Offering something on BHW, leave the please requests to yourself

What's wrong for giving thanks for freebies? Have people lost their manners?

Did I ever say that? You clearly haven't read the full contents of my post. I said, my initial post is directed at people who ask or beg for thanks/rep., not that I think GIVING thanks or rep. is bad.

BTW, you do know that most members side with what I am saying, considering many give neg rep. to people who do that. Just throwing that out there. ;)
 
Well in Russia when person says "thanks" we tell them that "you can't put thanks on a bread and eat it" so in real life people expect not only thanks but a bottle of vodka with it.

I'm from Canada, which is considered one of the "nicest places in the world". So maybe in general, we are a little more relaxed about that sort of thing than other places in the world.

Like I said, every living soul in this world expects AT LEAST a thanks when giving something, whether it be time or an actual thing/service. This, as ProxyGo has mentioned, does not need to be said. What DID need to be said was that for any one offering a product or service here to people on BHW free of charge, that they should do it to not BEG or ASK for thanks. That just totally looks too pushy.

Again, it might be a "Canadian thing". lol
 
I'm from Canada, which is considered one of the "nicest places in the world". So maybe in general, we are a little more relaxed about that sort of thing than other places in the world.

Like I said, every living soul in this world expects AT LEAST a thanks when giving something, whether it be time or an actual thing/service. This, as ProxyGo has mentioned, does not need to be said. What DID need to be said was that for any one offering a product or service here to people on BHW free of charge, that they should do it to not BEG or ASK for thanks. That just totally looks too pushy.

Again, it might be a "Canadian thing". lol

I am glad you agree
 
I agree that you shouldn't have to thank someone for a giveaway. I disagree that people don't do anything out of the goodness of their heart.

But for the life of me, I cannot understand why a post is so good that you reply to it, and you cant hit a friggin button to tell the person thanks. It drives me crazy, (and I am NOT talking about my own posts) to see a really good thread full of people writing thanks and no one hitting the damn button.

What are you saving them for? Can't you be curteous and simply say thanks in a way that helps show how valuable to this forum they are?

I believe that rep ought to be earned. I also believe that when someone does something nice for you, saying thank you is just being civil.
 
I agree that you shouldn't have to thank someone for a giveaway. I disagree that people don't do anything out of the goodness of their heart.

But for the life of me, I cannot understand why a post is so good that you reply to it, and you cant hit a friggin button to tell the person thanks. It drives me crazy, (and I am NOT talking about my own posts) to see a really good thread full of people writing thanks and no one hitting the damn button.

What are you saving them for? Can't you be curteous and simply say thanks in a way that helps show how valuable to this forum they are?

I believe that rep ought to be earned. I also believe that when someone does something nice for you, saying thank you is just being civil.

Totally agree with you, my man. :drinking2
 
Let me quote you!

So why would a respected senior member like yourself leave a totally useless comment like yourself if you didn't care about what was being said? So, let me turn this around to you. If you see someone begging or asking for rep. from people on BHW, what would you do? Keep in mind, MOST people on BHW will neg. rep them, seeing as though that's totally frowned about here. Just look around.

Your reply should be amusing, seeing as your initial post in this thread was ahem, gold. :clap2:

***EDIT*** On a side note, just to agree with what's been said earlier in this thread, giving thanks back to someone who helped you along whatever journey you take in life should be a given, don't you think someone who's been on BHW for a long time, "give back" by donating to BHW, in addition to helping out in the threads? I myself hope to do it (donate to BHW) in the coming months. Your take on that?
 
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Now suddenly you care what I think?

You have a lot to learn and please allow me to be frank; my classroom is full. Your thread is a self absorbed rant stating the obvious by someone that thinks BHW or other members owe him something. So I took your own words and used them as mine. If you don't care what I think and I sure as shit don't give a damn what you think.

It's called mutual respect. It's called manners. Most children from decent homes are taught early in life to say please and thank you when someone helps them along the way. When those children grow older it comes naturally.

Now children that weren't raised with manners will learn this lesson much later in life when they think the world owes them and the world says fuk you time and time again. After asking questions for so long and hearing fuk you over and over, they are grateful when someone actually takes a minute out of their life and lends them a hand and know the absolute least they can do in return is say thanks.

I suspect you're the latter. Now I don't have a problem with either method. You see I don't ask for a whole lot from this forum. I've been in the trenches for a damn long time and learned a lot of what I know my damn self. I've paid my dues for everything I've earned and learned. I come here to share a bit of what I learned hoping that someone doesn't have to learn the hard way like I did. I expect them to thank me for my time because it's the right think to do. I don't ask for it but understand this Einstein, when someone takes my time for granted or fuking thinks I owe them a GD thing I tell them to fuk off. If someone can't say thank you then I say screw you. I was raised with manners and I damn well expect the same. I don't entertain people that don't have manners.

