Well, though most of the time I won't bother, in this case I did leave a comment to express my appreciation...
No offense but if people need to have their egos stroked for motivation its not my problem, I'm busy enough as it is stroking my own pride. ;)

And please, do keep posting more Audry pictures...

its not so much an ego stroke for me, its just that little bit of appreciation for the work I have done that makes me want to do more...its not like im getting paid for posting this stuff, so the payoff for me is that i can see ppl like what I have presented....feeling of a job well done.

Thanks for commenting...most ppl dont even bother.

Doesn't bother me. I was being sarcastic and I wasn't singling you out. And it certainly has nothing to do with egos being "stroked." Like Dave888 said, it's a way of showing the thread starter that you like what they posted. Here, and on many other boards, when people make posts (original or not) and no one responds, they often feel that their posts/pics/contributions aren't appreciated and they stop posting, or they leave altogether.

I feel posting responses creates a sense of community, it gets people talking and discussing things. People aren't obligated to post responses, but a simple 'thanks' or "nice pics' goes a long way and it encourages folks to post more and get involved... Especially if they see that others are responding and contributing. There's nothing more "uninspiring" on a forum than seeing a post with 465 views and only 4 responses... That just sucks.

This is a community... more people should be getting involved.

this is precisely on the money, and exactly the reason the forum was created in the first place.

people don't have to post or say thanks all the time, but every now and then it goes a long way :)

Great post!