Originally Posted by
oldsoldier
See, I used to think it was non-contributing. But, I belong on another outdoor forum, and its actually quite nice. You can simply let someone know that the information they posted was useful, without having to actually contribute to the thread. And, sometimes, you just want to say "thank you" to someone in a thread-such as someone who comes up with a clever alternative to what the OP started (as a for instance). No need to come up with a post, as it isnt contributing. But, its nice to know that your idea, thought, whatever, is appreciated. Anyway, thats my $0.02 :)