Whilst the idea of a thanks button seemed like a good thing when it was introduced, the number of times thanked is IMO actually now a useless feature of the Forum, you only have to look at the idiots who frequent the GD Forum to realise how many times the thanks button is clicked for reasons other than genuine thanks, just a recognition of a shared or agreeable opinion! It often bares little resemblance with an individual Members degree of actual help in the DIY section of the forum. A genuine Thanks written in the replies from the OP is more genuine, all part of Forum life though.