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 a lot for this useful script.

12 years ago
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Cool implementation with the "the following users have thanked" list.
http://i.imgur.com/qTUyc.png

12 years ago
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Way to stealth troll that guy for breaking the rules.

12 years ago
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:)

12 years ago
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12 years ago
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thank yous so so much...y.

12 years ago
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Update: new version 1.2 is out for Chrome and Firefox. Comments are no longer eligible for filtering if they contain links, and the wording in the "who said thanks" summary has been improved.

12 years ago
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Nice, just tried it...and it's gone :)

12 years ago
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Thanks - glad you like it. What do you mean by "gone"?

12 years ago
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I think he means the long list of "thanks".

12 years ago
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Ah, of course. :)

12 years ago
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While I personally don't want this (if nothing else, I rely on avatars as much as names, so if I'm trying to find people who've thanked, this would actually make it harder), I can understand why some do (especially loko) and hope it'll cut down on the amount of complaint threads. Requesting perma-sticky or added to this sticky.

12 years ago
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THANK YOU. I hope they sticky this so so many people will stop complain!!!!!!!!!! <3 and he hasnt said anything yet but im sure monukai will be happy as well

12 years ago
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Absolutely wonderful! This will be nice for those who don't like to see the pages upon pages of thanks and nice for those of us who do, since it should cut down on the complaints and if it doesn't all one has to do is link them to this.

Thank you for taking the time to do this.

12 years ago
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2 suggsetions:

  • Still show a "thank you" comment if that comment is also a link.
  • Still show a "thank you" comment if it is made by the user, otherwise there is no way to edit a self-made "thank you" comment without disabling the script first.

This comment has the additional benefit of a bump for this excellent thread.

12 years ago
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Thank you for the bump and the suggestions.

The first suggestion is something I already did on Monday night, with version 1.2 (mentioned here). If you're running an older version then install it again to upgrade to 1.2. If you're already on 1.2 and you're getting links hidden then please let me know, because then it means there's a bug for me to fix.

Your second suggestion is a very good one - I'll get that done this evening.

12 years ago
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Ah, didn't notice the newer release. Everything works.

12 years ago
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Updated. Thanks for the good suggestions.

12 years ago
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Thanks for the excellent script :)

12 years ago
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There's far too much hate and effort against the gratitude on the site, even if some of it is less sincere or spammy in appearance.
/sigh

12 years ago
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I tank you with Thanks!

12 years ago
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thanks

12 years ago
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"Thanks"

:P i had to, sorry :3

12 years ago
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Suddenly there're so many userscripts

BTW can we have a settings page?

12 years ago
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Skanks for Thyrim

12 years ago
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Where is Monukai?
Ευχαριστώ.

12 years ago
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Here I am!

Είστε ευπρόσδεκτοι. (Hope google didn't troll me).

12 years ago
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Εσείς και τα μυστικά μηνύματα σας.

12 years ago
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well actually it did...

11 years ago
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Aha, thank you :D

12 years ago
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So this means people will stop making pointless threads about saying thank you? Yay, I'll get hours of my life back every week that otherwise would have been spent calling people inconsiderate and ungrateful.

12 years ago
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no. i will continue to say thanks

12 years ago
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I mean people who make threads like "Why do people say thanks"

I encourage people to say thanks in giveaways :P

12 years ago
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Good idea, will make it easier to look through comments now.

12 years ago
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This is wonderful. Thank you kindly.

12 years ago
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kid38 thanked BarefootMonkey for creating this script.

12 years ago
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Just tried it. Very nice.

12 years ago
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ty.
Lol, this is genius.

11 years ago
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it obviously cant get all "thank yous" however it does do a hell of a good job, appreciate the script

11 years ago
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Closed 10 years ago by BarefootMonkey.