I think that the thanks button should be disabled in the off topic forums. Because people are getting thanked for posting images of memes and rage faces. Also it leads to threads like "hit my thanks button and I'll thank you". Also, just like development forums, posting in OT forum before making 10 posts shouldn't be allowed.
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Whether we allow thaniking in OT we can re-consider, though it may depend on how easy it is to change on a forum by forum basis. I have marked this for discussion.
Not allowing posting in OT before you have made your first 10 posts. This along with idea that posts in OT should not count towards a User's first 10 posts, has been considered many times. It sounds sensible doesn't it, otherwise a user can just got to OT and make 10 quick useless posts and get entry to development forums. BUT, it is preferable that a User, minded to quickly get to 10 posts, does so in OT rather than spreading crap all over the forums. At least there in OT it concentrates such posts in one place, where perhaps we can spot it. Not counting posts in OT for such people, will simply encourage them to go spoil other forums and perhaps scatter their posts around so they don't get spotted. Remember we have 1500 new users per day, so that could amount to a lot of useless posting across most of the forums. If they are going to post crap, let's at least have them do it in OT. But I agree, it's not a perfect solution.