I'm so tired of 'Please thank me' wankers - Page 3

**Mr. Gussett** · February 22nd, 2012, 05:05 AM

It takes milliseconds to press the button. Frankly you either do it automatically or I guess as a leecher/lurker you never bother. It has ever been so.....

**buttsie** · February 22nd, 2012, 05:34 AM

Genuine thanks come when people arent being told what to do

How you word it is pretty important

Rather than asking for thanks in extortion mode simply saying

"I have more to post if theres any real interest in the material"
in the post makes more sense to me

Sometimes there isnt any real interest as one VEF member I recall spent a small fortune buying a certain models sets uploaded them all in the hope of others posting theirs

Turned out there wasnt anymore...got very few thanks and left if I recall correctly

Best to let the people decide if their going to thank or not unless you enjoy a backlash
and threads like this

gwminge · February 22nd, 2012, 01:01 PM

I think the uploader can see a discrepancy in the amount of downloads from the filehost compared to the aknowledgment of their efforts on the post.
Eventually this probably stops a lot of people bothering with the considerable effort of ripping/encoding/uploading. In the end the loser is everyone.
It's not hard to click the thanks button and it keeps the ball rolling.

Aubrey · February 22nd, 2012, 01:10 PM

I use it to thank people for an interesting or funny post and also to see what I've downloaded. I think that with some people who don't speak English they might not know what the button means (far fetched, I know); but from the reluctance of some people to give thanks you'd think you had to pay for giving them, eventually.

There is another download site where you are encouraged to give thanks, but there is no button: and like someone said before, you get threads with one download and then a load of thanks posts: I just felt daft adding to that and bumping the thread up, but also mean for not doing.

But I also want give more than a "Thanks" sometimes, and I feel a bit mean not doing: there are some posters who do amazing work: if it's a film, there is a full synopsis, review, etc, and these seem to me to be worthy of more than hitting the thanks button. Once or twice I have done more, and wondered if I'm annoying anyone (I make sure only to do it when the thread is towards the top of the first page: and with the posters I'm thinking of, they always have a posting near the top of the first page).

**buttsie** · February 23rd, 2012, 07:30 AM

You Missed one Al

"If you want to see more unpublished material press the thanks button and make me feel all warm and fuzzy"

One could guess as to the reasons behind it
personally i choose to ignore all of them

If I like it I thank if I dont I dont

I definitely try and avoid hosts paying cash that have a record of treating their users like fools
ie allowing over posting to the point where free users are locked out for long periods

The latest one being rapidgator - epitomises everything thats wrong with filehosts that pay cash

source andrea spinks
http://vintage-erotica-forum.com/sho...&postcount=396

**buttsie** · February 23rd, 2012, 10:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gwminge

I think the uploader can see a discrepancy in the amount of downloads from the filehost compared to the aknowledgment of their efforts on the post.
Eventually this probably stops a lot of people bothering with the considerable effort of ripping/encoding/uploading. In the end the loser is everyone.
It's not hard to click the thanks button and it keeps the ball rolling.

This has come up in a number of threads over the years

Guests for certain sections can download
but cant thank because their not registered

So anyone using the gauge of downloads v thanks received
is always going to have a distorted view

I've said it numerous times but you post simply to share

Thanks are little more than a token gesture the real reward is being able to access other content you dont have etc

Estreeter · February 23rd, 2012, 12:25 PM

This is what I like to do, being the friendly sort of bloke I am and loving a laugh,

Sometimes it's kind of obvious who the posters are that just beg for a thanks and might even get off on it,

I seek out their posts, thank quite a few of them, then when the forums quiet and I've no modding to do and can't be fucked posting a week or so later, I'll go and remove those thanks I gave

**Brecht** · February 23rd, 2012, 12:55 PM

Just for a second, I thought I read "I'm so tired of 'Please wank me' thankers".

**exfarmer** · February 23rd, 2012, 12:58 PM

That's disgusting behaviour Estreeter.

But it sounds like fun.

If a thanks is removed does the op's overall thanks amount drop by one or does it stay the same?

Quote:

Originally Posted by buttsie

You Missed one Al

"If you want to see more unpublished material press the thanks button and make me feel all warm and fuzzy"

source andrea spinks
http://vintage-erotica-forum.com/sho...&postcount=396

Now that's just taking it to the extreme. It's almost bribery.

