actually it's probably not the thanks, it's probably more the fact that the threads where there is a lot of thanking go on often include people complaining about other posters behind their backs (like me ) or just in general whinging about various threads or mods or sockpuppers or various other things going on.
I mean, whatever, it doesn't bother me and i find those threads amusing, but you would have to be naive not to realise why people find you guys offensive.
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