Posted by Dr. Bob on August 2, 2010, at 1:33:18
In reply to Re: Appreciation, posted by chujoe on August 1, 2010, at 9:17:49
> your proposed changes ... are still a bit too complicated for me to grasp
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> I like the opt out, of course.
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> But what I'd really like is for you never to show on any given thread which people were thanked.With those changes, whether that were shown wouldn't be up to me.
> Overall if you want to award points, I think I'd rather see them awarded purely for number of posts. At least there's no judgment involved in that.
Thank-yous can mean more when they involve judgment. :-)
> I'm guessing you have some positive spin on how it can be helpful to know whether original posters share my values or have different ones altogether on a topic that is near and dear to my heart.
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> DinahWould you rather not know their values?
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> It sounds like you have been reading Kafka. I mean, invisible points? It's a stroke of genius worthy of the master!
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> chujoeThink of it like your money in the bank. It's "invisible" to others, but not to you.
Bob
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