ten posts. They also mentioned that their thanks counter is partially obscured by the search bar. The discussion highlights a technical issue regarding the thanks feature on the platform.
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So under my name at the top of Physics Forums I see "Thanks: x" for some value of x. But when I go to look at my thankses, I see x+1 thankses listed, but one thanks has a little gray icon next to it rather than the healthy green. Why did I not get credit for the gray thanks?

I initially thought it was because the thanker had too few posts but today I got a thanks from someone with <10 posts.
 
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Here's a snapshot of the necrotic gray icon.
 

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It's a bug that I have yet to look at. Soon! :)
 
Hey Greg,

My Thanks counter at the top of the page is still too low by one. The boxes next to the thankses are all green now, but I still count one more in that list than what is reflected on the top right of the PF main page.

Sorry to keep bugging bout about this.
 
And FYI, my "thanks" counter is below my stats bar, half covered-up by the search bar.
 
russ_watters said:
And FYI, my "thanks" counter is below my stats bar, half covered-up by the search bar.

Are you reaching your PM limit?
 
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