You're right, Jo. I do know that there are alot of people who are very caring and supportive and go out of their way to help others and the number of posts under their names would reflect just that- that they have good hearts and are there to help others. But as the old saying goes- "there's one in every crowd". There are some who do post because that number is important to them and they won't be the ones who'd use the thank you button. And I give the people on this forum credit for being very smart and if they've been on obt and this one for very long, they know the difference between those who post nonsense to get their "numbers" up and those who are genuinely caring and helpful people.