[seeker33]

Would it be possible to display notifications for thanks?
Sometimes there are old posts or even current discussions which don't have replies but people do get thanks or hugs. However they might never see them if they don't look into that topic again.

[marvin_pa]

It would be nice if the show all posts with 'thanks' / 'hugs' pages could be sorted by most recent thank/hug, as well as the current setting of sorted by most recent post.

I like this idea a lot

thanks for suggesting it

[amandalouise]

Originally Posted by seeker33

Would it be possible to display notifications for thanks?
Sometimes there are old posts or even current discussions which don't have replies but people do get thanks or hugs. However they might never see them if they don't look into that topic again.

not sure but I think there used to be a way to track when someone was thanking you. it was in the profiles under statistics where it says find posts that you have thanked, find threads that you have hugged. there used to be an option there saying find posts that you have been thanked and find posts you have been hugged.

if Im remembering right those options were discontinued because it was upsetting members who thought if they didnt get thanked or hugged so many times then that meant they were not popular or liked.

tip in understanding the thanked... its not always about whether someone is actually thanking you. many here click thanks just as a way to let you know that they have read your post.

in the index of threads you will see a statistical thing called views and replies. some were getting upset that their threads were being viewed and not know if their friends have seen it, views shows number not only of members but also those that are not logged in or registered who have read it. So some of us here (including me here,) click on thanks to let each others know that we have read the post.

with me I dont worry about tracking and getting notifications. if its a thread or post that I want to know whether someone is thanking, hugging and replying in I "subscribe" to that thread. then one of the first things I check out on a daily basis is going to my profile and reading the subscribed threads.

I agree that it would be great to have psych central like facebook where we get hundreds of notifications every time someone posts or thanks or hugs but frankly how many of us actually go down the list of our facebook notifications and read each one. especially with those using cell phones and it uses up minutes and air time just to click on those things to get rid of them. I dont know about everyone else but me I dont even check out my facebook notifications. I click the little ball just to get rid of that counter then I set my settings at no notifications on facebook and other sites that do have this option. easier just subscribing instead of getting dinged or see an annoying counter in a bright red dot.

my point ...I dont think I would use a notification of thanks if we had one. (or went back to that way of doing things. my option psych central isnt a social networking website, its a mental health website so having the thanks notification option may end up causing more problems then good.

[marvin_pa]

Originally Posted by amandalouise

not sure but I think there used to be a way to track when someone was thanking you. it was in the profiles under statistics where it says find posts that you have thanked, find threads that you have hugged. there used to be an option there saying find posts that you have been thanked and find posts you have been hugged.

if Im remembering right those options were discontinued because it was upsetting members who thought if they didnt get thanked or hugged so many times then that meant they were not popular or liked.

tip in understanding the thanked... its not always about whether someone is actually thanking you. many here click thanks just as a way to let you know that they have read your post.

in the index of threads you will see a statistical thing called views and replies. some were getting upset that their threads were being viewed and not know if their friends have seen it, views shows number not only of members but also those that are not logged in or registered who have read it. So some of us here (including me here,) click on thanks to let each others know that we have read the post.

with me I dont worry about tracking and getting notifications. if its a thread or post that I want to know whether someone is thanking, hugging and replying in I "subscribe" to that thread. then one of the first things I check out on a daily basis is going to my profile and reading the subscribed threads.

I agree that it would be great to have psych central like facebook where we get hundreds of notifications every time someone posts or thanks or hugs but frankly how many of us actually go down the list of our facebook notifications and read each one. especially with those using cell phones and it uses up minutes and air time just to click on those things to get rid of them. I dont know about everyone else but me I dont even check out my facebook notifications. I click the little ball just to get rid of that counter then I set my settings at no notifications on facebook and other sites that do have this option. easier just subscribing instead of getting dinged or see an annoying counter in a bright red dot.

my point ...I dont think I would use a notification of thanks if we had one. (or went back to that way of doing things. my option psych central isnt a social networking website, its a mental health website so having the thanks notification option may end up causing more problems then good.

I hadn't considered the aspect of people getting upset, but I can see how that might happen.

I'm inclined to agree with regards to (something like immediate popup) notifications - it tends to feed that social media angst of constantly checking who's read your posts.

Having said that, right now I'll notice that my thanks/hugs count might have increased ovenight - so, I'll go check the lists of thanked/hugged posts to see who might have tagged a post/maybe replied, but since the thanks/hugs are ordered by post time, it can be really hard trying to find where older posts have been tagged. I'm actually more concerned about missing where someone may have added a comment that then gets ignored, since you have to go hunt for it.

[sabby]

Hey marvin_pa,

You said the following:

I'm actually more concerned about missing where someone may have added a comment that then gets ignored, since you have to go hunt for it.

There is a way to get a notification if someone posts on a thread of yours or anyone else's that you are interested in.

Click on Thread Tools, choose "Subscribe to this thread" for each thread you want to track.

All threads that have been active since you last posted will now show up on your profile page.

I hope that helps you!

Originally Posted by seeker33

Would it be possible to display notifications for thanks?
Sometimes there are old posts or even current discussions which don't have replies but people do get thanks or hugs. However they might never see them if they don't look into that topic again.

Would it be like facebook where you get spammed if someone so much as breathes in the general direction of your post? Is that the sort of thing you mean? That would annoy the crap out of me.

