After reading an interesting related discussion on
GenderGap, I have
queried the top 10 users of the thanks feature last month, on both the
English Wikipedia and Commons. Snapshot image attached and report link
below.
I note that the Commons list is heavy with people like myself who nominate,
and vote on, featured picture candidates. I have learned there that it is
common to thank someone who votes in support of your nomination (nothing
wrong with that). I put that practice to good use in thanking everyone who
voted for my own recent nomination
(
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Featured_picture_candidates/Fileā¦),
and was karmically rewarded with the first-ever featuring of an image I took
myself (though I should also really thank another editor who did some late
perspective correction on it).
Is it possible to break down the edits that get thanked by namespace, or
even a particular page? That would be interesting.
And, overall, I am +1 to the idea that it makes Wikipedia a better place. My
only suggested improvement would be a "you're welcome" button, since I
receive more thanks than I generally give and that makes me look a little
standoffish. (And while we're at that, is there a stat on which editors get
thanked the most?)
Daniel Case