Please get over it, Hon. We all have full time jobs too.

I will try to keep that in mind and not do that to you! Honestly, I try to acknowledge and of course rate every response to my questions. I get so chatty on AB though that it would be hard to make a conversation out of every single comment thread. The "Thanks" is actually intended to be a courteous, genuine response and, personally, I am grateful to get that kind of feedback (for a lack of better word!) from others.

Thanks. =)

That is not how you are supposed to get that screwed feeling, LOL. I would rather they say Thanks, then nothing at all, count your blessings!

i thnk that it polite. If somebody has taken the time to answer your question, then I think that you should thank them! ps no need to comment with thanks!

To me it shows they are grateful you answered their question.

I do not see how Thanks, can be seen as dismissive.

Wouldnt they have just not replied at all if they wanted to be dismissive?

Better than "Your answer is like anal leakage, wet, and smells... thanks for wasting my time!"

I'd need to know what you want from people to answer your question. I think Thanks is polite.

It's not dismissive at all, it's thanks for taking the time to answer my question.

I can understand that. Some users really are grateful and don't have anything else to say, others just seem to copy and paste ''thanks'' on every answer to every one of their questions all the time -- they never engage with the answerer.

When you've taken time and put effort into an answer, it can be frustrating when someone doesn't engage and seems positively dismissive. In time you learn which users questions to avoid if you don't like that, and it's also good to remember that your answer might help someone else other than the asker.