I made a user script for Firefox which removes all simple "thank yous" in each page of comments for giveaways and replaces them all with one single comment mentioning everyone who said thanks. This keeps the other comments from being drowned out but still lets you see everyone who thanked.

Comments like "Thanks", "Thank you", "thx", "ty" and other common variations are filtered out and moved to a "thanks summary" above the comments. Comments with a personal touch, such as "Thanks, Joe", are not filtered out; neither are any comments which have replies or contain links.

This is probably not everyone's cup of tea, but I hope that some of you will find it useful.


To Install

Update (5 October 2013): It seems that Chrome isn't as happy running userscripts as it used to be, so I'm removing the link to the native Chrome userscript and recommending Tampermonkey, an extension that allows Chrome to use regular Greasemonkey scripts.

Update (26 April 2012): The latest version is now 1.3

To update, simply go to the relevent page and press the big green "Install" button - the update process is exactly the same as for installing the script in the first place.


Version History

version 1.3

  • your own comments are no longer filtered
  • click "show all" to temporarily unfilter all comments

version 1.2

  • slightly improved thank summary
  • comments containing links no longer filtered
  • comments with replies are no longer filtered

version 1.1

  • filters "Thanks for Skyrim"
  • Google Chrome port
12 years ago*

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Thanks, Joe.

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Good one - I should have seen that coming :-)

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Thanks for Skyrim!

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You are so '11!

12 years ago
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I was being '11 back in '10 before it went mainstream.

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still not tired of this disgusting troll?

12 years ago
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ahahah great one ahahah :D

12 years ago
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LOL

12 years ago
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So tempted to post "Thanks, Joe" in every giveaway I enter now XD

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this

12 years ago
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If it stops all these threads with people whining and crying about how the world is going to hell because people are saying thank you to people for giving things away (God forbid!), then good.

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This

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That

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these

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Those

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12 years ago
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Ahhh, booze.

12 years ago
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You're looking woozy, give that booze, I`ll make myself a boozy

12 years ago
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Yup. Thanks for making the script, BarefootMonkey.

12 years ago
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I foresee many referral URLs in future forumposts.

12 years ago
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Yea right, "Thanks" user scripts.

12 years ago
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your profile pick just makes that comment epic.

12 years ago
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Prelude to 'shut up and take my money' I imagine.

12 years ago
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great idea and thanks for making it, thinking about doing on for chrome? or sticking to firefox?

12 years ago
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I second making it for Chrome too, as I ditched Firefox. =3 Would definitely use it!

=Edit=
I tried installing it since Chrome is good like that, but the script doesn't work for me, sadly.

12 years ago
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Done! :D

12 years ago
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Oh, it does not filter "Thanks for Skyrim"

12 years ago
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But it does filter Joe.. RACIST.

12 years ago
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Hm, no it does not, look at the code.

12 years ago
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LOL

12 years ago
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It does now >:)

12 years ago
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THANKYOUSOMUCH ;)

12 years ago
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Make one that replace "thanks" comments with random phrases. Like, "this game rocks", "this game is good", "I always wanted this", "I'm interested in this game", "I never played this game but I want to" and "man, it's hot today, isn't it?".

12 years ago
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No, when you reply the person... Then you just give an answer to something he didn't say. (Even if it isn't an answer :)

12 years ago
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If everyone would say weird dirty stuffs, I would download this. :D

12 years ago
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I can guarantee I appreciate your filter more than people that are simply sick of "thank you" comments. It already allows me to check giveaways without nearly as much scrolling and reading through 500 simple comments. You've saved me an immense amount of time.

12 years ago
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lokonopa approved.

12 years ago
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I'm glad to be of service. And thank you for keeping this great site running.

12 years ago
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Dear/Dearest ___:

How generous of you to send us a free game for our poor souls. Although we are only typing "Thank you", we know that your love, kind thoughts and well wishes were with the children of the steamgifts.

We truly appreciate your gift and we plan to use it to for the education as well as health care of the gamers.

Thanks, again for your very thoughtful and generous donation.

With warmest regards,
Name
Designation

12 years ago
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Definately saving that in a .txt file and using it on every giveaway I enter

12 years ago
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Definitely not definately
Are you really from the UK? :P

12 years ago
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Haha same.

12 years ago
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inb4 Dear/Dearest ___ and so on userscript.

12 years ago
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Incog thanked the creator of this script

12 years ago
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Chrome add on maybe?

12 years ago
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Just skip the "add Greasemonkey" part and it will work. Chrome supports userscripts without needing Greasemonkey.

12 years ago
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Except it doesn't work when installed, at least for me, it working for anyone else on Chrome?

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Already installed it, thanks for pointing it out though! =) Works like a charm!

12 years ago
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◕ ‿ ◕ <--- I hope this doesn't get filtered

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◕ ‿ ◕ <3 ◕ ︿ ◕

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Don't worry - that won't get filtered. The script considers it far too adorable.

12 years ago
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You say adorable, I say scary....

12 years ago
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You say scary, I say world domination...

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☆:.。. o( ◕ ‿ ◕ )o .。.:☆ Thank youuuuuu!
Please don't filter me.

12 years ago
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Wanted to ask the same but saw your post xD

12 years ago
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Hurray! A script to shut up people who complain about people thanking gifters!

How awesome! Thanks so much :D

12 years ago
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Do i see sarcasm there?

12 years ago
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If it is, I support it. People complaining about people thanking make me sick.

12 years ago
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And then there are the people who complain about the complainers, which really takes the cake.

12 years ago
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Not really. People complaining about thanks are worse.

12 years ago
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I don't think there's a cake left to take. I think the people who are complaining about people being grateful towards gifters already took it :P

12 years ago
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But I thought the cake was a lie altogether...?

12 years ago
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I was completely serious, I can't stand those people.

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12 years ago
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Than you! XD
I'll probably never use this, but is good to know that if i need it someone has maked this.

12 years ago
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very helpfull additin will save alot of time wasted in seeing "thanks"

12 years ago
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thanks btw

12 years ago
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Thanks for making this but i just love to see thanks.

12 years ago
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Thanks!

12 years ago
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Sweet, thanks for the chrome port, you rock! =)

12 years ago
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Thanks... for making a script that blocks a simple thanks! Wait...

Nah, seriously though, thank you for taking the time to code this! I don't mind simple 'thanks' or whatever, but it's great of you do this for the people who don't like it. Oh, and thank you so much for adding Chrome <3

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chrome version works like a charm thanks :D

12 years ago
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As someone who tries hard to post unique thank you's in every entered giveaway, I approve and appreciate this!

12 years ago
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Bloody hell! This is great! Of course "Thanks!"

12 years ago
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This is awesome, thanks for the effort!

12 years ago
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Thanks

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Thanks.

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Closed 10 years ago by BarefootMonkey.