I can appreciate your frustrations with new or possibly young posters making 'threads' just to say hi or multiples of the same topic. While I have found the search functions poor in results, and I can see how you regular senior members who directly help can grow fatigued.

That said though, I encourage you to consider the glass not SO half empty and recognize that some of us here are reading closely and really benefiting from your 'meaningful' input. Perhaps the THANKS button becomes an expected 'ordinary'? I hope not, but do see how your participation has value way beyond the few newbs who might miss the mark or are young enough to misunderstand the method of this forum board.

I have personally experienced Blog exhaustion elsewhere and found a little break very good for tha soul.
I hope Technut returns in time, and a general note of thanks to all of the key community contributors from me....iontruo2...a Summer 2007 newb Palm migrant to the N800.