[marvin_pa]

Originally Posted by sabby

Hey marvin_pa,

You said the following:


There is a way to get a notification if someone posts on a thread of yours or anyone else's that you are interested in.

Click on Thread Tools, choose "Subscribe to this thread" for each thread you want to track.

All threads that have been active since you last posted will now show up on your profile page.

I hope that helps you!

Thanks, Sabby - I was sorta aware of the subscribe function, but as I understand it - it triggers by any post activity in the thread, rather than by a particular post being tagged/replied to - it's really the relationship twixt you & anyone tagging your posts that you're trying to follow, instead of the thread as a whole.

[*Laurie*]

Thanks, sabby.
I've used the notification system since I became a member on PC. It's very helpful.

hey amandalouise,

you raise a good point about people thanking you because they read the posts.

so it begs the question.. why not just call the button like, not thanks?

my first thought would be because that's how they do it on social media and social media triggers some users (including myself), so they wouldn't want that as the name of the button

but it has got me thinking.

I wonder how many users get upset, say because no one thanks them for their posts

[DocJohn]

The thanks & hugs buttons aren't like social media "Likes" or what-not (since we predate social media by quite a bit). They are just there to allow members to express their quick thanks/hugs to another member without the need of writing a reply to the member to say as much.

Unfortunately, it is not possible to receive notifications of thanks/hugs outside of reviewing them on your profile. Thank you for the thoughtful suggestion.

[marvin_pa]

Originally Posted by raging vortex

hey amandalouise,

you raise a good point about people thanking you because they read the posts.

so it begs the question.. why not just call the button like, not thanks?

my first thought would be because that's how they do it on social media and social media triggers some users (including myself), so they wouldn't want that as the name of the button

but it has got me thinking.

I wonder how many users get upset, say because no one thanks them for their posts

I think one of problems with 'like', is that it tends to encourage a vote up/down reaction mentality, whereas here, thanks/hugs are used to signal recognition/empathy, as much as to indicate agreement.

Partly because of this, I'm much more likely to acknowledge a post here from someone I don't know/about a subject I may not be particularly knowledgeable on, simply in order to let a poster know that they're not alone.

[marvin_pa]

Originally Posted by DocJohn

The thanks & hugs buttons aren't like social media "Likes" or what-not (since we predate social media by quite a bit). They are just there to allow members to express their quick thanks/hugs to another member without the need of writing a reply to the member to say as much.

Unfortunately, it is not possible to receive notifications of thanks/hugs outside of reviewing them on your profile. Thank you for the thoughtful suggestion.

Would the forum software allow the show thanked/hugged posts to be sorted by time of tag, as an alternative to the current time of posting sorting? Makes finding recently added thanks/hugs made to older posts a bit easier to track/acknowledge...

Originally Posted by DocJohn

The thanks & hugs buttons aren't like social media "Likes" or what-not (since we predate social media by quite a bit). They are just there to allow members to express their quick thanks/hugs to another member without the need of writing a reply to the member to say as much.

Unfortunately, it is not possible to receive notifications of thanks/hugs outside of reviewing them on your profile. Thank you for the thoughtful suggestion.

Thanks doc john, I personally find the constant notifications annoying when I'm getting alerted on facebook to things like thanks and stuff

[88Butterfly88]

For those of you who use Tapatalk I'm pretty sure they have an option to get notified of likes.

I'm still really curious why we have hugs

because lots of people might complain if they don't get them

[marvin_pa]

Originally Posted by raging vortex

I'm still really curious why we have hugs

because lots of people might complain if they don't get them

To show empathy - if someone writes of having a hard time, tagging with a hug is an indication of understanding, whereas a thanks might indicate greatfulness for bringing the subject up/being strong enough to do so.
The absence of a thank/hug here is less indicative of rejection/disagreement than a the absence of a like/thumbs up might be on other social media.

Originally Posted by marvin_pa

To show empathy - if someone writes of having a hard time, tagging with a hug is an indication of understanding, whereas a thanks might indicate greatfulness for bringing the subject up/being strong enough to do so.
The absence of a thank/hug here is less indicative of rejection/disagreement than a the absence of a like/thumbs up might be on other social media.

hmm I can understand that, though people could easily still get mad

example: you post a message and people think it's really ashame you have to go through that stuff etc and give you lots of hugs

then I post a problem I'm having and I don't get any hugs on my post, even though it's just as trying.

don't you think one of the risks with this hug button is just that.. people getting offended, because people arn't showing psympathy for their posts but are others?

[marvin_pa]

Originally Posted by raging vortex

hmm I can understand that, though people could easily still get mad

example: you post a message and people think it's really ashame you have to go through that stuff etc and give you lots of hugs

then I post a problem I'm having and I don't get any hugs on my post, even though it's just as trying.

don't you think one of the risks with this hug button is just that.. people getting offended, because people arn't showing psympathy for their posts but are others?

I think that's a fair observation & a possible risk. As with any form of communication, how a reaction/lack of one are interpreted by the viewer isn't something that can be precisely controlled/predicted. However, on the other side of the coin, the hug reaction can allow an empathic response to a post where you just don't feel qualified/have adequate words to respond to with a textual reply. My personal experience has been that the small acknowledgement of a thank/hug is something that I appreciate & find comfort from, but also isn't something that I absolutely depend upon. I think that there's also some evidence that some PC users will seek out posts with low/zero comments & either comment or tag them, so that the poster knows that someone has read & thought about their posting.