Thank You Hack

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The lack of appreciation is exactly what we are trying to avoid. Those who obviously don't appreciate the work that we are doing here, are a constant drain to those who do the work for you...

Not only does the "Thank You" Hack provide the much needed gratitude, but the forced posting keeps the popular posts towards the top, so that people do not have to search through them...
Between RealitY, MovBuff, {I}{K}{E}, Samurai, and myself, we post an entire page worth of stuff everyday, and the less popular ones die out due to inactivity. This also helps to gauge what sort of releases are going to be more worth posting...

Oh Yeah, Welcome to the forum.
 
brotherdoobie said:
It sorta seems contrived, to have a thank you hack. Personally, I rather have
someone thank me of their own accord.

Peace bd
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well you don't post shit

it pisses me off when I go out of my way to help someone and post a thread on something that I will know plenty will need/want



but get 0 responses, makes me not want to post
fuck the leaches
 
muchspl3 said:
it pisses me off when I go out of my way to help someone and post a thread on something that I will know plenty will need/want

but get 0 responses, makes me not want to post
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Thats the reason I think this is needed more than anything is when a new member makes a post and gets no response even though its an active post it may actually be discouraging enough for them not to take the the time to do any more from that point...
 
jpope said:
The requiring of a thank you post for an nzb is crap.

If it must be done, automate the post so it just automatically shows up in one thank-you message that says something like 'The following users have enjoyed this post:' and the list of downloaders.
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Ive seen other forums do similar and had considered it also although it would seem as though most are in favor of how it is now. I think maybe lightning it a bit may be a medium. Maybe if you already have a certain number of posts within the section in a day the required post for following grabs in that day would no longer be needed. The other thought is that the hack would be turned on and off from time to time. I do have to say though I cant imagine why it would be that irratating for you to post a simple Thank You though. I was also thinking a Thank You gif may be a good addition. Would be nice someone can make one for the board perhaps...
 
james_bond_rulez said:
also may i suggest that the forum automatically delete nzbs that is older than 20 or 30 days old, cuz some news servers actually have retention period that is shorter than 20 days and it's useless to users if there are thank-you posts that keep it coming back up on top...
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As Ive mentioned rossco is working on something that will allow you to sort the section by "Thread Start Time" instead of "Last Post" which will accomplish what you want. Also rossco will be adding something to remove items older tthan 50 days...
 
Seems there are posts with alot of views but few comments or thanks which may be discouaraging to those that post. It would be nice if there were a bit more gratitude posted as it would appear more friendly ir seems. Its been discussed lightly that perhaps we could add the Thank You hack where you have to post berore you grab. I think seeing some gratitude may encouage those that post as even a little gratitude goes a long way. On the flip it may be a little silly to some but I think its worth a trial period at the very least. Just wondering what others thoughts are on this...
 
Although I can understand people appreciating a quick "Thank You", I do not really like being required to do it.

Mostly from a privacy standpoint. I mean, I use NG's specifically so I do not have to worry about people seeing what I get or how much I get.
This makes it so that anyone can see what I get and how often. Not really something I want to advertise.

If this was a private forum I would want this system as it is only polite.

If I posted NZB's I would take the fact that several people dl'd the nzb to be thanks enough. I would feel good that something I posted was something that others were also interested in.

Anyway, my opinion on that.

I appreciate the nzb section and all the nzb posters, but this new system will pretty much rule out my use of it other then in a limited fashion.

TD
 
brotherdoobie said:
It sorta seems contrived, to have a thank you hack. Personally, I rather have
someone thank me of their own accord.

Peace bd
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Just think of it as saying to your sprog "what's the magic word".

I agree it may seem contrived, but it is harmless and some chaps may appreciate the gesture, no mater the reason.
 
The fact is posting nzb files had just become intensly unatractive for posters. We watched them come and go and even state that it was unatractive to post. Some even felt offended to see large amounts of views and not even one post. When we decided to try out the hack I thought it would be nice for posters but had no clue that new posters would be posting which is great for the site. After all who wants to post to an epmty section.

Once this all settles in the hack wil deffinatly not be full time. Thoughts are those that post an NZB on a given day will not have to post a Thank You or that a thread that has five replies will no longer require a Thank You amongst other thoughts for this as its still very new. Were still putting these things into effect so that should make some middle ground and halt having thread with oodles of thanks also.

As for the rest of my thoughts regarding your post Ive sent that to you in a pm for discussion...
 
muchspl3 said:
well you don't post shit

it pisses me off when I go out of my way to help someone and post a thread on something that I will know plenty will need/want



but get 0 responses, makes me not want to post
fuck the leaches
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There is no such thing as a leech, when it comes to Newsgroups.
It's encouraged in fact. I didn't say people shouldn't say thank you.
I feel it's common courtesy.

I said that I would rather have someone thank me, because they wanted to, not because they were more or less forced to.

By the way, I do post here. I have been uploading to Usenet for a very
long time.

Peace bd
 
I guess I just get my sense of recognition from the number of views and grabs rather then the acutual responses.

Of course, if I had posted one of my world famous and very thought provoking topics/discussions in the Drawing Room and didn't get any responses but just views I would be rather dissapointed(that's why I don't do it :P ).

Anyway, I am for anything that makes the section more popular and realise I am probably one of the few who will ever be bothered by it. I will just restrict my use of it to a place where I can see what is available.

Thanks again to everyone who contributes and thanks for the pm and the ideas:)

TD
 
Was there ever an actual debate with you and another mod over this RealitY?

I for one think this is a great idea, not only for the fact that it shows a gesture of gratitude, but it also encourages the nzb posters to continue doing as they are...
As Muchspl3 stated, it really does suck to have gone out of the way to post something you think people may like or want, just to not get a bit of gratitude in return, but notice that there has been like 200 views in that thread... It lowers the morale a bit, and makes the job a little less fun.

Gratitude makes the difference between helping gestures, and "a job."
 
I agree that the mod makes it so the posters feel more appreciated, i would too.
I just dont get why people dont thank on their own without being forced to. It's just common courtesy and they shouldn't have to be forced to do it.
But still if there's something there it shows how popular the NZB file is atleast so that is a plus (shows exactly who downloaded it instead of the number of times downloaded).
 
Is there anyway to make it so the newest posted nzb file are at the top and not the newest topics posted in? While I think a thank you should be in order, I don't think we should have to sort through the topics daily.
 
JunkBarMan said:
Is there anyway to make it so the newest posted nzb file are at the top and not the newest topics posted in? While I think a thank you should be in order, I don't think we should have to sort through the topics daily.
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I agree, me and reality noticed this and are lookinginto a way to stop it from bumping.
 
Filliz said:
Funny how all of the sudden you're starting to notice there are actually quite a lot of people grabbing nzb's here :D
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No kidding, I can't keep up with them now. :blink:

I noticed, we are definatly going to have to figure a way to make the hack not bump threads, that way only posts that actually have legitimate questions or comments will bump the threads, as I am finding it difficult to look through every thread and see whether it is just a thank you, or if it is some one with a question or a comment. :lol:
 
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