This is just a request... take it as you will (hearts)

[MissMillie]

There is a thread for all the "thank you's."

It's at: https://www.democraticunderground.com/100216329906

How about we use it and not turn GD into 3 pages of "thanks for the hearts"?

Or move the thank you's to the lounge, and save GD for topical discussion?

Maybe?

[PJMcK]

1. Thank you

Excellent idea.

[femmedem]

2. Where is the thank you thread?

I've looked, couldn't find it. Could you add it to your OP?

[MissMillie]

3. doing that now (thanks for the good idea)

and if people use it, it will be "kicked" regularly

[femmedem]

4. Thanks! n/t

[justhanginon]

5. Excellent idea! Thanks

[Snarkoleptic]

6. Yes, please!

n/t

[MiHale]

7. Voting yes! Thanks

[twodogsbarking]

8. Great. On Valentine's Day remember to put your heart on.

[Fla Dem]

9. Only need one thank you. Don't need to post a thank you every time someone gives you a star.

You don't know who it is and sometimes you get several before you log back in.

[EarlG]

10. If I may offer an alternate viewpoint...

I'm glad everyone enjoys the giving and getting of hearts once a year, but let's not forget that Hearts week is ultimately a fundraiser for DU. Therefore, during this week only, I don't mind if people want to start thank you threads wherever they like because it keeps the fundraiser front and center.

Even with many thank you threads, I'd argue that it's less obtrusive than the old days when we used to have big banners at the top of every page and generally bug the heck out of everyone during our fund drives.

Folks who don't wish to see thank you threads could always trash the keywords "heart" or "hearts" or even "thank you" in My Account > Trash Can -- just for this week -- and then they won't have to be bothered by them.

[left-of-center2012]

13. Thanks for the reminder to trash

[piddyprints]

14. Hearts week is my favorite DU week of all.

If I remember correctly, there was maybe a year or so when it didn't happen for some reason (or I'm senile). It's a great reminder to renew and a lot of fun.

I've been a member for a long time and don't really recognize very many people here anymore. Still, it's my go-to site. Thanks for giving us a safe place for all these years!

[Farmer-Rick]

16. I know Hearts Week is really fun

And I still remember when DU did it's first Valentine hearts week. I think the rules page was the busiest page.

And Thank You for the hearts....This is very creative and nice.

[MissMillie]

15. not that I don't want to see them

Just wonder if there isn't a place to put them so that topical issues don't sink to page 3 or 4

It was just a suggestion... and if the people who liked the suggestion decide to post in the "thank you" thread, it will mean that the thread issues will stay on the recent page a little longer.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

17. Quick question. To get hearts to give you have to either donate or renew

Membership, correct? What if your membership isn't due for renewal until late this year? In other words do you pledge to renew again even though it's quite a ways away?

[cayugafalls]

18. It changes your renewal date to 1 year from heart donation.

Hearts are kind of a nice to have to give and also to show the DU admin team some extra love as well, cause...money.

Happy heart day...

[EarlG]

19. The way it's always worked is

when you renew your Star Membership you're essentially canceling your previous one and starting a new one. It's your most recent Star Membership purchase that gets you a one year membership from the time you purchased it.

So you could make, say, a single purchase on January 1 2022 and your Star Membership would last until January 1 2023. But if you renew on June 1 2022, your Star Membership will then run until June 1 2023.

Making a single purchase means you're good for a year, but many folks like to renew multiple times per year (we encourage this during Hearts week in February and the Summer Fund Drive in August) as a way to give the site additional support.

It works the same way for DUers who make recurring monthly contributions. Each month their Star Membership essentially renews, so if they stop their recurring contribution at any time, they still get a year Star Membership from the time of their last payment.

[Tommymac]

24. Thank You for the solid explanation.

I am a monthly, and was a bit confused too.

I think the DNC or ActBlue should do something like this too...have a promotion where we can donate $$, buy hearts and then give them to the candidate of our choice, each heart equals $1, or $5 depending on what you choose.

Make a big splash page and tweet the results hourly or daily etc.

And we could also buy 'piles of poo' to give to reTHUGlicans or fascists or Fake News orgs except the DNC/ACTBlue would keep those funds and donate them to law firms fighting the good fight against trumpism/fascism. Again track this with regular tweets and website splash pages.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

27. Thanks. It worked:)

[barbtries]

20. i think you just donate

IIRC

I don't know if that works for membership? possibly. My membership was expiring this month anyway so that made it easy.

[Donkees]

26. Maybe a General Discussion Host could pin a main 'Valentine Heart Fundraiser Thank You' thread?

[AwakeAtLast]

31. Duly noted, but I miss Grovelbot!

[piddyprints]

11. Well, I'm the outlier here.

I think the "thanks for the hearts" threads are sweet.

[barbtries]

21. that's why i gave you a heart!

I agree. The thing is I'm not going to navigate to a separate thread. Also, I don't read all the thank you threads.

Let me take this opportunity to thank the people who hearted me already

[piddyprints]

22. Aw, thank you.

Here’s one for you too.

[ChazII]

12. My thank you is on that thread. n/t

[DinahMoeHum]

23. Agreed.

The lounge is a more appropriate place.

BTW, I would appreciate some love myself as I've been here for over 20 years.

Thanks.

[obamanut2012]

25. Great idea!

[Blue Owl]

28. K&R

[Yonnie3]

29. Kick and Rec

thank you!

[PJMcK]

30. Hey, MissMillie!

Sadly, your idea was not implemented.

I still like your idea.

And I like your posts.

[MissMillie]

34. It was worth a try

It's not that I think a "thank you" isn't important... I just hate to see the discussions sink.

I like your posts too.

[BlackSkimmer]

32. K and r.

And thanks for the hearts!

I’ll have 20 to give tomorrow if anyone wants one. ❤️

[BlackSkimmer]

33. Kick.

[roamer65]

35. Thank you for the second and third hearts, anonymous and anonymous.