I still thank directory owners from time to time in those threads. But some members cut and paste the same thing over and over. You look thru their history of posts and all posts are identical. That is something very annoying.
Yes indeed, this parrot-fashion replies are annoying for every board moderator/administrator because these posts serve no purpose. I understand that one needs to thank someone for some service that he/she has offered to you but don't you think that there are more ways to do so? Give him a green, write a few words about how good a service is he providing or send him a pm. Message boards are for everyone and there are guests reading our posts from all parts of the world. What kind of an impression would we leave on them if we have 15 posts of nothing but a simple "thank you".? Rules are rules and we should follow them. It's our job to make it more beautiful for the readers & the members by adding detail to every subject we discuss here. I haven't really added anything exceptional here because I am still in the learning phase but I have never and will never try to post two words in the follow up to any post.