I made a user script for Firefox which removes all simple "thank yous" in each page of comments for giveaways and replaces them all with one single comment mentioning everyone who said thanks. This keeps the other comments from being drowned out but still lets you see everyone who thanked.

Comments like "Thanks", "Thank you", "thx", "ty" and other common variations are filtered out and moved to a "thanks summary" above the comments. Comments with a personal touch, such as "Thanks, Joe", are not filtered out; neither are any comments which have replies or contain links.

This is probably not everyone's cup of tea, but I hope that some of you will find it useful.


To Install

Update (5 October 2013): It seems that Chrome isn't as happy running userscripts as it used to be, so I'm removing the link to the native Chrome userscript and recommending Tampermonkey, an extension that allows Chrome to use regular Greasemonkey scripts.

Update (26 April 2012): The latest version is now 1.3

To update, simply go to the relevent page and press the big green "Install" button - the update process is exactly the same as for installing the script in the first place.


Version History

version 1.3

  • your own comments are no longer filtered
  • click "show all" to temporarily unfilter all comments

version 1.2

  • slightly improved thank summary
  • comments containing links no longer filtered
  • comments with replies are no longer filtered

version 1.1

  • filters "Thanks for Skyrim"
  • Google Chrome port
1 decade ago*

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Not bad~

1 decade ago
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What about a script/addition to this script, to automatically thank the gifter if you enter their giveaway?

1 decade ago
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But this script exists to hide that stuff from you.

1 decade ago
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Installed for Chrome, seems to be working nicely :)
Thanks ;)

Could use a bit more design, but hey, it's better than the default.

1 decade ago
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Been using this for a while, and have to say I'm loving it, as one of those people who find a wall of thanks to be little more than spam. Lets me get to the interesting comments faster. :D

1 decade ago
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Is it possible to allow users to manually add comments for filters, in case there's personal preferences?
Thanks though, this is really appreciated!
(Yes, I know I'm late, but still)

1 decade ago
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That's a good idea. There's no way to do that currently, but I'll try to find time in the next few weeks to add that.

1 decade ago
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There's no rush, but it'd be a nice thing to do. Thanks :)

1 decade ago
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Thanks, Joe.

1 decade ago
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Awesome, thanks for your work :D

1 decade ago
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Nice job.

1 decade ago
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nice,nice

1 decade ago
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Just installed on maxthon. For maxthon users(if there is any), who doesn't know how to install this kind of scripts, just install the "violentmonkey" extension and it should work.

1 decade ago
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Sorry to necro this but for some reason i get bad gateway when i access the firefox link

1 decade ago
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pastebin dump of ff version, hope op doesn't mind

1 decade ago
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Newbie here : What do i do with it ?
Nvm, found the solution.

1 decade ago
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Very useful script! :D
Can you add "tx" to the list? :p

1 decade ago
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Thanks ;)

"tx" has been added.

1 decade ago
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nice xD
thanks!

1 decade ago
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Thanks for Skyrim

1 decade ago
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Hahahahahaha ... Not! Seriously, people never get tired of this "joke" ?

1 decade ago
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Can you include pics in description?

1 decade ago
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LOL ONE YEAR LATER BUMP

1 decade ago
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Old, but still neat I guess. Will give it a try.

1 decade ago
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Thanks for script!

1 decade ago
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Can't be added to chrome anylonger :/

1 decade ago
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Thanks for letting me know. I'll take a look at it and see what I can do.

1 decade ago
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I'm afraid I haven't had much success. Chrome seems very unhappy with userscripts these days. I recommend installing Tampermonkey, which is a Chrome extension designed to behave like Greasemonkey. Then go here to install the same script that the Firefox people are using. Hopefully that helps.

1 decade ago
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hmm good one but nearly impossible to filter al, think about thank, tank, tanks, thank you, thx, thx!, thanks.docx, thank you. they look all the same but....

1 decade ago
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To everyone who would like to have more added: You can add it yourself.

1 decade ago
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This should be included as standard feature!

1 decade ago
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Yes! My humble and sincere thanks for this amazing little gem :) Really appreciated.

1 decade ago
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Closed 1 decade ago by BarefootMonkey.