Thanks In Advance

[viperbyte]

I see "Thanks In Advance" in many posts, after an OP asks for help with a programming problem. I will incorporate that into my personal communication style from now on as it seems like a great way to cut to the chase and not forget a very important part of relations. I only wish I had started using it a long time ago. If I had told the girls I was dating at the dinner table on the first date back then "Thanks in advance", would that have been wrong?

[memeloo]

I see it in many posts too and I don't really like all those Hallos, TIAs, regards etc. sometimes you can even see someone saying Mr. we're not writing letters or emails here. it always looks strange to me. instead I prefer when people say weather the suggested solution worked or not. it's more helpful that TIAs in the first post and then nothing more.

[Eri523]

Oh... It is a habit of mine to have a TIA at the end of my initial posts that are questions addressed to the public and up to now I considered it to be a courtesy. (Actually, I recently started a thread where I forgot it in the OP and then gave it later in post #3, the reply to the first reply.) If it now should turn out to get perceived as an annoying blank phrase I'll seriously consider to cease using it.

I will follow any further posts arriving in this thread with interest to see how this phrase is generally perceived.

And of course I also post a "thank you" in reply to posts that really helped me, in particular if I think I can give details on how I applied what I got suggested that might be interesting to the poster of the reply and/or the public.

[viperbyte]

When I see TIA; it comes across as saying "You won't hear from me anymore, so don't expect dialog..." So maybe the OP disappears and doesn't even read the possible solution, so how would one know? After all, the OP basically said he won't be writing back. That's the way I perceive it. So why even bother looking into the problem?

[dglienna]

Means Expect No Recognition (or Rating)

[Sahir]

if you are soliciting sex, "thanks in advance" is a very appropriate thing to say.

[viperbyte]

How about using that "Thanks in advance" one liner as a closing statement after a job interview? Along with the hand shake of course.

[Eri523]

How about using that "Thanks in advance" one liner as a closing statement after a job interview? Along with the hand shake of course.

Well, that imposes some sort of obligation on the interviewer. Interesting tactic...

[viperbyte]

Hey you're right; that does impose an obligation. So that must be true in the dating situation. She HAS to come through. It's like a creating a prophecy. Great observation.