I have never asked for rep or thanks, not once. I've just been fortunate to have helped people that have manners and appreciate what I have taken time to share. This is how a wholesome community works. People help others and say thanks. When people stop being polite you can understand those that know a bit will say fuk you, I got money to make and why am I going to waste my time on people that can't even say thanks?

In the time I took to respond to your stupid thread I could have made another $100. I don't ever post my income but you do the math. Now don't take my time for granted and I'll continue to communicate. I don't owe you a damn thing and neither does anyone else on this forum. When someone throws you a bone you better say thanks or you're going to get hungry fast.

As far as contributing to BHW as a donor or VIP that's none of your business but let me share it anyways; I've got nothing to sell here. I don't need a larger e-dick and I think my posts contribute plenty to the benefit of this forum's revenue structure.

If you don't have much knowledge or looking to sell something then I suggest you toss BHW $100. When that day comes for me I might do the same. Currently I'm too busy to be concerned and hope I give more than I take for this great forum. A name in blue doesn't mean you know a damn thing or that you're anything special. I've seen plenty of blue names on here that are dumber than a barrel of hair and/or only here to leech. I think YOU should toss BHW $97 if that makes you feel like you're contributing, I don't need to do that.

I'm not a Senior member because I purchased it. The Mods could change my status to Newbie tomorrow and it wouldn't bother me a bit. I don't respect or give a shit about titles given by post counts or money invested (purchased).

Ok I got money to make and no more time for yet another self absorbed member. Good luck with whatever you thought this thread would accomplish. It's redundant and self absorbed by someone arguing about proper use of manners - what a waste for bits. Stiff me on a thank you and see how much I help your ass next time.
 
Now suddenly you care what I think?

You have a lot to learn and please allow me to be frank; my classroom is full. Your thread is a self absorbed rant stating the obvious by someone that thinks BHW or other members owe him something. So I took your own words and used them as mine. If you don't care what I think and I sure as shit don't give a damn what you think.

It's called mutual respect. It's called manners. Most children from decent homes are taught early in life to say please and thank you when someone helps them along the way. When those children grow older it comes naturally.

Now children that weren't raised with manners will learn this lesson much later in life when they think the world owes them and the world says fuk you time and time again. After asking questions for so long and hearing fuk you over and over, they are grateful when someone actually takes a minute out of their life and lends them a hand and know the absolute least they can do in return is say thanks.

I suspect you're the latter. Now I don't have a problem with either method. You see I don't ask for a whole lot from this forum. I've been in the trenches for a damn long time and learned a lot of what I know my damn self. I've paid my dues for everything I've earned and learned. I come here to share a bit of what I learned hoping that someone doesn't have to learn the hard way like I did. I expect them to thank me for my time because it's the right think to do. I don't ask for it but understand this Einstein, when someone takes my time for granted or fuking thinks I owe them a GD thing I tell them to fuk off. If someone can't say thank you then I say screw you. I was raised with manners and I damn well expect the same. I don't entertain people that don't have manners.

I have never asked for rep or thanks, not once. I've just been fortunate to have helped people that have manners and appreciate what I have taken time to share. This is how a wholesome community works. People help others and say thanks. When people stop being polite you can understand those that know a bit will say fuk you, I got money to make and why am I going to waste my time on people that can't even say thanks?

In the time I took to respond to your stupid thread I could have made another $100. I don't ever post my income but you do the math. Now don't take my time for granted and I'll continue to communicate. I don't owe you a damn thing and neither does anyone else on this forum. When someone throws you a bone you better say thanks or you're going to get hungry fast.

As far as contributing to BHW as a donor or VIP that's none of your business but let me share it anyways; I've got nothing to sell here. I don't need a larger e-dick and I think my posts contribute plenty to the benefit of this forum's revenue structure.

If you don't have much knowledge or looking to sell something then I suggest you toss BHW $100. When that day comes for me I might do the same. Currently I'm too busy to be concerned and hope I give more than I take for this great forum. A name in blue doesn't mean you know a damn thing or that you're anything special. I've seen plenty of blue names on here that are dumber than a barrel of hair and/or only here to leech. I think YOU should toss BHW $97 if that makes you feel like you're contributing, I don't need to do that.

I'm not a Senior member because I purchased it. The Mods could change my status to Newbie tomorrow and it wouldn't bother me a bit. I don't respect or give a shit about titles given by post counts or money invested (purchased).

Ok I got money to make and no more time for yet another self absorbed member. Good luck with whatever you thought this thread would accomplish. It's redundant and self absorbed by someone arguing about proper use of manners - what a waste for bits. Stiff me on a thank you and see how much I help your ass next time.

Let me make it simple so you can digest it easily:

I DO think people should leave thanks/rep. if given something, whether it be a product or service.

