Re: OT Usenet Protocol; How to say thanks

In article <iIqdnUdbRIKkbi3anZ2dnUVZ_o2vnZ2d@xxxxxxx>,
Dudley Henriques <dhenriques@xxxxxxx> wrote:

When asking a general question on a forum like this one that illicits an
entire thread of answers from different people trying to help, what
exactly is the best way to thank people for their time and effort?

You DON'T. Your gratitude and thanks are implied. This is an on-line
"netiquette" that dates back to when bandwidth was precious and expensive.
Such follows-up for simply saying "thanks" were discouraged. It still applies.

Obviously one can post a thank you to every answer and perhaps that is
the best solution.

Don't do that! That'll tick-off many participants as a waste of bandwidth and
time.

Thanking people up front along with the inquiry seems to me
not the best way to do it.

It is, though. Many posters will use the acronym 'TIA' (Thanks In Advance)
when posting their query. Those that reply are satisfied that they are
hopefully helping.

In this mostly anonymous medium where the slightest error can be, and too
often is, pounced upon as a gregarious infraction resulting in all manner of
flames, hate, discontent and name-calling, it is OK to ask your question and
leave it at that. Replies offering no (further) help or simply to say thanks
are still considered "off topic".

I want to thank people properly but I don't want to waste a lot of
people's time reading all the postings.

You're WAAAAY ahead of the curve in this medium already. The average user
would never even THINK of such a thing, much less be concerned about it.

How do you people deal with this situation?

I just did. Thanks is NOT necessary. <grin>
--
:)
JR

Mean Evil Bell System
Historical Society
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