Estreeter · February 23rd, 2012, 01:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by exfarmer

That's disgusting behaviour Estreeter.

But it sounds like fun.

Quote:

Originally Posted by exfarmer

If a thanks is removed does the op's overall thanks amount drop by one or does it stay the same?

Yes it does drop, it's half the reason I do it, so the thank me wankers might notice it's dropped

February 23rd, 2012, 07:30 AM	#25
buttsie Porn Archeologist Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: earth Posts: 12,714 Thanks: 92,252 Thanked 241,301 Times in 12,746 Posts	You Missed one Al "If you want to see more unpublished material press the thanks button and make me feel all warm and fuzzy" One could guess as to the reasons behind it personally i choose to ignore all of them If I like it I thank if I dont I dont I definitely try and avoid hosts paying cash that have a record of treating their users like fools ie allowing over posting to the point where free users are locked out for long periods The latest one being rapidgator - epitomises everything thats wrong with filehosts that pay cash source andrea spinks http://vintage-erotica-forum.com/sho...&postcount=396 Last edited by buttsie; August 6th, 2012 at 11:13 PM.. Reason: changing comment

February 23rd, 2012, 12:25 PM	#27
Estreeter *Administrator* Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: The 19th hole Posts: 58,145 Thanks: 449,888 Thanked 897,017 Times in 60,347 Posts	This is what I like to do, being the friendly sort of bloke I am and loving a laugh, Sometimes it's kind of obvious who the posters are that just beg for a thanks and might even get off on it, I seek out their posts, thank quite a few of them, then when the forums quiet and I've no modding to do and can't be fucked posting a week or so later, I'll go and remove those thanks I gave __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

February 22nd, 2012, 05:05 AM	#21
Mr. Gussett Vintage Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 2,920 Thanks: 9,568 Thanked 38,143 Times in 2,902 Posts	It takes milliseconds to press the button. Frankly you either do it automatically or I guess as a leecher/lurker you never bother. It has ever been so.....

February 22nd, 2012, 05:34 AM	#22
buttsie Porn Archeologist Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: earth Posts: 12,714 Thanks: 92,252 Thanked 241,301 Times in 12,746 Posts	Genuine thanks come when people arent being told what to do How you word it is pretty important Rather than asking for thanks in extortion mode simply saying "I have more to post if theres any real interest in the material" in the post makes more sense to me Sometimes there isnt any real interest as one VEF member I recall spent a small fortune buying a certain models sets uploaded them all in the hope of others posting theirs Turned out there wasnt anymore...got very few thanks and left if I recall correctly Best to let the people decide if their going to thank or not unless you enjoy a backlash and threads like this

February 22nd, 2012, 01:01 PM	#23
gwminge Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 59 Thanks: 201 Thanked 336 Times in 56 Posts	I think the uploader can see a discrepancy in the amount of downloads from the filehost compared to the aknowledgment of their efforts on the post. Eventually this probably stops a lot of people bothering with the considerable effort of ripping/encoding/uploading. In the end the loser is everyone. It's not hard to click the thanks button and it keeps the ball rolling.

February 22nd, 2012, 01:10 PM	#24
Aubrey Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 406 Thanks: 10,881 Thanked 3,510 Times in 392 Posts	I use it to thank people for an interesting or funny post and also to see what I've downloaded. I think that with some people who don't speak English they might not know what the button means (far fetched, I know); but from the reluctance of some people to give thanks you'd think you had to pay for giving them, eventually. There is another download site where you are encouraged to give thanks, but there is no button: and like someone said before, you get threads with one download and then a load of thanks posts: I just felt daft adding to that and bumping the thread up, but also mean for not doing. But I also want give more than a "Thanks" sometimes, and I feel a bit mean not doing: there are some posters who do amazing work: if it's a film, there is a full synopsis, review, etc, and these seem to me to be worthy of more than hitting the thanks button. Once or twice I have done more, and wondered if I'm annoying anyone (I make sure only to do it when the thread is towards the top of the first page: and with the posters I'm thinking of, they always have a posting near the top of the first page).

February 23rd, 2012, 12:55 PM	#28
Brecht Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 10,657 Thanks: 180,485 Thanked 188,138 Times in 10,453 Posts	Just for a second, I thought I read "I'm so tired of 'Please wank me' thankers".