I ALSO think people should not beg or ask for thanks, and because I keep seeing this time and time on BHW, thought to start a thread about it not because I think so highly of mysef, but to rant about a topic that shouldn't really exist anyways.

I ALSO practice what I preach, which is reflected in my outgoing thanks count.

I ALSO hate to waste my time with people who like to see how many words they can type rather than read what I have been trying to say, which was clearly lost in the translation, but seeing as though I started this thread, have decided to reply.

I ALSO agree with people on BHW who have preached no begging or asking for thanks, which counts the mods who mention it to people from time to time.

I ALSO think it's important for people to rant once in a while, when they see something that they believe is not right.

I TRIED to get my words across to you as simple as possible, but if not, then who cares. I sure as heck don't.

Thanks BHW for all you have given me. It's really opened my eyes in more ways than one, to the opportunities for people to make money online. This THANKS :30: and REP :drinking2 is from me to you, and you didn't even need to beg or ask to get it from me.

Imagine that.
 
Another thing when people ask for Thanks and Reps it is also to teach new people/members how the world works.

To be honest I didn't know before what "thanks" button is or that it really mattered but when I saw a few people say hit thanks and bragged about it in their posts. I started thanking posts that I like.

I am not calling people not thankful but some people/member just don't know what it's for and just don't understand it. So when an OP says WTF thank me people learn that they need hit thanks if they like a post.
 
Another thing when people ask for Thanks and Reps it is also to teach new people/members how the world works.

To be honest I didn't know before what "thanks" button is or that it really mattered but when I saw a few people say hit thanks and bragged about it in their posts. I started thanking posts that I like.

I am not calling people not thankful but some people/member just don't know what it's for and just don't understand it. So when an OP says WTF thank me people learn that they need hit thanks if they like a post.

I can see where you are coming from, but from my experience, I found that thanks button alright, without anyone pointing it out. Not to mention the rep. one.

But I can see where you are coming from.
 
Rep meant more to me when I didn't have any. At some point I had enough, and then it was unimportant. But it used to be. A couple of ideas posted by more senior members have proven to be true, which is that if one maintains a sense of community and helping, the rep will happen of it's own accord. While there have been a few instances of douchebags giving me neg rep, for the most part I deserved every one of them. And then there are the Rep+ that I got, that I really didn't deserve.

KVM's post, to me at least, underscores areas of understanding that I have acquired through experience, things that I wish I would have learned sooner. Things that people tried to teach me, but for whatever reason it didn't happen, to my detriment.

Some people's time is worth more than others. One should recognize the value of 3 specific things when learning from someone else:

1) The value of their time.
2) The value of their energy.
3) The value of their expertise.

These are 3 very distinct things, and I believe it is important to express gratitude for all of them. I won't break them all down here, but this is a good starting point and an intelligent person should be able to fill-in the details once they've understood and agreed with this basic premise.
 
Rep meant more to me when I didn't have any. At some point I had enough, and then it was unimportant. But it used to be. A couple of ideas posted by more senior members have proven to be true, which is that if one maintains a sense of community and helping, the rep will happen of it's own accord. While there have been a few instances of douchebags giving me neg rep, for the most part I deserved every one of them. And then there are the Rep+ that I got, that I really didn't deserve.

KVM's post, to me at least, underscores areas of understanding that I have acquired through experience, things that I wish I would have learned sooner. Things that people tried to teach me, but for whatever reason it didn't happen, to my detriment.

Some people's time is worth more than others. One should recognize the value of 3 specific things when learning from someone else:

1) The value of their time.
2) The value of their energy.
3) The value of their expertise.

These are 3 very distinct things, and I believe it is important to express gratitude for all of them. I won't break them all down here, but this is a good starting point and an intelligent person should be able to fill-in the details once they've understood and agreed with this basic premise.

Judging on stats alone, you clearly have done your part in giving thanks to when another member shares something with you. Good job, my man. :biggthump
 
Instead of learning something or get some good stuff, i wasted my time reading crap, Oh thank you for the information :P
 
Instead of learning something or get some good stuff, i wasted my time reading crap, Oh thank you for the information :P

If you REALLY want to learn something new, stop by next week.
We will be having a webinar on underwater basket weaving. :D
 
Your arrogance still prevails to this new year. Though, I'm sure you're also on my ignore list, I will reply to you this time. That reply wasn't directed at you at all. :rolleyes:

i wondered why your on my ignore list - now i remember dumb reply's

learn to read, not everyone doing something care about rep
only the people they help along the way,

as long as there happy is all that matters.. read through my posts beagle
reps mean nothing to me, never did and ive said that for 4 yrs..
helping some1 who is grateful for it is what matters they appreciate it
a simple THANKYOU means alot more than some stupid rep button
 
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