When to click thanks

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pro lamer

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Hi,

I'm new to forums in general and I am afraid I may overuse 'thanks' link under posts.

Is there any etiquette in this matter?

Is it preferred I clicked 'thanks' under each answer to my question even if I was not satisfied (like "it is possible but not recommended")?

Is it common to click thanks under any post in any thread one likes no matter she or he posted anything in that thread?
 

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Do whatever you feel like doing. We've been discussing this with no clarity gained on the subject for years now.
 

pro lamer

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Is there any way to list posts I thanked for?

I tend to thank for posts that are helpful to me even if I don't post to the related thread. Later on I'd like to find posts I found helpful.

I only know a workaround for future: quote each helpful post but I don't like the idea of adding posts that do not help anyone else (bloating a thread?) and some threads are closed so I wouldn't be able to post a quote there anyway.
 

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No, but maybe there's a plugin for users to keep lists of threads or something.
 
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There is a watch thread button which works for me.
 

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There's that, which allows you to watch threads without posting, but it quickly gets out of hand if you have more than a handful.
 

pro lamer

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If there are only few thanks the below may work:

Google for "pro lamer said thanks for this"
 

pro lamer

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If there are only few thanks the below may work:

Google for "pro lamer said thanks for this"
Now it wouldn't work with the new Xenforo version since the new version of the footer with thanks list doesn't have the "clicked thanks" phrase anymore...
 

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That option is now available within XenForo. Not incredibly useful, though.
 

pro lamer

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I can't find it. Maybe because I am mobile ATM? Googling doesn't help neither :(
 

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Hmm, I can't find it either. I must've confused it with the thanks received option.
 
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